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Old May 21, 2009 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Our07Ultra
I can understand!! After 3 or 4 days I'm getting flustered.

Any of you folks up north that want to come down here next winter, Ill put ya up! Have full bar (Tiki) w/ cable (a must have) poolside, garage for your scoot, gator tail and orange juice!!

I knew that when I posted this I was sounding like a big fat sweaty girl whinning about Spandex chaffe. Again I commend you folk up north for not going ape shat during the winter.
Ride on and ride safe!
That just made me laugh out loud! Thanks for that! I needed it.

Oh, had a great day of riding yesterday

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Old May 21, 2009 | 10:53 AM
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Try to ride in Singapore. The weather is either hovering in the 90s or it pours. I've given up on rain suits cos it stops raininig when you manage to get it on and if you do have it on and trying to get it off when it does stop raining, it starts again.
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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I've been riding everyday. At least 40 miles on I4. Get rain gear!
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by rickoshay45
I've been riding everyday. At least 40 miles on I4. Get rain gear!
Theres riding in the rain and then theres riding in the RAIN.
I got rain gear and have no problem riding in rain, but mid afternoon Florida thunderstorm rain is like having someone continuosly pouring a bucket of water over your head.
Makes riding dangerous and definitely not fun.
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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I don't really mind riding in the rain either but when you can't see it gets dangerous. When in a good shower pretty much all visibility is gone.
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Our07Ultra
It has been raining non stop in Florida now for 3 days with no clearing insight for several more!!!
4 to 6 inches a day! I know that we have great riding weather most of the time but this "office/cabin" fever is killing me.
I just needed to whine to people that understand the need to ride their HD's on a daily basis.
Thanks for your time and be safe.
sympathy... NOT..in s/w b.c we have had snow on the ground every month since last oct. till april..and when that melts its only because of the ####'n rain..i bought a new bike at the end of last sept and havn't insured it yet.. anyone wanna compare cabin (postal) fever!!..its a wonder i havn't been locked up yet!
 
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Old May 22, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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Rain has stopped...
Leaving work...
Going home...
Going riding!!!!!!!!!


To all: Please have a safe Memorial Day weekend and dont forget to remember what it is all about.
Thank a soldier and take a minute for the ones that gave the ultimate sacrifice.
God bless them and their families!
Ride safe
 
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Old May 22, 2009 | 02:42 PM
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Thanks 07Ultra, here in Tampa we've had to squeeze quick rides in between the storms. I don't mind riding in the rain if I am on a trip, in fact, here in Florida it's nice since the storms cool things off. But the lightening scares the poop out of me, and Tampa is the Lightening Capital of the World.

What an honor, geez....

Mike
 
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Old May 22, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Our07Ultra
It has been raining non stop in Florida now for 3 days with no clearing insight for several more!!!
4 to 6 inches a day! I know that we have great riding weather most of the time but this "office/cabin" fever is killing me.
I just needed to whine to people that understand the need to ride their HD's on a daily basis.
Thanks for your time and be safe.
In the immortal words of Artie Lange . . . WHAA!!!

You Florida guys thumb your noses at us "Northerners" in January, February and March and now you want sympathy for a little rain!?! HAA!!

Anyway, I feel ya. It rained for like ten days in a row here a few weeks ago. If I heard one more weather man say that we were STILL in a drought and needed even MORE rain I was going to hunt them down.

Like my urologist said when I had the kidney stone, "This too shall pass"
 
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Old May 22, 2009 | 02:51 PM
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You arent alone we are having a rainy spring as well, here in the Northeast.We love it our giant plantpot state is flourishing.Better than a drought.
 
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