I'm way late to this conversation, but I'll toss in my piece anyway. haha
I love riding. I'm in Vermont, and have a healthy wet and snow season. Early March 2012, I bought my scooter. And I didn't wait for the weather to get better. I rode in downpours, nice hot weather, etc. In hindsight, I sometimes look back and think, "What the hell was I thinking when I was riding in early March to early April?" Why? Because it was in the low to mid teens with ice and patches of snow on the road. I never once saw another two-wheeled vehicle until early to mid-April - and then only on unseasonably warm days. I grew a bit of a "wack job" reputation at work because it would be snowing, the plow would be salting the parking lot, and I'd ride in on my scooter. I think I deserved to be called a wack job sometimes, because work was up to a hundred mile round trip on my scooter. lol
Ya know, it's like looking back to when you were a teen and you think you were nuts lol.. but ya know what, I still do it!