Kawasaki Concours Forum
Mish mash => Open Forum => Topic started by: Uglydog56 on November 17, 2011, 01:38:40 PM
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At work the motorcycle parking is down from its 50-odd during the summer, to two. Just two. The make of these two bikes: Kawasaki. The model: Concours - a 98 (mine) and a red 09. I'm just sayin'.
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Yeah, it happens every year. There is one particular brand of motorcycle that seems to disappear early as the temps. drop: I don't want to mention the brand but the riders seem to run out of places to tie additional rags onto their heads and so give up. By 55 F they look like the Frito Bandito with a doo- rag on top and a bandana wrapped around both their face and their neck.
Maybe Gerbing will come out with heated pirate gear? Looks like a rag but plugs into a controller....
;D
Brian
At work the motorcycle parking is down from its 50-odd during the summer, to two. Just two. The make of these two bikes: Kawasaki. The model: Concours - a 98 (mine) and a red 09. I'm just sayin'.
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Yeah, it happens every year. There is one particular brand of motorcycle that seems to disappear early as the temps. drop: I don't want to mention the brand but the riders seem to run out of places to tie additional rags onto their heads and so give up. By 55 F they look like the Frito Bandito with a doo- rag on top and a bandana wrapped around both their face and their neck.
Maybe Gerbing will come out with heated pirate gear? Looks like a rag but plugs into a controller....
;D
Brian
haha yeah or maybe cee bailey's will come out with a taller screen...just sayn'
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Yeah, it happens every year. There is one particular brand of motorcycle that seems to disappear early as the temps. drop: I don't want to mention the brand but the riders seem to run out of places to tie additional rags onto their heads and so give up. By 55 F they look like the Frito Bandito with a doo- rag on top and a bandana wrapped around both their face and their neck.
Maybe Gerbing will come out with heated pirate gear? Looks like a rag but plugs into a controller....
;D
Brian
Plugs into a batterypack that fits into a jacket pocket? In the band of a leather doorag?
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I don't see too many bikes around me anymore (especially the commuters). I ran 200 miles yesterday between 36 and 44 degrees. You just need more clothes.
On Wednesday I rode 125 miles to work in the am. 38 degrees when I left and 34 degrees at my destination. I felt pretty good, but my feet could have had a little more coverage. Wednesday afternoon over half of that ride was raining hardand 40 degrees. I wanted to stop and put the rain gear on, but my wrist kept saying go, it'll stop any second, but didn't. By the time you know it's not stopping you are already drenched. So I just kept her going.
What a great hot shower I had when I got home.
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If I still had my M109R, I wouldn't be riding in 30-40 degree weather either. But that is one of the reasons I chose the C14, I love it when the gate guard or some guy I work with tells me that I am crazy for riding in the cold. I just tell them that I spend $20 a week on fuel instead of $80-$100.
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OK so I was told I was crazy for riding in the heat of summer & now I'm being told I'm goofy for riding when it's cold. So when exactly do the other style of bike riders ride? ??? My inquiring mind needs to know... 8)
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35 degrees this morn, 40 ~ 50 mph wind gusts coming out of the south and my ride to work is west to east.
I had the bike leaning into the wind the entire time! Talk about keeping you on your toes.
Am I crazy?
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Nope---dedicated!
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If I worked closer to home, I'd never miss a beat. Besides snow.
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I pulled into our local Rosie's Diner the other morning and the temp on my C14 said 23 degrees. This is a place where you see a lot of pirates on summer weekend mornings. The waitress just couldn't believe someone would ride in that temp. I told her that if I only rode in temps above 55 I would only be riding about 3 months a year. She looked at me as if to say "what's your point?"
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35 degrees this morn, 40 ~ 50 mph wind gusts coming out of the south and my ride to work is west to east.
I had the bike leaning into the wind the entire time! Talk about keeping you on your toes.
Am I crazy?
naw, not crazy...I'm a west to east also...pulled out the Gerbing and got to it. Super nice toasty ride to work. 32 degrees. Got here and only one bike in the parking slots for bikes. You get the pick of the litter on spots when its cold out.
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naw, not crazy...I'm a west to east also...pulled out the Gerbing and got to it. Super nice toasty ride to work. 32 degrees. Got here and only one bike in the parking slots for bikes. You get the pick of the litter on spots when its cold out.
Same here, only one other bike in the bike parking spaces, a new baby Ninja.
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Same here, only one other bike in the bike parking spaces, a new baby Ninja.
My son rides a baby Ninja...he's so light it actually moves like a motorcycle should. I'll be riding it next month for a few days week when I do my valve check. First time for valve check and plan on taking my time doing the 15K maintenance...
