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Post by benthejam on Dec 7, 2016 14:52:18 GMT
So I've been riding my very first scoot since we finished it's restoration back in September, have gone out every weekend I can but went out Sunday and the roads were a bit damp and I've got to say I didn't enjoy it and it was a bit cold too so I've decided that's it until about March now. Does everybody put their's away for the winter or are there some brave souls out there that use them all the time?
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Post by ironsloth on Dec 7, 2016 19:09:39 GMT
I've got a 56 plate PX125E with a Malossi 166 kit and Scorpion exhaust, and that thing goes in all weather!! Only transport so I've got no choice... I have recently added "Mickey Mouse ears" for my hands. As soon as I bought the scoot new in October 2006, I then started a new job which was a daily 60 mile round trip, 6 days a week, and it's kind of been non stop from there.......
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Post by benthejam on Dec 8, 2016 8:40:15 GMT
Suppose it's a confidence and experience thing for me aswell as not wanting to get the scooter dirty!
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Post by ironsloth on Dec 8, 2016 17:56:52 GMT
If I had the choice (mainly when it's hammering it down with rain, or its freezing fog) I would lay mine up on those days.
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Post by henri on Dec 9, 2016 8:02:13 GMT
some go away in winter , the pretty ones an the tuned , dont want to risk either on slippy roads .both me n management use our scoots daily all year round .the faff of waterproofs is still preferable than traffic an parking costs an finding a parking space in brightons a nightmare . only time i think twice is when snows on the ground ,then the most beaten up rat-scoot comes out an the fun begins . H
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Post by benthejam on Dec 9, 2016 10:54:18 GMT
Maybe I'm just not confident enough then as I've only been riding a couple of months although I'm definitely of the opinion of 'ridden not hidden '
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Post by henri on Dec 9, 2016 16:20:52 GMT
confidence comes with miles , theres no other way i'm afraid , if not this winter then maybe nxt .H
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Post by johnnymarr on Dec 10, 2016 0:03:58 GMT
"the faff of waterproofs" , excellent H, summed up perfectly, yer a real poet at times
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Post by RWS74 on Dec 10, 2016 1:58:46 GMT
I commute 30 miles a day on my PX 125 then spend all 10-12 hours riding a Pan European round central London. I don't mind the weather changes & treat the road conditions & weather with respect & ride to arrive sunny side up each time.
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Post by djloone on Dec 10, 2016 19:09:01 GMT
the extended forks im mine makes it lively in the warm/dry so its away for winter..or a decent day..am riding the gsxf600 through winter though..it truely is a horrible horrible machine  LOON-E |
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Post by ironsloth on Dec 10, 2016 19:37:30 GMT
What's the rake on the extension? Considering to put extended forks on one of mine....
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Post by djloone on Dec 11, 2016 22:20:17 GMT
 6inch straight..the weight of the work/screen/forks helps keep the front wheel on the floor..mostly LOON-E |
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