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Posted: 12/13/2013 11:34:07 AM EDT

WTF dude?

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Posted: 12/13/2013 11:35:05 AM EDT

[#1]

If it is air cooled, I bet once it warmed up it drove great!

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:35:07 AM EDT

[#2]

Balls. That dude's got them...........sucked about 4 inches inside his body.

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:37:17 AM EDT

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When I was younger & dumber (and tougher!), I'd only stop riding for winter when I was worried about hitting ice patches. Bike was my only transpo.

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:37:55 AM EDT

[#4]

recently divorced dude.

just trying to make it in a hard world.

that is my guess

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:38:30 AM EDT

[#5]

In college, I used to ride every day. In the winter it was normally dry, but was easily 10 deg to 20 deg on any given morning.

Fired her up, let her warm and then, zoom... Thankfully the trips were under 1-2 miles, and they were cold, but I was young, dumb and didn't care. I'd warm up later...

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:40:03 AM EDT

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We had a guy out here who decided to ride his bike all winter. It was something like a 500cc Yamaha dirt bike. I never got a really good look at it. Anyway, he lasted a couple of months- I'll give it to him- until he had it slide out from under him on a patch of ice at a 4 way intersection.

He walked everywhere after that.

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:40:09 AM EDT

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In college, I used to ride every day. In the winter it was normally dry, but was easily 10 deg to 20 deg on any given morning.

Fired her up, let her warm and then, zoom... Thankfully the trips were under 1-2 miles, and they were cold, but I was young, dumb and didn't care. I'd warm up later...

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Same here. My '69 Honda CL350 had a knobby on the back, I rode to campus with snow on the roads many a time.

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:40:34 AM EDT

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this guy was behind me for a good 10 miles on the highway. He kept going when I exited so he could have been going a lot further. When I rode I stopped at about 40 degrees it just wasn't fun at that point.

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:40:51 AM EDT

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In college, I used to ride every day. In the winter it was normally dry, but was easily 10 deg to 20 deg on any given morning.

Fired her up, let her warm and then, zoom... Thankfully the trips were under 1-2 miles, and they were cold, but I was young, dumb and didn't care. I'd warm up later...

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I did the same thing. For 3 years I rode by ninja 600 every day. Rain or shine, hot or cold. Some days sucked because the temps here would be in the 30s in the morning when I left and in the 80s when i was coming home. Didn't have to worry about ice here though.

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:42:00 AM EDT

[#10]

F that.

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:42:02 AM EDT

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Posted: 12/13/2013 11:43:00 AM EDT

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Rode mine year round. Rain, snow, sleet.
Of course, I was 25 years younger then.

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:43:20 AM EDT

[#13]

people ride year round here in CO, road conditions permitting

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:43:23 AM EDT

[#14]

Hard fucking core.

I'm a fair weather rider myself, and I make no apologies for it.

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:45:03 AM EDT

[#15]

Just like anything else, with the proper gear it ain't no thing.

Posted: 12/13/2013 11:55:05 AM EDT

[#16]

I rode year round for a few years, almost my entire time in NC. Owned 7 motorcycles and no cars, then I got an owie down range, no more bikes for me.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:07:13 PM EDT

[#17]

Rode my Yamaha Heritage Special 400 in the snow in college. Fingers wree so cold even with gloves I would take them off and put my hands on the engine at stop lights to warm them up.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:10:22 PM EDT

[#18]

There's a couple of guys up here that ride year round... one of them is my customer and he doesn't even own a car, just 2 Harleys...

- Clint

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:11:23 PM EDT

[#19]

I used to ride when it was down in the 20s in the beginning. It's not that bad if you dress for it. You can go about 45 minutes to an our before the cold reached your bones. Then your legs would still be cold to the touch hours after you got home.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:11:27 PM EDT

[#20]

Ridin through this world....

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:12:14 PM EDT

[#21]

Only a moron would do that around here, the bike would be rusted right to nothing after just a few seasons.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:14:45 PM EDT

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WTF dude?

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I used to ride to work year round on my bike. My coldest ride was -11 ambient, and whatever the hell the wind chill was at 70mph on the freeway.

Part of it was... fuck driving, I loved riding my bike. The other part was $25 per month parking vs $150-$300 a month, depending on how close I wanted to park.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:25:38 PM EDT

[#23]

My SV650 had carb icing problems from about 25 deg and down. I had to apply throttle to make it idle at 3k rpm

I got some pretty awesome looks riding around in the winter

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:27:33 PM EDT

[#24]

My GSX-R seat had ice on it when I was at work. I thought the easiest way to remove the ice was to punch it. Well the seat cover was brittle from freezing and it cracked.

