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Belding Michigan | Well I rode last weekend in Michigan that would be 11/29 IN MICHIGAN. However Mother Nature got us today the ground was dry and it was 40 degrees yesterday today I am looking at 7 inches of snow on my deck and it is still falling. RATS well lets see what happen next but if like most years my next real ride will be March or April. DARN, RATS, and other words that imply. I can speak in other languages. Oh well I am dreaming of a white Christmas Archie |
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Iron Butt
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Linwood, MI | All I can say is that y'all that are professing to ride in the snow (as Don's photo clearly shows) must either have an indoor, heated place to wash your bike on a daily basis or live in a state that doesn't use salt on snowy roads. I've been riding every day--rain or shine--until today when the snow finally flew here and the salt trucks came out. Now my poor bike is stuck in the garage until we either get a warm-up and a rain to wash away the road salt, or until the Spring thaw.  |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | the thing I hate here in CVA is that they use a chemical on the road, not salt or sand. So last year they anticipated snow and they put the chemical down in the "critical spots" you know, stop signs, stop lights and curves. Well, it don't snow, but it drizzles and makes the spots they put the chemical slicker than snot. It took several days before a good rain came and washed it way, but until then it was rough going.
But when they do put down the stuff, I let the bike cool and then give it a good underspray for a while to get ride of the stuff. So far no real problems...yet. |
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Iron Butt
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North Orange County CA | These posts reminded me of my youth in Massachusetts.
My neighbors dad was from New Mexico. Every day he would drive home from his engineering job at Raytheon and pull out the garden-hose, which he had attached to the drain valve on the water heater. He would then proceed to spray the accumulated sand, salt and frozen muck from the undercarriage and wheel wells of his Pontiac (which also had clear vinyl seat covers); all the while entertaining the neighborhood kids by repeatedly proclaiming sotto voce, "D**** NEW ENGLAND CRUD!".
His driveway was a slope. When he was done washing the car, we would all wait for the water to freeze and then pull out the sleds and FLY down the hill, across the street and into the vacant lot on the other side. I always wondered how he managed backing out of the driveway in the morning because their drive was always so slick that a Zamboni would have had difficulty negotiating it.
After I moved to Tennessee my R50 stayed on the sidewalk in front of my house 365 days a year. I would walk outside, wipe the snow/or ice off the seat, free the clutch, tickle the carbs, and kick the heck out if it. It usually fired 3rd kick and then it was off to the job sites.
All you guys who ride in the winter know that stopping and turning is always more fun than a trip to the circus. The BMW was quite adept at sliding sideways and never complained when I used the curbs as a berm to change direction.
But that was when I was a real motorcyclist, not some old fart reminiscing about his youth and thanking providence for global warming, and the gods of technology for giant oil coolers, heated grips and heated seats. 
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Tourer
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| I hit some black ice for the first time last week.
Riding 880 pounds for an eternity(5-10) seconds was scary as hell.
Happy as hell when I hit dry dirt on the side of the road.
Hit 66 degrees in Maine yesterday, some rain storm brought up some warm air.
50 today, just had my dealer order me a new tire.
Screw waiting for Spring, I am riding in December in Maine. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 141
| It is somewhat surreal to think that I rode the bike today and may ride the snowmobile tommorow. It is also very cool ( no pun intended) when you can be riding and see the snow capped white mountains in New Hampshire from Maine while riding in December. The season may be drawing to a close but spring is just around the corner. |
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Cruiser
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| Here's a pict of my on a nice February day...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4158766031_53b048d770.jpg
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Iron Butt
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Perry Hall, MD | OK, got in about 150 miles yesterday. Traffic sucked, but it was another good time on the VV. With the 20+ " of snow on the ground now it looks like it's time to stay parked for a day or two.
How soon before the withdraw symptoms start? |
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Tourer
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20 miles west of Chicago. | C'mon guys, don't you feel sorry for those people who who never get a white Christmas, really, does it even seem right to have Christmas without snow? We are sooooo much better off with Christmas lights glittering offf the wonderful white stuff and the serene beauty of a snow covered landscape.
Now, if I can just talk myself into actually believing that..... |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | woo hoo, I was out on the white stuff today...I thought the roads was clear.... |
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I wil ride until the snow hits the ground.
