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hotwings Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 876 Age : 54 Location : Ontario Points : 5579 Registration date : 2012-04-29
| Subject: Hate to admit it Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:20 pm | |
| I think this riding season is over for me! Was hopin for a few more warmer days but doesnt look like its gonna happen! By the time i get home from work the evenings are usually cold and darkness is startin to set in. The weekends are too busy or its rainin. Its not unusual to have frost on my truck in the mornings now before headin to work. My wife and i got to see Florida for the first time while going on a cruise at Port Canaveral last february. While we were being shuttled from Orlando airport i was amazed at how warm it was and everyone on the go in "summer" mode. We left home 4 hours before in a snowstorm! Do these people know how good they got it!!! Biking all year!!! I guess they pay the price during the hurricane season. Anyways, maybe i'll get one more ride before having to mothball the ol hog! |
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Silverwing28681 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 94 Location : Taylorsville, NC Points : 4602 Registration date : 2012-08-16
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:26 pm | |
| Its cool here in the mornings, but by mid day you can ride but winter is on its way, let me ask everyone here. How is the weather your way? |
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DarthJ Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 195 Age : 50 Location : Hell Paso Points : 5038 Registration date : 2011-09-27
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:48 pm | |
| Sorry bro. Here, while it can snow, and does a couple times, it doesn't stick. So the Shadow gets ridden all year round. Great for school, only drive the cage once a week since I have 3 classes spread through the day, makes sense to have the cage for a base of operations (can't nap on a bike ) |
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model28a Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2085 Age : 71 Location : St.Pete.FL. Points : 7571 Registration date : 2010-02-03
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:52 pm | |
| Hot as well, not that hot. But I can't wait until we get some cool fall weather. The weather man just said yesterday was the end of our rainy season, so when it cools down we will have great riding until spring rain comes again. It will be a little cold in February. But we will be able to wear safer riding gear soon for four or five months. I ride me Wing as my main transportation no matter the weather. |
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johnd Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 544 Age : 76 Location : Santa Barbara California Points : 6084 Registration date : 2010-02-01
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:31 pm | |
| Today Santa Barbara Ca. Our first shower this year. :flower:
70 °F Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation Tonight 54 °F Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation Tomorrow 70 | 55 °F Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation Friday 72 | 55 °F Partly Cloudy Saturday 73 | 57 °F Partly Cloudy Sunday 75 | 59 °F Clear |
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SCTLVR Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 186 Location : Fairfield, CA Points : 4751 Registration date : 2012-06-27
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:35 pm | |
| Fairfield, CA Mid 70's (~21C) today and rest of week. No rain since ~June. Will have some rain in the next 60 days. Perfect weather for wine country, Sierra Nevada mountains, coastal rides, etc. |
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hotwings Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 876 Age : 54 Location : Ontario Points : 5579 Registration date : 2012-04-29
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:39 am | |
| - SCTLVR wrote:
- Fairfield, CA
Mid 70's (~21C) today and rest of week. No rain since ~June. Will have some rain in the next 60 days. Perfect weather for wine country, Sierra Nevada mountains, coastal rides, etc. sounds like paradise, oh wait the earthquakes!! The TV ads make it look appealing tho!! |
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tinman Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1298 Age : 76 Location : Matheson, Ontario, Canada Points : 6143 Registration date : 2011-11-29
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johnd Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 544 Age : 76 Location : Santa Barbara California Points : 6084 Registration date : 2010-02-01
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:55 am | |
| Thursday
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 66F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. If the weather ever got down to 28deg around here Tinman, my eye lids would close and I would go into hibernation. :lol!: I have no idea what that feels like. |
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tinman Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1298 Age : 76 Location : Matheson, Ontario, Canada Points : 6143 Registration date : 2011-11-29
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:58 am | |
| What would you do at - 40. C or F , take your pic. No choice but to wait till + 5 C It could take 6 month or 7 for that nice whether to come back :lol!: With my Voyager trike kit coming next week I will be able to ride longer . |
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GHM-PM Site Admin
Number of posts : 2632 Age : 72 Location : Bullhead City, AZ Points : 7535 Registration date : 2012-05-17
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:48 pm | |
| Wickenburg, AZ
Cloudy today with some showers, but still warm so going riding later with a scooter group from Tucson! I am "mature" enough to know that I won't melt...
I can ride pretty much all year around here, may need my heavy jacket and chaps but at least I can GO!!! |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:13 pm | |
| Forecast is for 80s on Saturday, I'm going to a bonfire in the evening and I'm planning on riding. I hope it doesn't get too cold when the sun goes down.
