What did you do to your Yamaha today?

I managed to get another 30 miles on today before the weather turned sour, cold front blew in and with it a good sprinkle that made the roads slick from the accumulated crud & oil drippings. We've not had any significant rain since early September and it's bone dry and our temperature dropped 24F in just 45 minutes and is now sitting at 41F as of this post. Gotta tell ya I'm dreading winter this year.

 

I hear ya, @Brhatweed. Sad, sad, sad, time of year. Put away the bikes and dig out the snowblower. Sucks.

 

We'll see how things go, the head will be in Howard Lake after the first snow for a valve job and I might do rings as well but it's going to be a long winter with the Toro regardless. I'm a rural carrier that runs a 145 mile route on municipal roads so I really dread the snow & ice.

 

Today I took my XJ for a 40 or so mile ride, put stabilizer in at the gas stop, and parked it until sometime in the spring. Two weeks from a knee replacement, so I'm getting things lined up for a multi-month nap. Later this week the Himalayan will get its end of season oil change and be put away until spring... or until I trade it in on the new liquid-cooled model. The Harley will probably get its last ride of the year on Friday. Sigh. Winter...