How cold IS it?

[Dupo]

Right now in my neck of the woods .. its 5 with a feels like -5. I was out for a little tonight and had to get gas in the car ... holy mother of god its cold out there.

I'm ready for summer.

[music man]

Originally Posted by Dupo

I'm ready for summer.

If you lived in the Hot-Box down here like I do you would never say that. In the summer it is usually 100-105 with about 70-90% humidity, it feels like someone is suffocating you with a wet pillow every time you even go outside to check the mail much less to do something strenuous like mow the grass, I swear I feel like I am having an out of body experience every time I go outside to mow grass in the summer time.

In the two summers I have had the GZ, It has actually been too hot to ride, even down the highway.

In regards to Alan's original "cold riding record", last winter I rode 130 miles to my home town, when I left my house it was about 25, it was right at dark, by the time I got to Monticello, it was about 18 (without the wind chill at 65mph), I had a Brain bucket-Half-helmet on, and some deerskin winter gloves on, it was Effing cold.

[alanmcorcoran]

I'm (glad to be) back in sunny Socal. Gotta go pick up Suzi from her 3K service today. It's about 75, sunny and no wind. There's a reason why we pay Odles of bucks for small houses with no land.

Easy, get the heat turned up - I'm going to have to go back to Il three or four times before June.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

1) Gotta go pick up Suzi from her 3K service today.

2) Easy, get the heat turned up - I'm going to have to go back to Il three or four times before June.

1) Hope it runs better after the service.

2) :skull: :retard: :mad: :curse:
It will imporve......about the middle of April.

[alanmcorcoran]

I rode it back from the dealio - stalled on the way out of the parking lot!!!

But the choke was completely off. Had no trouble after that - was keeping it up above 65, mostly over 70, on the 25 miles of freeway home. Haven't ridden it since then, still enamored with the Strat. But we'll see...

[dan_]

How much did the 3000 mile service run you? I have to get mine soon.. Though you probably paid an ass load more then i'm going to have to since you live in Cali.

[countrydad]

I haven't ridden for months and I'm getting anxious! I was working a few hours away in Challis, ID a few weeks back and it topped out in the heat of the day at -30(didn't miss the bike too much that day).

[alanmcorcoran]

Originally Posted by dan_

How much did the 3000 mile service run you? I have to get mine soon.. Though you probably paid an ass load more then i'm going to have to since you live in Cali.

Little bit less than $300. I think it was 286 or 268 or something. I spent more than that on gear for my wife in the store when I picked it up.

Frankly, I think most of the more mechanical minded types on here could have done it themselves. The most important thing they did was clean my carb.

[dan_]

Little bit less than $300

Eh.. screw it pile it on top with the rest of the credit card debt. :-P
My wallet just bit my ass.

[Water Warrior 2]

Alan, did that include checking the valves ?