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Old 10-13-2008, 10:43 PM
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55 ? wow, that's rough.....
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Old 10-14-2008, 02:28 AM
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55 ? wow, that's rough.....
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Old 10-15-2008, 12:40 AM
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it was 33 when i left for a ride last saturday at 4:30 in the morning. that was friggin cold, and too early for it to be THAT cold. i need heated gear !
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Old 10-21-2008, 05:20 PM
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it was 33 when i left for a ride last saturday at 4:30 in the morning. that was friggin cold, and too early for it to be THAT cold. i need heated gear !
Yep. We've been plugging in for weeks now, heated vest and grips, makes it enjoyable. It's a safety feature David, not bling so it's totally justified. A few years ago before I had heated grips on my meanstreak I rode into work, only 25 minutes but in minus temps and by the time I got to work I couldn't pull in the clutch or use my front brake cause my fingers were frozen solid. I pulled in my clutch with my wrist and pulled to a stop with my back brake and I couldn't get my keys out of my pocket to open the d@mn door to get into work to warm up. I was almost in tears from the pain of my hands thawing. Since then the first mod on any bike is heated grips. I can stand getting cold just not my hands.
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yup, i agree Brent, definitely a safety issue. i should be good next year with a fairing and hopefully heated gear. i will ride a LOT more often with that setup.
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Old 12-19-2008, 02:08 PM
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We won't be riding around here anytime soon. -28 without a chill factor.
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Old 02-20-2009, 05:56 PM
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It is predicted to be in the mid 50's all week here. another 3 or 4 weeks and full riding season will start for this area.
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Mid-60s here next week. Time to get the old girl out.
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as many of you know, my brother Tim is from Maui.
I just got off the phone with him and he was telling me how DESPERATE he was to find the liner for his leather jacket.
He was also looking for a place to buy a face mask for his freezing ride home from Tommy Bahama’s @ 2:00am.
FREEZING!!!!
It was 65 degrees last night…
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Old 02-24-2009, 03:47 PM
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WOW, Frank, did you tell him to slap himself or wake up. That is a nice riding day weather.
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