Who's still riding?

Plavanchy · 12-20-2015, 08:03 PM

Usually this time of year I have been done riding for a month or more-this year it's been unseasonably warm-I have been commuting to work on the GZ-supposed to be in the 50's all week-Merry Christmas!!

Vegas Street Rider · 12-21-2015, 07:15 PM

I ride all year long in Las Vegas. It gets a little nippy in the mornings but not bad after years of riding up in Idaho. Hope you have a wonderful and safe holiday season and the year going forward. 2009 GZ.

Fawlty · 12-22-2015, 01:53 PM

Same here in Southern Spain. I love it. That said, when I was younger, in the UK, I did my fair share of riding to work in rain, snow, ice and fog, on shifts. You can't beat a January/February 5am half hour ride in thick freezing fog on an MZ 125, arriving at work numb from the neck down. Happy days! (not).

alantf · 12-23-2015, 05:08 AM

When I started riding, in England, in the early 1960s, rear engine buses were just coming into use, with the radiator at the side. Riding at the side of the radiator for a minute or two gave a blast of warm air that put a bit of warmth back into my body. Not exactly a safe thing to do, but it felt great to defrost a frozen body.

Vegas Street Rider · 12-23-2015, 12:13 PM

Your guardian angel must have been riding with you.

spldart · 12-23-2015, 11:13 PM

I ride down to about 38F nowadays... Used to be when I was younger I'd go below freezing.

Water Warrior 2 · 12-23-2015, 11:44 PM

Back in the 70's I rode most of one winter in the Great White North. 20 below F was actually warmer than usual. The bike(1975 Suzuki RV 125)sat outside all night while I was at work. It always started every morning.
Not my choice of ride but better than the bus(cheaper and faster). My van had a rotted out radiator and money was really tight.
I have some spine chilling memories to say the least but I never had a mishap. Thanks to my Guardian Angel.

12-20-2015, 08:03 PM	#1
Plavanchy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 128	Who's still riding? Usually this time of year I have been done riding for a month or more-this year it's been unseasonably warm-I have been commuting to work on the GZ-supposed to be in the 50's all week-Merry Christmas!! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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12-23-2015, 05:08 AM	#4
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,719	When I started riding, in England, in the early 1960s, rear engine buses were just coming into use, with the radiator at the side. Riding at the side of the radiator for a minute or two gave a blast of warm air that put a bit of warmth back into my body. Not exactly a safe thing to do, but it felt great to defrost a frozen body. __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman.
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Vegas Street Rider Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,108	Your guardian angel must have been riding with you. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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12-21-2015, 07:15 PM	#2
Vegas Street Rider Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,108	I ride all year long in Las Vegas. It gets a little nippy in the mornings but not bad after years of riding up in Idaho. Hope you have a wonderful and safe holiday season and the year going forward. 2009 GZ.
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12-23-2015, 11:13 PM	#6
spldart Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Stafford, Texas Posts: 604	I ride down to about 38F nowadays... Used to be when I was younger I'd go below freezing.
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12-23-2015, 11:44 PM	#7
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Back in the 70's I rode most of one winter in the Great White North. 20 below F was actually warmer than usual. The bike(1975 Suzuki RV 125)sat outside all night while I was at work. It always started every morning. Not my choice of ride but better than the bus(cheaper and faster). My van had a rotted out radiator and money was really tight. I have some spine chilling memories to say the least but I never had a mishap. Thanks to my Guardian Angel.
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