Must be one of those weirdos goes out and kicks the remaining snow around the yard in order to get to mowing early.

I remember trying to use a TT500 and my Norton through much of a Ft Devens, Massachusetts winter. I had let the reg/ins slide on my Olds and Scout as I was out of the country a lot while maintaining the Norton's for its low cost (Guzzi content) and the TT was a non-factor.
Any given ride - everything was fine as I could stand it but it was always the unseen ice that did me dirty. In your case though, that low slung weight and the tractability of that engine would go a long way towards making it considerably more rewarding than simply the saving of money.
My health care being "free" at the time became an issue eventually as I was threatened with any serious injury, while behaving irresponsibly, as potentially being deemed "line of duty: NO"
I was like a frikken rolling Weeble that year. What excellent training for balance.
Todd.