It's been unseasonably cold here in Tennessee (the world's worst place to ride, I've heard) so I haven't been able to ride as much as I like, but there are still some nice riding days left in the season. |
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tinman Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1298 Age : 76 Location : Matheson, Ontario, Canada Points : 6143 Registration date : 2011-11-29
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SCTLVR Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 186 Location : Fairfield, CA Points : 4751 Registration date : 2012-06-27
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:32 pm | |
| I've been in three earthquakes in 18 years. Two were almost imperceptible and one was pretty big, when I was in Hayward. Earthquakes are WAY overblown in the media from personal experience. Love it here after living in rainy Pacific Northwest much of my life. I've paid the raingod in full! |
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hotwings Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 876 Age : 54 Location : Ontario Points : 5579 Registration date : 2012-04-29
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:32 pm | |
| Tinman you must live in the woods so far that you would have to come out to go hunting!! |
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tinman Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1298 Age : 76 Location : Matheson, Ontario, Canada Points : 6143 Registration date : 2011-11-29
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SCTLVR Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 186 Location : Fairfield, CA Points : 4751 Registration date : 2012-06-27
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:41 pm | |
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Ishkatan Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 203 Age : 69 Location : Monrovia, Md Points : 5367 Registration date : 2010-11-16
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:09 am | |
| Yikes, I am taking the bike in for "inspection" and it will be 37 F in the AM, with a high of 54 for the day. Time to get the winter liners into the riding pants.
I'm just north of DC. |
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hotwings Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 876 Age : 54 Location : Ontario Points : 5579 Registration date : 2012-04-29
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tinman Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1298 Age : 76 Location : Matheson, Ontario, Canada Points : 6143 Registration date : 2011-11-29
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:25 am | |
| I don't like to ride at night , but some times ,I don't make it home on time .NFLD started with 4 moose and now it has 6 moose Per Sqare Mile.Like the Nuffie says ( Got to get me Moose) . I live 80 kl in any direction of a Tin Horton coffee shop and I got to get me coffee. :lol!: |
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kbcmdba Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 178 Location : Tennessee, US Points : 5161 Registration date : 2011-05-05
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:27 am | |
| Been riding all year long now for years and still love it. My no-go weather conditions are (in no particular order),
Ice on the road High winds (especially gusty cross-winds) Lightning in the air-ea :-) Obscured visibility (fog, smoke, rain, ...) below 1/2 mile or 1 mile at highway speeds.
I often choose not to ride in dank (cold/rainy/foggy) weather but it is not a no-go by itself unless I am sick (but that is a no-go of its own).
You may ask about lightning - I won't intentionally ride in it because there is no cage around me to protect me and I just don't want to take a chance. I just don't see the point in challenging extremely high voltages flying thru the air anyway. I also don't mind taking a cab or calling my wife in those conditions if waiting it out is not going to work.
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johnd Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 544 Age : 76 Location : Santa Barbara California Points : 6084 Registration date : 2010-02-01
| Subject: Fantastic weather! Do not live here please Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:49 am | |
| oday 81 °F Clear Tonight 61 °F Clear Tomorrow 82 | 63 °F Clear Thursday 84 | 61 °F Clear Friday 73 | 57 °F Mostly Cloudy Saturday 72 | 57 °F Partly Cloudy :lol!: |
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Waspie Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2392 Age : 72 Location : Portland, UK Points : 8161 Registration date : 2009-07-26
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:01 am | |
| No-Go weather for me is simply Snow and/or Ice, forecast or actual. |
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Atrick Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 198 Age : 75 Location : England Points : 4689 Registration date : 2012-09-04
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:49 am | |
| Boy am I glad we don't have moose on our roads - altho' we do find a few in the pubs on a Saturday night however they usually get better looking as the evening wears on.... |
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tinman Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1298 Age : 76 Location : Matheson, Ontario, Canada Points : 6143 Registration date : 2011-11-29
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Tue Oct 16, 2012 3:50 pm | |
| Just came back from a Tim coffee, 5C,42 F. You are lucky to ride in a warm place like that . Here we have a few moose face in the Pubs but they look better as the night goes on. :lol!: |
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Meldrew Visiting Curmudgeon
Number of posts : 4222 Location : York, North Yorkshire, England UK Points : 9463 Registration date : 2010-11-16
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:22 am | |
| It's early afternoon, dull and grey, and there's rain and hail of almost biblical proportions coming down at the moment, it's dark and there's occasional thunder and lightning thrown in for good measure. If a plague of frogs rained down next I wouldn't be at all surprised. |
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johnd Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 544 Age : 76 Location : Santa Barbara California Points : 6084 Registration date : 2010-02-01
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:32 am | |
| Save some water for California please.
