Hi all I'm the proud new owner of a 202 VFR VTEC. It's done 12500 miles, and the previous owner has obviously looked after it well as it's in mint condition. So, I now have a problem. I'm going to riding the bike through the British winter, with all the road salt, grime and muck that entails. I'd like it to come out the other side looking (hopefully) as good as it does now. What should I be doing to prepare it for this ordeal? I didn't worry too much about my previous bike (although probably should have - Kwak Z750), but am really keen on keeping this looking good. I've heard about ACF-50 being used to protect, but anything else that can be suggested would be gratefully considered. Cheers Digi
Morn'n Digi, I ride through the winter and our weather is similar to yours. I don't do anything special for this season change other than keeping a closer eye on the tire pressure. I am sure yu are aware that the temp change affects tire pressure. Mt commute is about 160km round trip and most of it is freeway where they use a fair amount of salt if the temperature dips. But with all the rain we get, that salt is washed away pretty quick. And the is nothing better that the spray from your tires to wash it off your bike. Mine is an 06 that I bought int he crate end of July 06. It has 60,000km plus on it and other than pitting on the headlight plastic, and nicks from when I have dropped it a couple times, it showes no worse for the wear. I have three different suits for the different climate. The Joe Rocket (JR) Meteor 6 and JR Alter Ego pants serve me very well. I know many here have complained about the zippers on the JR product, but I have not experienced this in any of my suits. I also wear a Gerbings heated full sleeve jacket underneath. It has the capabilities to plug in heated pants and gloves as well but I believe this may be a lot for your battery to handle. I stay very comfortable in the ride even when the temp drops down to - 10c. The biggest problem I encounter is the face shield fogging up. For me so far, to give a thin coat of dish washing liquid help tremendously with that. There are other solutions to this problem posted on this site as well. I will be trying some of those too when I get back into the saddle in a couple months (medical shit). Welcome to the site. It is a wealth of information knowledge and humour at time too.
