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Old Oct 22, 2024 | 03:00 PM
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Jolene is put away for another winter rest.
Changed oil (three holes), checked tire pressure, plugged exhaust pipes (keep out rodents), gave it a good wax job, battery tendered, covered with bed sheets.
Let it snow, I don’t care, going for a long nap 😴
 
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Old Oct 22, 2024 | 04:56 PM
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I feel ya man, I just woke up to 14 " of snow on my sons deck yesterday.

I should mention , he lives in northern Alberta.

My bike ( unfortunately ) has been away for weeks now , due to new asphalt being laid down in my neck of the woods .
 
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Old Oct 23, 2024 | 06:59 AM
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I'm going out today. Fall rides in S. Ontario are great.
I'll give it another month till I hibernate the bikes
 
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Old Oct 23, 2024 | 07:17 AM
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I rode home 10 miles last night without a jacket. LOL

My bike doesn't get put up for the winter.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2024 | 07:52 AM
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No Singing Fat Ladies allowed down here. I do feel your pain; spent many years in Rochester, NY.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2024 | 07:48 PM
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"I'm going out today. Fall rides in S. Ontario are great.
I'll give it another month till I hibernate the bikes"

I'm with Baird, I even have the same creepy crawly, got 50 kilometers on mine today, love the fall rides in Southern ON.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2024 | 07:53 PM
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80 here in NH the other day....
 
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Old Nov 4, 2024 | 09:04 PM
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19 Celsius here today (66 Fahrenheit) I got a nice 68 kilometer ride in this afternoon no problem, really enjoyed it. No heated gear just a leather coat, heated grips on at #1 and jeans. When it gets cold, heated gear gets plugged in.... no problem with the cold. My enemy is the salt, when that's on the road I'm not riding, a good rain that washes away I'm riding, why not you only live once.
 
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Supposed to get to 71 in my area today. I'll be out there on a Shovel
 
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