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Offline motormike

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« on: December 04, 2013, 08:59:42 AM »
It's December, so this snow will be staying around.  Yep, riding season is officially over.
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Offline Cablebandit

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Re: Snow
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2013, 09:04:00 AM »
It's not going to stay around on the street.  :headscratch:

We said goodbye to the lawn before thanksgiving.  Did 350 miles on Sunday.
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Re: Snow
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2013, 09:07:32 AM »
My driveway yesterday morning.

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It's going to be a very long winter. :'(
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Offline motormike

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Re: Snow
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2013, 09:10:11 AM »
Quote from: Cablebandit on December 04, 2013, 09:04:00 AM
It's not going to stay around on the street.  :headscratch:

I don't know where you live but around here, temps usually stay below freezing throughout winter.  So, between the cold temps, salt-laden streets, and potential ice patches, that's not something that I want to entertain.
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Offline mxvet57

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Re: Snow
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2013, 10:15:37 AM »
Quote from: motormike on December 04, 2013, 08:59:42 AM
It's December, so this snow will be staying around.  Yep, riding season is officially over.
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You whining about the snow again.
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Offline Max Wedge

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Re: Snow
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2013, 10:17:36 AM »
Quote from: motormike on December 04, 2013, 09:10:11 AM
Quote from: Cablebandit on December 04, 2013, 09:04:00 AM
It's not going to stay around on the street.  :headscratch:

I don't know where you live but around here, temps usually stay below freezing throughout winter.  So, between the cold temps, salt-laden streets, and potential ice patches, that's not something that I want to entertain.

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Re: Snow
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2013, 10:20:05 AM »
Quote from: mxvet57 on December 04, 2013, 10:15:37 AM
Quote from: motormike on December 04, 2013, 08:59:42 AM
It's December, so this snow will be staying around.  Yep, riding season is officially over.
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You whining about the snow again.

No.  I like snow. Just stating facts and adding a thread here.

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Re: Snow
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2013, 11:49:46 AM »
I don't know what you're talking about.
I rode to work today.
Fog was a much bigger problem.

I don't usually get to ride on weekends so its been
over a month since I rode in daylight. Bummer.
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Re: Snow
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2013, 04:19:48 PM »
Quote from: motormike on December 04, 2013, 08:59:42 AM
It's December, so this snow will be staying around.  Yep, riding season is officially over.

I had a job this morning in the western part of the state. I was freezing my ass off and it was cloudy with some light precipitation. I get back to the garage and I'm sweating. I then realize I still have my winter jacket on and it's sunny and 69.
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Re: Snow
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2013, 04:24:36 PM »
snow only slows you down, it doesn't stop you ;)

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Re: Snow
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2013, 06:25:29 PM »
It was 83 today.  8)
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Re: Snow
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2013, 06:48:05 PM »
Quote from: Black Hills on December 04, 2013, 04:24:36 PM
snow only slows you down, it doesn't stop you ;)

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Offline wibornz

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Re: Snow
« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2013, 03:13:22 PM »
I like it faster in the snow.
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Re: Snow
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2013, 07:11:51 AM »
Quote from: ST1300Rider on December 04, 2013, 09:07:32 AM
My driveway yesterday morning.

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It's going to be a very long winter. :'(


You have no idea how JEALOUS I am of all that snow! Here in Morgantown (in spite of what it USED to do when you were here Doug) all it does is piss enough half-snow, half-rain crap to make everything ugly and depressing. It doesn't actually snow (for real, like that) around here any more.

Motorcycling be damned---I've dreamed all my life of living someplace where there is reliably 2-3' (or more) of snow on the ground all winter. That's because I love XC skiing, snowshoeing, and snowboarding!  :banana:

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Re: Snow
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2013, 04:46:30 PM »
O)nbly three years ago, I bought a Suzuki SV650, The road was a foot deep in snow,

Somehow, I got the bike onto the maiun road going up from Brighton. So, I tried it out. Fresh snow, 130mph, worked.
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Re: Snow
« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2013, 06:12:07 PM »
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Re: Snow
« Reply #16 on: December 08, 2013, 08:20:41 PM »
Quote from: Papa Lazarou on December 08, 2013, 04:46:30 PM
O)nbly three years ago, I bought a Suzuki SV650, The road was a foot deep in snow,
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Somehow, I got the bike onto the maiun road going up from Brighton. So, I tried it out. Fresh snow, 130mph, worked.
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Re: Snow
« Reply #17 on: January 09, 2014, 06:21:49 AM »
Quote from: motormike on December 04, 2013, 08:59:42 AM
It's December, so this snow will be staying around.  Yep, riding season is officially over.

Somebody has a sense of humor.

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Re: Snow
« Reply #18 on: January 12, 2014, 01:08:02 PM »
I forgot to post these last week.  So on one of our snow days I ran to the brewer's supply to get some ingredients.  The roads were pretty bad, but I was in the truck- no big deal.  I just took it easy:
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Right until I came around a curve on  the highway, saw a car sliding and go for the median, which is divided by a guard rail.  The dude hit the snow, and directly on front of me, came up partway over the guardrail.  His driver's side front tire was hanging in the air, the passenger side front tire hooked, which kept it from coming into my lane hitting me head-on.  Here's the picture I took on the way back.  Of course I don't think the cop was impressed that I was snapping a pic:
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Pretty much scared the shat out of me.  I was thinking more about if *I* could drive there safely than if some other numbskull would hit me.  That one could have been bad.
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Re: Snow
« Reply #19 on: January 12, 2014, 01:11:49 PM »
Quote from: FJR1300 on January 09, 2014, 06:21:49 AM
Quote from: motormike on December 04, 2013, 08:59:42 AM
It's December, so this snow will be staying around.  Yep, riding season is officially over.

Somebody has a sense of humor.

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That's awesome!
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