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Post by FightingFalcon on Aug 23, 2006 19:08:47 GMT -8
This probably only applies to Husky but....I was wondering what is the lowest temp that you guys ride in. I'm sure I'll be able to ride all September and October but when does it become too cold to ride?
I'm just thinking ahead to what I'm gonna do with my bike over winter break. Winter break is four weeks long and I'm kinda nervous about leaving my bike in an underground parking garage for that long. Then again, riding for four hours up to Jersey in the middle of the winter probably won't be too much fun either.
So for those of you who ride in the cold...when do you usually stop?
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Post by Husky23 on Aug 24, 2006 5:06:00 GMT -8
Brrrrr..... Well that's a tough one and easy one FF....boils down to individual choice and how much figidness you're willing to accept or prepared for. Had a friend years back that road his Kawasaki H1 Mach 3 triple across twon to work through-out the winter....in Wisconsin...snow and ice covering the roads....ummm, ya. Some bikes are better suited (E.G. wider fairing, heated grips, taller/wider windscreens) for inclimite weather riding. Yours ain't, and mine slightly better than yours (but not by much) so we gotta rely on body coverings. Wind chill is a B!TCH....65MPH at 40 degrees F = 24 degrees blowing across your neck, fingers, knees....I've been at times barely able to dismount...like frozen in place...God that sucks even thinking about it. www.springfrog.com/weather/wind-chill.htmSo...when do I stop? When I step outside and recall about the vary same mornings previously I road in the same kind of weather and regretted it. Dress up dude. |
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Post by FightingFalcon on Aug 24, 2006 5:59:21 GMT -8
Yea my bike is clearly not made for that. And I have NO interest in getting a tall CHP windshield lol. My only experience with riding in the cold was when I was riding back from my friend's place one night. It got down to 50 that night and I wasn't wearing my jacket. (I know....I know....). I was huddled over my engine the entire time....trying to shift while freezing is no fun. I guess I'll cross that bridge when it comes. I can always dress up to make myself warmer but the second that it becomes too cold for my bike to function properly is when I stop. Snow and ice? Wow.... O yea and I ordered my security stuff yesterday. Two disc locks and a cable to tie around the bike and a stationary object. In two weeks I'm bringing my bike to Howard University (Georgia Ave, NW) for ROTC and I'm taking NO chances with that  |
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