September 30,2017 I went on a group ride in Maine & into New Hampshire. 38 Degrees when I left home to meet up with the rest of the group. Highest temp all day was 41! I rode 222 miles! I wore my leather jacket & chaps from my two wheel days & a sweat shirt with a thermal undershirt under that. Once a number of years ago I rode with a group of friends two wheeling from Clearwater,Florida to Key West,Florida. When we crossed the "Skyway Bridge" from Tampa into Sarasota Florida the temp at the toll booth was 32 degrees! The lady in the toll booth said to my now deceased wife " You must really Love that man!" The wife replied "Well,as a matter I do but why did you say that?" The toll booth lady said " I'm standing here in my booth and my thermometer says it's 32 degrees and you're sitting there on that motorcycle going at least 55 miles an hour! As we were pulling away from the toll booth she (the wife) says "Do we go 55 miles an hour?" To which I replied " yes we do, on the way to 70-75 miles an hour and down from 70 -75 miles an hour to the posted speed limit!" She was a real trooper! Once in the mountains of Maine we had to wait out a 20 minute barrage of sleet before we could continue our ride! I miss her! She'd Love the Spyder!!!
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How cold will you ride?
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SpyderAnn01
Active member
After riding today with temps in the upper 90s a 20 degree ride with heated gear sounds quite nice.
Mazo EMS2
Active member
Like the rest of you, I love ryding the Spyder!!!, BUT, I won't ride it when it gets to be work just getting geared up for it. I've ridden in low 30's F*, but that's all the colder. I have a truck for the cold weather.....LOL..For those who ride in the cold, good on you. If I HAD to ride it in the cold, I would.....:bowdown::bowdown:
jnt
Member
Cold ryde
Personal record was 6-below - open face shield would freeze eyeballs, closed would steam/ice up. 10-above has been my usual limit, thanks to heated grips, Aerostich suit w/layers under, winter gloves. My RT-S is warmer than my Beemers were, but ice and salt this season has kept Raven on life-support.
Personal record was 6-below - open face shield would freeze eyeballs, closed would steam/ice up. 10-above has been my usual limit, thanks to heated grips, Aerostich suit w/layers under, winter gloves. My RT-S is warmer than my Beemers were, but ice and salt this season has kept Raven on life-support.
BigGuy66
Member
Gonna ride for the first time in cool weather this season...
...when I pick up my Spyder from the dealer, 50 miles away. Supposed to be 60 degrees on Thursday here in Warsaw/Fort Wayne IN. Gonna layer up, heated vest, winter gloves, chaps... did I mention I hate the cold weather here? If I get too hot, there is a fine gas station truck stop just out of FW on 30. Pull in, de-layer, get a drink, ride on! I envy you ryders who can ryde year-round.
Jim
...when I pick up my Spyder from the dealer, 50 miles away. Supposed to be 60 degrees on Thursday here in Warsaw/Fort Wayne IN. Gonna layer up, heated vest, winter gloves, chaps... did I mention I hate the cold weather here? If I get too hot, there is a fine gas station truck stop just out of FW on 30. Pull in, de-layer, get a drink, ride on! I envy you ryders who can ryde year-round.
Jim
teninospyder
Member
sole mate is the "control point"
And she gives me a really solid "NOT RIGHT NOW" when it isn't looking like at least 60 is "very probable" during our ride :yes::yes::yes:
Me alone, doesn't matter - cause it never happens except to get to the dealer if I "really" have to :banghead:
And she gives me a really solid "NOT RIGHT NOW" when it isn't looking like at least 60 is "very probable" during our ride :yes::yes::yes:
Me alone, doesn't matter - cause it never happens except to get to the dealer if I "really" have to :banghead:
GloryRyders
MOgang Member
Just to take a "fun" ryde with the wife it has to be at least in the 50's, but since I also ryde with the Patriot Guard, we go in any weather conditions and the coldest I have done is 13 degrees! :yes::lecturef_smilie:
easysuper
Active member
Don't really like riding when it's anything below 40 degrees but we both have heated gear, the lowest we have ridden in was on a ride on New years Day and it never got above 27 degrees. My bride has heated gloves,pants and jacket and will take her snowmobile boots and ride her RT anytime I take mine out . The rain stops us before the cold.
davehirst
New member
Cold
The coldest I have ever ridden in was from North Carolina to Pennsylvania years ago on a Yamaha 1100 special, with my son on the back. We were coming back from Florida, and when we got up the temp was 15. It stayed 15 the whole way home, and when we got off the bike at home in the garage, we couldn't straighten our knees. They were frozen, and we both walked around the garage laughing at each other. My son said, " Dad, that was fun, but I'll never do it again."
Normally today, anything over 40 is doable.
The coldest I have ever ridden in was from North Carolina to Pennsylvania years ago on a Yamaha 1100 special, with my son on the back. We were coming back from Florida, and when we got up the temp was 15. It stayed 15 the whole way home, and when we got off the bike at home in the garage, we couldn't straighten our knees. They were frozen, and we both walked around the garage laughing at each other. My son said, " Dad, that was fun, but I'll never do it again."
Normally today, anything over 40 is doable.
grieppc
New member
home from key west
Last winter flew into Florida but after vacation was over I checked the forecast and decided to ryde home 2000 miles north the first week of Feb. rather than trying to deal with it being transported. Dropped the wife off in Orlando She had to be at work Monday the day after the super bowl. No gloves or winter clothes. Pulled in the driveway at about 8pm Monday it was close to the freezing mark. Coldest last Dec. went xmas shopping up north 77 miles all Interstate driving mid teens when I got home it took about 4 hours to warm up. That wind chill chart puts it around -10 or -20 I think Brrrrr
Last winter flew into Florida but after vacation was over I checked the forecast and decided to ryde home 2000 miles north the first week of Feb. rather than trying to deal with it being transported. Dropped the wife off in Orlando She had to be at work Monday the day after the super bowl. No gloves or winter clothes. Pulled in the driveway at about 8pm Monday it was close to the freezing mark. Coldest last Dec. went xmas shopping up north 77 miles all Interstate driving mid teens when I got home it took about 4 hours to warm up. That wind chill chart puts it around -10 or -20 I think Brrrrr
