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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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...who passed me in the snow tonight. It was 23 degrees according to the temperature gauge on my car.

That guy has big, frozen NUTS !
 
Old Dec 4, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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That is too cold for me, snow or no snow. Hope he did'nt have his brass monkey with him!
 
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
...who passed me in the snow tonight. It was 23 degrees according to the temperature gauge on my car.

That guy has big, frozen NUTS !
23°? That sounds like a heat wave. My ride home tonight was 18°, and it was snowing like a bad dog for the first half of the trip.
 
Old Dec 4, 2008 | 10:50 PM
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23°? That sounds like a heat wave. My ride home tonight was 18°, and it was snowing like a bad dog for the first half of the trip.
18°? That's heat wave, too. This morning's ride was 10°. Glad I'm only 2 miles away from work.
 
Old Dec 4, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MidnitEvil
23°? That sounds like a heat wave. My ride home tonight was 18°, and it was snowing like a bad dog for the first half of the trip.
That's nothing, I had to ride through 15° Celcius tonight!!!
 
Old Dec 4, 2008 | 11:00 PM
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you guys are all crazy!!! Trying to earn that 1%er badge are you?
 
Old Dec 4, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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you guys are all crazy!!! Trying to earn that 1%er badge are you?
Uhh, 1%er refers to a group of people who thumbed their combined noses at the establishment, NOT what % of one's brain cells are firing on all cylinders.
Been too cold, too long to even think 'bout it. Ground is frozed, road surface is frozed, and salted, PLUS the ol' geezr would be frozed too. It's single digit as we speak, type, or whatever the heck we call this. It's bad enough to have to dress up to work outside in it all day, don't feel that 'urge' to have the wind in my face any longer than I have to this time o' year.
Old age does have it's privileges. (Or requirements )
 
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Originally Posted by Da Gumpmeister
Uhh, 1%er refers to a group of people who thumbed their combined noses at the establishment, NOT what % of one's brain cells are firing on all cylinders.

Oh yea thats right...I was confused!!
 
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Whatever the temp us knuckleheads were riding in today, I just have to say... I'd rather be riding my Harley in the cold, than bored to tears, nodding off, comfy and warm in a cage. It's a bit nerve wracking when you're riding in the snow and ice, but, that only lasted for the first part of my trip, then I hit open, dry road. I twisted the throttle up, that Harley roar kicked in, and life was suddenly very good. Pushed it hard through a couple of corners and turns, flew through the gears...and I didn't notice the cold any more.

Riding in the cold and snow may suck at times, but not riding at all sucks worse.
 
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Rode in 27 degrees a few weekends ago and that was my limit. Just too damn cold at 60 mph on the highway with no windshield. Well actually everything was ok except for my hands which were like frozen hamburger by the time we got to where we were going.
 
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