A sad day....
12-06-2009, 06:28 PM
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A sad day....
All the babies have been put to bed for the winter. Been a busy day.
Changed oil in two bikes
Changed coolant in the 1000RR
Washed the GTO (while at 30°F)
Bikes to the shed (through the snowy lawn
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GTO on jackstands
Battery out of 1000RR, tenders on the rest
Snow and flurries all this week. ****, I hate the northeast!
Changed oil in two bikes
Changed coolant in the 1000RR
Washed the GTO (while at 30°F)
Bikes to the shed (through the snowy lawn
)GTO on jackstands
Battery out of 1000RR, tenders on the rest
Snow and flurries all this week. ****, I hate the northeast!
12-06-2009, 06:56 PM
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1 year in Rome, NY. 2 years in Watertown, NY
Glad to be back in San Diego..... It's a chilly 51 with 50% chance of rain this week. May need to call into work to let them know I can't make it due to inclimate weather ;-)
Glad to be back in San Diego..... It's a chilly 51 with 50% chance of rain this week. May need to call into work to let them know I can't make it due to inclimate weather ;-)
12-06-2009, 07:11 PM
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Yeah same here, finishing up a huge boiler to heat the house, putting the bike to rest, preparing the snowblower for hardcore snow repelling.
And the worst is that I work outside, minus 30 °C wind blowing, up in telephone poles.
Good times to come...
Well it makes you appreciate summer at least
And the worst is that I work outside, minus 30 °C wind blowing, up in telephone poles.
Good times to come...
Well it makes you appreciate summer at least
12-06-2009, 07:58 PM
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I am with you there man oh such a horrible week of rain coming my way but I was out working on the vtr all day in a short sleeved T-shirt and jeans can't complain for winter weather. I kinda feel bad for all you in cold snowy areas.
12-06-2009, 08:00 PM
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sell the RR and buy a sled !
i don't know if it's better or worst for us... we get those nice sunny ( albeit cold ) winter days thats still fun to go putt around. we just don't get that much snow down in the valley. so i'm not sure if it's better to put them up till spring or always have it in the back of your mind that i 'may' be rideable weather ?
tim
i don't know if it's better or worst for us... we get those nice sunny ( albeit cold ) winter days thats still fun to go putt around. we just don't get that much snow down in the valley. so i'm not sure if it's better to put them up till spring or always have it in the back of your mind that i 'may' be rideable weather ?
tim
12-06-2009, 08:25 PM
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Only one winter left here and then I transfer to Cali...hopefully. No point in buying a sled. They're too damned expensive to run anyway - registration, insurance, club fees, etc. Hell, we just got our first 1.5" and it's almost the middle of December! I think it's going to be a mild winter. I feel sorry for the guys who own sleds and can't use 'em.
12-06-2009, 09:02 PM
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I've lived a good portion of my life in the cold, including upstate NY and Minnesota.
I don't know what y'all are cryin' about. Get a pair of ice skates, a pair of skis, get yourself a nice 20 gauge side by side and go grouse hunting.
I don't know what y'all are cryin' about. Get a pair of ice skates, a pair of skis, get yourself a nice 20 gauge side by side and go grouse hunting.
12-06-2009, 10:54 PM
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Rode to Cooks Corner for breakfast this morning with my surfing/riding buddy on his 998 Duc. We rode out through Live Oak Canyon, had breakfast, then rode Santiago Canyon Road out and back.
I wish I'd remembered to put the liner in my Shift leather jacket, since I was a little chilly in the low to mid 50 degree weather.
Seriously, I'll be hoping for an early Spring for you guys....but wait, we have Global Warming, so you guys are all set, right?
I wish I'd remembered to put the liner in my Shift leather jacket, since I was a little chilly in the low to mid 50 degree weather.
Seriously, I'll be hoping for an early Spring for you guys....but wait, we have Global Warming, so you guys are all set, right?
12-07-2009, 06:08 AM
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Put my VTR and DT200R away for the winter yesterday too. Unlike most, I am a bit pissed that we have no snow yet. The magazine I work for has 5 new sleds to ride and no snow on which to do it... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
12-07-2009, 06:43 AM
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Put away all the dirt bikes over the weekend, changed the oil & filter on the SHawk and put the battery tender on it.
Thanks to Al Gore and his interpretation of "Global Warming" we on the eastside of the Rockies have been in the teens and below with snow for too many days now and through the next week.....if this keeps up I am going to have to buy a couple of sleds.
Thanks to Al Gore and his interpretation of "Global Warming" we on the eastside of the Rockies have been in the teens and below with snow for too many days now and through the next week.....if this keeps up I am going to have to buy a couple of sleds.
12-07-2009, 08:29 AM
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I put mine up the first of November. Had the time and just got it done... We got our first dusting of snow this morning. Kinda mixed feelings on it though. Helps get you in the Christmas spirit. But, I hate dealing with it.
12-07-2009, 10:46 AM
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12-07-2009, 11:58 AM
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Well well, its got to be said you guys are pretty lucky, you should live in the UK, i have all the above all year round! lol my firestorm is practicly put to bed every other week, infact.. its got its own bedroom,
But its kind of good to hear that you guys get snow. christ we hardly get that, its usually rain oh and rain, and yes a bit more rain.
But its kind of good to hear that you guys get snow. christ we hardly get that, its usually rain oh and rain, and yes a bit more rain.
12-07-2009, 12:17 PM
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Well well, its got to be said you guys are pretty lucky, you should live in the UK, i have all the above all year round! lol my firestorm is practicly put to bed every other week, infact.. its got its own bedroom,
But its kind of good to hear that you guys get snow. christ we hardly get that, its usually rain oh and rain, and yes a bit more rain.
But its kind of good to hear that you guys get snow. christ we hardly get that, its usually rain oh and rain, and yes a bit more rain.
Everything has just a slight covering of ice... Just thin enough to be almost visible... And by almost visible I mean assume it's there or you get dropped on your ***...
This afternoon I was taking the thrash out, I didn't have to walk to the trashbins, I just stood on the asphalt and the wind glided me along, the courtyard is like an iceskating rink... Was less convinient the other way against the wind though...
And BTW don't complain too much about the british weather... I did see the sun once when I was wisiting... It was on the front of the paper, next to a pic of the p3 girl...
Love bikes, love sleds as much or more. Let the snow begin!!!!!!!
12-07-2009, 12:58 PM
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Only one winter left here and then I transfer to Cali...hopefully. No point in buying a sled. They're too damned expensive to run anyway - registration, insurance, club fees, etc. Hell, we just got our first 1.5" and it's almost the middle of December! I think it's going to be a mild winter. I feel sorry for the guys who own sleds and can't use 'em.
So were in CA are you going to??
