I just cannot understand it?
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 938
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...jeesh..how does it turn into a pissing contest so fast...all I know is around here in Mass, there are lots of us who like to take a ride during the winter if we can, every Jan 1, there's a "Frosty-*****" run...hell...last year was unreal! 60-70-even 80!!! degrees in Dec-Jan-and Feb...all we DID was ride all winter...and laugh at the poor suckers who take their bike off the road to save $100 bucks on their ins.......to each his own,
Don't kid yourself if you think liquid calcium wont corrode your bike, no matter how much you rinse, in fact water activates the corrosive properties.
We have no choice here, insurance coverage is yearly because the insurance thieves know most riders will only go 6 months since at least 3-4 months are unrideable.
What pisses me off are the loudmouths who figure if you dont ride all year, or god forbid put your bike on a trailer or don't ride in a hurricane you are a *****. We have a window of opportunity here where I live to ride about 7 months, I put on about 16,000 miles but dont brag about it.
If you can ride all year where you live, good for you, I'm jealous but I also have common sense about where I live and the limitations of the traction of a 2 wheel vehicle.
I notice a lot of the posts about how they ride no matter the weather are from arctic climates like Texas, Florida, Georgia (home of the 3 foot snowfalls).
Get a grip, we would all like to ride all year but some of us can't or are not stupid enough to ride on snow covered roads, which, coming from someone who lives where it really snows, I really doubt you do.
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,518
Likes: 59
From: Port Neches Texas
If I have weather in the winter that was safe, I will ride my bike as well.
Don't kid yourself if you think liquid calcium wont corrode your bike, no matter how much you rinse, in fact water activates the corrosive properties.
We have no choice here, insurance coverage is yearly because the insurance thieves know most riders will only go 6 months since at least 3-4 months are unrideable.
What pisses me off are the loudmouths who figure if you dont ride all year, or god forbid put your bike on a trailer or don't ride in a hurricane you are a *****. We have a window of opportunity here where I live to ride about 7 months, I put on about 16,000 miles but dont brag about it.
If you can ride all year where you live, good for you, I'm jealous but I also have common sense about where I live and the limitations of the traction of a 2 wheel vehicle.
I notice a lot of the posts about how they ride no matter the weather are from arctic climates like Texas, Florida, Georgia (home of the 3 foot snowfalls).
Get a grip, we would all like to ride all year but some of us can't or are not stupid enough to ride on snow covered roads, which, coming from someone who lives where it really snows, I really doubt you do.
Don't kid yourself if you think liquid calcium wont corrode your bike, no matter how much you rinse, in fact water activates the corrosive properties.
We have no choice here, insurance coverage is yearly because the insurance thieves know most riders will only go 6 months since at least 3-4 months are unrideable.
What pisses me off are the loudmouths who figure if you dont ride all year, or god forbid put your bike on a trailer or don't ride in a hurricane you are a *****. We have a window of opportunity here where I live to ride about 7 months, I put on about 16,000 miles but dont brag about it.
If you can ride all year where you live, good for you, I'm jealous but I also have common sense about where I live and the limitations of the traction of a 2 wheel vehicle.
I notice a lot of the posts about how they ride no matter the weather are from arctic climates like Texas, Florida, Georgia (home of the 3 foot snowfalls).
Get a grip, we would all like to ride all year but some of us can't or are not stupid enough to ride on snow covered roads, which, coming from someone who lives where it really snows, I really doubt you do.
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 938
Likes: 22
I see you are from Port Neches, big coincidence I just drove through there thanksgiving weekend on my way back home to Canada. My son was at Texas A&M and I was taking the long way home after visiting. Just missed a huge 100 car accident. Nice drive, wish I was on my bike.
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,518
Likes: 59
From: Port Neches Texas
I see you are from Port Neches, big coincidence I just drove through there thanksgiving weekend on my way back home to Canada. My son was at Texas A&M and I was taking the long way home after visiting. Just missed a huge 100 car accident. Nice drive, wish I was on my bike.
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5th Gear
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
From: Ontario
When the first salt truck goes down the road the bike and the hotrod are locked in the garage until spring washes that crap away. Even the sleds ride in an enclosed trailer on the salty roads....a 5 year old snowmobile that has been hauled on an open trailer will be worth at least a third less than one hauled in an enclosed trailer. Road salt damages the instant it hits.