Iceman
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I live in Barrie. The city made a big deal announcement this year about using less salt. They've made good on that, every road in town is ice, but when it thaws it's clean at least.
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Who's still riding? (Fall 2016 / Winter 2017 edition)
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The 1976 Ty175 my daughter rides has readily available parts from your local Yamaha dealer.I ordered gaskets and an air filter for it and it took a week to come in a month ago.Are you on facebook? There are a bunch of active Ty guys that i could put you in touch with.
I'm thinking the hope of getting out this weekend have faded away, indeed they have laid down an insane amount of salt in my neighbourhood – there is a trail (just dropped, not spread) of salt down the middle of all of the streets in my subdivision about 1 inch thick, I **** you not.
Yeah they spread it like they're putting down a gravel walkway at my workplace. The amount of salt becomes almost as much of a hazard as ice would be.
48Connor
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They did the same on my street. Just a nice 3ft wide strip of salt up the middle of the road.
Tomorrow was actually looking decent - the salt has washed away, and the forecast *was* for 7 degrees and partly sunny tomorrow afternoon.
And now they changed it to drizzle all day. :/
And now they changed it to drizzle all day. :/
Fired up the CBF today and unpinned the Vstrom from it's nest of boxes.
If it hits 8 I'm riding unless the rain is torrential....now just have chase where the rain pants landed,,,,likely topcase
THere is a good chance the weather guy is wrong on the rain .
https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php
We're in a gap but still with flow from the south
If it hits 8 I'm riding unless the rain is torrential....now just have chase where the rain pants landed,,,,likely topcase
THere is a good chance the weather guy is wrong on the rain .
https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php
We're in a gap but still with flow from the south
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sempre1
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I'm a City worker tell me where you live that way next time i'll dump the full load on your street
.I'm a City worker tell me where you live that way next time i'll dump the full load on your street
I'd like that right now.
There's a 1- 6" layer of ice and snow on our street, and the plows don't look to have come in weeks.
Surrounding streets are bare asphalt, and covered in salt.
Was it something I said?
sempre1
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The Patrol man in your area should take note and report at the end of the day to his Supervisor.
Usually the next day salt trucks should be there.
Yeah, but I probably won't go out unless the roads are dry. Not that I'm worried about traction or anything honestly, but there's still enough salt dust and such out there that mixed with rain...it'd likely brine up the bike really good...and I'm not into that, nor having to break out the garden hose and bucket and wash it when I'm back home. Not enjoyable at 7 degrees.
I'm a City worker tell me where you live that way next time i'll dump the full load on your street
Tell whoever does my street to turn on the spinner thingie and at least spread it around next time instead of just dumping it in a big line.
sempre1
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Yeah, but I probably won't go out unless the roads are dry. Not that I'm worried about traction or anything honestly, but there's still enough salt dust and such out there that mixed with rain...it'd likely brine up the bike really good...and I'm not into that, nor having to break out the garden hose and bucket and wash it when I'm back home. Not enjoyable at 7 degrees.
Tell whoever does my street to turn on the spinner thingie and at least spread it around next time instead of just dumping it in a big line.
Will do.
Foggy as hell out there but no sign of rain in any direction and 8 in the afternoon ...sounds rideable to me.
+1....can't remember the last time I was this excited to ride in the cold weather,maybe cuz it's January,I don't know
I think you have to change your expectations. You were never going to get a pony, be happy with what you got.
I had a nice foggy 80 km ride into work this morning. There was a little bit of ice on my driveway but the roads were fine. It was 0 or +1 until just before work were the fog broke and the temperature jumped to +2. Should be quite nice by the time I head home at 5.
..Tom
looks like the top will be 6 and drizzle...
nice out now but a chilly 3
Nothing on the radar except Louisana getting mugged byt severe thunderstorms but that is pushing warm air to us. Drizzle is hard to see but nada just now
will wait til noon
Certainly rideable out there now ..sun peeking out even ..footing is slick but hey.
nice out now but a chilly 3
Nothing on the radar except Louisana getting mugged byt severe thunderstorms but that is pushing warm air to us. Drizzle is hard to see but nada just now
will wait til noon
Certainly rideable out there now ..sun peeking out even ..footing is slick but hey.
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uh ok,with all due respect sir I think you missed the sarcasm in my post.I was joking around
The weather were getting now is incredible for january,I rode the day before christmas or christmas day(don't recall the exact day )can't remember the last time I did that,if ever....anyways ,hope you enjoy your ride home from work
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