I know some of you lucky pricks don't have 4 months of shit weather, but for the rest of us that do it's the perfect time for mods. Last winter I adjusted the valves, installed ohlins suspension, chain and sprockets and brembo levers. This winter I'm looking forward to:

1. Romans ecu flash
2. ceramic coat my stock header
3. upgrade stock seat, thinking sargent
4. install gen 2 wheels on my gen 1.

That's about it besides normal maintenance. Anyway I'd like to hear what everyone else has on there shit to do list...always makes me feel better about spending money when I'm not the only one. Happy farkeling.

I'm currently deciding whether to do a 40 shot of NOS, with a progressive controller, or save that $800 and put it towards a set of Carrozzeria Wheels. I'm also planning on doing a new windscreen over the winter and a shorai battery upgrade. I did my oil when I installed my new exhaust a couple weeks back - so I'm good on that front. It's going to be a long long winter though.....

zx14beast when can you expect to get your bike out in the spring? Here in upstate NY usually end of March.

Hopefully in April ... last couple weeks if I'm lucky.
I get the itch as soon as it's about 5, or 6 and sunny, and the roads start drying up...

I'd say May, there is so much road salt it eats and sand blasts bikes.
I can't believe sleep is soon upon us all.

Beast. GYM! I am getting tired of pushups, runs and dumb bells. GYM please!

We have 3 days of winter here............just enough time to put on a turbo

It's mid 30's in my area today, nice day for a ride if I had some heated gear. so I just upgraded my list.

1. Romans ecu flash
2. ceramic coat my stock header
3. upgrade stock seat, thinking sargent
4. install gen 2 wheels on my gen 1
5. install heated gear

Since BW II is pushing 40K miles, besides new tires, I'm going through the tired suspension. Currently have a donor shock at Traxxion Dynamics for rebuild/ re-spring/re-valve. The forks will get new seals and oil at a minimum. Not sure yet whether to add an Ohlins or Racetech kit.

Winter, What's that?

Buck20 winter is when us construction workers get laid off, collect max unemployment for a couple of months, hang out with our friends and ride snowmobiles and work on our bikes all while our wifes are at work. Thanks for asking.

Fox,
The seasonal unemployment thing does have its charm and does hit the pocket. Good luck during the off time. Over here winter has started with Abandon!

Unfortunately teachers do have seasonal work but cannot cash in on the UI deal. UI aint necessarily a seasonal thing to everyone and it damn sure aint the max for those with the greatest need.

...but hey, if you got a kid or two you might qualify for food stamps and low income housing if the off season just so happens to go a year or three longer than expected.

Wtf...how can they give a teacher 10 weeks off over the summer with no pay? Must be worth it, seems like everyone wants to be a teacher.

heheheh about 90K + ~30k in benefits and a good pension might not go so far in NY but in Milwaukee, that's a public school teacher with a masters degree gets. Also no more residency requirement. They move out to the burbs like everyone else with a good job who has to work in this SH!THOLE of a city. Cops and firefighters will be next and then every square inch will fall into ghetto.

Must be worth it, seems like everyone wants to be a teacher.

I say more power to them.. I was in teaching for a while and it can be very trying. If they can teach in some of these neighborhoods, I say they are worth 100K/year.

but no UI in summer or other breaks. I think that is because it is a gov job.....Ther was a famous court ruling back in the 70s...sucks for private school teachers....They generally are paid less but I think they got grandfathered in with the public school teachers. Sup Court rules NO UI FPR TEACHERS. ...the higher paid ones would max though wouldn't they?

I think the poor schools like some in FL are low paying enough to qualify yeachers for food stamps. Heard that a few years back when I was teaching.

I don't have any real degrees or schooling and still hitting the trips. I tried higher education but couldnt sit still to do it. Saved the money and bought a 14r instead.

* Last updated by: nasty on 11/6/2013 @ 3:25 PM *

i'm all for a college education but it is true that there are more than a few grads hitting the real world and can't out of the waiter/ess job they were doing. It helped them pay their tuition and now it pays the student loan that they will be paying for the next 15 years if they do not find a good paying job. makes you wonder... I would not be looking at private colleges. State Us are often just as good in quality and maybe better because of tax $$ that don't go to private institutions.

Rook-your still a teacher. I've learned a great deal from your tutorials. ..now if you could just find a way to make money at it.

Nasty- I'm with you. I could never stay focused on .... look its a squirrel.

SO TODAY's sobering thought, I was just offered an instructors position with RTI (Rider Training Institute)! I don't see burn outs and flyby's on the curriculum! Sigh!!!!

Feel like Tom Cruise teaching at Top Gun!

The winteris coming quick here in the northeast. Time to put the girl away for a few months. Tons of powerful upgrades coming during the off season. 2014 gunna be a hell of a showdown. Can't wait for the cannonball run. my upgrade list is as follows...

1. Cblast flash
2. Akra header that I'm also getting ceramic coated
3. Ceramic wheel bearings
4. New rubber
5. water wetter coolant treatment
6. If the tax fucktards treat me well, swingarm extension!

That there is a beautiful list!

That there is a beautiful list!

O and I must add,

7. Hyperpro damper!

Puuuurrrrrfect!