I had to ride around with a broken seat cover

. It would snag my pants when moving side to side.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:27:46 PM EDT

[#25]

I ride as long as the roads are clear. Ridden down to 14 degrees.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:28:03 PM EDT

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http://www.gerbing.com/collection.html#!/p=clear&activity=45&order=price

Jacket liner, gloves, socks, and a temperature controller. If I want to, I can sweat my ass off at 80 mph when the temp is in the teens.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:29:24 PM EDT

[#27]

My physics teacher in college rode his bike everyday, as long as it wasn't going to snow more than 3 inches.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:30:08 PM EDT

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Do you change your tires out to something that remains pliable in the cold? I have to believe normal motorcycle tires are rock hard, at those temps.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:30:21 PM EDT

[#29]

I don't get it. I saw a bunch of bikes out today. They seemed to be enjoying themselves.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:30:43 PM EDT

[#30]

If he has heated gear, he's toasty warm. As long as the bike will start, and you have proper gear, you can ride. Ice would be my only real concern.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:31:03 PM EDT

[#31]

Been around 20 degrees in the morning a couple times this week. I've ridden my motorcycle to work every day.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:31:20 PM EDT

[#32]

It snowed here today too in places hope he got where he was going before that....

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:33:16 PM EDT

[#33]

You should see our former WI State Representative Dave Zien... Put so many miles on his Harley, that Harley traded his bike for a brand new one, and added his to their museum collection!!!

Got into an accident a couple years back in FL, lost his leg due to that, and Harley swapped his ride for a Trike!!!

I remember seeing him once riding down Clairemont Ave. here in Eau Claire WI... Doing 45+ in February... Temp at the time was -4 degrees!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Zien

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:33:54 PM EDT

[#34]

MC tires are cold, hard and slick, just like tires on a hi performance car in the cold. You'll break traction much more easily. Especially when starting out before the tires have had a chance to warm a little.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:34:10 PM EDT

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Same here. My '69 Honda CL350 had a knobby on the back, I rode to campus with snow on the roads many a time.

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In college, I used to ride every day. In the winter it was normally dry, but was easily 10 deg to 20 deg on any given morning.

Fired her up, let her warm and then, zoom... Thankfully the trips were under 1-2 miles, and they were cold, but I was young, dumb and didn't care. I'd warm up later...

Same here. My '69 Honda CL350 had a knobby on the back, I rode to campus with snow on the roads many a time.

I used to ride my dirtbike on snow trails, hard, but fun, you got used to the sliding and lack of traction. don't think Id do it on a highway.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:35:00 PM EDT

[#36]

I ride through everything. That's what warm clothes are for.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:36:27 PM EDT

[#37]

Do you even ride bro.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:38:05 PM EDT

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This

Might have had heated gear.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:38:27 PM EDT

[#39]

Maybe that's all he has.

On another note a buddy of mine rides year round. He says fairweather riders are pussies.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:39:26 PM EDT

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Balls. That dude's got them...........sucked about 4 inches inside his body.

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This

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:42:35 PM EDT

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Maybe that's all he has.

On another note a buddy of mine rides year round. He says fairweather riders are pussies.

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Let me see how bad ass he is out here with 1" of hard pack on the roads.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:45:44 PM EDT

[#42]

35* with sunshine is my cut-off temp. Too old to be a ''hard-ass'' anymore, the ole Z-71 will fire right up on frosty morns.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:47:23 PM EDT

[#43]

that might be my brother. he rides 20K a year. it's never too cold for him to ride,

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:48:31 PM EDT

[#44]

When you have a bad case of the herps this is the only thing that makes them feel like they are not on fire.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:52:56 PM EDT

[#45]

No different than riding a snow machine.

Get dressed for the conditions, and go.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:55:08 PM EDT

[#46]

Looks like he's cooler than you are, OP.

Posted: 12/13/2013 12:57:59 PM EDT

[#47]

First year I had my new bike (purchased in late September) I rode in some pretty damn cold weather. My coldest ride in to work was 16 degrees. I have no clue what the wind chill was at hiway speed. That was 4 years ago......I am nowhere near that hard core anymore. Old enough that cold makes me hurt now.

Posted: 12/13/2013 1:03:13 PM EDT

[#48]

It gets down to about 0F in my AO. I knew a guy who doesn't own anything other than a bike. Says that there's only about ten days out of the year when conditions are so bad that he just stays home.

Posted: 12/13/2013 1:05:54 PM EDT

[#49]

if the road is clear I ride,

I don't care what the temp is outside, riding is fun

my bike won't start once it gets below -15C out though

Posted: 12/13/2013 1:06:19 PM EDT

[#50]

I would rather ride at 20 to 50 degrees anyday. no bugs and clean cold air

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