Alternative to winter storage?

[bluemoco]

Riding your bike in potentially icy situations, not to mention most likely in sand and salt, will end up badly. Especially as you're new to riding. I would winterize it, drink beer at the local watering holes, and wait patiently. Doing anything else won't help the bike.

Yep.  This is my recommendation, too.   

I live in MN, and it gets cold here, too.  One way to alleviate the winter non-riding doldrums is to travel to a warm climate and rent a bike for a few days.  I was in CA a week ago, and I had a nice experience renting a bike from Eagle Rider.  I chose an R1200RT, but they offer other tasty bikes too, including some nice sport-touring bikes (Concours 14, ST1300, K1200GT).  It's something to consider when it's mid-January at home and the temp is -10F.   

[SKOM]

Last winter I took my bike in to have some major warranty service done (cracked cases) at the first sign of snow. By the time they were done fixing it the snow had gone.

This winter I moved to Australia. 


but like a tool i crashed the bike before moving

[Popeye the Sailor]

This guy has a plan 


http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=2949508997989707181&hl=en&fs=true

"Since we can't ride during winter here in NY. This is what we do, put on our gears and dance silly."

[DesmoDiva]

ROFLMAO!!!!!

[lemond]

i have to admit....he's got some moves!

[swampduc]

O.....M.....G

[Rambler1982]

This guy has a plan 

Bahahahaha   

Hmmm, not what I had in mind, but worth a shot 

[Oldfisti]

    The "My Humps" guy is back!  Forgot about him. 

[Oldfisti]

but like a tool i crashed the bike before moving

[SKOM]

    

[jsanford]

Stabil, a full tank, and a battery tender.

You'll need to ride the bike about 45 minutes to really warm up the bike to burn off water in the fluids, and recharge the battery from the power you drained starting it up.

Plus, how good is the ventilation in your garage?  People croak running vehicles in enclosed spaces.

[SKOM]

You could ride your moto around the parking garage with a gas mask on a scare the living bejeebus out of you neighbours.. Make sure to do it at night. 

[somegirl]

^^^ If you do that we need video.