Well the rainy season has begun so it's time to treat your leathers with mink oil or dubbin. Boots, jacket, saddlebags. The whole works. I used to use mink oil now I just use dubbin. I carry a towel in my saddlebag to dry the bike off and use WD40 on the small chrome pieces that tend to rust. I am thinking of insuring my car for when it snows so I can take it up the mountain to go snowshoeing.
My old bike was shaft drive so I could put rope on the tires in the snow. This one has a chain so when the rope starts to fly off on dry pavement that creates a safety concern getting caught in the chain. Plus I'm getting a bit old to ride when there is snow on the road. If the roads are clear that's a different story.
I don't mind riding my motorcycle to work or the gym in the pouring rain or the freezing cold but riding all the way to Vancouver then up the mountain in the freezing cold is a bit much. I have no desire to go snowshoeing after that. If I take the car I don't have to wait until spring and can catch the fresh snow.
There was a biker at the gym that showed me a meme on his phone. It was Vin Diesel and it said the season doesn't end until the salt trucks hit the road. We laughed. I turned to him and said the season doesn't end. In Vancouver at least. I couldn't do that in Alberta or back east. Here it's pretty mild.
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