Ride year round as long as snow or Ice are not on the roads. Plenty of good days in Dec, Jan and Feb to ride in East TN
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On this topic...ain't it great that we live in this wonderful country with such diverse weather? If you don't like it where you are, there are plenty of great places to move where it is more to your liking. Hey, move to Tennessee....if you don't like our weather, just wait 5 minutes and it will change (local humor).
There was a picture in the HOG magazine a few issues ago with a picture of a rider (believe he was on a Springer...don't quote me) on his DAILY ride into Deadwood, SD...in the snow. From the caption this was normal for him. Hey, more power to him.
Keep it safe out there no matter what/where/in what you ride