Went to store sh150i walked out with a snow shield

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:23 am

So yesterday we had indented to take both my wife's Grand Vista and my sh150i to a local shop for winter storage (only room for three scooters max in the small back yard). We took my wife's in first and by the time we got there I had made up my mind to by a winter shield for my helmet instead. I just can't justify spending $400 to shorten my riding season when that money could go to buy gear (now I need heated grips), guns, or something else that's actually enjoyable. I walked out with the snow shield kit for my EXO 400 helmet and the detremination to find a better way to stick three scooters in the back yard once the big snow comes

. Hopefully the new shield will help with the fogging problems I've been having below 30 degrees.

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waspmike · Post by **waspmike** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:33 am

Not enough room do what the Germans do? Go vertical.

Build a Dexion or 2x4 rack in the yard, park one scooter and cover with tarp. Wait untill snow is scooter deep extend the rack upwards and roll second scoot onto rack cover with tarp and repeat. In the spring do the reverse.

Can't get snow deep enough? Put snow fence around yard to stop snow and guaranteed it will get deeper.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:01 am

That shield will probably do the trick, but if not try slipstreamer brand polish for windshields ( motorcycle or scooter shops can order it if they don't have it). Great stuff, STILL the best anti-fog I have found. You have to re-apply every 2 weeks or so, but the stuff works; its been around forever.

Nice to hear you're gonna keep riding!

Ethan Allison · Post by **Ethan Allison** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:18 am

Easiest thing I can think of would be to make a tent out of a tarp (etc.) so you don't have to worry about holding up the weight of the snow.

Quo Vadimus · Post by **Quo Vadimus** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:05 pm

Hey Jason,

1. Which shop were you gonna store at? Might be nice to get the one of our scoots with a living battery into professional care...

2. Please please please end up telling us all how easy and safe winter scooting is! I've seen the blogs and the member here (kneill? something like that) who takes some spins out there. I want to believe (but I keep bicycling past the car washes with their ice rinks leading out into the roads from cars that didn't dry completely etc. etc. etc....)

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:05 pm

Quo Vadimus wrote:Hey Jason,

1. Which shop were you gonna store at? Might be nice to get the one of our scoots with a living battery into professional care...

2. Please please please end up telling us all how easy and safe winter scooting is! I've seen the blogs and the member here (kneill? something like that) who takes some spins out there. I want to believe (but I keep bicycling past the car washes with their ice rinks leading out into the roads from cars that didn't dry completely etc. etc. etc....)

We stored the Grand Vista at Nicholson's. It was about $419 with tax and they provide climate controlled storage, the battery tender, and they do an oil change on it before you pick it up in the spring.

I have scooted in the winter before but I have several rules which lead to long stretches of no riding.

1) I do not ride if it is supposed to snow. Riding in snow without good studded tires is crazy

2) I do not ride if it's below freezing and the roads are not mostly dry. I've hit patches of road that were covered in black ice where I had to ride really slow on the shoulder. This is no fun

That being said one of the guys who teaches in our motorcycle repair program at WCC has been riding a motorbike through the winter for years. He said if you slip and fall you just pick the bike up and keep going