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I used to ride all year but I stopped several years ago. The coldest I ever rode in was 12 degrees.
Then about 10 years ago I was driving to work in my truck, the temperature was around 35-40 degrees, and as I came down a hill I hit a patch of black ice. I guess some snow had started to melt and ran onto the road then refroze.
The truck slid sideways and I damn near wrecked. If I had been on the bike I would have went down without a doubt.
That was when I decided I wont be riding anymore when the temp dips below 45-50.
Sounds Fun...! Not.....One just needs to toughen up a good bit or one just needs to be a little bit psycho? To each his own, but riding in 18 degree weather doesn't say "I'm Tough" to me.. It says a lot of things, but "I'm Tough" is not one of them... I always get a kick out of posts like this. I've lived in WI my entire life, so I know 18 degree days and cold weather. I don't ever see a bike out on the streets, in weather like that...
Wow. You've lived in WI all your life and never seen anyone ride in the cold. That means a lot...Not. Just because you've not seen anyone who lives the bike or has to and rides in the cold doesn't mean it doesn't happen. It may mean you live a sheltered life and are rather shallow to say you get a kick out of others' posts who make you apparently feel inadequate, which, by the way, wasn't the intent of my post, but it sure seemed to get you all butt-hurt. I get a kick out of posts like yours who wear their feelings on their shoulders. Oh, and by the way, I have a friend who lives in WI. He's a three piece patch, and all he has is his bike. Guess what he does? He rides all year unless there's snow or ice on the ground. Uh oh, see what happened there?
Wow. You've lived in WI all your life and never seen anyone ride in the cold. That means a lot...Not. Just because you've not seen anyone who lives the bike or has to and rides in the cold doesn't mean it doesn't happen. It may mean you live a sheltered life and are rather shallow to say you get a kick out of others' posts who make you apparently feel inadequate, which, by the way, wasn't the intent of my post, but it sure seemed to get you all butt-hurt. I get a kick out of posts like yours who wear their feelings on their shoulders. Oh, and by the way, I have a friend who lives in WI. He's a three piece patch, and all he has is his bike. Guess what he does? He rides all year unless there's snow or ice on the ground. Uh oh, see what happened there?
You sure zinged me... I guess I'll just crawl back into my sheltered life... You keep riding in the freezing temps there tough guy... .
Damn, its only January and we're already at each other. Its going to be a long winter.
Being able to post every thought has made us all skunks in the hen house. PMS or the less severe Cabin Fever pushes us down that road as well. Its finally warmed to 27F, though tonight back to the teens, everything is white including the side roads.
Im only up to weasel in the duck pen, but smelling more skunk like everyday and chicken sure is starting to sound good.
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.....2 weeks ago temps single digits, today 80°....
I always get a kick out of posts like this. I've lived in WI my entire life, so I know 18 degree days and cold weather. I don't ever see a bike out on the streets, in weather like that...
You keep riding in the freezing temps there tough guy... 
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