Yay finally got to go out Tuesday for a few hours
Sucks when I miss out on the nice days cause of my schedule.
Sucks when I miss out on the nice days cause of my schedule.
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December riders - careful out there...
- Thread starter MacDoc
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3 degrees - think I will slip out for a ride since staff is full up
meanwhile down under a tad warm
Hmmm blowing like crazy and a winter storm watch on ....
maybe discretion the better part of valour.
Yes that would be the correct decision....PacMac cometh
meanwhile down under a tad warm
Hmmm blowing like crazy and a winter storm watch on ....
maybe discretion the better part of valour.
Yes that would be the correct decision....PacMac cometh
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LannyNguyen
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Free bike wash tonight again. Yeah!
3 degrees out already - I bailed yesterday as the PacMac looked nasty ( that was very cold rain - sitting in the hot tub getting drowned in the rain.....).
Really want to get to the Forks and give the girls a big tip for the holidays.
That is very strange radar image
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WKR
and the bigger picture
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WSO
seems parked and rotating in place
Really want to get to the Forks and give the girls a big tip for the holidays.
That is very strange radar image
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WKR
and the bigger picture
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WSO
seems parked and rotating in place
It's not bad with decent gear and you simply don't push the envelope as any twists are inevitably in shade these days.
It's certainly not SS friendly out there ( too much torque not enough protection ) but I used to ride all year on the Honda 305 Hawk - even in snow levels enough to close the QEW ( THAT was a memorable ride through the back roads )
With heated grips or heated gear and some up front protection it's fine down to freezing and even below if it's dry.
I'm not even in maximum layers ..just shirt and ballistic jacket with a liner - long johns on the bottom with riding pants.
I just love to get out - but what bugs me is such short days and it wants to be foggy all the time.
That was tough the other night after dark in very dense fog. But cleared in a few KM and was a nice ride after that.
It's certainly not SS friendly out there ( too much torque not enough protection ) but I used to ride all year on the Honda 305 Hawk - even in snow levels enough to close the QEW ( THAT was a memorable ride through the back roads )
With heated grips or heated gear and some up front protection it's fine down to freezing and even below if it's dry.
I'm not even in maximum layers ..just shirt and ballistic jacket with a liner - long johns on the bottom with riding pants.
I just love to get out - but what bugs me is such short days and it wants to be foggy all the time.
That was tough the other night after dark in very dense fog. But cleared in a few KM and was a nice ride after that.
LannyNguyen
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Well the salt they're using on Toronto roads are like a spray liquid salt. It's not as bad as before when they sprayed the rocks of salt.
If you're worried about salt rusting and all, give it a wash. I have a pressure washer and it's so helpful.
Longjons and jeans is enough for me, also a sweater and winter jacket. Snowmobile gloves and half lid. I never used heat gear, and not planning to.
If you're worried about salt rusting and all, give it a wash. I have a pressure washer and it's so helpful.
Longjons and jeans is enough for me, also a sweater and winter jacket. Snowmobile gloves and half lid. I never used heat gear, and not planning to.
I picked up the Duc yesterday from the dealer. I had planned on trailering it, either yesterday or Thursday or Friday this week. But when I woke up it was dry down by the QEW, the QEW looked dry so I decided riding was easier than getting the trailer out, putting the bike on it and hauling it home. A bit cold, but I've ridden in worse, both in terms of wind (100 kmph gusts), and cold. And as a bonus, no snow, sleet, hail or rain. Heated gloves help, and I had my insulated jeans on along with an extra sweater. This may be it for the year though.
Sabex
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I'm not, that's the problem!
Sabex
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Cool, although some stuff came up today so I can't go out for a ride
Looks like i'll be heading up tomorrow.
Any recommendations on some good gloves? My pair ripped in the crash so they're about as useful as a bucket of pine cones. Great to throw at some random person on the street, but not much else.
I bought these but I have heated grips - this time of year Hippo Hands trumps it all.
http://www.eddiebauer.com/catalog/p...ategoryName=EB&viewAll=n&pg=1&cmPathInfo=null
http://www.eddiebauer.com/catalog/p...ategoryName=EB&viewAll=n&pg=1&cmPathInfo=null
fyrebug
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Oh its not that bad with an ss. Or maybe the sport touring isnt anything like an ss. I dunno. Its deffinetly not like riding the 500 in winter but Its just a matter of not pushing it and not giving into any crazy drivers that rev around you. I just ride it nice and pokey and i have zero slips. As for salt who cares. The bike will get stolen long before i have to worry about salt being a problem with resale.
Im off to london right now and if i hadnt already bought train tickets id just ride. Foot in the mouth for all my freinds that said bikes were only good 3 months of the year.
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Sabex
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Not bad. Hot chocolate really helped keep me warm.
No snow on the road (just to the side) and no ice, but damn there was a lot of salt/brine/whatever mixture once you got so far north. Nice little ride to the forks through the backroads and then slabbing it home on the 410.
Slightly random: saw 2 guys making out in a car at the belfountain store, gave them a thumbs up as I was leaving.
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