Canadian Winter Blues
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From: Hinton, Alberta
RE: Canadian Winter Blues
Hinton, Alberta here we tend to get more than our share of winter. Can snow just about any month here.Last summer was real nice and hot until the day I picked up my bike(waited 50 years for that day,my first bike)got 50 miles from and ran into hail. Thelast bit was aboutnormal, frequent showers. You have to make the best of things and enjoy, or take off to B.C. for nice weather.LOL
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Nova Scotia
RE: Canadian Winter Blues
Livin in Victoria BC, we get two seasons. Wet and dry. Right now mostly wet, but the occasional day where we have black ice. Last week they had a snow fall warning..... Get this, a warning for 5cm of snow. Never did get it. I'm originally from the other island on the far east coast where 5cm is a good day during the winter. Movingto Halifax this summer. A shorter riding season but away from these tree huggers.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Winnipeg Canada
RE: Canadian Winter Blues
Well here in Winnipeg it has been -763 for the last 2 months, the bike (07 standard) is sitting in the garage and all the tins are in the basement with the new paint waiting for warmer weather so I can start bolting the bike back together...Black with pearl silver ghost flames...stage 1 with 2 1/4 inch Donnie Smith Big Mama's to help belch the used gases away...remind me why do we live here ????
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Joined: Feb 2008
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From: West Coast, BC
RE: Canadian Winter Blues
Well...I live on Vancouver Island and today Igot3 hours of riding in. It was a little chilly, plus 8 I guess, but you gear up and it's ok. I also took a week in January and a buddy and I drove to Vegas with the bikes loaded in the back of my truck. Rode around for 5 days, then home. 24 hours in the truck to get there, drove straight shot down...easy with two drivers. I moved out here specificaly to be able to ride in the winter, so far so good. Tree hiuggers don't seem to be bothering me too much.
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RE: Canadian Winter Blues
Windsor Ontario....the southern tip of Canada. Still have a bit of snow but it's raining today and melting the snow. I'm getting tired of just looking at my bike.
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RE: Canadian Winter Blues
ORIGINAL: waygen
Just curious where all the softail owners in Canada live--- who like me are waiting for this damm winter to end. Snowed heretwo feetin the past 24 hours. Not happy with bike stuck in the basementfrom Nov tomid March
Just curious where all the softail owners in Canada live--- who like me are waiting for this damm winter to end. Snowed heretwo feetin the past 24 hours. Not happy with bike stuck in the basementfrom Nov tomid March
it rained all day today i hope it rains steady for the next week. i'm sick of moving snow and shovelling snow and driving in snow and working in snow and talking about snow. to hell with snow lets have some 30 degree heat.
i bought a new bike last nov and i think it snowed the day after i took possesion. i have 83 kms on it. this snow in nov has got to stop.
wheres the global warming. all i see is SNOW!!!!
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Dawson Creek, B.C., Canada
RE: Canadian Winter Blues
It's been above zero all week here in Dawson Creek, B.C. Alot has melted already, but still have alot to go. Hope it goes quick. I sure can't wait to go riding.