Yes. I could tell she was never a confident rider ever again after her upset a few years back, and in what riding we did do she gave me a scare on a few occasions.
I think this is best for both of us lol.
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Who's still riding? Fall & Winter 2022 (& 2023!) edition!
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Yes. I could tell she was never a confident rider ever again after her upset a few years back, and in what riding we did do she gave me a scare on a few occasions.
I think this is best for both of us lol.
Forecast changed a day or two ago. Originally 20cm forecast but now down to next to nothing sadly.
I still had the sled out yesterday. Prob the last time this year though.Motorcyclist vs snowmobiler cognitive dissonance detected.
Mad Mike
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I ride year round, been doing that for 45 years.
There are very few days between Christmas and Mar 1 that are safe for riding. Can you venture out on risky days? Sure, but don't downplay the risks.
I've hit the ground 3 times over the years. All have been slips in below zero temps.
Go try winter riding. But dont think its a cakewalk or something every full-man rider can do. It's risky and it's dangerous.
Mad Mike
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I'm at 600km this year, mostly little loops on nice days. Was planning to do the work commute of 80km, but its been icy every morning st my 6:45 departure time.This past Wednesday I reached 2,000 km riding since the beginning of 2023.
..Tom
Fwiw, I'm on year 6 for my oe 2026 Vstrom battery that has bever seen a tender. Starts up every 2 weeks, still starts like new.
I need to wait another three years to get one of those 2026 batteries, you must have good connections.
Aaand weather forecast changed back again saying another 20-25cm of snow next week. Get your skis shined up grab a stick of juicy fruit….
This past Wednesday I reached 2,000 km riding since the beginning of 2023.
..Tom
Nice. I've filled up 4x since the new year so I'd say I'm somewhere between 600 km and 800 km, all between Etobicoke, Vaughan, North York, and downtown proper. Just daily riding for errands, picking up take-out, etc.
Means I've saved about $140-$190 in fuel vs taking my 5.4 liter v8 cage.
Where do you live? Are you in Toronto, or "GTA"? Are you reflecting on the past 45 years, or focusing on the past 4 or 5 years?
Every year we get progressively less bad winters in Toronto. I think 2018 going into 2019 was the last proper bad winter for winter riding with a lot of precipitation, snowfall, and warm to flash freezing back and forth. That was a miserable winter for those who like winter riding. We've had great winters since then.
Been doing it 17 years, so I wasn't there for the generation that had to walk in 28 feet of snow uphill in both directions to get to school, nor do I think those historical experiences are relevant to today's inner city riders with the way climate change and municipal equipment and policies are going. Every year we typically see winters getting warmer and dryer in the city, and city hall has been (for better or worse) getting progressively more aggressive with proactively overspraying and clearing the roads.
We're 50 days into the new year, and I'm at 600-800 km this year. It's not much, but most days I'm only doing 5 km/day to pickup takeout or something from a store, or 30 km/day if I have an errand to run. I'm riding more days than I'm not, even if it's not much riding, because we've seen far more clear, dry, safe days in the city than we've seen wet or snowy ones.
Mad Mike
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I'm in Markham.
I never had to walk thru 28' of snow in Toronto but I do remember when we had to walk uphill to and from school.
I'm just over 900km this winter, ran up to the Beav and back today for fun. That's about 1/10th of my road travel thus winter.
It's below 0 most mornings at 630, so my 30km run to the shop at 120kmh is out. If I was WFH and doing 5km mid day jaunts, I might do more on my bikes.
I think the main point of your discussion is safety and risk taking.
I'm pretty sure I know why people around the world park motorcycles in cold climates.
Probably the same reason they don't go snowmobiling.
Mad Mike
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Nope. They don't ride winters because of the risk.
What do snowmobiles have to do with not riding motorcycles in the winter?
This is becoming a circular conversation. Go back a page or two if you'd like to do. People would rather be warm and write online that they love motorcycle riding, then actually go offline and love motorcycle riding.
Mad Mike
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So you think motorcycles get parked in the enter because riders can't brave the cold? For some thst may be true, but in large I don't buy that as the primary reason people park bikes in the winter.
Ontario has more snowmobile riders than MC riders, and they are riding in places much colder than the GTA.
Correct. The average motorcyclist and snow mobiler are built different.
In the few years I've bought a handful of ten year old motorcycles with 4,000 km or less... Fairweather riders galore in Toronto.
Out of curiosity, I'll post a poll to see what people say about.
sburns
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Went out today for a first run for 2023! With that balmy weather we had it was almost like spring weather! I was expecting to see the roads filled with motorcycles, but I didn't see a single rider. @adri where were you!
Just a little scoot around the block as far as HWY 7 and looped back home. Bike is running ok, but need to do a proper once over for the before the season really starts.
Just a little scoot around the block as far as HWY 7 and looped back home. Bike is running ok, but need to do a proper once over for the before the season really starts.
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