I just cannot understand it?
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Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,053
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From: San Diego
Since some riders have only their bike for transportation, they need to ride it no matter what the weather or road condition. You will see them out there in the most un imaginable stuff, just getting to work or out for supplies.
Others are blessed with both a bike and a cage. Most of them will keep their bikes inside when it gets bad outside, and ride in the car/truck.
Nobody has any right to be judgemental about either of these people. You gotta do what you gotta do.
Somebody that has to ride in the salt slush is no better or no worse than anybody else.
Riding your bike in slush makes you no better, and polishing your chrome makes you no worse.
Get over yourselves.
Others are blessed with both a bike and a cage. Most of them will keep their bikes inside when it gets bad outside, and ride in the car/truck.
Nobody has any right to be judgemental about either of these people. You gotta do what you gotta do.
Somebody that has to ride in the salt slush is no better or no worse than anybody else.
Riding your bike in slush makes you no better, and polishing your chrome makes you no worse.
Get over yourselves.
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Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 5,189
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From: N.E. Wisconsin
Since some riders have only their bike for transportation, they need to ride it no matter what the weather or road condition. You will see them out there in the most un imaginable stuff, just getting to work or out for supplies.
Others are blessed with both a bike and a cage. Most of them will keep their bikes inside when it gets bad outside, and ride in the car/truck.
Nobody has any right to be judgemental about either of these people. You gotta do what you gotta do.
Somebody that has to ride in the salt slush is no better or no worse than anybody else.
Riding your bike in slush makes you no better, and polishing your chrome makes you no worse.
Get over yourselves.
Others are blessed with both a bike and a cage. Most of them will keep their bikes inside when it gets bad outside, and ride in the car/truck.
Nobody has any right to be judgemental about either of these people. You gotta do what you gotta do.
Somebody that has to ride in the salt slush is no better or no worse than anybody else.
Riding your bike in slush makes you no better, and polishing your chrome makes you no worse.
Get over yourselves.
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Road Master
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Rhode Island
Quite serious! I have worked way too hard to be able to purchase a new 2012 FLHX & put an additional $10,000 of HD Chome & accessories into her.
I plan on keeping her for the rest of my riding days on this planet. If you like driving a rusted, pitted, salt damaged bike thats your issue not mine...I am no trust fund baby....
I plan on keeping her for the rest of my riding days on this planet. If you like driving a rusted, pitted, salt damaged bike thats your issue not mine...I am no trust fund baby....
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Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Mass
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.
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Joined: May 2008
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From: Iowa
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.
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Snow Hill, NC
It's just as easy as spraying it off...Damn some people get really pissy in the cold days...ride if you want and hide it and polish it if you want...It's just a machine....
Last edited by Notgrownup; Dec 4, 2012 at 06:34 AM.
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Joined: Jan 2011
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Well actually I have a winter beater cage that I use during the winter months here. I won't drive my mint 2008 Harley Davidson F-150 Crew Cab during the winter months also. Both of my Black Harley beauties are parked during the winter months. I just worked way too hard to obtain both & refuse to let salt trash either one. I guess that makes me a poser? LOL........
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From: Frozelandia, Minnysota
Maybe I missed it, but didn't see it mentioned how slippery salt can be, even on dry roads, like riding on pavement with fine gravel scattered on it; the dried powder can be slippery, too. Sometimes there are salt ridges a couple inches deep in intersections here; even cars slide on it. That's not fun riding to me, or safe. As far as rust - most used bikes I've looked at around here have rusted spots on the frame and bolts; maybe they just didn't wash good enough. There usually aren't many days dry enough or warm enough to ride in winter here anyway. I've lived where they didn't use salt, and rode trail bikes in snow over a foot deep, but don't think I'd want to try that on a Harley.