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First hint of sun....!

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:33 pm
by you you
And I'm the garage changing oil. Start of the preparation for the riding season.

Anyone else started?

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:39 pm
by Richard
Not stopped

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:45 pm
by Alibally
Battery is on charge now. It's nearly 5 years old so I'm expecting it to be feckered.

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 3:21 pm
by Simon0867
Ditto not stopped, hints of Spring here today as well, not before time...

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 4:10 pm
by homie
The sun's be out all along just cold enough to freeze the balls of a brass monkey. What kind of a dark winter do you Scottish have to put with? It's not like Antarctica is it?

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 5:00 pm
by you you
homie wrote:The sun's be out all along just cold enough to freeze the balls of a brass monkey. What kind of a dark winter do you Scottish have to put with? It's not like Antarctica is it?

Your not calling me Scottish are you?

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:12 pm
by homie
you you wrote: Your not calling me Scottish are you?
it says "center of the universe" just assumed that was Scotland.

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:44 pm
by Blazinby
yeah YY wishes he was Scottish ;)

not as bad as you might think homie

late december sunrise just before 9 and sunset about quarter to 4

if it's sunny it's beautiful

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:59 pm
by iceman
It may be getting towards Spring now (just!) but over-night and in the morning it's freezing - light ice coating on the scooter cover and cars and my hands were like ice coming in (still waiting for new hand-guards to arrive as I now have the brackets to mount on the bar-ends).
I was skiing in the Alps last week - some sun but several days of heavy snow throughout the day and I was still a lot warmer than when I arrived back in the UK which was over-cast, a bit rainy and generally cold :)

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:59 am
by kramnala58
homie wrote:
you you wrote: Your not calling me Scottish are you?
it says "center of the universe" just assumed that was Scotland.
Don't let GN2 see this or we will never hear the end of it. ;) :lol: :lol:

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:25 am
by you you
homie wrote:
you you wrote: Your not calling me Scottish are you?
it says "center of the universe" just assumed that was Scotland.

That's fighting talk :D

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:36 pm
by WhiteNoise
Sun? Send some that will last, heh 2yous!
It's frickin' freezing here! Temps will go well below zero this weekend...like -20 degrees or lower. That's Killer cold, and the Damn snow will never melt! :x

Where am I? About to enter 2yous fav living space.
Garage! :D Woot! I love garages too. What's up with that anywho?

Not doing oil change yet.
I have a bit of petrol sitting on the bottom (like 2 marks worth).
That's getting sucked out. Fresh put in along with 2 ozs. of Seafoam (that was pre-mixed in my No-Spill 2 1/2 gallon can/jug/container... :? weird words. Which is it?)

Here's how No-Spill works:



Off to me heated garage. WN sitting pretty on center stand fully juiced via "battery tender junior."
Need a pic of that tender, do ya? Alrighty :P
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And a info linky: http://www.batterytender.com

L8r (have fun!)

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:45 pm
by WhiteNoise
homie wrote:
you you wrote: Your not calling me Scottish are you?
it says "center of the universe" just assumed that was Scotland.
Hmm, Where is it really? you know,...The center?
Sounds like a place that came out of a Disney movie, (doesn't it?)
And, 2yous wants us to
"Let it Go!"
(I hear you hummin' :lol: )



(^^gosh, that was bad) :geek:

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:54 pm
by ScooteringAbout
Mines waiting for a service, but not really stopped over the winter.

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 6:32 pm
by Mel46
Yes, it is cold here in Atlanta, Georgia too. Today it was around 50 degrees F, but tonight it should be 25. Tomorrow the high is suppose to be 38 with a low of 23. I think this is suppose to be the Sun Belt region. Monday says chance of snow mixed with rain. The climate in this area is so unpredictable that I, along with many others, wonder why they pay the weatherman. He is wrong 50% of the time....but he gets close. You know the type of prediction.."It will be sunny with a chance of rain". OK, does that mean that it will rain while the sun is out...which it does around here...or does it mean that we can get on our scooters, buckle up our helmets, drive to the gas station, and then wait for the rain to clear for a few minutes so that we can fill up the tank and go home.??? We have actually had blizzards in March in the past. That should be the time we start washing the cars and getting everything ready for scooter rides, not sitting inside because there is no snow clearing equipment in the South! But Spring will come soon enough.

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:46 am
by Embattle
My bike runs in all weathers except heavy snow which is rare here in blighty.

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 7:15 am
by iceman
Embattle wrote:My bike runs in all weathers except heavy snow which is rare here in blighty.
Same here, being in London. On the whole we've been lucky again as not a bad winter - a small amount of snow over 1 day that soon melted, no ice to speak of and just the occasional heavy rainfall and showers. Bike starts 1st time every time and is riding well - only had 1st service done, I did an oil change just past 5000miles (not checked rear drive yet) and original spark plug and air filter.

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:32 am
by Robert R
3 Celsius and clear blue sky by mid day today. A96 ice clear, lot of bikes out. Got 90 miles in on the S wing. Now got to wash the salt off.

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 5:17 am
by gn2
So much for your sunshine report, you've brought the fecking snow back you twonk.

Re: First hint of sun....!

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:22 am
by Robert R
:lol: No idea anyone had that much influence on the weather! :lol: Looks like main roads should be rideable this afternoon, though only 2 celcius at the moment here in Insch. Fingers crossed I'll get a few safe miles in.