Winter bike!

Hmmm, i may very well just use the SV. Just was thinking wether its worth getting something if i drop/slide it wont cost me a fortune and leave me transportless.

[mister c]

I used the Sv for the last 3 years. Make sure that you coat EVERYTHING that may look like it could rust. Mine never let me down, but when I came to do the rebuild earlier this year I was met with this

Originally Posted by mister c

I used the Sv for the last 3 years. Make sure that you coat EVERYTHING that may look like it could rust. Mine never let me down, but when I came to do the rebuild earlier this year I was met with this

Good God! I rode my Bandit, which aren't noted for their build quality, through 2 winters and it never looked as bad as that! Are all SV's so prone to corrosion?

Rode my curvy last winter in pretty much all weathers, and stored it outside and it was nowhere near as bad as that. Give it a thorough clean before the worst of the weather sets in, then coat it with a good protective spray (ACF50?) and it'll be reet.

[mister c]

Originally Posted by Roberrrrt

Rode my curvy last winter in pretty much all weathers, and stored it outside and it was nowhere near as bad as that. Give it a thorough clean before the worst of the weather sets in, then coat it with a good protective spray (ACF50?) and it'll be reet.

+1.
My problem was that I was a tight git, so didn't coat anything, just washed it now & again.

Originally Posted by mister c

+1.
My problem was that I was a tight git, so didn't coat anything, just washed it now & again.

Yeah that's the problem - get's more expensive replacing all those corroded parts though eh!

[mister c]

Originally Posted by Roberrrrt

Yeah that's the problem - get's more expensive replacing all those corroded parts though eh!

Oh yes
Tis all nice & shiney now though

[Biker Biggles]

Originally Posted by squirrel_hunter

You won't. A bit of preparation and a little preventative maintenance it will be fine. Stick with the SV. Or if you are precious over your current SV buy a cheap battered one and use that.

Agreed.Apart from a small fuel saving getting another bike will cost you far more than a bit of winter use on an old curvy.

Thanks for everyones opinions

lol at mister c`s pics, did your winter commute include riding along a sandy beach

I used mine from january this year, just after the snow, so the roads were still salted, apart from carb icing 9cured by using 99ron tesco momentum fuel) the bike was fine, however I did take much of it apart over the winter to grease bearings and a general check over.

Its only really the snowy bits that stop me using the bike all year, as I detest using the car for work.