Travel Saturday or Sunday? need experienced Advice

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Hey all, I am parking my bike for the winter (breaks down crying)

I am riding out to park it at my dad's in Milton, I live downtown and have no garage, and this way I can work on it over Christmas

I am planning to ride it out Either Saturday Or Sunday,
So Yonge and Bloor to Milton

Sunday has a little wet in the morning but is warmer, Saturday is more dry but cooler. Schedule wise Sunday is more comfortable but I would like to be safest.

Also, any route suggestions would be appreciated, I was going to take allen road to the 401 West or Gardiner to 427N to 401W


Thats all, what do you think is my best course of action ? (1990 VTR 250cc)

Thanks in Advance

-Christopher
 
Saturday (Today) is going to be warmer and less snowy, a lot of it has melted on the streets here in London but its still below zero. I am waiting until afternoon then I will warm up bike and fill the gas tank, fuel stabilize, let it run for a bit, prop the bike up and remove the battery for the winter then curl up in the fetal position on my couch for the next month until school starts back up lol
 
Either day will be tricky. Depending on how much experience you have in the cold, I would say go as early as you can today. In my books, clear cold weather wins over wet, potentially icy ground.

Remember that you will have ALOT less grip, the ground will be very cold. My first time riding sub 0*C, I tried to stop for a light from 60 in a short distance like it was the middle of summer. I ended up having my tires slide and stopped just shy of being the middle of the intersection.
 
Agreed clear and cold is better than any moisture and potential ice.

Bundle up, your going to need it, esp your hands. If you don't have heated grips or gloves hit the dollar store for some of those chemical hot hands. Even a short a trip as your doing with windchill from highway speeds you will get cold, fast.

Your going to have alot less grip than summer temperature & road hazard wise, watch for lose salt/sand.
 
Take it easy, you could be plugged in with sock warmers to pants to jacket to your gloves, with dry roads but cold tires suck.


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I would not suggest riding it after salt has been put down, you end up fine grains of salt in everything, then it gets to sit all winter, corroding. Get a truck, if you can't, hose the bike down really well, be sure to get the calipers, rad, back of the rad, fans, etc. Let it dry in a heated space for a few hours, after it has dried, fire it up to make sure everything still runs.
 
OK, end decision, The weather today was two degrees colder than it was meant to be, riding out tomorrow, washing down the bike when I get there as per Smergy,

Fully Suiting up for the ride except... Fashion leather gloves because my riding gloves are vented.

Thank you everyone
 
Wear disposable latex gloves under your motorcycle gloves. It will help to retain heat.
Ride safe. It isn't that bad out there.
 
Ended up riding my bike today to drop it off for storage. Wasn't too bad with the heated jacket on 3/4 power.

Grip seems fine but hands got really cold on the highway fast. And there didn't seem like a lot of salt on the ground. Mind you people looked at me like I'm nuts lol

and as others have said...cold and dry is way better than cold and wet with potential for ice.
 
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