Today 84 °F Clear Tonight 63 °F Clear Tomorrow 82 | 61 °F Clear Friday 77 | 57 °F Clear |
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RArch Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 613 Age : 57 Location : West London, UK Points : 5427 Registration date : 2011-11-07
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:41 am | |
| Its sunny in London but of course that is all going to change as soon as I head for home |
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SCTLVR Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 186 Location : Fairfield, CA Points : 4751 Registration date : 2012-06-27
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:48 pm | |
| RArch; I'd feel sorry for you except, even in the rain, London is London and therefore one of the great cities of the world. I'm more envious than I should be, living in the weather heaven San Francisco Bay Area. |
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RArch Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 613 Age : 57 Location : West London, UK Points : 5427 Registration date : 2011-11-07
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Wed Oct 17, 2012 2:37 pm | |
| Hey, as luck would have it no rain on the way home The A40 was backed up for some reason but filtering past cagers always brings a smile |
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Nowun Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 288 Age : 71 Location : Hampshire, England Points : 4732 Registration date : 2012-10-13
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Wed Oct 17, 2012 5:10 pm | |
| J9, M27 all the way up to J10. M3 was solid this morning - due to minor accidents after heavy early morning rain - so I filtered for 20 miles between lanes 2 and 3.
Like you say RArch - lots of grin factor. |
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hotwings Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 876 Age : 54 Location : Ontario Points : 5579 Registration date : 2012-04-29
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:21 pm | |
| High of 19c and sunny for tomorrow! Hopefully i'll get home in time to go for a ride! |
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Dreamrsmom Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 27 Age : 65 Location : Las Vegas, NV Points : 4866 Registration date : 2011-09-22
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:19 pm | |
| Awwww......you've gotta love livin' in Las Vegas. It was 78 degrees today. Perfect riding weather. Tomorrow night is a get together with Meetup Scooter Group here in town. It starts at 7pm. There's food, a raffle, discounts on gear....so, if anyone is in town and wants to scoot over to CycleGear on N. Decatur...we'd be happy to have you join us. |
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Regio Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 23 Age : 53 Location : Georgia Points : 4637 Registration date : 2012-04-25
| Subject: Tim's Coffee Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:12 pm | |
| - tinman wrote:
- Just came back from a Tim coffee, 5C,42 F. You are lucky to ride in a warm place like that . Here we have a few moose face in the Pubs but they look better as the night goes on. :lol!:
Ahh but I sure would like a Tim Horton's cuppa right about now! |
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tinman Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1298 Age : 76 Location : Matheson, Ontario, Canada Points : 6143 Registration date : 2011-11-29
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:15 am | |
| To day ,the temp.is going up to 18C, 68 F ,That's a record breaker. Bring it ON,hope it stays like that till Xmas.{Ya Right, } |
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hotwings Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 876 Age : 54 Location : Ontario Points : 5579 Registration date : 2012-04-29
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:23 pm | |
| - hotwings wrote:
- High of 19c and sunny for tomorrow! Hopefully i'll get home in time to go for a ride!
Yep finally got a little ride in! Sunny and warm all day then on the way home from work the sky was turning black with rain clouds (of course) but i decided to go anyways. Got fueled up and went about 60k. The rain held off. Didn't bother asking the wife, as her passenger riding season is definitely over. She's a hot weather girl. Who knows maybe i'll get another ride in yet!! The long range forecast is calling for 20c next Thursday. |
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"Hi Yo" Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2940 Age : 75 Location : Winnsboro, Texas, U.S.A. Points : 8571 Registration date : 2010-02-17
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:42 pm | |
| Hey hotwings, if 60k is a little ride, I'd hate to go on a long ride. |
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txtrkdrvr Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 40 Age : 67 Location : Lake County Florida Points : 4733 Registration date : 2012-02-07
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:19 am | |
| I believe he meant to say 60k = 60 KM = 37.2 miles |
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txtrkdrvr Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 40 Age : 67 Location : Lake County Florida Points : 4733 Registration date : 2012-02-07
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:24 am | |
| Living in Florida, the riding season is just now starting. After 5 months of 90 F + heat, we are starting to get the really nice weather for riding. Today high near 88 F with a low of 63 F. It should pretty much stay this way till December where it will drop another 10 degrees on average till March. Then sometime about the end of May next year we'll have 5 more blistering months of heat. |
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hotwings Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 876 Age : 54 Location : Ontario Points : 5579 Registration date : 2012-04-29
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Fri Oct 19, 2012 6:41 am | |
| - txtrkdrvr wrote:
- I believe he meant to say 60k = 60 KM = 37.2 miles
No i meant to say 60k. Its another way of saying sixty kilometers for you who thought i went 60000 kilometers in one evening Why are you using a decimal when you converted shouldnt you have used a fraction 37 1/5 miles, thats whats on ye alls road signs! |
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tinman Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1298 Age : 76 Location : Matheson, Ontario, Canada Points : 6143 Registration date : 2011-11-29
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tarmacburner2 Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1099 Age : 70 Location : Cleveleys, Lancashire, England Points : 6547 Registration date : 2010-03-27
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:32 am | |
| 60k and no mention of refilling the tank - I want that scooter - How much? Seller pays shipping to England.
