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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Polar Bears 12/31/17 at 15:52:50 I've got some new gloves I'm going to try out tomorrow , but the length of the ride is yet to be determined . Freeze out long johns (top and bottom) , jeans/flannel shirt , Chaps / leather coat , Full face helmet w/Barclay in it and tucked in really good into the coat .
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Re: Polar Bears
Reply #1 - 12/31/17 at 16:22:40

MMRanch, The weather has been great to ride most all month here in Fl. I left home at 7am yesterday to go to the west coast and back (400 miles), it was 50 degrees and fog for the first 90 miles. Wore my rain pants over my chaps and snowboarders mittens to keep warm and dry. (looked goofy, but it worked!) High 60's and sunny on the way home.
60's and sunny today, went to the range and the scenic way home - 110 miles total. I ended-up 23.5 K for the calendar year. Next year planning a trip to the salt flats in Aug. Should be 5.5 to 6 k for that trip.
Would like to do the KSL earlyer in the year,,,,IF you guys show-up this time!

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Polar Bears Reply #2 - 12/31/17 at 19:05:43 KSL ? Whats first for next year?
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Reply #3 - 12/31/17 at 20:24:22

He has a point, he does, what is first for next year?

He makes a second point, actually an opportunity if you will. If we are snow birding into Florida early next year by way of a gulf coast loop then you are talking to a potential HOST, somebody who lives in the area and can spot camping spots to toss a tent cheap and come up with Things To Do.

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Re: Polar Bears
Reply #4 - 12/31/17 at 20:24:40

My first trip in 18' will be early April to Columbia, SC for a weekend Roller Derby tournament. They haven't announced the exact date yet. I tried stretching that into N. Ga. in 16', but it was too cold to be fun. ( Florida has spoiled me!) I hit the west coast on the way back and it ends up about 15 - 1600 miles.
I am building a new ''Batwing'' style windshield/faring to bring the windshield much closer and cut down on the buffeting and wind noise in my ears. I HOPE! The trip to Utah will be 3 days of SS each way, less constant noise will keep me in a better mood. ( I said better, not good! ) 3 long days means a sore butt even if you are on a Gold Wing, let alone a 400 lb. S-40.

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Polar Bears Reply #5 - 12/31/17 at 21:34:40 OldFeller , if your interested in Daytona ,I'll see if I can find the ABATE campground.
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12673 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Polar Bears Reply #6 - 01/01/18 at 00:25:20 Look at the thread in the stickies. If you have to go look at Daytona bike week, you need to spot a place to stay.
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Reply #7 - 01/01/18 at 03:18:46

I made a strange discovery yesterday - the inside of the Beer Cave at the local convenient store was 20 degrees warmer than it was outside?

We are starting out 2018 at a lowly 4 degrees, and the next few nights will be worse - we won't get a warm up until the weekend.

Last winter after mounting the lightened pulley I took the Cafe' bike out to see how well it worked - I was so bundled up I looked like the Michelin Man. It was 23 degrees and it was impossible to keep my hands warm, and the controls were really hard to work gracefully with heavy gloves on.

I just can't see myself going on rides when the temperature is really low - when it is cold and/or wet I prefer to use my car!

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10667 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Polar Bears Reply #8 - 01/01/18 at 04:18:02 Amen to that, 7 deg. here this morning with a -2 deg. windchill, its just a wee bit cold to be riding. If I wanted to just start them I would need to set up a heater to blow under the crankcase to warm the oil first. I sure would like to have a heated space for the bikes to live in and with workspace as well.
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Reply #9 - 01/01/18 at 04:24:16

I am pretty darned spoiled when it comes to having a warm/toasty workspace. My garage and house are heated by my outdoor wood boiler, and it is currently 62 degrees in garage and 68 in the house. I am burning the Ash trees that were killed by the Emerald Ash Borer. I most likely will get 4-5 years of wood from all the dead Ash trees that are falling down. The Ash wood decomposes pretty fast while standing, the limbs fall off in 2-3 years and the trunks start breaking and falling over a year two later. It doesn't provide as much heat as Oak or Hickory - but it cuts easy and it is free!

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Polar Bears Reply #10 - 01/01/18 at 05:11:15 Got down to twenty..
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28668 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Polar Bears Reply #11 - 01/01/18 at 08:43:08 Mid 70's here... I'm sooooo gonna' pay for this come summer...
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Reply #12 - 01/01/18 at 10:03:38

My hands hurt real bad when they get too cold. This is the only way I can ride in the cold anymore. I used to ride in much colder weather on my scooter b/c it blocked more air off the rider. I had heated grips on that bike but also made a pair of handlebar muffs out of insulated lunch bags. Later, I switched to these handlebar muffs but still had to add material and slits for mirror stems.
When I got the 'zuki, I only had to change some of the velcro closures to adapt them to the new bike.
When it's cold, I don't care how these "elephant ears" look on the bike. At least I can still ride!

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engineer Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 872 Gender:	Re: Polar Bears Reply #13 - 01/01/18 at 18:01:24 Tocsik, I like those hand guards, did you fabricate them yourself or did you buy them somewhere? It's supposed to be minus 5 here tomorrow morning so no polar bear rides for me.
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Tocsik Serious Thumper Offline the singularity Posts: 1163 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: Polar Bears Reply #14 - 01/01/18 at 18:35:34 They were $20 on Amazon. Excellent purchase. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0192WML08/ref=ya_aw_oh_bia_dp?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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