When I lived in Hanover Va., didn't really care to much for riding the C10 in the really cold stuff, but the weather seemed to be somewhat mild even thru winter, and with heated gear, not too bad...so I rode pretty much whenever I could. when I got the C14 in '07, the only thing that kept me from riding all the time was ice on the roads.. Playing ADV Tag-O-Rama at the time had me venturing out all over the place, day and night, many times in the 20*s if it was dry... funny, the C10 had much better wind protection, I just fell prey to the "new bike syndrome"...
Here in Ohio, once the first snow falls, and they spray the "battery acid/de-icer" on the roads... I don't ride till it's washed off the roads in the spring... nice weather or not...
That stuff eats aluminum terribly.