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By * and B OP   Couple
over a year ago

Durham

That's all our bikes sorn for the winter. Roll on 2020. Let's hope and wish for great weather next spring/summer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"That's all our bikes sorn for the winter. Roll on 2020. Let's hope and wish for great weather next spring/summer "

Yep, my lot are SORN’d from 31/10 too.

Gone are they days I’d ride all year round.

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By * and B OP   Couple
over a year ago

Durham


"That's all our bikes sorn for the winter. Roll on 2020. Let's hope and wish for great weather next spring/summer

Yep, my lot are SORN’d from 31/10 too.

Gone are they days I’d ride all year round. "

More to do with the salt more than the cold. There's some lovely sunny days, like today, but salt just eats the bikes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Still keep mine legal all year round.

Still get the occasional lovely weekend through winter/spring.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm on mine all year round. Was out today on it.

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By *ribsaMan
over a year ago

A box at end of your bed

Mine are still legal for use on the road but are parked up for winter now. Maybe just maybe if we get a good day or two I will take it out for a run.

Carb overhaul this winter after 30years of service think it's overdew.

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By *lyn2000Man
over a year ago

london

Was put on mine tonight,love it

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By *lutandhubbyCouple
over a year ago

west midlands

hubbys are on the road all year round. xx

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By *ouble_The_DelightCouple
over a year ago

Wakefield

Same here, there is the odd sunny and dry but a bit chilly days out to be had.

k

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By * and B OP   Couple
over a year ago

Durham


"Same here, there is the odd sunny and dry but a bit chilly days out to be had.

k"

There are some lovely sunny days, but like I said the salt just eats the bikes, had mine from new and still as nice as the day they came out the box. Not a fan of stripping stuff down for all the maintenance after winter riding either. Roll on spring

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm out on mine today, 3° but no rain, it's a good day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

On mine all year round. I find a good coating of ACF50 twice a year keeps the bike protected from the salt.

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By *lutandhubbyCouple
over a year ago

west midlands

we are using ours this friday for a rally. last one of the year for us

(getting too cold now). xxx

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By *r_StockingtopsMan
over a year ago

Selby

All year for me, though switch to a Honda 125 for the daily winter commute. ACF50 all over it for the salt and heated grip for my fingers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When the gritters come out, the bike goes away. Roll on spring.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All year round use for getting to work

Been that way for years

Out come all the weather gear

Ready for winter

Rain snow wind frost ice

Roll on summer

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By *ecky400TV/TS
over a year ago

/highlands

Mine is in stands. Legal all year but salt up here kills a bike xx

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By *edonistsatplayCouple
over a year ago

Portsmouth, North Brittany, France


"That's all our bikes sorn for the winter. Roll on 2020. Let's hope and wish for great weather next spring/summer

Yep, my lot are SORN’d from 31/10 too.

Gone are they days I’d ride all year round.

More to do with the salt more than the cold. There's some lovely sunny days, like today, but salt just eats the bikes. "

No salt used around these parts but tonnes of dead leaves, cow shit, mud, cow shit, roads that don't dry out under the trees, oh, and cow shit....

The joys of living in the countryside surrounded by farmers who don't ride bikes!

Bonus, no road tax or MOT's on bikes here so if the weather Gods do shine, then the bike can be woken from hibernation for a little jaunt (provided there's no cow shit!)

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By *andm2006Man
over a year ago

Warwick

Another for the clocks back SORN - have been doing for the last few years. No fun cleaning off the muck and salt for three hours in the freezing cold, just for a one hour ride.

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By * and B OP   Couple
over a year ago

Durham


"That's all our bikes sorn for the winter. Roll on 2020. Let's hope and wish for great weather next spring/summer

Yep, my lot are SORN’d from 31/10 too.

Gone are they days I’d ride all year round.

More to do with the salt more than the cold. There's some lovely sunny days, like today, but salt just eats the bikes.

No salt used around these parts but tonnes of dead leaves, cow shit, mud, cow shit, roads that don't dry out under the trees, oh, and cow shit....

The joys of living in the countryside surrounded by farmers who don't ride bikes!

Bonus, no road tax or MOT's on bikes here so if the weather Gods do shine, then the bike can be woken from hibernation for a little jaunt (provided there's no cow shit!)

"

Watch out for the cow shit

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By *edonistsatplayCouple
over a year ago

Portsmouth, North Brittany, France


"That's all our bikes sorn for the winter. Roll on 2020. Let's hope and wish for great weather next spring/summer

Yep, my lot are SORN’d from 31/10 too.

Gone are they days I’d ride all year round.

More to do with the salt more than the cold. There's some lovely sunny days, like today, but salt just eats the bikes.

No salt used around these parts but tonnes of dead leaves, cow shit, mud, cow shit, roads that don't dry out under the trees, oh, and cow shit....

The joys of living in the countryside surrounded by farmers who don't ride bikes!

Bonus, no road tax or MOT's on bikes here so if the weather Gods do shine, then the bike can be woken from hibernation for a little jaunt (provided there's no cow shit!)

Watch out for the cow shit "

Cripes!! thanks for the heads up on that, nearly forgot to mention about the cow shit!! (joking apart, it has to be the most stubborn shit (pun intended!) to EVER get off the bottom of a bike engine once it has baked on - pretty low frictional coefficient when riding too!!)

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By *uzz61954Man
over a year ago

Alton

Ours are also mostly off road for winter. Once they are all cleaned don't like the idea of dropping one on wet leaves that are all over the roads where we live

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By *ecepaulCouple
over a year ago

loughborough

Yep , put away now until next March/ April

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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago

Near Wells

Scorned the XJR as it is a pain to keep clean. Will be using the Transalp for winter, a nice big screen, hand guards and heated grips. It's old but still nice to ride.

I'm out on Salisbury Plain on Sunday on my Beta X Trainer. That's always fun.

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By *looboyMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Yeh my bike off the road this weekend, sad day. Roll on spring.

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By *andDeeCouple
over a year ago

Ashford

Winter is depressing enough without the thought of not being able to go for a ride, even if it’s a 50-60 mile round trip to a cafe for brunch.

Maybe modern bikes are made from sugar because my old Firestorm has been ridden every winter for all the years I’ve had it with minimal cleaning except when in the mood and still comes up clean. I do want to get the brake callipers off and give the pistons a clean and lubing before they get pitted and some protective spray over electrical connections though.

My ZX9R streetfighter is in need of stripping down of swinging arm and need new fork seals but the shed is only big enough for storing and don’t fancy spannering in the wet n cold so that may have to wait a while.

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By *looboyMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

It's more about my self preservation than my bikes to be honest. This old carcase can't tolerate the cold like it used to lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I keep mine on the road - just like pootling around on him. Plus if the car fails, I'm not stuck for work.

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