Author Topic: Still riding? (Read 2771 times)

deernhog · « **Reply #30 on:** December 07, 2009, 02:05:07 AM »

My riding is on standby for a day or two in the 20's to 40 with a wind. Let the wind lay a little and the 40's will be ok. Leather up with a baclava on the head and face and will be ok. Jump those short sleeves will cause a lot of heat loss and chill . Some guantlet gloves or some wrist warmers pulled up over the sleeve will improve the comfort a lot. The wrist warmers have a thump hole and cover the palm and are like a thick sock top put it on and put your regular glove on over it. Some chaps and flannel llined jeans are great for the cold riding. If I get a chill I aint having fun and it is dangerous because hyberthermia can set in quick on a long ride.

Tonk · « **Reply #31 on:** December 07, 2009, 06:30:07 AM »

Jumpsteady, I thought perhaps I had an older pair of chaps that might fit your waist size but your going to have to chow down a bunch inorder for them to fit your needs. They are at least 6 inches to large in the waist and maybee 3 inches to short for your legs etc.

Helmets are a pain in the arse, especially in the hot weather but they do save lives by the truck load, according to the stats. Those half helmets are a joke! No protection to speak of and 90% of the time they come off if you hit the pavement. I witnessed such an incident 2 years ago down by my old high school. The guy was riding a new Harley and someone lost control of their vehicle, sliding over into him, causing him to go off the road and strike a telephone poll etc.

hunt4570 · « **Reply #32 on:** December 12, 2009, 06:25:40 PM »

I ride all year long here...just west of Denver. As long as the roads are clear..temps don't matter a whole lot...rode in low 20's many times..

Swampman · « **Reply #33 on:** December 13, 2009, 02:15:46 AM »

I'm still riding when it's not raining.

GRIMJIM · « **Reply #34 on:** December 13, 2009, 03:58:50 AM »

We've got snow and last thursday it was single digits in the morning. I think I'm done for this year.

jumpsteady · « **Reply #35 on:** December 13, 2009, 05:26:45 AM »

I haven't had the Sporty out of the garage for about two weeks. We have snow on the ground here still, and Topeka has the worst street repair and maintance crew I have ever seen. It snowed on Tuesday and I still have standing snow on the street in front of my house. I live about a mile and a half from the state capitol building. You would think that they would actually care, but they don't. I'm going to try and get mime back out here in the next week, as soon as the street clear up a little bit.

Lon371 · « **Reply #36 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:56:08 AM »

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I live about a mile and a half from the state capitol building. You would think that they would actually care, but they don't

Now you know, no one wants the politicians working anymore than they have to(most of the time it saves us money)

For all you cold weather riders. I was given a flyer last week. It is for a Polar Bear ride on January 16. So anyone around Southern Indiana send me a note. I will get you the details. I mentioned it to momma, she told me to take her gel pad off the bike till summer

Lonny

jumpsteady · « **Reply #37 on:** December 25, 2009, 02:58:02 AM »

Once again we have snow on the ground here, but I believe that me and the boys from the American Legion are going to try and make a New Years Day run.

deernhog · « **Reply #38 on:** December 26, 2009, 04:33:21 AM »

I always hope for a New years day ride and if the roads are clear just may do it no matter the temp. I rode the 23rd and on the 24th we had 8" of snow and drifts 2' or more. Only in Oklahoma. HAve good one guys.

Swampman · « **Reply #39 on:** December 26, 2009, 02:06:12 PM »

Rode Christmas day....not very warm.

pozoutdoors · « **Reply #40 on:** December 27, 2009, 05:13:12 PM »

I'm ready for a ride. But with the snow we got here in Iowa, it might be awhile.

Cheesehead · « **Reply #41 on:** December 27, 2009, 05:15:48 PM »

March is not that far away.

Cheese

jumpsteady · « **Reply #42 on:** December 28, 2009, 02:18:42 AM »

I agree pozoutdoors. We officially got 11" here in Topeka, Kansas. I haven't even tryed to open the garage door since before it started Christmas Eve. But depending on road conditions, I believe that my brothers from the American Legion Riders and I are going to try and make a New Years Day ride. I'm going to push for someting short and around town. I really don't want to have to put it up.

