Riding Season almost gone for me :-(
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Riding Season almost gone for me :-(
So all the fair weather riders are already packing their bikes away, and last night it was definitely cold (about 45 degrees) but i cant stop riding yet!!
How do you guys cope with your riding season ending?
I personally go into denial and just keep riding till the roads are in danger of having ice
. lol, I've ridden when its 30 degrees out, and snow was on the ground not the roads
(and the roads were dry, otherwise i wouldnt have ridden), just cause I love riding too much. Ohh I live in Colorado by the way, so I'm sure next week it will be 80's or something and everyone will be out again, then the next day it will be 45 and I'll be the only one riding again haha.
How do you guys cope with your riding season ending?
I personally go into denial and just keep riding till the roads are in danger of having ice
. lol, I've ridden when its 30 degrees out, and snow was on the ground not the roads (and the roads were dry, otherwise i wouldnt have ridden), just cause I love riding too much. Ohh I live in Colorado by the way, so I'm sure next week it will be 80's or something and everyone will be out again, then the next day it will be 45 and I'll be the only one riding again haha.
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RE: Riding Season almost gone for me :-(
It is hard for Assies to imagine " end of season " ?
The thought of locking up my ride for months .... hmmm nup, cannot imagine it?
Through our winter here in Melbourne, we get maybee a week at a time where the rain gives us the ****s ... but the temp on average does not go below about 10deg (50F) average in the mornings and 15deg (60F) daytime through winter..
Great riding temp's when wearing all the gear
The temp in summer here is 15deg-20deg ( 60F-70F) night time 25deg 40deg (80F-110F) day time.
Maybee I should start an Adopt a US winter rider program
We have 2 spare bedrooms ... you could setup your own seasonal work here in our tourist area..
Grab another well priced ride in Aus, keep it here .. and live in the both countries seasonally ..
I know alot of you tradies would find work easily here too
So my suggestion regarding......
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The thought of locking up my ride for months .... hmmm nup, cannot imagine it?
Through our winter here in Melbourne, we get maybee a week at a time where the rain gives us the ****s ... but the temp on average does not go below about 10deg (50F) average in the mornings and 15deg (60F) daytime through winter..
Great riding temp's when wearing all the gear
The temp in summer here is 15deg-20deg ( 60F-70F) night time 25deg 40deg (80F-110F) day time.
Maybee I should start an Adopt a US winter rider program
We have 2 spare bedrooms
... you could setup your own seasonal work here in our tourist area..Grab another well priced ride in Aus, keep it here .. and live in the both countries
seasonally ..I know alot of you tradies would find work easily here too
So my suggestion regarding......
How do you guys cope with your riding season ending?
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RE: Riding Season almost gone for me :-(
yeah its not really the cold that keeps me from riding, its the snow. And we can tend to get a lot of it here
, i think the longest I've stayed off my bike through winter was about a month haha, I just cant bring myself to stop riding, even when its so cold my helmets visor starts frosting over while i ride. [sm=smiley6.gif]
, i think the longest I've stayed off my bike through winter was about a month haha, I just cant bring myself to stop riding, even when its so cold my helmets visor starts frosting over while i ride. [sm=smiley6.gif]
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09-14-2008, 05:48 PM
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RE: Riding Season almost gone for me :-(
NM ? may I ask where that is mate ?
20F ? I suppose you mean .. ?
The cold is good to ride in I recon with all the gear on , as long as the bloody wind and rain is holding off ..
I have a set of thermals as backup... them on under my all weather riding pants mate and friggin nothing gets through....
The all weather jackets these days are near impervious to the cold I find too
...mine is bloody great mate
20F ? I suppose you mean .. ?
The cold is good to ride in I recon with all the gear on , as long as the bloody wind and rain is holding off ..
I have a set of thermals as backup... them on under my all weather riding pants mate and friggin nothing gets through....
The all weather jackets these days are near impervious to the cold I find too
...mine is bloody great mate
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09-14-2008, 05:53 PM
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RE: Riding Season almost gone for me :-(
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yeah its not really the cold that keeps me from riding, its the snow. And we can tend to get a lot of it here, i think the longest I've stayed off my bike through winter was about a month haha, I just cant bring myself to stop riding, even when its so cold my helmets visor starts frosting over while i ride. [sm=smiley6.gif]
yeah its not really the cold that keeps me from riding, its the snow. And we can tend to get a lot of it here
, i think the longest I've stayed off my bike through winter was about a month haha, I just cant bring myself to stop riding, even when its so cold my helmets visor starts frosting over while i ride. [sm=smiley6.gif]
I would be giving that a huge miss !!Frosted visor ? mate, I am shivering just reading your reply ...
Its good to hear that you still battle the elements though ..
I get caught in some preety ordinary weather here on occasion , but I will dodge the ****ty days if I can
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