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Offline martin_14

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it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« on: March 02, 2015, 01:49:16 PM »
Sunday was finally over with the winter pause. My bike is now registered and it hasn't snowed for one whole week. It even rained, washing the remaining snow and salt off the roads, and the temps have been a few degrees above freezing. Sunday and today was really bad weather, but tomorrow the forecast predicts clear sky and 45°F. Ohhh, I'm sooooo happy to listen to her after 3 months!!!
Party time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :banana
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Re: it's time
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2015, 01:58:16 PM »
Have fun and be safe.
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Re: it's time
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2015, 02:21:36 PM »
snowed again last night...another 6 inches, maybe if I am lucky April 1st I will be able to ride.
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Re: it's time
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2015, 02:22:18 PM »
55* and sunny here in S/E TN today (the forecast was for rain, LOL!).

I rode and rode and rode.
Hated to come back home, but I did. Sure beats work any day.
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Re: it's time
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2015, 03:46:25 PM »
Have fun!  80 here, but i'll be riding mine up into GA on Thursday...raining and brrrrr

heated suits for the win  ;D
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2015, 03:50:05 PM »
The snow has not melted here from the last three snows and then freezing rain yesterday.  And more ice coming Thursday.  The most bike involved I have been is to keep going out and shoving off the frozen precipitation from the Cycle Shell.  :(

This winter is brutal.
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2015, 04:50:15 PM »
Been cold and wet for the last week or so but looking up for next weekend. Should be back on the bike by Friday.
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2015, 06:48:50 PM »
Quote from: martin_14 on March 02, 2015, 01:49:16 PM
  :banana
Ya didn't use enough of 'em martin.
 :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2015, 08:02:51 PM »
I'm regretting I ever installed that banana...
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2015, 10:42:56 PM »
Quote from: martin_14 on March 02, 2015, 01:49:16 PM
Sunday was finally over with the winter pause. My bike is now registered and it hasn't snowed for one whole week. It even rained, washing the remaining snow and salt off the roads, and the temps have been a few degrees above freezing. Sunday and today was really bad weather, but tomorrow the forecast predicts clear sky and 45°F. Ohhh, I'm sooooo happy to listen to her after 3 months!!!
Party time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :banana


Good for you Martin hope it goes according to plan. Ride safe.
Mines been parked since October. -19*c  -30ish with windchill tonight. But       With any luck if the forecast is correct by Thursday into the low numbers and near 10*c for next week. Need the ice in the alley to melt so I can get her out to the street.
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2015, 12:53:42 AM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on March 02, 2015, 08:02:51 PM
I'm regretting I ever installed that banana...

Peanut butta jelly with a baseball bat!
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2015, 04:42:36 AM »
The man with the sword has spoken. I shall attempt to refrain from over usage of the dancing banana. One for the road... :1DeadBanana
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2015, 05:00:30 AM »
2 feet of old snow on the ground here with 2" of new stuff on top. 2" of sleet and freezing rain with a tenth of an inch of ice predicted for today. No riding in sight in the near future for me.   :'(   
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2015, 08:59:56 AM »
Off today and it's wet.  Cagers get crazy with wet roads, so not chancing it.  FWIW, the banana is the best you have placed here, Jim... ;D

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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2015, 09:04:26 AM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on March 02, 2015, 08:02:51 PM
I'm regretting I ever installed that banana...

Nothing wrong with a little potassium.
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2015, 03:33:46 AM »
come on, Jim! that banana was exactly the gif for my feelings yesterday. Anyway, the day started carefully because it was 30°F when I drove to work at 6 am, so I just got there and waited out (some calling "working"  ;D). By the time I got out at around 4 in the afternoon, temps were in the upper 40s so instead of driving the 4 miles between work and home, strangely enough I got lost and ended up driving 70 miles!
:banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana
Today and tomorrow crappy weather again, but weekend looks very promising, with temps hitting 50 and nothing falling from the sky.

What I did notice is that I'm out of shape. I drove mostly a boxer bike during winter, and not much of it, just 600 miles or so, so I'm stiff and scared of finding some ice and slipping. Grip is definitely low and I can easily break traction just by twisting the throttle. Ahhh... self control... whatever that is...
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2015, 04:31:04 AM »
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2015, 04:46:06 AM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on March 02, 2015, 08:02:51 PM
I'm regretting I ever installed that banana...

Quote from: Rhino on March 03, 2015, 09:04:26 AM
Nothing wrong with a little potassium.

Just a guess here but I think that you two are talking about two different types of installation methods...   ;)
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2015, 04:47:09 AM »
 :yikes: :battle:
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Re: it's time [to ride again- winter weather]
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2015, 04:49:48 AM »
 :rotflmao:
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