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New Year's Day ride
- Thread starter Bob L
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ironbuttdean
New member
78 Degrees in south Georgia. Did the annual circle, 160 miles, around Okefenokee Swamp with a stop a a favorite Mom and Pop place in Fargo for lunch. Great day to be out and about
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Great. We have to ride vicariously at this time of year.
Jarred
New member
Nice Bob. 50 on Long Island, windy but I took a ride w my wife earlier. This is why I’m not winterizing my Spyder. We can have some nice days in January & February. I’m going to meet up w the Mass Chapter of US Spyder Ryders in the Spring, Ride w them for couple days. Beautiful roads by you, I love riding through Mass. have a great day!
RapidSpyder
Well-known member
No New Years ride here this year. Temp warmed up to 17, but roads still wet and icy.
40 degrees here in southern Ohio. Rain all day yesterday so any salt that happened to be on the roads was washed away. Gerbings jacket liners plugged in and off we go.
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Unusually cold and dreary (45 degrees and damp, but not raining) down here in Texas -- I know, no one north of the Mason-Dixon line is sympathetic -- but headed out this afternoon for a nice run with little competition on the roads for once. Didn't see any other motorcycles on my route! Happy new year to all.
pegasus1300
Well-known member
Spyder snowed in here and it is 6*. I will have to wait a little.
Woodaddict
Active member
wow, got a 126 mile New Years Day ride in. 68 - 70 degrees here in NC, not a record, but close to it.
SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
New member
Tested out my new helmet and gloves yesterday.............. and they work
Little Blue
SpyderLovers Ambassador
New Year's Day Ride
It was a chilly day (33') so I enjoyed the time indoors. :thumbup:
It was a chilly day (33') so I enjoyed the time indoors. :thumbup:
Jeez you lot know how to make a fella jealous!! :cus:
It's so hot here atm that it's silly to go outside during the day let alone ryde in it, & even if I was game enough to brave the heat, the bitumen is soggy & starting to melt enough to cause issues by about 1000 am most days!! :shocked:
I did an early morning run the other day, headed out before the sun was up & tried to get home before the heat set in.... but coming home at about 0900, every little rise & turn that needed even just a smidge of throttle meant the rear tire chewed up the soggy bitumen & gouged a groove into the road! When the missus came home a few hours later, she said she could clearly see my tire tracks for the last 3 or so miles, and I'd spent all the intervening time trying to clean all the sticky & gooey mess off the Spyder! Big lumps congealed on every raised surface in the rear wheel well; there were strings of it dripping off the mud flap; chunks splattered all over the underside of the panniers AND up the sides & back of them & the trunk!! It's a good thing I've got a rear rack/spoiler on the trunk too, cos it had quite a build-up on the underside that would've otherwise probably ended up on the seat or me! Even the front fenders & lower spray diverters were splattered with the stuff!! And that was BEFORE the real heat set in!! The forecast is for the coming week to be even hotter!! :gaah:
I just KNEW I shoulda bought that air conditioned jacket before the price & demand went up!
So you lot should enjoy the cold while you can... it looks like we might hafta start ryding seasonally here - and keep off the road all summer!!
:banghead:
It's so hot here atm that it's silly to go outside during the day let alone ryde in it, & even if I was game enough to brave the heat, the bitumen is soggy & starting to melt enough to cause issues by about 1000 am most days!! :shocked:
I did an early morning run the other day, headed out before the sun was up & tried to get home before the heat set in.... but coming home at about 0900, every little rise & turn that needed even just a smidge of throttle meant the rear tire chewed up the soggy bitumen & gouged a groove into the road! When the missus came home a few hours later, she said she could clearly see my tire tracks for the last 3 or so miles, and I'd spent all the intervening time trying to clean all the sticky & gooey mess off the Spyder! Big lumps congealed on every raised surface in the rear wheel well; there were strings of it dripping off the mud flap; chunks splattered all over the underside of the panniers AND up the sides & back of them & the trunk!! It's a good thing I've got a rear rack/spoiler on the trunk too, cos it had quite a build-up on the underside that would've otherwise probably ended up on the seat or me! Even the front fenders & lower spray diverters were splattered with the stuff!! And that was BEFORE the real heat set in!! The forecast is for the coming week to be even hotter!! :gaah:
I just KNEW I shoulda bought that air conditioned jacket before the price & demand went up!
So you lot should enjoy the cold while you can... it looks like we might hafta start ryding seasonally here - and keep off the road all summer!!
:banghead:
blacklightning
Well-known member
Had a wonderful day here, with the temps up to the low 70's. After a trip to the gym, I decided to wash up both of my scoots. Then I took the Spyder out to a New Years Day cruise in. I was the only spyder, but still nearly stole the show. Lol! After coming back home and getting some "Honey do" chores done, I decided to really get my blood pumping and so I took the Vmax out for a nice little 18 mile stretch. Temps should be nice this weekend, so hopefully I will get some riding in. Vmax on Saturday (for a spirited ride), and F3T on Sunday for a more relaxed cruise.
stmike 1800
Member
Wife and i went for a ride new years eve ,but on the ski doo .It was -10c and new years day it was - 30 c .
