A sad day.

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A sad day.

Postby Ibsen » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:07 am

It's always a sad day when I have to put the bikes away for winter storage, but today it had to be done. The forecast have been telling us that we might get snow later this week, so I decied to call the riding season off.
Not a joyful day, but with +5C, fog and light rain outside, it wasn't too hard really.

And inside a warm house, with a new blues record in the CD player (Walter Trout & The Radicals), a cup of fresh coffé, and a Kawasaki KZ400 engine rebuild vaiting in the workshop, life isn't too bad really. 8)

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Postby nickjtc » Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:22 pm

Never mind, Ibsen. Think of us poor souls who have not been riding for over a month!

Today here it is -7c with snow on the ground. No motorcycles to be seen.
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Postby DammitDan » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:12 am

I plan to ride mine through the winter. I'm sure there will be some freak 90 degree days in the middle of january when others will be saying, "man, I wish my bike was good to ride" as I ride past them in a t-shirt!

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Postby nickjtc » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:13 am

DammitDan wrote:I plan to ride mine through the winter. I'm sure there will be some freak 90 degree days in the middle of january when others will be saying, "man, I wish my bike was good to ride" as I ride past them in a t-shirt!


That's just being mean!! -10c here this morning.
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Re: A sad day.

Postby Volker_P » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:53 am

Ibsen wrote:And inside a warm house, with a new blues record in the CD player (Walter Trout & The Radicals), a cup of fresh coffé, and a Kawasaki KZ400 engine rebuild vaiting in the workshop, life isn't too bad really. 8)

Yes, tell it to yourself until you really believe it! :lol:

But here the swimming season is also almost finished and I guess my next motorcycle turns will be with more clothing on.

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Postby Vatch » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:16 pm

Average monthly temps are above freezing in WV. Might not even need a winter coat.
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Postby bandwidth69 » Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:31 pm

Was out last weekend - though not on the CB - I stopped for a while to catch some sun. It's been T-shirt weather here for a few days. Freaky. Next week we turn our clocks forward an hour to catch up wit the rest of europe. I bet then things will change a bit. I too may have to wear a...pullover even (shock horror) :lol:
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Postby Chris » Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:19 pm

Had another new experience with my 650 today. When I got out of work tonight I had to wipe frost from my seat :lol: It was 27 degrees. I really need to get that full-faced helmet and a pair of insulated gloves. I told the wife the other day that cold weather riding is almost a perfect reversal of hot weather riding. In hot weather, you can't wait to get moving again while you're baking in leather at the stops. In cold weather, you can't wait to stop again so you can warm up :lol: :lol:
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Postby Vatch » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:31 am

:lol:
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Re: A sad day.

Postby Ibsen » Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:15 pm

Volker_P wrote:
Ibsen wrote:And inside a warm house, with a new blues record in the CD player (Walter Trout & The Radicals), a cup of fresh coffé, and a Kawasaki KZ400 engine rebuild vaiting in the workshop, life isn't too bad really. 8)

Yes, tell it to yourself until you really believe it! :lol:


I don't have to. I really enjoy working on the engines in my workshop. But in the summer I never have the time to do it. I have lived in this country for almoast 50 years and I have learned to adapt. 8)

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Re: A sad day.

Postby Volker_P » Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:15 am

Ibsen wrote:I really enjoy working on the engines in my workshop. But in the summer I never have the time to do it. I have lived in this country for almoast 50 years and I have learned to adapt. 8)

Which remembers me that I still have no heated workshop where I just can roll in my motorcycles. :cry:
I usually do my work on holidays like easter or ascension when there is no chance to get free roads here. Or in summer when it is really too hot in the sun for motorcycle wear.


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