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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by DukeofEarl
Saw two riders today tooling down the highway between 80-85mph. They passed me - I was doing 79mph in a cage. Outside temp was 20 degrees F - equivalent windchill at 80mph = - 9 degrees F.

That is a little too cold for my blood. Don't know how they could do that.

come on, you live in MN so you should be riding in this like the rest of us
 
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by toastman
only question, duke, is why were you speeding?
I'm just an impatient sort of folk. Also, I saw them coming up fast on me in the review mirror and thought I would match their speed to see how fast they were going. Three lane highway - they were in the far left lane and I was in the far right lane. It was only 9 over the limit.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 02:52 PM
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haha it was a joke, dude.
 
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Originally Posted by Homebrew101
come on, you live in MN so you should be riding in this like the rest of us
I ride down to 40* but since I'm an old Fart, my blood is too thin to take much more than that. My wife quits riding at 50*.
 
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we went for a spin on Sunday, just a nice sunny day.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-o04cBTfUc
 
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That is colder than a witch's **** in a brass bra! And that is cold
 
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