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PostSubject: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeTue Oct 09, 2012 9:20 pm

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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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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeMon Oct 29, 2012 10:48 am

Good luck with the Hurricane, I hope you don't get stuck for too long. I have family up that way and they are bracing themselves.

It was a very chilly weekend here but I did get out for a scoot on Sunday. I was bundled up but the ride was very pleasant.

The forecast for next weekend is even nicer, so I am looking forward to a ride, I just need to figure out where I want to go. I feel like I need to take advantage of every opportunity now that the season is coming to an end.
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeMon Oct 29, 2012 10:55 am

Last I heard back here in the land of Angles was it was a Cat 1. HAs it been upgraded yet.

Just sitting waiting for the tail end to hit us here in the UK in a week or so!! Where it will be the merest puff of air!
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeMon Oct 29, 2012 3:47 pm

The worst of it is supposed to hit here this evening on through the night
I have not heard of it being upgraded to a category 2 yet but it supposed
to be intensifying .

Nothing to do but hunker down and wait it out as best we can.

If I wanted to deal with hurricanes , I would have moved to Florida

I hope everyone else out there is staying safe and dry

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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeTue Oct 30, 2012 9:20 am

Made it through the storm ok , never lost electric power and the the trees
around my house stayed upright .
We were very fortunate to get through this massive storm unscathed.
Hope everyone else out there in the North Eastern US made it through
all right
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeTue Oct 30, 2012 9:21 am

Made it through the storm ok , never lost electric power and the the trees
around my house stayed upright .
We were very fortunate to get through this massive storm unscathed.
Hope everyone else out there in the North Eastern US made it through
all right
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeTue Oct 30, 2012 6:51 pm

Survived 'Sandy' here in Allentown, PA. Was without commercial pwr for about 20hrs (much better than last yrs surprise snow storm. -- out 5 days). Had a generator both yrs, so I wasn't too bad off. However, a lot of trees are down in this area. But some of the Jersey coast didn't fair too well.

Homer
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeTue Oct 30, 2012 7:37 pm

I've been watching news broadcasts and I hope all those living in affected areas are getting through this unhurt and unscathed.

Wow, when Ma Nature queen farts, Duck!
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeWed Oct 31, 2012 4:28 pm

I survived Sandy fairly well here in Allentown, PA. Lost power for about 20 hrs., but, had my 4K generator take care of that.
Today while I was cleaning up some debris (leaves & twigs) in my yard, I noticed about an 8 ft. piece of fascia siding had come off. The piece was not damaged so I will be able to have it re-installed. Can't get out on the road with my SW trike just yet, though.
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeThu Nov 01, 2012 9:15 pm

Glad you made it through the storm ok .

From what I hear from friends, it looks like New Jersey got the worst of it
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeThu Nov 01, 2012 9:16 pm

Glad you made it through the storm ok .

From what I hear from friends, it looks like New Jersey got the worst of it
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeFri Nov 02, 2012 7:13 am

With the rain,wind, snow ,and - 2 C for more then a week. My riding is but a distant pass. Time to put my Swing to bed till April. Will be counting S curves to put me to sleep. Sad Sad Sad
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeSat Nov 03, 2012 1:22 pm

Yep its over till spring! Put the bike away today. At least its downstairs and warm so i can go and sit on it every so often!! Not gonna remove the battery, im gonna just push it outside and start it up on the warmer days!
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeSat Nov 03, 2012 6:20 pm

I am so NOT looking forward to putting my scoot away ... aw heck, i still need one decent day to RIDE IT HOME!! Shocked Weatherman says we just may have a day in the 60s next weekend ( perfect timing!! Smile ) so I'll be scooting home in a hurry .... just so i can put it away and look at it every day as I drive the cage out in the snow to work! Sad Winter SUX!!!
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeTue Nov 06, 2012 4:03 pm

My first sub-zero ride of the season! We had -3C and frost here this morning. Nice and crisp, but a tad chilly on the digits! 20 miles from home to Winchester.

Doing some research on heated gloves - any ideas?
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeTue Nov 06, 2012 4:31 pm

You were riding in -3 Shocked

I take it the roads were dry...
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeTue Nov 06, 2012 4:54 pm

RArch wrote:
You were riding in -3 Shocked

I take it the roads were dry...

Why?
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeTue Nov 06, 2012 4:56 pm

Nowun wrote:
My first sub-zero ride of the season! We had -3C and frost here this morning. Nice and crisp, but a tad chilly on the digits! 20 miles from home to Winchester.

Doing some research on heated gloves - any ideas?

Gebring

http://coreheat.net/Products/Products.html#Gloves
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeTue Nov 06, 2012 5:02 pm

Thanks Doug - looks good.
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeTue Nov 06, 2012 6:00 pm

Waspie wrote:
RArch wrote:
You were riding in -3 Shocked

I take it the roads were dry...

Why?

Because of the danger of ice if the road wasn't...
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeTue Nov 06, 2012 6:33 pm

It was 30 degrees farenheit here this am . My only chance to ride in to work
this week since another storm is coming Wednesday.
Not too bad with my insulated Carhart overalls, Balaclava, and Olympia riding jacket . First time I broke out the winter gloves since March.
Now 11 months with my wing and 7k miles on the clock.

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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeWed Nov 07, 2012 10:56 pm

38F the other day on the freeway on the way from Medford, OR to Grants Pass for a GWRRA breakfast (actually the remains of a disbanded GWRRA chapter). Half way there I had to turn the Gerbings jacket liner down, too hot. I first bought electrically heated gear about two years ago and wonder why it took me so long. Last year on my Goldwing it was 28F in the mountains on the way to Klamath Falls. For the first time in my motorcycling life I was actually comfy warm cruising at 65mph at that temp. Wonderful stuff. I do carry extra gear in case of electrical failure though.
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeThu Nov 08, 2012 4:40 pm

I was driving thru eastern Quebec, Canada last night with my family on the way to my grandmothers funeral in Newfoundland, a 24 hour drive one way plus a 5 hr ferry ride. I pulled off the highway with the van to refuel at around 10 pm and the van showed -6C. While pumping the gas my knees were knocking with cold after leavin the warm van. I looked up to see a scooter driving thru the gas station parking lot. Not sure the make or model (sounded like a 2stroke). These guys must be sasquatches to ride in the cold at night like that.
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PostSubject: Re: Hate to admit it   Hate to admit it - Page 2 I_icon_minitimeThu Nov 08, 2012 5:46 pm

RArch wrote:
Waspie wrote:
RArch wrote:
You were riding in -3 Shocked

I take it the roads were dry...

Why?

Because of the danger of ice if the road wasn't...

During the winter I regularly ride sub zero temps, wet or dry. Just more cautiously thats all!!!!

With all the salt this country scatters the outside air temp has little effect on the state of the actual roads.
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