RJL-77 · « **Reply #43 on:** December 28, 2009, 07:59:56 PM »

Just rejoined GB forum after several years absence. boy has it changed. Last day I rode this year was the first weekend of December and only a couple miles to park it (90 suzuki intruder 1400- 82 1100wing) at the new place we moved to. After the first snow of the year here. North of upstate NY. Jim

AtlLaw · « **Reply #44 on:** December 29, 2009, 06:18:09 AM »

Well durn boy! Welcome back!

bubba · « **Reply #45 on:** December 31, 2009, 03:49:31 PM »

wont be long we will be riding again rjl

Swampman · « **Reply #46 on:** December 31, 2009, 03:59:26 PM »

Rode this morning!

RJL-77 · « **Reply #47 on:** January 01, 2010, 03:24:41 PM »

doing plenty of snowblowin now. wont see any riding till ..... Well we get snow flurries some years into may.

hunt4570 · « **Reply #48 on:** January 01, 2010, 03:48:35 PM »

Went riding today,new years day 2010...Denver area..40 degrees when we left,32 when we got home..Whoohoo!!!

RJL-77 · « **Reply #49 on:** January 01, 2010, 06:33:35 PM »

Bubba you are soooo right. Spring is just around the corner now that 2010 is here.

deernhog · « **Reply #50 on:** January 01, 2010, 07:35:23 PM »

Did 30 miles round trip but I rode. 39 degrees but it was sunny. It made the flannel lined pants earn their pay though.

giturgun · « **Reply #51 on:** January 01, 2010, 10:25:13 PM »

Had to much to do yesterday , redoing the kitchen , and family was over the afternoon. Woke up this mng. w about 2 inches of snow , so guess todays planned ride is off also. It is low 20's . Have rode every chance I get 100 plus a few a few days after the eastcoast storm dumped 6 - 8 inches on us here. Was out of power for a few days. 2 brother in laws almost 2 weeks.
Temp is below 32 I don't ride . Don't grow hide like a 20 year old anymore.
Back then I rode unless it was a solid sheet of ice or snow , no more. Every little dark spot is hidden black ice .
Will ride anytime it is over40 deg. with the proper riding apparal it is not bad on my 88 1500 , that knocs just about everything off you.

Dirt Bag · « **Reply #52 on:** January 01, 2010, 11:10:53 PM »

-1 degrees here this morning. We won't be riding anything for a while. Several of us getting a batch of parts together to send out for chrome, and started putting on some of the stuff we picked up at swap meets last summer.

New pup is all settled in now, and helping with the chrome front motor mount kit. She's the only one here who likes this kind of weather.
All the best in the new year;
D.B.

Cheesehead · « **Reply #53 on:** January 02, 2010, 03:54:47 AM »

-18 here, no riding today. There was a time when I rode snowmobile in this kind of weather.

Cheese

jumpsteady · « **Reply #54 on:** January 02, 2010, 04:31:27 AM »

No riding here for me either. most of the main streets are ok but the side streets are terrible, and I'm not even sure that I can get my Sporty out of the garage. And they are talking more snow for tonight and tomorrow. I cant remember the last time we had this much snow.

RJL-77 · « **Reply #55 on:** January 02, 2010, 06:13:29 PM »

prospects of 6" of snow by morning and 3-8 tomorow. 3+ degrees now and 20mph wind. We usta love this too, but not so much anymore... should be in the mid thirtys today...... SOOOOOO... for every negitive degree day I vote that Al Gore and his global warming theory, should have a thousand $$ penalty and pay this back to the nice NOBEL comittee? Cause I bet we have more Neg days than positives before he runs out of money.

GRIMJIM · « **Reply #56 on:** January 03, 2010, 04:12:57 AM »

It was 5 yesterday and 0 today. I'm done.

jumpsteady · « **Reply #57 on:** January 03, 2010, 04:46:02 AM »

unfortunatly, I believe that I to am done. we have gotten snow here about every 5-7 days and it looks the pattern is going to continue for the next week or so.

Warhawk · « **Reply #58 on:** January 03, 2010, 08:13:24 PM »

Not riding too much this winter, its been cold for Texas, but mainly because I had hand surgery Dec 7th and I'm still slowly getting the strength back.

RJL-77 · « **Reply #59 on:** January 04, 2010, 10:18:01 AM »

Warhawk ,Hope you are healing well, Do as the DR. says and you will be ready when the weather is.