Different strokes for different folks. During the winter I'll go skiing the freshies any day over slodging along on a motorcycle in the snow.
Winter storage. Treat the gas, battery on a tender in the house, ensure your coolant is ready for the temps, change your oil after the last ride of the year (also means one less chore before firing up for the first ride next spring), and bike up on a bike lift/stand/dairy crate/whatever. A bike on a metal stand will defeat mice and packrats, unless they've learned to pole vault. If you don't like metal stands, then seat in the house, plugs in the muffler, seal off the air intake and leave filter cover open to discourage nest-building - and then traps around the bike to snag any uninvited guests.