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Message started by weracerc on 01/03/11 at 11:04:40

Title: Insane or Addicted
Post by weracerc on 01/03/11 at 11:04:40

Not to make any of you jealous or anything - but i road today mid 30'sF...dry roads of course.....so am I insane or just addicted to riding the cycle?...a tad of both i suppose, right?

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by Serowbot on 01/03/11 at 11:44:30

Coo coo for cocoa puffs,... totally...

Now, go get some hot soup... ;)...

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by Midnightrider on 01/03/11 at 12:59:08

Youre just young. Enjoy it while you can. ;)

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by sluggo on 01/03/11 at 13:18:14

57737E74737D726E68737E7F681A0 wrote:

Youre just young. Enjoy it while you can. ;)

thiers a special place for people like you in heaven tell more and better stories, pics work too

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by Ed L. on 01/03/11 at 13:36:29

Insane if all you were wearing was a T shirt and pants. Addicted if you at least tried to dress warm. It's all fun no matter how the world looks at you.

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by Driller on 01/03/11 at 13:44:34

Perfectly normal in my world. :o

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by gerald.hughes on 01/03/11 at 14:16:11

Hmm! I rode today and it was 60 and sunny. Does that make me sane? I know that I am addicted. I think that there should be a 12 step program for bikers.

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by s40fan on 01/03/11 at 15:57:17

addicted

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by Paladin. on 01/03/11 at 15:57:37

When I as a kid I rode my motorcycle through a blizzard. I am not insane. Not addicted . . . I managed to go 15 years without riding. (Now THAT was stupid!)

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/03/11 at 19:59:35

Ive arrived at my destination with hands so cold I couldnt knock on the door.
No more..

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by Dj12midnit on 01/03/11 at 21:00:09

I did about 500 miles this last weekend. we hit a high of 38.

http://www.suzukiownersclub.net/chapters/suzuki/member/photos/095.JPG

A little stop to warm my innards and my hands.

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by kimchris1 on 01/03/11 at 22:29:49

I like to think I am a mix of both. Yet unlike Dj, I didn't gear up and ride this last weekend. It was just too darned cold for me. Barely above freezing here at my house. Genie refuses to come out in the cold. :) kim

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/04/11 at 03:49:20

Ive been avoiding saying this, but you do know, dont you, that theres no reason you have to be Insane OR Addicted. You could be both.

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by Tonydtiger1971 on 01/04/11 at 18:21:26

5D4244435E5968586850424E05370 wrote:

Ive been avoiding saying this, but you do know, dont you, that theres no reason you have to be Insane OR Addicted. You could be both.

I have to agree, join the crowd and we can have a nice poker run. :)

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by Boofer on 01/04/11 at 21:44:20

Wera, I have lost the use of my right foot (Drop Foot) last week. I've been on Disability for nine years. Doctor said we have an emergency to save leg power. Due for MRI in two days. Looking at serious surgery. Also have Stenosis and Degenerative disc disease. Rode my daughter's ATV for ten minutes in pasture after being in bed for three days. Hurting bad, but I did it. KRAZY

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by mick on 01/04/11 at 22:27:38

173A3A333027550 wrote:

Good luck mate with the upcoming surgery.
Stay upbeat ,that alone helps you heal.

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/04/11 at 23:00:47

1D3030393A2D5F0 wrote:

All I can say is, I am sorry youre struggling like that. Hoping for the best for you.

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by Boofer on 01/05/11 at 03:38:12

Thanks for the kind words. I rode in the first 100 mile Relay for Life Cancer Ride last May in my small community. I think it was about 34 bikes and around 42 people. That is one of my goals for this year, if possible. I was in third position the whole time with lots of nice comments on the only thumper there. I'd like to make it at least 10 years and save all 10 tee shirts for some Rider's Prize that 10th year. Have to stay vertical and help the wife keep tabs on my teen daughter. ;D

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by kimchris1 on 01/05/11 at 11:07:22

Boofer, hugs and I wish you all the best in your quest in the upcoming ride in May. It is nice to have some kind of goal to look forward to when one is going thru the difficulties like yourself. Best wishes to you and again many hugs for a great day.. Kim :)

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by Midnightrider on 01/05/11 at 11:47:41

Best wishes Boof!!!!

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by BuckHMCC on 01/06/11 at 09:11:30

A long time ago (1969) in a place far away (west central Indiana) I rode my 120 Kawasaki street scrambler about 20 miles from my college to take the graduate record exams. It started a cloudy, early winter day, but it snowed, a lot, maybe 6", during the afternoon. I rode back on icy roads in the wind and blowing snow. It was a real exercise in balance and smoothness. Semi knobby tires were appreciated.

I think about that day when I ride during the winter, but my practical limit these days is 45F, dry and mostly salt-free roads.

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by John_D FSO on 01/06/11 at 23:06:14

7A656364797E4F7F4F77656922100 wrote:

Ive been avoiding saying this, but you do know, dont you, that theres no reason you have to be Insane OR Addicted. You could be both.

;D

I try to keep my insane and/or addicted impulses under control. Not always successful though. I've managed to get a ride in at least once a month since I started back in '08. This last November though it involved hitting the road in 17° temps. Crazy? Maybe. But now I know what it's like, and how well my gear keeps me warm at those temps: better than I expected. ;D

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by kimchris1 on 01/06/11 at 23:19:45

I am becoming addicted to staying in the warm house. I did manage to go out to the bike shed and uncover Genie and let her warm up for awhile.
Then later I kicked myself for not taking her out. Oh well that was my insanity that kicked in..:) kim

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by JohnBoy on 01/09/11 at 07:37:16

I have made a couple of 100 mile runs in the cold and you need to remember that as your core temp drops your reflexes get a lot slower. Shaking will over ride things like hitting the brakes or shifting gears. Your bike might be moving at 60mph while your body is moving at 30.
I hate cold weather and here in AZ I can avoid it most of the time.
Bottom line is be safe! Allow lots of room, allow your tires time to warm up, keep moving your fingers in your gloves, and read up on wind chill.

Title: Re: Insane or Addicted
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/09/11 at 07:55:30

Boots sit nicely up on the transmission, right by the jug. Hands warm up on the head. A large pistol carrier will unfold across the chest, fleece side in, plastic side out, blocks wind off the chest that may wiggle thru the zippers. If you have nothing special & are caught out in it, stop at a store & stuff a Thrifty nickel in your shirt. PLastic bags over boots looks like heck, but it beats wet feet. I dont care what anyone thinks about what Ive done to stay dry or warm, its my body Im tryiing to keep happy. Ill use whatever I can lay hands on if Im caught out in it w/o the right gear.