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My C14 is the only bike in the parking lot today (42 and drizzle), last week (65 and sunny) there were about 20 pirate ships peacefully anchored in the bay.
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Yep, me on the 04 c10, and another guy on a Buell.
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Yep 90% of the time it's just me in my parking lot. there used to be a guy on a Triumph Speed triple that rode pretty regular but he has since transferred to another office. There is a pirate Captain who will ride...if it's not too hot, or too cold, or too windy, or....... :P
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Still in the 40's and 50's here, NE Ohio, and no snow so far. I'll ride above around 38 or so. Lots and lots of bikes went away after Labor Day weekend, never to appear until Memorial Weekend, strange.
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Maybe we should start a poll:
Riding in cold weather shows:
1. Our manhood.
2. Our toughness.
3. Our stupidity.
4. That we don't have enough sense to come in out of the cold.
5. Our pioneering spirit.
6. That pirates have better weather recognition skills than us.
7. That we love motorcycling enough to spend 30 minutes dressing and undressing for a 25 minute commute.
8. That we don't understand what sub-freezing temperatures can do to tire traction and human bodies.
9. Other: Add comment____________________
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Maybe we should start a poll:
Riding in cold weather shows:
1. Our manhood.
2. Our toughness.
3. Our stupidity.
4. That we don't have enough sense to come in out of the cold.
5. Our pioneering spirit.
6. That pirates have better weather recognition skills than us.
7. That we love motorcycling enough to spend 30 minutes dressing and undressing for a 25 minute commute.
8. That we don't understand what sub-freezing temperatures can do to tire traction and human bodies.
9. Other: Add comment____________________
All of the above
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4 & 7 yea that's the ticket...
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Yeah but if we do that, then we will have to start another poll to define what "cold" is.
Is cold:
1) Less than 68 F
2) When there is a cloud visible on the horizon
3) When you do not sweat enough to lube up the saddle when wearing those backless chaps
4) The calendar tells me not to ride anymore
5) I think I saw a scorpion shiver by the light of the moon in the Sahara desert
Or maybe it is just a case of ‘I know it when I see it’.
Brian
Maybe we should start a poll:
Riding in cold weather shows:
<snip sample poll>
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Is wind chill a facter here?
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Maybe we should start a poll:
Riding in cold weather shows:
9. Other: Add comment____________________
it's a rare dry day in the PNW, no rain means you better get your ride in before it does rain, regardless of temps... :)
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Dunno how comparable the wind protection on the C14 is, but I'm quite happy with how the C10 was designed. It's close enough that if you have minor issues (toes, outside of legs, hands, face/helmet), that some relatively cheap additions can round that out nicely.
I just have a taller windscreen and grip heaters, but a few extra layers of socks and other clothing and I'm quite content for an hour or so in temps above 10 degees F. I have skinny legs, though...
That being said, after a bad day with an ice patch under a bridge last year, I am now part of the 'bike stays home when temps drop to freezing and below' camp. 35 degrees+ and it's game on though!
MamaKaw may not have gotten things perfect, but it's close enough for government work for me. Plus, it gives me an excuse to farkle. Getting that other 10% out of the Connie is much easier than if you start at, say 50% on that other popular US brand (no wind protection for starters). Plus, Connie parts are usually cheaper than BMW parts...
Now, I hear that guys are quite content in that air pocket behind the fairing on the Goldwing, however, but I don't see too many of those. Apparently the cool kids don't ride Goldwings...
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9. other: I'm a cheapskate, and my bike gets 40mpg even when it's raining. (or hot, or cold, or windy, or whatever)
The only time I get nervous about riding (with regard to temperature) is 30-35F. That's when it seems to switch back and forth between ice/water and you can have both at the same time. In the 20's and below, it is usually cold enough and frozen enough that it is "dry".
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This might sound corny, but I ride ALL year round because of my passion for riding. I absolutely enjoy riding and
feel better when I'm riding. My stress is down, I've had migrains my entire life, 8 yrs old is the earliest that I can remember having one. I use to get them for week at a time. When I was in the Air Force, I had a 6 week battle with them nothing has really helping. But since I've been riding they are far and few between. If I get a headache it is usally done by the time I'm riding for a few minutes.
With the correct gear on the outside temp is not an issue.I do have my limitations that is, ice,snow and sleet. Other that that it all good. A crystal clear winter ride can be just as enjoyable as a summer ride, just look out for bambi.
Cheers
Ron
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All of the above. ;D
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My C14 is pretty much the only ride in the MC parking area... my Wing was too, when I was riding it this time of year... as long as there is no ice or snow on the roads or parking lot, I'm riding.