anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[Redman]

So, what do you winter riders do with the salt on the road?
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.. so what are you guys doing to preserve your bikes?

observe for salt getting washed iff pavement, typically rain. In my case, last week, I had noticed that most of the snow had been when was single digit temps and low teens (degF) so little salt was used, and was still snow pack on roadway when had thaw so lots of snowmelt water…. ….. AND take out the ol’ Honda Shadow500 that is mix matched parts and already discolored by coolant and battery acid.

(The GK and RT will stay in garage till spring good rain to better wash roads.)

[Redman]

Rode out to the Indiana shores of Lake Michigan a couple of times recently as well - beautiful, especially in the …. …..
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Welcome.
Nice pic of nice bike.
Yah, overlooking Lake Mich.

Let me know if sometime you might ride another 80 miles north.

NW Indiania, you say. Are other long time GSR members in NW Indiana (don’t post much).

Hey, keep a look out for posting of GSR rally in Bedford IN , in June, is called Brown County (cuz used to be in Nashville).

[trevor]

Because the pipes freeze and burst... has happened to multiple houses on our street. So we shut off our outdoor spigots when it gets cold overnight. Shutoff is down in the crawlspace... not an easy thing to turn on and off. I think washing each time is the way to go!

Jebus....it has to get pretty cold for that to happen.....in 20 winters in Victoria I have never shut the water off....weird