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rowcoach · 11-08-2012, 06:50 AM

28 today. New record for me. Bike was very hard starting. Need to change the oil.

tigrzeye · 11-08-2012, 07:30 AM

Fair weather wuss here LOL I hardly ride when it goes below 50F unless a special ride event late in the season. If I had better winter time storage I might ride more in colder weather, but once it is away for winter can't just pull it out for a quick ride when the temps allow over the winter months.

razor78016 · 11-08-2012, 09:00 AM

No limit here. No ice or snow to worry about either. I ride all year long.

puckothewilde · 11-08-2012, 11:06 PM

My bike is my primary commuter ride. As long as there isn't ice, I'll be riding. Luckily here in Fort Worth it only snows maybe twice a year. I also have Gerbing heated vest and gloves. My big problem is my visor fogging. I've never found anything that works. And I've tried just about everything. I'm saving my money. The scorpion EXO 900 has an optional electric visor that plugs into to use on a snowmobile electrical system. Seriously wanting one.

Shadowhoss · 11-09-2012, 09:54 AM

It was 48*...But have already rode at 38* this year...Layer up!

LANCESSABRE · 11-09-2012, 11:02 AM

thinking about riding this weekend if it isnt raining then going ahead and winterizeng it if I can bring myself to it!

Theja1 · 11-09-2012, 02:45 PM

So, because of this post, I rode in today. 42 degrees (freaking cold for here) but it wasn't too bad. Wouldn't have been able to do it with my 1/2 helmet but wore my full face one. Main thing to me, I hate wearing the full face helmet.

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toadshoney · 11-09-2012, 07:45 PM

Rode to go vote and then to work on Tuesday, thermometer at the bank said 20*.

Carl722 · 11-09-2012, 07:53 PM

I will ride in the 20's as long as there is no chance of ice on the road.

rmccutchan · 11-09-2012, 11:31 PM

Like a lot of others say, it is road conditions not the cold that stop me. I have ridden snowmobiles in -20 temps before. I will not ride with the salt all over the road, though. Not only is it deadly to metal, it will cause some serious butt pucker as a surprise on curves.

11-08-2012, 07:30 AM	#42 (permalink)
tigrzeye Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 791	Fair weather wuss here LOL I hardly ride when it goes below 50F unless a special ride event late in the season. If I had better winter time storage I might ride more in colder weather, but once it is away for winter can't just pull it out for a quick ride when the temps allow over the winter months. __________________ 2012 V-Star 1300 Tourer Previous bike 2009 Shadow Aero *A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop. - Robert Hughes*

11-08-2012, 09:00 AM	#43 (permalink)
razor78016 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Devine TX Posts: 588	No limit here. No ice or snow to worry about either. I ride all year long. __________________ 1985 VT700C Vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHNQqIJhuD0&feature=plcp Updated: Relocated clutch lever. Vindicator bars by R.O.C.

11-08-2012, 11:06 PM	#44 (permalink)
puckothewilde Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Azle, Tx Posts: 1,373	My bike is my primary commuter ride. As long as there isn't ice, I'll be riding. Luckily here in Fort Worth it only snows maybe twice a year. I also have Gerbing heated vest and gloves. My big problem is my visor fogging. I've never found anything that works. And I've tried just about everything. I'm saving my money. The scorpion EXO 900 has an optional electric visor that plugs into to use on a snowmobile electrical system. Seriously wanting one. __________________ puck/Kevin Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in a pretty & well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, totally worn out & proclaiming, "Wow, what a ride!"

11-09-2012, 09:54 AM	#45 (permalink)
Shadowhoss Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southeast, MI Posts: 144	It was 48...But have already rode at 38 this year...Layer up! __________________ 2002 Shadow Spirit 750

11-09-2012, 11:02 AM	#46 (permalink)
LANCESSABRE Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Allegan MI Posts: 58	thinking about riding this weekend if it isnt raining then going ahead and winterizeng it if I can bring myself to it! __________________

11-08-2012, 06:50 AM	#41 (permalink)
rowcoach Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 16	28 today. New record for me. Bike was very hard starting. Need to change the oil.

11-09-2012, 02:45 PM	#47 (permalink)
Theja1 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 512	So, because of this post, I rode in today. 42 degrees (freaking cold for here) but it wasn't too bad. Wouldn't have been able to do it with my 1/2 helmet but wore my full face one. Main thing to me, I hate wearing the full face helmet. Sent from my iPhone using Motorcycle.com Free App __________________ Just Ride....

11-09-2012, 07:45 PM	#48 (permalink)
toadshoney Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Suffield, CT. Posts: 78	Rode to go vote and then to work on Tuesday, thermometer at the bank said 20*. __________________ 2003 VLX, Mustang seat, Brakeaway cruise control, Tourmaster Cruiser III saddlebags, Memphis Shades Malibu windshield

11-09-2012, 07:53 PM	#49 (permalink)
Carl722 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 539	I will ride in the 20's as long as there is no chance of ice on the road. __________________ "I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: 'I served in the United States Navy.'" President John F. Kennedy, 1 August 1963. 1999 Honda Shadow VT1100C2 ACE

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