Author Topic: Winter Riding Poll II (Read 7486 times)

solman · « **on:** September 11, 2006, 08:08:57 PM »

See if this works for y'all. I can add more, but I think that this will give an accurate description for people.

chupacabra · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2006, 06:30:55 AM »

Sometimes it gets down to the low 40's F at night in Jan and Feb, and rains lightly ten too twenty times a year.

wheeliekev · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2006, 08:15:53 AM »

i ride all year round, its good to practice wheelies in wet conditions as it improves your throttle control, fast landings can be undercracker filling moments though

we dont normally have the extreme weather conditions you get over here though

aussiebandit · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2006, 08:58:11 AM »

It really depends on your definition of winter.

Here in my part of Oz, it's not winter until it's below Oc in the mornings and your lucky if it gets to double figures.

In parts of Queensland it's winter when the overnight temp gets down to 10c.

Me I ride all year round, all weather conditions (except snow and extreme heat i.e. over about 38c)

Desolation Angel · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2006, 09:08:45 AM »

I don't ride when it's in the 30s F, nor much when the temps are over 90 F. But inbetween times, woo hoo!

Why is there no degree symbol on our keyboards!

That sure would be more useful than this, "^", whatever that is.

PaulVS · « **Reply #5 on:** September 12, 2006, 10:02:01 AM »

My comfort range is 45F-90F

Only ride in the rain if I get caught out in it, or a light drizzle.

I won't ride at all in snow or ice.

Sven · « **Reply #6 on:** September 12, 2006, 10:07:56 AM »

Here in the midsouth, we get a couple incidents of frozen precip in the winter, so those days would be OUT. For much of the winter, we have morning commute temps in the 30s, which is certianly do-able (assuming it's not raining), but we also have a wet winter.

Last winter my cut-off was morning commute above 50. Which meant about four months when weekend pleasure riding was my preferred option, and that was only every 2-3 weeks. So while I don't store the bike for the winter, I don't ride it as much.

See http://www.worldweather.org/093/c00790f.htm#climate for climate info for Memphis. And a note about those averages: Seeing a daily maximum for 92F in July is very misleading, since it's a rare day in July when the daily high is not at least 92F.

GSFStiny · « **Reply #7 on:** September 12, 2006, 10:12:28 AM »

Ill break out the bike on warm winterdays (40s ish F) but most of the time it waits patiently with plenty of fuel stabilizer in the system.

solman · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2006, 11:30:43 AM »

For us that live in the states, it can really vary on where you live. We have a such diverse climates depending on what region you live. Here in N. Texas, it can really vary in the Winter time. I have seen really icy conditions, snow, and warm days. The problem with this region is that it can vary on where the air is coming from. It can come from the North and bring cold weather in, or turn around and bring warm weather from the South. That is one of the things that I don't like about being here is that it is hard to predict the weather. Phoenix is probably the easiet place to predict the weather. Because of its shape, you can tell if a storm is going to hit or not by which direction it is coming from.

wyntrblue · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2006, 11:59:53 AM »

i ride in all weathers ice snow, rain, hail sun itts all the same really, as long as you take it nice n easy. even more so when its icy. rember when riding in cold condtions that the edges of the road will be alot more icy than the middles and the same can be said about shaded areas. all in all take care!!!

solman · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2006, 12:37:49 PM »

I remember my first Winter here and there was no way I was riding my bike. The roads were so icy, it was barely safe for cars, and definitely not for bikes.

jfudo · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2006, 01:48:01 PM »

I don't enjoy pushing the bandit 50 feet through 24" deep snow, so pretty much I'm limited to may through october.

PitterB4 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 12, 2006, 02:43:23 PM »

Tracks aren't open in the winter!

When I had my Bandit, I wouldn't intentionally ride <45. I don't enjoy numb or hurting hands/toes/knees and don't enjoy riding all bundled up.

stetracer · « **Reply #13 on:** September 12, 2006, 08:49:46 PM »

I ride all year round I do not ride in the rain though

willo · « **Reply #14 on:** September 13, 2006, 12:00:29 AM »

I ride all year round heats not a problem, only get 0 or minus cel on way home from work at 6am in the middle of winter. Snow and ice whats that! I live in the sunny state QLD Aust..Graham