How cold IS it? - Page 6

BusyWeb · 02-04-2009, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mr. softie

Here's my view out the back today. Since I took these an hour ago we have gotten another couple inches...

Unfortunately I don't have a garage so I rigged this shelter from some scaffold and a tarp.

I've cleared a space in one of my sheds and I am putting the GZ inside till the snow subsides...

Hi, there.
I also felt sorry for the GZ.
However, I admire your idea and implementation.
My brain just sparked,,,,
Why don't you create a patent about it with some more elegant design!!!
It might be really a good and practical product if those are folderable and shink in to small bag like camp tents....
Just my thought, as I don't have my GZ's own shelter too...

music man · 02-04-2009, 02:02 PM

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=8571900

I used one of these for an entire year for mine, with the optional side curtains, worked like a charm, kept it dry. It also lived through both of the hurricane storm leftovers that ran over us last year, never budged and my gz was still clean.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=8486791

here are the side curtains, makes it into a storage shed of sorts, i also had my push mower and weed eater stored in there.

mr. softie · 02-04-2009, 03:40 PM

Thanks Music Man I had one of those gazebo rigs for a few years but the sun got to the fabric and it tore to shreds in a bad storm last fall. Luckily the bike was in the shed at the time. The frame of the gazebo got totaled as well. I have built a ramp for my shed and can ride right on up and in, so the makeshift shelter is coming down. You are right it does look pretty forlorn.

Busy, that is a good idea, a shelter that could be taken along! There is a semi-portable shelter someone sells for $400, but with that dough I could make it to LA!

It is bright and sunny here today, and about 27 degrees, and is going up to 55 by Sunday, so I will be riding as soon as the ice melts off the roads.

You just about broke my heart with that pic of the beach you know Moedad

patrick_777 · 02-04-2009, 03:42 PM

It's supposed to be over 70 here this weekend...but we'll have a 25-30mph wind with it.

mrlmd1 · 02-04-2009, 03:56 PM

Right now down here in sunny Florida right on the Gulf of Mexico it's about 40, getting down to 15-18 for the next few nights. Too cold here to ride in the 20-25 mph wind. But it will warm up to 70 by Sat., we hope.

music man · 02-04-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mr. softie

Thanks Music Man I had one of those gazebo rigs for a few years but the sun got to the fabric and it tore to shreds in a bad storm last fall. :

Yea it is definitely not a permanent solution, but for about 100 dollars I wasn't griping to much, it saved a lot of weather damage to my bike over that year, so i guess I got my moneys worth.

mrlmd1 · 02-04-2009, 06:41 PM

From another answer on anotherr thread on this forum, I found Google Docs., I hope this link works on here ( I tried it and it worked for me).
If you are sick of cold and a little snow, check this out and stop complaining.

http://docs.google.com/Presentation?doc ... w3fx&hl=en

alanmcorcoran · 02-04-2009, 06:52 PM

I get an error message:

We're sorry, but alanmcorcoran@xxxxx.com does not have access to this document

mr. softie · 02-04-2009, 06:58 PM

I requested permission to view presentation...

mrlmd1 · 02-04-2009, 07:00 PM

Too bad, maybe they singled you out.
I just tried it again and I have no problem accessing it.
I guess that link only works for me. Are you registered anywhere on Google, like with Gmail? If so, if you logged in, maybe you could access it.
I'm going to go back to it and see if there's any settings to let anyone view it. There was an area to insert emails to send it to, I don't think it could be sent to GZ250bike.com.

02-04-2009, 02:02 PM	#52
music man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hot Springs Arkansas Posts: 1,127	Re: How cold IS it? http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=8571900 I used one of these for an entire year for mine, with the optional side curtains, worked like a charm, kept it dry. It also lived through both of the hurricane storm leftovers that ran over us last year, never budged and my gz was still clean. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=8486791 here are the side curtains, makes it into a storage shed of sorts, i also had my push mower and weed eater stored in there. __________________ "Tell me what kind of wreck you're going to have and I'll tell you what type of helmet you need." [Author Unknown]
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02-04-2009, 03:40 PM	#53
mr. softie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bucks Co. PA Posts: 361	Re: How cold IS it? Thanks Music Man I had one of those gazebo rigs for a few years but the sun got to the fabric and it tore to shreds in a bad storm last fall. Luckily the bike was in the shed at the time. The frame of the gazebo got totaled as well. I have built a ramp for my shed and can ride right on up and in, so the makeshift shelter is coming down. You are right it does look pretty forlorn. Busy, that is a good idea, a shelter that could be taken along! There is a semi-portable shelter someone sells for $400, but with that dough I could make it to LA! It is bright and sunny here today, and about 27 degrees, and is going up to 55 by Sunday, so I will be riding as soon as the ice melts off the roads. You just about broke my heart with that pic of the beach you know Moedad __________________ The real money in a gold rush is in supplying liqueur and women to the miners.... May the wind always be at your back and the sun overhead as you make your way down the ever winding, smoothly paved, traffic free road! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-04-2009, 03:42 PM	#54
patrick_777 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,763	Re: How cold IS it? It's supposed to be over 70 here this weekend...but we'll have a 25-30mph wind with it. __________________ ]I am hiding in Honduras. I am a desperate man. Send lawyers, guns and money. The shit has hit the fan.
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02-04-2009, 03:56 PM	#55
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: How cold IS it? Right now down here in sunny Florida right on the Gulf of Mexico it's about 40, getting down to 15-18 for the next few nights. Too cold here to ride in the 20-25 mph wind. But it will warm up to 70 by Sat., we hope. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-04-2009, 06:41 PM	#57
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: How cold IS it? From another answer on anotherr thread on this forum, I found Google Docs., I hope this link works on here ( I tried it and it worked for me). If you are sick of cold and a little snow, check this out and stop complaining. http://docs.google.com/Presentation?doc ... w3fx&hl=en
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02-04-2009, 06:52 PM	#58
alanmcorcoran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,926	Re: How cold IS it? I get an error message: We're sorry, but alanmcorcoran@xxxxx.com does not have access to this document __________________ [hr:5yt6ldkq][/hr:5yt6ldkq] http://alanmarkcorcoran.com Motorcycles, Music, Musings and More…
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02-04-2009, 06:58 PM	#59
mr. softie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bucks Co. PA Posts: 361	Re: How cold IS it? I requested permission to view presentation... __________________ The real money in a gold rush is in supplying liqueur and women to the miners.... May the wind always be at your back and the sun overhead as you make your way down the ever winding, smoothly paved, traffic free road!
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02-04-2009, 07:00 PM	#60
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: How cold IS it? Too bad, maybe they singled you out. I just tried it again and I have no problem accessing it. I guess that link only works for me. Are you registered anywhere on Google, like with Gmail? If so, if you logged in, maybe you could access it. I'm going to go back to it and see if there's any settings to let anyone view it. There was an area to insert emails to send it to, I don't think it could be sent to GZ250bike.com.
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