February has been especially wretched in western Maryland, and it's been five weeks since I've been able to take the bike out. I was a bit concerned about the battery, because I garage the bike in a storage unit (no power) and she'd been sitting in the cold for longer than I would have liked. (Prior to Feb, I'd been able to get her out at least once every two weeks).

Anyway, it's cold and windy and there's snow everywhere, but she started up for me and I was able to get in a 25 mile ride. It felt good.

Now to wash off the road grime...

 

Me too! I went riding yesterday and today for 3 and 4 hours respectively. Before that, it was 2 weeks with nothing. And before that, 2-4 days a week since last winter. It was tough 2 weeks without riding.

 

My last ride was Nov 11 2014......

 

I trust Nova Scotia offers some compensation for its miserable winters...that's a long time to wait.

 

Same here, mid November since the bikes left the garage. Probably a few more weeks.

 

You should come to the Atlantic Regional HOG Rally in Halifax, July 9-11 and find out .

 

LOL, thats not long to wait. You need to live up here to understand it. Our riding season runs from about April to October if you're lucky. When I lived in Winnipeg the bike was stored by about late september and didnt come out until early April. Sometimes you can get an afternoon ride in around November or March but you really need the heated gear for that. Its part of the reason that a lot of Canadians go south for a month or two......

 

10 months of winter and 2 months of poor skiing .

 

I don't know how you guys do it. 85 at my house today.

 

Would love to attend that July HOG rally...sounds like a good time...but I couldn't live up there in winters that long.

Cheers.