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SugarHillCTD
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 Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: Hey it's getting cold and I'm riding with Ducatis |
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The fair weather riders are disappearing very fast around here. Last night was 24 degrees- high 40s today.
So what's a die-hard motorcyclist to do?
Tomorrow I'm going on a late morning ride with a hardcore group from an area Ducati shop- "Frosty's Damn Its Cold Ride". They have welcomed me via return email and promise not to hold it against me that I am riding the K. Will be interesting to check out their rides and the dealership. Always have had a soft spot for Ducs after following Cook Neilsen and his superbike (kind of showing my age, eh?). Hey, no FD problems.
Otherwise, I've gotta make it to Halloween, at least. This way it might only be a 5 month layoff.
The northern hemisphere is getting cold and dark........
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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Love riding this time of year.
No heat issues and the bike runs like a scared dog. 
HEY! Weren't you just complaining about the heat like a month ago? 
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SugarHillCTD
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:00 am Post subject: |
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| Off the grid wrote: | Love riding this time of year......
.......HEY! Weren't you just complaining about the heat like a month ago? |
Who, me? 
Well yeah, but more like back in July/early August. Numero uno winter garage mod is a FAN SWITCH.
Anyway- now its Sunday 6 a.m. just got up for breakfast to fuel MY boiler for the ride. Its 22 outside. Gotta leave by 7:30. Looks like its trailer time to get the bike through Franconia Notch where the pavement is very likely to be SLIPPERY.
Supposed to get up to 55 today 
Just a couple more rides, please.....
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Gernick
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:51 am Post subject: |
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I went out riding the other day when it was in the low 50's. Vary nice.
Much better than when its in the 70's. 
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K11Martin
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:36 am Post subject: Re: Hey it's getting cold and I'm riding with Ducatis |
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| SugarHillCTD wrote: | | The fair weather riders are disappearing very fast around here. Last night was 24 degrees- high 40s today....... |
This is the only time of year where I have to remind myself that America still uses Fahrenheit, 'cos when I read that it had been 24 yesterday and you were saying it was cold, I thought; 'What the hell's wrong with 24? How can you be cold at 24? 24 is a perfectly nice temperature....but it was the; 'High 40s today' which jogged the memory....that'd be one warm day for mid October, or any other time of the the year in the UK for that matter..
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SugarHillCTD
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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Back from Ducati land. Nice group of people. Superbikes, Monsters, ST's
and....... another BMW. a '92 R100RS in MINT condition.
10 bikes. Great ride, good pace. Bit more than posted limits but not crazy.
Weather warmed up. Left @ 7:30/22 F and decided to ride to the shop where the ride began. Got up to mid 50's by noon. Did about 125 miles and had a mid-ride lunch.
Great LATE season ride.
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Geoff
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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Around the Chicago area, Harleys and BMWs are just about the only bikes I see on the road when temps drop below 50 degrees.
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owrstrich
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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late season... ch1t man... its 98 degrees here...
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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True motobrickers ride all year anyway.
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Klinker
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Off the grid wrote: | | True motobrickers ride all year anyway. |
Well, not this mototool from Minne-Dakota. I'd need a GS with studded knobbies. And maybe a side hack.
But then I'd be worthy of:
http://www.yearroundriders.com/
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SugarHillCTD
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Off the grid wrote: | | True motobrickers ride all year anyway. |
That might be a bit difficult in my area.........
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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I rode in stuff like this....roads were clear though, the snow was on the side of the road.
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SugarHillCTD
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Off the grid wrote: | | I rode in stuff like this....roads were clear though, the snow was on the side of the road. |
By winter, the snow is on the side of the road, in the middle of the road, it is everywhere......
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject: Hardy Souls |
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This weekend our Oregon BMW Riders have our Hardy Souls campout at a new site. Unfortunately, the weather report indicates there will be no snow, high winds or low temperatures. At these events in the past we have had to shovel snow to put up tents and have had temperatures down to 4 degrees F.
We may have to move the event into December to obtain the proper weather for the event.
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Geoff
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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I just bought a silk balaclava off eBay. Bring on the cold!
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SugarHillCTD
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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Did a ride by myself today for 2 hours at 28-30 degrees F. Only one cold spot on me- the tip of my index finger (I ride with it touching the brake lever).
Heated grips, heated vest, Bohn underarmor, Aeroflow windshield and Hades (my K1100RS).
Roads still clear and no ice. But the 4000' peaks are WHITE.
The end of riding season is closing fast for me (and I will ride until I cannot due to slippery stuff), and I was the only one on two wheels around here today. The H-D riders especially are LONG GONE.
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