Hi Silver Fox, I am the other half of RED, well i am here but i won't go into my trials and tribulations after getting here. All in all i have met a great group here on this site so enjoy. Oh, and no months without rain here.
Since this is my first winter here I might do the fuel stabilizer but i plan on riding as long as there is no snow so i am not to worried about much else. I will however change my water weter so the bike has no chance of freezing up. If you keep your bike clean as most of us and lube the chain every two weeks then that is no problem either. My tires never last more then one and a half seasons anyway so i dont much worry about rot and it takes a long ass time for tires to dry rot anyway. I hell of a lot longer then two years. Plus i have left my bike for six month cruises and never had a problem with tires before. Definately need a battery tender of some sort. Plus start and run the bike even if you are not going to ride it. Keeps the oil where it should be and not in the crank case the whole winter. All good stuff though. I just have to talk RED into letting me keep my bike in the garage and not in the enclosed trailer but that means her truck has to stay outside and i don't think i can win that battle.
I started riding dirt bikes as a kid and then was given a 1970's Yamaha 200. I started riding in the street legally on a sport touring FJ600 and since then have had cruisers sport bikes. I never could afford the insurance on a 750 or bigger until a few years ago and made the decision to go for the liter bike and now i love it more then i ever imagined. Nothing corners to lean the bike over in at a fast pace. Keeps me young and is as close to flying in helicopters i can get now a days. Pure excitement.
OOH RAH Old Man. Should have double tapped him in the chest for good measure and one in the head just to make sure he wasn't going to rob anyone else. I say we give him a medal.