f***ing cold

monsieurnet · 10-17-2007, 2:35 AM

I bought my 97 xx recently.
I have not really had a ride on the bike yet (riding it home from the license bureau does not count)
so tonite I took her for a spin
6 degrees c. 42 f
brrrrrrrr.
had to leave my helmet open a crack in order to avoid fogup.
(read very cold and dripping nose)

no I didn't ride in t shirt and shorts.
but wow I am frozen.
so cold the plastic fairing were creaking. (what wind chill factor)

Still a nice ride on the highways at midnite.

I have not posted any photos
I have some minor maintenance to do.
and will get the body compounded and polished.

I intend to ride the xx again even if it is cold, so
getting out the long johns, and all the cold weather stuff.

hmmmm maybe a skidoo suit, with electric defroster helmet might be able to extend the season till november.

Beondwacko · 10-17-2007, 7:28 AM

Keep one thing in mind with all that cold weather riding that you are thinking about,,,,, cold tires don't stick too well. Be carefull and have fun!

WHen I first got my 01' ( in October 04' ) I kept on riding it until the temp' went down below 29 degrees F.

I'm so much happier that I now live in S. Florida now. That cold stuff sucks.

monsieurnet · 10-17-2007, 9:02 AM

Thanks
when the temperature goes down this far you can feel it in the tires.
so yes I take it easy and at this temp the road is always cold.
Thanks for the heads up.
Where did you live before?

In my motorcycle drivers ed class, we also learnt about road compounds and tire grip.
Seems the best road compound for motorcycle tires is in Florida and seems they put crushed sea shells into the road compound and this gives tires super extra grip.

Here they put politicians promises into the road compound, so we get alot of potholes cracks and the roads are kinda slick. (I guess bs doesn't hold so good)

Mnet

lois · 10-17-2007, 10:43 AM

I just rode into work (05:00 MST) and I know where your coming from.....I picked a bad day to just wear my light gloves.

+1 to Beondwacko's cold tire/pavement comment,as I spun my rear doing a red line pull out on the highway 3 days ago going from 2nd into 3rd...but then again, if I had another 20hp I could spin it from 3rd to 4th as well

Jetfixxr · 10-20-2007, 3:20 AM

What are the best gloves to ride with that don't let cold get to your fingers.
Jet

Aurora · 10-20-2007, 2:14 PM

You could always go Muskie fishing.

lois · 10-22-2007, 1:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Jetfixxr

What are the best gloves to ride with that don't let cold get to your fingers.
Jet

believe it or not but , snowmobile gloves will do the trick. No, not mitts, gloves....

Falcon23 · 10-22-2007, 1:53 AM

Yeah, it was pretty chilly here today too. I think it only got up to the 80s here. I love AZ!!!!!!

lois · 10-22-2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcon23

Yeah, it was pretty chilly here today too. I think it only got up to the 80s here. I love AZ!!!!!!

Me too, thats why I spend a month in Havasu every year.

uvaldexx · 10-23-2007, 9:21 AM

37 degrees in south texas this morning. Suppose to make a run to Big Bend National this weekend. We're not rolling till an hour past sun-up!

nsxowner · 10-24-2007, 2:37 AM

A record high in Apopka (Orlando) FL today 10-23-07, 90 degrees with high humidity here, we're ready for some cooler weather

charlesfleur · 10-29-2007, 7:04 PM

I was out this morning, 3degrees celcius, I took the wrong turn, endend up having to cross the Champlain bridge!! I was frozen solid!! What an awesome bike though!!

Taetor · 10-29-2007, 7:10 PM

my new favorite item of cold weather gear is the Aerostich windblocker fleece pants with full length side zippers. man these things are toasty. I wear them in place of my overpant liner. This morning it was a frosty 37ºF and my legs were even a little on the warm side when I arrived at work. Expensive but darn nice!

monsieurnet · 10-29-2007, 7:10 PM

Hi Charles yes very cold today, am going out tomorrow hope it will be nicer.
must be cold on the bridge yeesh my teeth are chattering just thinking of it.
I ordered some foggy masks today from Toronto, and got some other stuff for the cold but I guess we will have to stop once the snow starts. :-(
I was up in morin heights this weekend and snow on sunday.
Which part of Montreal are you from?

charlesfleur · 10-29-2007, 7:49 PM

I'm in the Mcgill getto, been here two years. The Morin Heights ride is my favorite , when it's not snowing of course!!

charlesfleur · 10-29-2007, 8:26 PM

So hey! Monsieurnet, I've been trying to find rinding buddies for a while now, I use to live in Halifax, all my friends have bikes, mostly Harley, couple have sportbikes, so they keep arrassing me about it...But anyway, it's much more fun when you're riding with people, so if you're around Montreal and riging, drop me a line. As long as it's not snowing of course!!

monsieurnet · 10-30-2007, 12:24 AM

would be great to ride with you
I will send you pm and we can communicate
mnet

monsieurnet · 11-18-2007, 9:57 PM

it is still fxxxing cold
it was a beatiful clear sunny day today but very cold.
So I took the bird out anyway and went for a ride in the laurentians.
(very slowly) it was 1 degree in montreal and about -4 in sauveur. 32 in mtls 27 in sauveur.
I wore a ski suit, with layers underneath.
boots were good and warm with wool socks
but fingers were cold brr.
any suggestions for really warm gloves, I am not interested in plugging in.
I have the tourmaster cold front, they are ok for cool weather and probably good in rain etc
but for real cold not so great my fingers were freezing.

anyway I guess this it is time to put the bird away soon.

mnet

so cold only one other guy on his moto today.

I ride on a really nice stretch of road called mille isles , it is about 20 miles 30k of freshly paved country road to morin heights with lots of curves. I took it pretty slow as they have started getting black ice and are already putting out the sand on some of the side roads.

charlesfleur · 11-18-2007, 10:40 PM

Well you're not the only one freezing his _ss in MOntreal!! But my solutionn for the gloves is I wear two pairs! thin ones under and thick leather one for the top.

By the way that mille isles road is my favorite one! Especially since they have paved it! And to think that I'm going to snowboarding in Tremblant next weekend!

Cheers! Lache pas la patate!

monsieurnet · 11-20-2007, 12:05 AM

hey charles ever think of joining the amm? if you speak french it is a great club, you will meet alot of other people. it is a pretty good club, and the rides are good.

lois · 11-22-2007, 9:31 PM

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Originally Posted by monsieurnet

Hi Charles yes very cold today, am going out tomorrow hope it will be nicer.
must be cold on the bridge yeesh my teeth are chattering just thinking of it.
I ordered some foggy masks today from Toronto, and got some other stuff for the cold but I guess we will have to stop once the snow starts. :-(
I was up in morin heights this weekend and snow on sunday.
Which part of Montreal are you from?

Ley me know how the "Foggy" vissor thing works out for you.

Lou

monsieurnet · 11-22-2007, 10:54 PM

will do
I am putting it in today (part of my winter plan)