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Tourer
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northwest florida | between the heated seat, gips, and jacket....yes,I'm ready to go ride! |
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Visionary
Posts: 2118
Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | a99miata - 2010-11-04 7:41 AM between the heated seat, gips, and jacket....yes,I'm ready to go ride! Give me a break, Rod ! WINTER in Florida is what I consider good summer riding. When I lived for years in Kissimmee, Fl - summer was when I PARKED my bike! |
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Cruiser
Posts: 60
not far from hustler wisconsin | i have been riding in to work in the 20's home in the 40-50's for the last few weeks.
i wear leggins (leather chaps) if below 40, i have the liner in my leather jacket for several weeks now, and i am a firm believer in neck gaiters and stocking caps. i wear silk long johns so i don't get too hot off the bike. i use the grip heat and bun warmer as needed but can only take them for short bursts the low setting is too much. if the teps are in the high 30s and 40s i can thoroughly enjoy a day on the bike. the vision is definetly the best cold weather bike i have ever had. i am thinking about gerbing vest, but really can get by without.
oh yeah i am in s.w. wisconsin, and hope to ride until they salt the roads then i usually put the bike away. the salt is corrisive as hell and i dont have water in my garage to rinse the bike down after a salt bath.
Edited by wibiker 2010-11-04 2:11 PM
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | ...I hate the salt in Wisconsin. They would put the salt down at the stop signs, and of course it melted the snow and then turned to ice, so you couldn't stop at all. It would have been better if they did nothing at all.
Where's S. W. Wisconsin? I always thought Wisconsin was a suburb of Green Bay. I got some real cheese curds in the fridge right now, love 'em. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 763
Anderson, IN (48mi NE of downtown Indianapolis) | I ride until the salt hits the roads. Temp is of no concern. Performance clothing is quite abundant nowadays from numerous manufactures at reasonable prices. So, there is no way I'm missing a day of riding due to cold. Salt, however, is too corrosive around here for me to ride on. Bikes don't seem to be as resistant to it as the average car. My bike goes for a short rest while the salt is down until the next good rain to wash it off the roads. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 31
| Heated glove liners and sock liners from Brookstone. Relatively inexpensive and they work great. Mostly used them when I had the JP, but with the wind deflectors and the heated grips, I don't know if I'll even use them. The wife used them when we were in NM last month and she loved them. Independent batter packs so you don't have to plug them into a jacket. http://www.brookstone.com/heated-gloves-liners.html?his=2~46337~2~root_category%40kwd~heated+gloves&bkiid=searchResults|C4CategoryProdList1FDT|6926593 http://www.brookstone.com/heated-sock-liners.html?his=2~46337~2~root_category%40kwd~heated+gloves&bkiid=productDetail|CXConsiderationProductsFDT|8391681 Also Blizzard-Proof insulated bib overalls I got from a Western store. They also work great as long as I don't stretch my legs out where the wind will go up my pants leg.
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Cruiser
Posts: 177
| Well boys have fun with that. Here in Michigan they salt the roads HEAVILY, my bikes don't come out till we get at least 2 or 3 GOOD spring rains and all the car eating well most of the car eating potholes are tended to. So like this year 2nd week of March i got them out and still looks like some decent rinding this coming week on monday or tuesday. |
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Tourer
Posts: 363
Goldsboro, NC | Kilt. On Sundays, I add the codpiece. |
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Visionary
Posts: 2300
Georgia, west of Atlanta | Damn good thing they don't salt the roads down here in Geogia, I hate that stuff, I spent two winters in Oscoda Michigan and I remember the salt. It is a evil neccessity but it SUX and ruins everything !!! Cold is not a problem if you have electric gear, I ride down here on the coldest mornings which are around 10-15F just to be the only one out............ |
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