Winter use

[kevino]

What's necessary for using the scooter in winter, specifically winter tires, but any other suggestions?  

[aeroxbud]

I have never used winter tyres on a bike or scooter. Then again we don't get a lot of snow here. milly has just fitted winter tyres to his scooter. He might be able to give you some feedback.
The main thing for me is trying to keep corrosion at bay. So much salt on the roads here. I use ACF 50, or some other corrosion block formula.
But try and wash salt off as much as possible.
Riding through the winter will definitely make you a better rider.

[FrankenMech]

Get a 3-wheel scoot so you can turn donuts easy!

Frequent washing and warm scoot gear is required. There are many threads here with info/ideas on winter or cold weather scoot gear. Besides the ACF-50, Boeshield T-9, or even WD-40 help repel moisture and corrosion. A leaf blower really helps to dry the scoot after washing.

Remember one thing, once you get salt on your scoot you can NEVER, EVER, GET IT ALL OFF!!!

[geoffh]

I commute all year so three months of riding in the dark!!! I wear an orange hivis suit so the cagers can see me.you need a plan to cover breakdowns and piss poor weather conditions,I don't,t ride the scoot if it,s snowing or snow is covering the black stuff,if I get caught out in the weather I slow right down and take stock rather than blunder on to disaster.

Geoff

[kevino]

In college I drove a Kawasaki  350.    It had homemade forks that made it a chopper.  Driving to work during  a rainstorm the front wheel went into a hole hidden by water.  It flopped over and I was sent spinning and sliding across the road.  A car was inches behind me as I slid.  When I came to a stop the car pulled up and the driver asked if I was all right .  Still a bit stunned I mumbled "Huh?" and she said okay and took off, spinning her tires on the wet road and spraying me with road grit.  

[90GTVert]

A large windshield, coated with Rain-X plastic or your favorite treatment, can be pretty helpful for dealing with winter weather. By large, I mean something that covers basically all of the area that your upper body occupies in normal riding position.

I've never used a winter specific tire. I've used dual sport types like the Kenda K761. They are better than the typical street/sport sort of tires for things unpaved, but they really didn't have any snow traction and I don't know if they had any sort of winter compound designed for cold temps. I remember the first time it snowed after I put them on. I was thinking I had enough tread that maybe the scoot would move well in the snow. Nope. Still spun the tire easily. I've rode on snow and ice and short of perhaps some sort of serious duty tire with studs, it's probably going to suck regardless. Ice is treacherous and even if you feel OK riding along, you have to remember that you really can't stop so you're sort of at the mercy of your surroundings.

Aside from that stuff, mostly just try to keep yourself warm.