Be curious how many in the northern US and Canada plan to keep driving the Harley through the winter: will you garage? any ideas on regular F150 rims and tire sizes for winter driving? (notice that the full size spare I got is a Goodyear 235/70/16 or some sort of rim since I've had no need to lower it yet ). Went through the same dilema with my SVT Contour but bit the bullit and put Arctic Alpines on good aftermarket rims and kept the sporty attributes 12 months a year with a safety cushion the tires provide. Thinking along the same lines with the HD--bought it, use it... Any thoughts? ck

 

Hey,

I am having the same dilema. i am thinking about garaging it but it is a lot of work. Jacking the truck up, filling it to the rim with gas, diconecting the battery, All that good stuff. I do it with my mustang, so either i change the tires on my truck or i take the bus. i dont want to drive my car in the winter.

If i had to choose which i will, im going to keep the truck out running in the winter. I rather slide on ice in a truck than a car. i also want to see what clear whit snow looks like on my truck, and the rims clistening on powder. aww winter!

Seeya
Kuniva

 

Hey Gang!

From reading your posts I guess I might be in the minority on this one. I have chosen to put my truck away for the winter probably after Halloween or Thanksgiving at the latest. Thats not to say I won't pull it out once a week just to keep it running smooth and act like a kid on Christmas morning for awhile. The thought of having to winterize it ...I think not! Plus the fact I will need to drive it to get my cover when it comes in.(possitive thinking)I assume we are all the same and like too keep our trucks gleamming.I don't know where you live but in the town I live in the town crews aren't happy until they have buried the streets in about 3 inches of salt or sand at the drop of a flake.So seeing as I wash mine by hand and can't fathom the thought of cleaning this crap of my ride day in day out for weeks after a storm I made the tough decision to garage it. (one small man tear)

Greg.......HogWild

 

Guys, my dealer freaked when I even mentioned winter driving this thing!
The only way to treat this beast is to store it and let the salt eat away a beater.
Believe me, it'll be alot more valuable in the long run.
ps. Hi again HogWild. Hope to get to Chat room tonight after 10pm. See you there?

 

Well since here on the Gulf Coast in New Orleans we don't get freezing weather or see any salt, I will be driving mine and my 98 FXDWG all winter. The downside is we have to put up with long hot humid summers.



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2000 HD F150
1998 FXDWG 95th Anniversary Model

 

Here in NW Iowa it gets plenty cold and plenty windy. (Today the wind-chill are 30 below zero.) My plan, and the plan I've used on my past babied vehicles is to drive the truck when the weather is nice and roads are clear. (Most days, it stays in the garage.) If that means just getting it out for several trips a month, at least I don't have to winterize it.

Always make sure to drive it at least 10-20 miles or so when you do take it out to get it *completely* warmed up. If your garage isn't heated, keep the gas tank filled so if you should get a warm-up, you won't get condensation in the tank. (During the spring warm-up months, I put a small space heater on the vehicle to stop most of the condensation problems.)


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2000 F-150 Harley-Davidson
(Superchip on order)
'99 FLHRCI
'95 XLH

 

My plan this winter as well--drive when it's not slushy and salty. I picked up a set of F150 alum rims with Generals on them for a good price and this will be the winter rubber--never planned to run with the HD wheels and now that Ford has upped the price on those, a set is pretty expensive. But I don't like the idea of not using the truck in winter--it'll come in handy hauling a snow blower etc. Could use the tonneau tho

 

Yea...its freezing here in florida. I think it will dip into the 40s tonight <brrrrrr> I put a nice warm cover over my truck for the evening. <the bike claims the garage>

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**2000 F150 Harley Davidson Edition**
**2001 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R**
**1967 427 Shelby Cobra Replica On the way**
~~Bad Cop, No Doughnut~~