Gonna hate winter

Plavanchy · 10-06-2013, 08:22 PM

Bought my gz this June and have had a great time with it. The weather has started turning colder and wet with leaves falling and that means riding season will end soon. Gonna hate it till about Mar. Of 2014. Gonna try to at least make it till end of Nov. How late do you guys ride or is it just until the snow flies?

mole2 · 10-06-2013, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Plavanchy

Bought my gz this June and have had a great time with it. The weather has started turning colder and wet with leaves falling and that means riding season will end soon. Gonna hate it till about Mar. Of 2014. Gonna try to at least make it till end of Nov. How late do you guys ride or is it just until the snow flies?

All year. lol There are some days in the winter where you can't ride but we can ride here in SC all year.

bwader · 10-07-2013, 01:35 AM

For me I don't like riding cooler than 50F. But right now it's been like summer in the mid to upper 80's and 65F at night or mornings.

Around Nov. then there are a few days in Dec. where its 45F for a low and 50F or higher and I'll ride to work on a day like that if its sunny.
WV in Ohio river valley where I grew up, I road a bicycle year round. I remember it got to as low as the 15F or teens which is "cold" to me. 20-30F is expected for winter. Course riding a bike keeps you warmer peddling and cant go fast like motorcycles do. Had lots of hills to peddle slow up but got to ride it back down, though scary when it had icy spots.
I'd guess sometime in Oct. for end of M/C riding weather for where I was in Parkersburg,WV.
Start would be around mid April maybe even may.
I was in SC for in winter time and man it felt weird to me when I went to go visit home in WV then. It was 50-60F in SC then to the 20's.
Indiana has got to be a lot colder! I watched a youtube video once where someone in Alaska was putting on metal studs in their M/C tires and using an extra battery pack just to start it up.

alantf · 10-07-2013, 05:00 AM

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How late do you guys ride or is it just until the snow flies?

When do the snow flies come?

**jonathan180iq** · 10-07-2013, 08:22 AM

Buy some nice gloves and a thick jacket and don't stop...

I'll never understand "riding seasons".

bwader · 10-07-2013, 10:41 AM

These people feel the same way!

All that gear is pretty nuts :roll:

Fawlty · 10-07-2013, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Plavanchy

How late do you guys ride or is it just until the snow flies?

When do the snow flies come?

These people may know:

Plavanchy · 10-07-2013, 05:07 PM

Good video, I'll quit griping-I think I'll ride till Thanksgiving

5th_bike · 10-07-2013, 07:40 PM

(In MD) I try to take it for a ride every 2-3 weeks in the winter so I don't have to winterize and store it.

JWR · 10-07-2013, 09:50 PM

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10-06-2013, 08:22 PM	#1
Plavanchy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 128	Gonna hate winter Bought my gz this June and have had a great time with it. The weather has started turning colder and wet with leaves falling and that means riding season will end soon. Gonna hate it till about Mar. Of 2014. Gonna try to at least make it till end of Nov. How late do you guys ride or is it just until the snow flies? Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-07-2013, 01:35 AM	#3
bwader Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Franklin VA Posts: 174	Re: Gonna hate winter For me I don't like riding cooler than 50F. But right now it's been like summer in the mid to upper 80's and 65F at night or mornings. Around Nov. then there are a few days in Dec. where its 45F for a low and 50F or higher and I'll ride to work on a day like that if its sunny. WV in Ohio river valley where I grew up, I road a bicycle year round. I remember it got to as low as the 15F or teens which is "cold" to me. 20-30F is expected for winter. Course riding a bike keeps you warmer peddling and cant go fast like motorcycles do. Had lots of hills to peddle slow up but got to ride it back down, though scary when it had icy spots. I'd guess sometime in Oct. for end of M/C riding weather for where I was in Parkersburg,WV. Start would be around mid April maybe even may. I was in SC for in winter time and man it felt weird to me when I went to go visit home in WV then. It was 50-60F in SC then to the 20's. Indiana has got to be a lot colder! I watched a youtube video once where someone in Alaska was putting on metal studs in their M/C tires and using an extra battery pack just to start it up. __________________ 2005 GZ 250 10,200 miles Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-07-2013, 08:22 AM	#5
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Re: Gonna hate winter Buy some nice gloves and a thick jacket and don't stop... I'll never understand "riding seasons". Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-07-2013, 10:41 AM	#6
bwader Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Franklin VA Posts: 174	Re: Gonna hate winter These people feel the same way! All that gear is pretty nuts :roll: __________________ 2005 GZ 250 10,200 miles
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10-07-2013, 05:07 PM	#8
Plavanchy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 128	Re: Gonna hate winter Good video, I'll quit griping-I think I'll ride till Thanksgiving
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10-07-2013, 07:40 PM	#9
5th_bike Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: HoCo, Maryland Posts: 1,349	Re: Gonna hate winter (In MD) I try to take it for a ride every 2-3 weeks in the winter so I don't have to winterize and store it. __________________ 2005 "Saturn Black", stock + tach
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10-07-2013, 09:50 PM	#10
JWR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville, TN Posts: 1,413	Re: Gonna hate winter [attachment=0:3dr1tvdk]image.jpg[/attachment:3dr1tvdk] __________________ Jerry Truth is there are lots of great bikes available and not nearly as many good riders out there riding them... "A man's got to know his limitations..."
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