Reminders that winter is coming
 

1. Yesterday I winterized the Nightster and today I got it cleaned/covered and tucked away. And you can see that the HHRSS fits in the garage very well.
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2. I have been riding all week to work on night shift. But tonights 36* out (going lower later) really shows not only in my breathe, but in the exhaust and frost on my seat.
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3. Plus I have had the wife, mom, and neighbor wife all tell me I'm crazy for riding in this. But I figure screw it, it will be snowing soon, might as well get in some of the final miles in 2010.

What's your reminder?

this thread:lol :rockwoot:

Just rode 200 miles in 38 degree weather, with one glove

Shut up with your 12 month riding season you asshat!

That's cause you're dumb! :lol

no, its cause he is too jewish to buy the other glove...

Quoted for truth!

I ride year long...but riding 23 miles from Jan-Mar in CA can be cool....like 55 degrees cool. lol

I also have been riding. However, the only that gets cold is the outside of my fingers. I would like to get some heated gloves. Any suggestions? I have seen some but they mostly have the heating element in the palm of the hand and not over the back of the hand where its really needed to stop the chill of the wind from penetrating in.

I haven't rode in about 6 or 7 weeks. Maybe more.

Thats funny...as I type this post I'm sitting in my office with one glove.

I cleaned and detailed the sled. :D

before:

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after:

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Turtle Wax Ice works pretty well on the plastic:

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I also cleaned up/changed the oil, etc on the snowblower - we got some flurries later:

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I still rode into the office today ;) (it was 28 degrees and the grass was crunchy from frost).

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I've got heated gear. I ride all year as long as there isn't ice/snow on the roads.

go visit derf and steal his one glove. rip it in half and use it as an extra outer layer for your current gloves. should be good for at least another week.

as for my winterizing. i did the boat, the lawnmowers and the VW bug so far. probably do her bike in the next week then it's just mine left to do. tucking everything away in the garage and sitting around the fire waiting for spring.

Put some latex or nitrile gloves on first under your riding gloves. Get back with me.

I'm not far off from that myself. Probably do an oil change and put it in my basement in a couple of weeks.

I'm probly gonna change the oil and put it away next week. I'm done I think.

For me, the reminder is usually the Toys for Tots toy run....held the first Sunday of November every year. The last couple of years we've been lucky to have outstanding weather for the ride so it hasn't really felt like winter. The forecast is for it to be sunny and 70F this Sunday too....should be a good time. :dthumb:

Awesome take pics!

My reminder (and one that GM hates) is that its too cold for 'pretty pajamas' so out comes the fleece. I love the fleece and flannel!

It was 50deg and raining here.

That's pretty much Texas winter. Once the road dries, we can go back to regularly scheduled riding...

Can do....it's one of my favorite parts of every riding season.

The VFR is in pieces right now. :td:

Cold in the morn, but hits 70's in the afternoon. I don't hate riding in the cold. I hate having to cloth up for it.

This is what I left in this morning, pretty damn cold on the way north. But when I left CT it was close to 50, then dropped back down to the 40s as night came in and I got to NJ and MD. Then 15 miles from home it started pouring in the upper 30's.


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What does tt pic show derf?

And oh yeah. Fleece season. Yea! NOT!!!

frost on the seat, yep had a fleece on under the jacket, a scarf around my neck, and 2 gloves on each hand

i don't think he wanted to see your fleece. maybe but i...........never mind

too many homos to keep track of around here. LOL :boobs:

I think I'm the one person where that doesn't work. I tried once and my hands actually hurt by the time I got where I was going.

I have a small, thin pair of leather gloves that work wonders, but really, any extra layer that doesnt easily pass air will do.

This is Usually My Reminder,

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My neighbor rides all year round. He goes to his BMW breakfast every sunday morning. He said one sunday last winter his BMWs thermometer read 12* while sitting in the driveway.... fuuuck that!

And you walked through the snow, uphill, both ways to school as a kid??? :lol:

pffft - that thing probably has heated everything

Rather than using nitril glove liners, use silk liners (like these http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...ove-Liner.aspx) theyll keep your hands comfy for another 10-20 degree drop.

I also have a pair of rechargeable battery powered heated gloves I bought at a MC show a few years ago. They have a rechargeable battery pack on the back of the wrist, are waterproof and insulated. They'll keep hot for about 3-4 hours; but I only turn them on when my hands start getting really cold and then turn them off again, so if I husband the charge, I can get a full day's ride out of them in decent comfort.

And there is always: derf, you can borrow one of mine.....http://burgmanriders.com/wp-content/...nds_Vetter.jpg

keep in mind I live in Wis, where annual snowfall is measured in feet I think. we had a guy from Germany down the road. he never in his life owned a car. only thing he ever drove was an old school BMW motorcycle. no heated anything on it. when cars were getting stuck on the highway and what not you'd see him come tooling up to the grocery store to stock up for the next storm. he rode in heavy snowstorms, ice, you name it.
i tried it one year here, I have no idea how he did it for his whole life. funny almost everyone around here who rode at the time knew of him. he passed away a few years back but people still talk about him.

We have a guy that works near me that rides all year. Don't know how he does... he's on an old goldwing I think.

Hehe, actually I rode from my parents house in jersey to Portland CT, then back down home in MD, and I did buy a new set of waterproof winter gloves to replace my missing one.

The one in Philly? I'm extra mad that this is drill weekend

Still hitting low 70s here, but im not having fun doing this crap.

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Local ride here in Wichita...it drew about 3,300 bikers last year. The weather forecast is great so there should be a good turn out again this year.

Today was a damn nice day for a ride. I went and met my GF for some Sushi at Lunch and cruised around the city in today's 60+ weather!

It's weird here....says 59F..but feels like it's 38.

Bike is getting put away tomorrow...possibly forever!

I rode in today... so freakin nice out. 0930 and it's already 47*

:whatwhat::whosr:

The Buell is getting parked forever? Or are you giving up on riding forever?

Ditching the Buell makes sense.....but why quit riding, if that is what you have in mind?

Correct.

I love it man... great answer!

Of coarse I love it cause I'm in the know... otherwise... yeah

:whatwhat: :no:

Did it commit a crime?

Dusted off the priller for some commuting duty, this week looks to be rather warm and next week too if it doesnt rain too much. working a ton of extra shifts so I may tack on close to an extra 1k before she goes to sleep to prep for surgery ;)

Is ugly a crime?

My reminder is that I'm hunting in all my free time instead of riding.
Yup, all the nice days that we've had I've spent in the field with my dog vs on the road with the bike.

at least you have a dog to be out in the field with. I WANT A DOG

Umm...I have an EX500 which for arguments sake has no wind protection...not a huge ass Harley with a windscreen, heated seats, heated grips and wind protection at the legs. redflip

That's good but I don't have half that shit either!

Only in a bar at 2am.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't love this fucking buell.

So what gives? Why are you gonna Quit riding?

hope you got some riding in this weekend, just commuting to work for me :(

Good night.


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Sad... SO SO SAD

Pussies.

My bike hasn't been put up yet and it's already snowed here. What the hell

snow already in central NY??? WTF

Calling for 65 and sunny both days this weekend here. :rockwoot:

However there are so many leaves on the ground in the yard now that I'll be busy with that for most of the day tomorrow I'm pretty sure or at least some tomorrow and some Sunday. :damn:

So what you are saying with this photo is that your bike hasn't moved since this time last year?

We had a dusting today.

Yep. I only worked three days this week so that I could hunt. Got a button buck today, but will still try to get out there and get a good sized buck.