| Author | Message | ||
     Birdy |
It was 33 and I was so cold I stopped and bought a new leather jacket  From a place in Hudson Ohio. Only did about 50 miles and found the deep sand/salt piles the state boys had dumped on the roads. Front end tried to wash out and I was only doing about 30. Of course I ride for an hour and now have three of cleaning up to do. Any idea HOW fast road salt will eat up a bike?  BUT it was so nice to get out on the road...only 2-3 more month of this mess and SPRING'll be here! Birdy | ||
| Bcordb3 |
Good on ya! | ||
| Slaughter |
I feel like such a wimp. Went riding yesterday... but am embarrassed to say what the temperatures actually were. | ||
| Bcordb3 |
but am embarrassed to say what the temperatures actually were. I know what you mean. I rode about 250 miles yesterday. | ||
| Wile_ecoyote |
gotta get those miles in whenever you can. I rode today in 45 degrees and thought I had it made. | ||
| Jpb |
The NEBO guys just did a ride this past Thursday night...I did about 150-170 miles...I got home at 10:30 and checked the temperature...28 degrees F, that explained the numb legs and fingers. | ||
| Birdy |
Yea BUT my fan only ran a few seconds when I got in!  I won't ride unless it is above freezing and has been at least 24 hours. Black Ice will mess your WHOLE day up. | ||
| Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
I just got back from a 300 mile ride, and man it was good! I need a mesh jacket I bet it'll be a lot cooler with one of them. Now my helmet smells like sweat funk. | ||
| Jaydub |
birdy - i feel for ya - before i moved to NC, i was in nashua, NH - snow ever other day it seemed, then like you said the crap on the roads was worse than the snow | ||
| Sparky |
Re road salt: there is a product that the Bonneville racers use to neutralize the destructive effects of salt on aluminum. Just spray it on while washing the vehicle at the end of the day, I believe is all one has to do. I can't seem to remember what it is called though. FiremanJim knows what this is, as would Choptop, Eeeeek or Aaron Wilson, who all raced on the salt. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
1 full tank of gas 18 miles on hard pack snow, HTFU ; Wind testing and WET weather riding every damn chance I get. It might not have been over 35 f, but mud sluggin and snow ridden turned out to be a warming work out. | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
all i got was rained on..friggin buckets of it...was out for 15 minutes and got three months worth of rain in my pants...weird how port orchard has snow and the harbor had rain....freakin state sux i wanna go to florida. (Message edited by molly_hatchet on January 13, 2008) | ||
| Surf_boy |
Wow.... It's like 72 here....But a LOT colder in the shade - like 65!!! I don't ride at night; too cold....Drops to like 55. Freeeeeeezing cold..... he he  |
