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Title: Weather is a changing Post by EJID on 11/04/11 at 15:51:12 I rode the bike to work this morning and now it's 15min until I get off and it's started to SNOW. Guess the weather forecast was actually right. I thought I would make it home before it hit. :-[ |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by JohnBoy on 11/04/11 at 18:09:40 Heavy dust for most of the day here in AZ. Viability is at about 1/2 mile here in Phoenix at the moment. I guess it's time to clean (replace) the air cleaner...again. I'm using Oldfellar's design so replacement is a snap. I keep a 2nd filter handy and repack the one I take out. |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/05/11 at 05:44:41 Viability,, always an important consideration. |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by built2last66 on 11/05/11 at 10:22:07 I got caught in the wake of hurricane Irene on the highway.. so I'm not even gonna think about doing snow... What state do you think is the best for year round riding? |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by MrBrownTX on 11/05/11 at 10:33:09 As much as I hate to say it probably Florida. |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by built2last66 on 11/05/11 at 10:40:45 687767776A726B717D050 wrote:
Don't they have a lot of tropical storms and rain? |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by verslagen1 on 11/05/11 at 10:50:29 Florida doesn't have any mountains, so no twisties. Cali is good except a couple of weeks a year, and plenty of twisties. |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by Gyrobob on 11/05/11 at 12:01:07 I don't like Georgia in general, but you can ride all year in the Atlanta area. Yes, there will be a few icy days, but generally if you have the right gear, there aren't that many days that are just too cold. I live on the SW side of ATL. There are some fairly nice non-straight roads around here, but if I go just a little bit north, there are many many curvy roads and moderate hills. Of course, on the NW corner of Georgia lies the Dragon's Tale. Summers keep me off the bike more than winters. I just get too stinkin' hot on a 90 degree day with high humidity in some sort of minimally protective jacket/pants/etc. Those who recommend Florida are tougher than I am, thermodynamically speaking. |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by Fish on 11/05/11 at 13:15:55 485F43465E18464B595E1C1C2A0 wrote:
Don't they have a lot of tropical storms and rain?[/quote] Yes, and yes. But as long as it's not too windy, it's not that bad. And like Versy said, no mountains. Barely any curvy roads. It's better near the Georgia border, but that's far away from me. It's mostly all flatland straights. I think Verslagen has it nailed with California. |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by built2last66 on 11/05/11 at 13:33:55 Here in Va we have everything from twisty mountains to up an down straight a ways to just flat land, backwoods, cornfields, mountain parkways... and there's the beach.... and four complete seasons... the last time I was in Cali I drove down the 101... god I'd love to ride 101 on a sickle in the summer... |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by EJID on 11/07/11 at 12:51:32 Made it home, slowly and a little more wet than usual. The snowflakes were HUGE, about the size of silver dollars about the time I got home. Snowed for a several hours off and on with both big and small flakes. Only accumulated about 2-3" but let us know Ole Man Winter is on his way. Snow is gone from the roads now, but still lingering in the yards. Maybe I'll get a few more days riding time in yet before tearing things down for the winter MOD season. 8-) |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by built2last66 on 11/07/11 at 13:14:14 We need a Savage to Snow mobile conversion kit.... |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by EJID on 11/07/11 at 13:27:08 5C4B57524A0C525F4D4A08083E0 wrote:
Something like this for a motorcross bike... ;D http://boise.craigslist.org/mcy/2649424856.html http://images.craigslist.org/5Z45P25X43n73p53l2bae875b0f1837ca1794.jpghttp://images.craigslist.org/5Y05Q65X03nb3kf3o9baed073161ecce21bc5.jpg |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by Trippah on 11/07/11 at 13:50:33 do you think we could add a plow? |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by EJID on 11/07/11 at 14:03:15 05233821213039510 wrote:
Maybe if we add reverse too ;D |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by babyhog on 11/08/11 at 11:59:55 04223920203138500 wrote:
Saw this one a while back: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/RidgeMBD/kingmohams.jpg |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by built2last66 on 11/08/11 at 12:08:21 565554595B41380 wrote:
Saw this one a while back: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/RidgeMBD/kingmohams.jpg[/quote] Wow.. think it actually works, or rigged up just to be silly? I like it either way... :D |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by babyhog on 11/08/11 at 12:29:27 Never could figure out if it was photo-shopped or what, but it looks like they went to alot of trouble if it is. We install/sell plows where I work, so I posted this picture in one of the saleman's office. Gets all kinds of comments! |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by scroop on 11/08/11 at 19:48:06 That is too cool. I love it! Thanks for the post Piglet. 8-) |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by arteacher on 11/09/11 at 04:55:36 Riding season is nearly over 'till April up here in da nort. I wish I could hibernate like a bear. ;D |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by EJID on 11/10/11 at 09:49:53 Riding season is about done here too. :( Today it's about 25o outside, but the sun is shining and it's beautiful out there. So much so, that I rode to work in the cold. Everyone I work with thinks I'm crazy considering there is snow on the grass and frost on the cars and I'm still squeezing every last mile of riding out of this year's season. ;D Forecast calls for SNOW for at least the next 5 days :-/ |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by drums1 on 11/10/11 at 18:22:52 We got our 1st snowflakes of the winter here today. None of it stuck, but it's too dam cold to ride. (For me anyways) We might get 2 or 3 more riding days yet, but then forget it until May, or early June. I bet Bill had his in mothballs a month ago. (We both are in SE Wisconsin) |
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Title: Re: Weather is a changing Post by AlphaBarney on 11/12/11 at 11:39:26 EJ, you're in good company. Rode into work today in 29° weather, just so I could ride home when it was 55°. Crazy NC weather swings close to 30° in one day. Not too cold yet; I'm holding out for snow. |
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