why winter, why so cold?
I hate winter also! Its cold and rainy here in Michigan and talking snow in a few days. Gonna be a long 5-6 months before I get to ride again. At least my bike is in a heated garage and on the lift table. Time to start my winter mods.
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From: D.C.
I heard that San Diego is the perfect place to ride year round. I really, REALLY want to check it out!
We rode up PCH today (in a borrowed car) all the way to Long Beach, then backtracked to Costa Mesa. Tomorrow we are going up to LA to visit Nick at his new shop...Perri Ink. Cartel.
Saw lots of bikes out and about...next time we come out will be on the bike.
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Hasn't been cold enough here in NY yet for my to justify putting the scoot away for the winter. Once it starts to hit the low-30's in the day time, then i'll put it away, hopefully it stays the way it's been here for the past month pretty much, and thats mostly sunny with highs in the mid-50's.
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You can dress for fairly comfortable riding well below freezing, but it does hamper your handling ability. I started out on an 1100 mile trip once with snow flurries. What sucks in Minnesota is the salt; once they hit the roads with it, my Harley won't leave the garage till a heavy spring rain washed the last of the white crust off the roads. It's not just the rust; loose piles of salt crystals at intersections are like fine gravel; not only pits your paint and chrome from impact, but even cars slide on it. I've driven in snow states with no salt, and actually felt safer; people drive more cautiously.