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Old 01-25-2012, 11:16 AM   #11
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Re: How many of people are still riding this winter?

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Old 01-25-2012, 04:21 PM   #12
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Re: How many of people are still riding this winter?

I usually wear thermal underwear in the winter and have a few layers of clothes. A leather duster with a fleece lined flannel shirt has been my winter coat for many years. I don't ride as much in the winter, but I ride all year long if the roads are clear. Some heated gear would be nice, but I've read that the GZ charging system can't handle it.

As far as the snow goes, Reno is great for it! A few days a year with snow on the roads, and then it gets plowed or it melts off the roads, but we still have it in the mountains to ski on. :rawk:
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Old 01-25-2012, 06:08 PM   #13
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Re: How many of people are still riding this winter?

It hit 70 here today. We've had some cold days here and there but all in all it's been a mild winter so I've been riding. I've ridden in every month since March of 2009. February 2009 was a very cold month and I never got out.


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Old 01-26-2012, 03:04 AM   #14
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Re: How many of people are still riding this winter?

I have just started back riding, but it is summer here. Nice and hot. Have to make more time for riding though. I have become to acustomed to the gas guzzling cage.
Winters are not too bad here, just can be quite wet. Mind you, summer can be wet too. You can have all 4 season in one day in Auckland. Its ridiculous.
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Old 01-26-2012, 08:21 AM   #15
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Re: How many of people are still riding this winter?

I am so jealous of all of you.

I had to put the bike away on Halloween and it won't be coming out until April 1st at the earliest.

Right now there are snowbanks a metre and a half high outside my window and every piece of road is covered in a thin, slick layer of ice. I wouldn't want to ride in that. I'm using the time to research motorcycles in general, read Proficient Motorcycling and tinker around with the GZ.

Can't wait until April.
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Old 01-26-2012, 01:00 PM   #16
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Re: How many of people are still riding this winter?

I have been riding all winter, because I have no choice lol. The car killed itself, and luckily there has been no snow or ice. Even still, giving winter the finger and throttling into whatever winter has to throw at me gives me quite a bit more of a boost in the morning that your mundane commuter.
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Old 01-27-2012, 05:01 AM   #17
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Re: How many of people are still riding this winter?

I'm riding to work about once a week, down from 2-3 times a week. I don't really mind the cold since I put the heated grips on. The fog is annoying but not insurmountable. I'm still kind of afraid to ride in the rain even though I've done it a few times. Haven't quite got the, "lean, but not that much," down yet.
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Old 01-27-2012, 11:41 AM   #18
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Re: How many of people are still riding this winter?

It's been around 75 here for the past week, has warmed up 10-15 degrees, so it's really nice right now. Feel bad for all you guys up there.
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Old 01-27-2012, 04:41 PM   #19
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It's been around 75 here for the past week, has warmed up 10-15 degrees, so it's really nice right now. Feel bad for all you guys up there.
Call it a draw, we get less hurricanes.
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Old 01-27-2012, 07:23 PM   #20
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It's been around 75 here for the past week, has warmed up 10-15 degrees, so it's really nice right now. Feel bad for all you guys up there.
Call it a draw, we get less hurricanes.

I will grudgingly agree, but it still sucks I had almost a foot of water in the basement from Tropical Storm Irene and I am over 1000 miles away from anything called the tropics. Now if a tropical beach would fall from the sky.....
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