Cheers, |
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hotwings Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 876 Age : 54 Location : Ontario Points : 5579 Registration date : 2012-04-29
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:38 am | |
| - tarmacburner2 wrote:
- 60k and no mention of refilling the tank - I want that scooter - How much? Seller pays shipping to England.
Cheers, Yours for 60k |
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Okiedolkle Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 69 Location : Allentown, PA Points : 4627 Registration date : 2012-06-27
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:59 pm | |
| I don't ride when there is precipitation or in the winter when there is snow or salt on the roads.
It was 30 deg F last Friday morning when I drove the Wing to work. It was invigorating. Trip is only about 6 miles/10 min. You just 'layer' up on the clothing.
I plan to drive it all year round when the roads are clear.
Enjoy the ride, Homer |
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jobo2mi Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 238 Age : 70 Location : Kalamazoo, Michigan Points : 5237 Registration date : 2011-06-06
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Fri Oct 19, 2012 6:29 pm | |
| I don't ride when it's wet (if I can help it!) or definitley don't ride when it's WHITE!! And as for the cold....I can layer up to about 40-45f then factor in the the windchillto down in the 20s, but any lower than that and it just isn't worth the discomfort .... although I surely do miss riding! |
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GHM-PM Site Admin
Number of posts : 2632 Age : 72 Location : Bullhead City, AZ Points : 7535 Registration date : 2012-05-17
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:25 pm | |
| I am in Arizona and so far with my SWing I have ridden in rain three times, hail twice and a windstorm (sand) twice. No "white" stuff so far thank God!!! |
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PHXScooterBill Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 142 Location : Miami, Oklahoma, USA Points : 5085 Registration date : 2011-06-07
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Sat Oct 20, 2012 1:01 am | |
| - Dreamrsmom wrote:
- Awwww......you've gotta love livin' in Las Vegas. It was 78 degrees today. Perfect riding weather. Tomorrow night is a get together with Meetup Scooter Group here in town. It starts at 7pm. There's food, a raffle, discounts on gear....so, if anyone is in town and wants to scoot over to CycleGear on N. Decatur...we'd be happy to have you join us.
Dreamersmom, It was a pleasure to meet you and others in our local Vegas "Maxi-scooter family", last night at Cycle Gear. |
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hotwings Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 876 Age : 54 Location : Ontario Points : 5579 Registration date : 2012-04-29
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Fri Oct 26, 2012 6:25 am | |
| Turned 21c here yesterday. Blue skies. Went for a ride, the wife also went with me (she hates cold). We came back in the dark and it was still fairly warm. We commented that the ride home seemed warmer than a few mid summer night rides! Who'da thunk it, oct 25th!!! |
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Darkeswinger Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 115 Location : Southwest Ohio Points : 5425 Registration date : 2010-06-11
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:19 am | |
| Enjoyed the last of the nice weather (for a while) here in Ohio yesterday. 3 hours on the scoot was a blessing. Dodging leaves and squirrels on the turns keeps one very alert. Can't wait for another chance to ride. I had plans for a much longer ride this weekend with my wife, but the weather is not cooperating this time. |
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surlybiker58 Touring Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 350 Location : Elkton , Maryland Points : 5114 Registration date : 2011-12-11
| Subject: Re: Hate to admit it Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:31 pm | |
| Mild weather here in Maryland all this week so got to ride everyday.
There's a major storm coming up from the south so next week doesn't look good at all
Love it when I just twist the throttle and I gone
That's the best thing about the Silverwing is it's smooth deceptive power
Sure will miss it and go cabin crazy next week until Hurricane Sandy passes by. |
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