Home is Burlington, VT. We have winter about 11 1/2 months a year here !!! Honestly I am a fair weather rider so by mid October I'm pretty much done. The Wing is a new to me ride so it'll be interesting to see if we can ride even later into the season. Last year I had a Pacific Coast and even though it offers protection from the elements it was still to cool for my aged body. The Wing offers some heated vents so maybe, just maybe, we'll get an extra day or two.