Bandit Alley
GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: 0to60 on September 06, 2006, 04:52:03 PM
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I ride all four seasons, because I paid the price of a small 100k car for this bike and I plan on getting my full use out of it. How many winter riders are there in the B-alley?
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The only thing that matters is how fast you can get from 0 to 60, because top speed is secondary
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I will now ride year round...but that's cause I live in Tx. :motorsmile:
When I lived in NY, the bike went away in November and didn't come back out until April (unless we had a freakishly warm day)
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I live in Canada so riding in the winter would be suicide !!! :danger:
In the garage she goes !!!!!!
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I ride all year round but only take the big beast out on selected days. the rest of the time I commute to work on a scooter, rain, hail, snow or shine. Using the scooter has certainly been a saving on fuel and mileage on the CB. What I do like is the fact that it feels like I am getting onto a new bike every time. Just think about going from a 100cc scooter and jumping straight on a B12. :motorsmile:
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I guess it's safe to assume that a 'yes' vote means you ride in the winter? :wink:
Probably should have excluded places like Arizona & So. Cal.
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I think we have a poll error!
Do you ride your bikes in the winter or hibernate them until spring?
If you say "yes" then you do ride your bike or do you hibernate?
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I was just thinking of doing a poll like this but more along the lines of
What seasons do you ride in?
1. Summer only
2. Year 'round in a warm climate (TX, CA, FL etc)
3. Year 'round with a real winter.
4. Year 'round with no real summer.
Personally, i used to ride year round with a real winter (Wash DC) in all kinds of weather. Now in Spokane, WA, haven't hit winter riding yet, so we'll see, but probably will ride so long as the roads are not iced.
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As long as it ain't snowed or iced over, I ride. 30 degrees, 20 degrees, whatever...
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Riding in cold doesnt bother me in the least, I dont mind layering up, and all the looks you get are pretty fun in a twisted sort of way. However snow is not a biker's friend, not to mention the asshats at the WV DOH throw down an absolutely absurd amount of salt, which acts not only as lowside manufacturer, but accelerates corrosion like crazy. My 2000 truck is already showing body rust. :boohoo: Thus the bandit will go in to hibernation as soon as the NaCl starts a' flyin
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Please refrain from using the "w" word. I find it offensive. And I might cry. The last "unfavourable season" was rather mild and I regretted storing my bike away. This year I'm thinking about leaving it in the garage and trying to ride it on the nice days. However chilly they may be...
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All year long, bay-beee!
Note to self: When it's icy, keep the throttle in check, even on big roads! :shock:
I do it all year long since i don't have nay other transportation, but i also think this will be the last year that i'm trying to freeze my fingers off. Hopefully in winter 2007 i'll have a car :wink: .
Personally, riding a bike in winter is not so pleasurable. damn cold, ice, heavier rainfall, snow catching onto the visor, i wouldn't recommend it....... BUT only REAL MEN can handle it!! AAAHAHAHAHAaah? :monkeymoon: :wink:
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all year round :banana:
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As long as it ain't snowed or iced over, I ride. 30 degrees, 20 degrees, whatever...
+1
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Two winters ago my last bike, a duc M620ie was my only transport so I rode it regardless of weather. Public transport to my current job is a 2 hr nightmare so unless there was snow on the ground or the threat, I rode. Even rode in the snow once...it wasn't supposed to snow and by the time I left work there was about 1/2 on the ground and windy as hell. Interstates where mostly OK but I wouldn't recommend it to any sane person :duh:
Now I have a car as well but the wife gets first dibs so the same rules apply now...If I don't have the car, then it's the scoot weather be damned...although I don't think I'll ever ride in the snow again.
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I ride year round. Here in Okla I ride the least in late Jul & early Aug....just too hot...I can usually find a 50-60 degree winter day in Jan & Feb.
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I ride all year round, everyday - except when I've got 'taxi' duty for the kids.
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I pay insurance all year, therefore; I ride all year. I just don't go out if the roads are wet or salty. I don't wanna make a rusty mess of my bike. Temperature doesn't bother me if I'm layered up.
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All year long. No, I don't commute in the deepest of Winter (or as deep as winter gets in the midsouth), but those weekend rides keep me going until March rolls around.
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We don't have what you could really call winter here :lol: I've been know to slack off in August for no other reason than it's too DAMN HOT !
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I answered "yes" to the first half of your question, not to the second half. :roll:
If there is snow/ice on the road, I do not ride. Otherwise, I ride.
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I took the liberty to alter the Yes/No to clarify.
As for me, I ride year round, though the winter rides are less frequent. Not because it's too cold, but because it's too wet and I find ZERO enjoyment out of riding in the rain and I have plenty of cages to keep me dry in foul weather.
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All depends on how much snow we get,but I like to try and get it out once a month over the winter. Sometimes it just never melts,and sometimes it does. Of course there are no long rides when its down in the 20sF. but just enough to use up some gas and put in fresh. When it gets down in the single didgets F,I just put more wood on the fire,and just start it up for awhile. Dan
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I don't feel that a poll like this really gives a good estimate. It has always seemed to me that people will ride if they are able too. Obviously people won't or shouldn't ride during harsh weather. But if people live in a place to do so, they will ride year round. Here in N. Texas, it really varies in the Winter time. Sometimes it gets really nice, other times, it is not. I have been fortunate that I have never lived in an enviroment where I have had no choice but to store the bike for a season. I stored it for the first time last year. I only did that because of my overseas tour. I was gone for 9 months, and will have to store it again when I leave to go back. :sad: Good news is that I am moving back to Phoenix where there is definitely some good riding areas. It will be nice to take the B12 back to my old stomping grounds.
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Yup. Can't beat the parking. Not sure I even know how to winterize a bike.
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So long as there is no ice on the main roads, I'll ride. The freeze-thaw cycles around here can be kind of nasty, so I can usually count a 2-3 week period where I'm forced to drive. ...and about farking lose it. :roll:
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Once again... aren't the poll results are pretty meaningless when you have people voting who have year-round summer.... and people who have sub-zero winters?
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I am going to come up with a more accurate poll.
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Once again... aren't the poll results are pretty meaningless when you have people voting who have year-round summer.... and people who have sub-zero winters?
Wow, I thought this was just a conversation topic, not being used for scientific research. Where do I sign up for my portion of the $1billion grant from Uncle Sugar?
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I tend to ride year round, i wrecked in aug. last year, and it was dec. 15th when i was able to get back on. So i rode all winter, didnt commute alot, but i would take off to TN on the weekend. Got caught in snow, sleet and rain a few times. I tried to ride today but it was about 58 f and rainy, i almost froze, i gotta get used to it again.
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I live in Canada so riding in the winter would be suicide !!! :danger:
Polar bears, eh? :grin:
I ride in winter down to about 40 degrees F. Lined leather gauntlets and V-Strom handguards let me get away with it. You guys ought to make the V-Strom handguard modification; it really works fairly well and looks stock.
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You gotta pic of your gloves or can you point me towards a company that sells them?
I've tried everything I can think of but I've found snowmobile MITTS work best to keep me warm. But then I can't really feel anything through them so that's a bit scary.
jim
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You gotta pic of your gloves or can you point me towards a company that sells them?
I've tried everything I can think of but I've found snowmobile MITTS work best to keep me warm. But then I can't really feel anything through them so that's a bit scary.
jim
Hi, Jimbo! Not on me, but I'll try to take a pic tonight. I don't know if they're even available anymore. A birthday or Christmas gift from the '70s. D@mn! Leather just flat don't wear out! :grin: