What are you doing to the bike over the winter?

[madjak30]

Replace all the broken bits from my crash in September...

I am planning on a teardown, repaint & reassembly...completely change the look of the bike...will also be working on a rack to hold a fuel cell and some luggage...I know wifey won't let me change bikes, so I will make it into what I want...kinda...



Later.

[cbrfxr67]

Finish my basketcase build,...

[redhawkdancing]

1.change break fluid

2.Katana shock

3.Sonic Springs

Some stuff I'm thinking about:

4.Steel break lines

5.Sliders

[gtscott]

well in 6 months time when it starts heading towards winter ill probley ride my bike

[pave_spectre]

What is this 'Winter' of which you speak?

[gtscott]

The slightly less hot time after the 4 month heatwave or the period of calm before cyclone season depending on where u are

[vinny]

At this rate, burn the damn thing and claim £££.

Seriously though, maybe fix it and sell for a more reliable bike 

[oz353]

Hi! first i must go get the bike...(next week  ) then i will have to get it running. after that...replacing lil odds n ends to have it perfect for next season.
question on tires... would it be unwise for me, an inexperienced rider, to put 140/70 17 tire on the rear? will it distort the profile to much? my thinking there is wider is better. granted its only a shade wider than stock.

[applecrew]

Outside of freezing my ass off on the road, I'm also planning on rejetting for quicker warm-up and cold-weather lean conditions that cause the bike to lose power at highway speeds, and doing some neglected maintenance (replacing fork oil & brake fluid).

I'm praying for a milder winter than last year! My hands take a beating! I did pick up a nice insulated KLIM gore-tex snowmobile bib pant to keep the legs warm, so I'm about as prepared as I can get. Once I get to try them out, I'll post some information as to how effective the bibs are.

We'll have to wait and see how it goes. Snow removal around here is very good, so I can usually hit the roads within a day or two of an average snowfall.

[adidasguy]

Trey will get a major overhaul. He marks his territory. Tonight I noticed some gas on the intakes to the carbs - I better remove the tank and look at that this weekend. I'll rebuild the spare set of carbs then put them on sometime this winter. Engine needs a good going over for the leaky gasket, and valve adjustment. The PO (you may recall from prior posts) did not take good care of Trey. I'll give him new rotors and 2009 brakes calipers with nearly new pads.

[pave_spectre]

The slightly less hot time after the 4 month heatwave or the period of calm before cyclone season depending on where u are

Ohhhhhhhhhhh! The Dry Season!!!!! Best riding time around

[steezin_and_wheezin]

well i've bojangled so much i'll be finishing my summer project this winter hahah:

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=55672.0

[Toogoofy317]

Weather is just gettin good high of 83 today. Now if my PITA would run!

Mary

[ghostrider_23]

I hate to say it but this winter...I am riding


Love South Florida, sorry all

[simon79]

My GS's been under a blanket with empty carbs and jacked-up wheels for like six weeks now - and it'll stay like that till early April at least.

In short:

'Nothing.'

[Dresnewtoy]

Thought i'd revive this thread as it's been cold here in Md.

This winter i'm thinking of adding:
- R&G frame sliders
- R&G exhaust sliders
- Handlebar clock and temp
- Zero Gravity Touring screen
- replace scratched decals
- Whatever else i see you guys doing that looks good.

[Falcon01]

Live in California so I'll keep riding, but I do plan to do a valve check/adjustment this weekend, and install ss brake lines in the next few weeks.

[bombshelter13]

- Plasti-dipping (flat black rubber) the tank and all remaining plastics (tail plastics, fender, dash panel).
- Repaint the exhaust flat black, it's rusty as shaZam!.
- Repaint top of triple tree and fork bracket flat black.
- Strip tank inside of rust and re-coat it.
- Maaaybe flat black paint on fork bottoms too if I feel ambitious.
- Swapping headlight for stacked horizontal bar headlight.
- Carb adjustment (think the floats are off), drill out and correctly turn fuel/air mixture screws (my mechanic didn't when he installed my jets).
- Maybe a storage rack if I can find one.
- Maybe engine guards.
- Maybe a new front tire. Rear still looks great.

As for riding in the winter? I'm gonna buy dirt bike tires for my electric scooter, put studs in them (it's legally an electric bicycle, so no law against studs here), do some electrical modifications for torque and speed, tear off all the fairings and turn it into an ice-conquering electric skeleton scooter. Who says you can't be on two wheels just because it's winter in Toronto?