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Posted by 49Reo
- November 02, 2014, 16:09:20 PM:'(This is the first year my bikes will not hibernate in heated comfort. Going to have to put them in my trailer. No heat, but at least out of the weather. Any tips/suggestions from you folk on things needed to know on storing a Drifter in -40 temp? Besides checking anti-freeze strength? And pulling the battery, of course.
Posted by 49Reo
- November 02, 2014, 16:05:49 PMWe're rooting for ya!
Posted by pcarrell
- November 02, 2014, 15:32:14 PMTroll, you can do 89 miles standing on your head!
On second thought, there's probably a law against that! You could still do 89 miles pretty easy though!
Posted by Troll
- November 02, 2014, 15:23:04 PM Rode up to Centerville (50 miles, round trip) for the Nov. ABATE meeting. Pretty good turn out, probably because the Packers aren't playing...3 other bikes beside mine. COLD...40's, but the sun was out. I'm just 89 miles short of my goal of 11,000 for the year on the Drifter....now if the Canadian weather will just hold off for a little longer 
Posted by greenbarn
- November 02, 2014, 13:27:58 PMSorry, D1, you won't have your baby under your own roof for the winter. But at least she won't be all that far from you. And, sounds like you have good visitation privileges 
Who knows, maybe (if you're a good boy) you'll get some mystery parts in the mail sometime over the winter to raise your spirits. Maybe Santa will bring you something..... 
Posted by pcarrell
- November 02, 2014, 13:13:16 PM 1. Nov With a coat, No Problem
2. Dec With the right gear, no problem
3. Jan perhaps / maybe, With the right gear
4. Feb perhaps / maybe, With the right gear
5. Mar With the right gear, no problem
6. Apr Might even get to ditch the coat for a ride
7. May Been riding for a while now
Been saying you need to move south! You don't even have to go that far south. I'm only in central Indiana!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- November 02, 2014, 12:16:15 PMQuotethe drugs do wear offI am soo sad for you to be without her for the next 4 months
1. Nov
2. Dec
3. Jan
4. Feb
5. Mar
6. Apr perhaps / maybe / not counting on it Easter might get to move the bike outside......
7. May depends on the winter, but big hopes for about the 15th for riding
Posted by kawasaki.addict
- November 02, 2014, 11:06:33 AMI am soo sad for you to be without her for the next 4 months. But i am very happy for her that she gets to sleep.inside where its nice an cozy! As for here it hasn't rained it like 2 damn years!!!!!! I polished all my chrome waxed the bike and bam!!! Big ass rain storm on my home yesterday 20% chance they said F-U weather man!!! At least the ducks won their game great hockey season so far ! Glad you stayed safe with the dangerous driving conditions
Posted by Drift1
- November 01, 2014, 16:48:55 PMPC ... I was trying to ease Ratman"s pain ... LOL .... I actually just added the heated grips to Ruby and man what a dummy I was not having heated grips yrs ago . They are the greatest thing since sliced bread .
Ratman my winter list is very short for MA-DEUCE . I need to have the seat rail fabricated to sit lower and nice and snug to the seat . I didn't even install it on the bike this year as I didn't like the way it looked , sitting up so high . After it's fabricated I'll drop it off to my buddy Jim to be powder coated . I REALLY would like to find a leather shop willing to take on a custom idea . I would like to add a cushion to the rail that looks like a clay more mine . The other fabrication is coming up with an easier way to put the sprung seat on .
Posted by CDNRatMan
- November 01, 2014, 16:30:15 PMwhat mods is the fabricator doing for you?
Posted by pcarrell
- November 01, 2014, 16:19:17 PMYeah Richie, but you still have 1 at home.
Posted by Troll
- November 01, 2014, 15:54:57 PMLooking forward to seeing that one in person...in Pikeville...next July.....Hmmm. One more ride, tomorrow. 44 now, supposed to be 50 something tomorrow afternoon. maybe, maybe not. No snow here, yet.
Posted by Drift1
- November 01, 2014, 15:50:19 PMHard to believe it is that time of year again , already I too put MA-DEUCE away yesterday , but for the first time she won't be in the man cave . She's at the local shop being my fabricator works there and we felt it would just be easier to work on some minor mods there . I already miss the O'l gal 
Posted by pcarrell
- November 01, 2014, 15:00:55 PMSafe and sound, all tucked in cozy like!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- November 01, 2014, 14:05:35 PM Really bad night last nite, huge accident on the overpass with the freezing weather and the roads were like ice. The ducks could have held a game on it, like CA ice it was......really bad.
So was up early working on my back deck getting it ready for winter, was hanging my new side curtains for the sun shelter..... and my stapler a simple hand tool froze up on me, so decided to take a break and remove the floor boards and front engine guard from the bike and get it ready for tomorrow to move into the work area.
Got them off and the wind was not bad in that part of the driveway, so decided to drain the oil and get that out of the way, then figured what the heck.... and it is now done and parked for the winter.....