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View Poll Results: How do you store your bike for the winter?
On a lift/lifted off the ground 30 37.04%
On it's kickstand and haven't had any flat spots on tires 48 59.26%
On it's kickstand and I have had problems with flat spots on tires. 3 3.70%
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Old 11-30-2012, 05:37 PM
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Wydeglide, you should be able to ride down to about -5C with the right riding gear. Even one ride a week would improve the storage situation for you and be enough to prevent any problems.
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I live in Michigan and store my bike in a heated garage. Bike is on carpet on a center stand. Never had any problems with the tires.
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I usually keep the Glide on a jack most of the time, way easier to move around the garage that way. During storage, always on the jack, with the jiffy stand down...just in case my kids wonder what that little pedal on the jack does...
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D'oh I answered with out reading the question. I store mine on the kickstand but ride it whenever I can throughout the winter. Usually get out for a bit every month or so at least. Course I'm gone a week at a time so weather is usually best when I'm....gone
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Side stand covered in an attached garage. So far so good...
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Wydeglide, you should be able to ride down to about -5C with the right riding gear. Even one ride a week would improve the storage situation for you and be enough to prevent any problems.
I ride pretty much in jeans until the mercury hits zero
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This thread might be past due but still relevant with 2.5 months of winter.

I've always stored my bikes covered on the jiffy-stand. The older ones outside the glide is inside the garage unheated on a large piece of carpet. Never really worried about flat spots they'll round out come spring. My tires are almost done anyway new Metzelers sitting on the shelf waiting.

I'd ride every day if I could just depends on how cold and snowy the winter is. Last year was mild with very little snow rode almost every month. So far this year it's not going to happen lots of snow and too freaking cold.
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dont really store mine for the winter. I try to ride every chance I get so it usually only sits about a month max here in Ky.

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I ride mine into the garage onto a mat. Side stand down and let it sit for 5 months of winter. My mancave is heated and I work on it most weekends. Never had a tire problem in 20 yrs.


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