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    Default I'm glad I got my ride in yesterday.

    When it was a sweltering 42°

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    Wow. At 42° I wouldn't even LOOK at my Spyder. At 72° I wear my leather jacket.
    But I've been riding nearly each day lately, without a jacket!
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    Quote Originally Posted by missouriboy View Post
    Wow. At 42° I wouldn't even LOOK at my Spyder. At 72° I wear my leather jacket.
    But I've been riding nearly each day lately, without a jacket!
    I've taken 60+ mile rides at as low as 19°. Cold is no big deal. Snow and/or ice on the other hand? Well yeah, that's kind of a deal breaker.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gkamer View Post
    I've taken 60+ mile rides at as low as 19°. Cold is no big deal. Snow and/or ice on the other hand? Well yeah, that's kind of a deal breaker.
    Holy cow! If I did that they'd find me stiff as a board in a turnout somewhere still in the seat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gkamer View Post
    I've taken 60+ mile rides at as low as 19°. Cold is no big deal. Snow and/or ice on the other hand? Well yeah, that's kind of a deal breaker.
    I've ridden in the upper 20's this year but teens probably won't find me on the road much. Especially for any distance. You are a trooper Greg!
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    I live in the Phoenix area, and believe it or not it gets cold (to us, anyway) in the desert. What we don't have is ice and snow. I don't care how cold it is, I'll ride. I've ridden in the upper 20's, which is rare. It usually doesn't get below freezing here, but lower 30's don't scare me.
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    I got a little ride in yesterday it was 72 … today 42.

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    yeah but guys 42 is practically bikini bikini weather in SD
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    Born & raised in Detroit Michigan. Moved to the lower Fla. Keys in 85’. Found that it was easier to shovel rain. Relocated to north central Fla. in 98’. There are a few things I miss living in Michigan. Snow, cold & ice, not so much=:-)


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    Been going to work and back on the Spyder this winter as it has been weird cold but no snow and not much need for salt so I have able to ride a couple of days a week on a regular basis, in the mornings teens and 20's afternoon 40's and 50's.

    I have my snowsuit that I wear with some joe rocket snowmobile gloves, haven't had a need for any heaters yet although I do have the face shield on my full helmet freeze over at lower speeds.

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    I usually ryde on Sunday but the weather didn't cooperate today, so I took the car instead.

    Car thermometer hit 107 degrees at 3:45pm.
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    Looked out the window this morning. It appears between a little rain and warmer temps, 99.9% of the lingering snow from my original post is gone. My weather app is showing highs for the next 10 days of at least 47° which is telling me the riding season is drawing ever closer.
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