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Winterisation.
Johnny4428:
Well it’s that time of year (unfortunately) to put the classics to bed for the winter. Drained fuel from carbs and turned engine over a good few times to draw any fuel from jets. Drained fuel tank and diesel washed the inside and just left the diesel in the bottom of the tank. Gave the chrome and paintwork a wax, removed batteries and placed bike cover over them. I have a well insulated shed to store them in. And just for good measure a small tubular wardrobe type heater underneath. Works for me! Roll on spring!😜
Athame57:
Well, I don't have a garage myself. But while you are tucking yours to bed I'm gingerly getting ready for my first longish ride in weeks as I'm recovering from my first ever dose of pneumonia that came with a wider chest infection. Just wondering, are there many of us who approach winter riding with their health in mind. My pneumonia was community acquired but I'm not going to push the envelope too far I don't want to end up on a ward for five days again! :o
Johnny4428:
--- Quote from: Athame57 on November 04, 2024, 11:44:03 AM ---Well, I don't have a garage myself. But while you are tucking yours to bed I'm gingerly getting ready for my first longish ride in weeks as I'm recovering from my first ever dose of pneumonia that came with a wider chest infection. Just wondering, are there many of us who approach winter riding with their health in mind. My pneumonia was community acquired but I'm not going to push the envelope too far I don't want to end up on a ward for five days again! :o
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Bloody hell! That’s not good, you wouldn’t been feeling much like a bike run with that! Hope you are feeling fine now. I still have the Pan which I keep on the road over the winter for that rare nice dry day. But the 750 and 550 just end up sitting around gathering dust this time of year if not put away.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Athame57 on November 04, 2024, 11:44:03 AM ---Well, I don't have a garage myself. But while you are tucking yours to bed I'm gingerly getting ready for my first longish ride in weeks as I'm recovering from my first ever dose of pneumonia that came with a wider chest infection. Just wondering, are there many of us who approach winter riding with their health in mind. My pneumonia was community acquired but I'm not going to push the envelope too far I don't want to end up on a ward for five days again! :o
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Yikes Pneumonia is very serious - I wish you a speedy recovery.
Did you have the Pneumococcal vaccine?
Due to my heart problems I qualified for the vaccine a few years ago.
For health reasons I only ride in the warm summer days as cold weather would probably finish me off.
Athame57:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on November 04, 2024, 02:14:53 PM ---
Yikes Pneumonia is very serious - I wish you a speedy recovery.
Did you have the Pneumococcal vaccine?
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Tell me about it, the first couple of days in hospital I was wondering if I might not make it, my lungs felt like a sack of spuds. I never got around to my flu jab but once I'm a bit better I'll go get it. I'll ask about covid too. Once I do ride I'll keep it to shorter trips a while and wrap a scarf around my boatrace, I ride with an open face lid.
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