Winter riding - there are limits . . .

[iceman]

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Posted to FB - I know, not what it seems but still

[homie]

It's 34 degrees right now... heading out until the gloves let me down. I need 30 miles this morning on the new piston rings... so suck it up buttercup

[ribanold]

good foto, we in germany know this.

but here, my good friends on the great USA, here are my friends in germany.

this people are driving not in the summer, only trips in cold, cold time.

look here , please

http://aufspur.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi5xwZVycnc

have a nice time, friends

[Mel46]

You might be OK in 34 degrees. However, if you decide to ride in zero degree weather with snow on the roads, you might end up like that guy if the road clearing machines come by. UGH! :-)

Ride safe, and let us know if you have any problems with the rings. (I have faith that you did everything right and it will run smoothly.)

ribanold,
I guess you have to do what you have to do, but I wouldn't ride in that kind of weather. It would be way too easy to end up in the ditch! I am sure you change out your tires for winter driving, but the links you gave us show that there is still a layer of ice on the roads. You have to be a real motorcycle enthusiast to ride with ice on the roads.

[WhiteNoise]

Shiteskee ice!! you should have seen "me eyes" when I pulled up this thread! Is this guy alive? Crazy!
(possible avatar?)

homie, you go right ahead fella n take that ride. Do tell us all about it when you get back.
Have you ever tried a pair of hand warmers in those gloves. What mitts you wearing anywho? Hah, I don't even know IF them warmers would work in Chicagoland. Don't ask about NY. Never experimented.
Temp here with 29mph wind gusts: 34F
BURR. I'm headed to the Shopping Mall to get beaten up. Cheap Thrills...I know.

Defrost and Stay Warm

[GeorgeSK]

My wife got heated gloves at an after holiday sale last year (like http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/fly- ... ted-gloves , but preocured locally). While they don't offer scad of protection, they sure make riding around freezing more comfortable.

Ice? Snow? Hell - salt on the road and the scoot is in for a nap.

[eggman]

rode this ami guess it was 37f I was ok but the wind enetering my helmet made my forehead so cold I even had to pull over. maybe I need a full face helmet

[JetPilot]

I never ride if it is colder than 75 degrees outside.... I know it can be done, but why pick the ONE COLD DAY when every day is perfect ????

Today was 82 and sunny, tomorrow will be the same, I might go for a ride

Mike

[fish]

Shiteskee ice!! you should have seen "me eyes" when I pulled up this thread! Is this guy alive? Crazy!
(possible avatar?)

homie, you go right ahead fella n take that ride. Do tell us all about it when you get back.
Have you ever tried a pair of hand warmers in those gloves. What mitts you wearing anywho? Hah, I don't even know IF them warmers would work in Chicagoland. Don't ask about NY. Never experimented.
Temp here with 29mph wind gusts: 34F
BURR. I'm headed to the Shopping Mall to get beaten up. Cheap Thrills...I know.

Defrost and Stay Warm

I have heated liners....and wear large gauntlets over them so that my hands are still leather covered.
Fish

[Lanesplitter]

Average temp on today's ride was 61. The highlight of the ride--some big boulders a mile or so from the Pacific Ocean.

[WhiteNoise]

Mike! Get outta there quick! There's a critter ta yer right and he's not a picky eater!
( or is this member homie's doing's? hmmm.....)