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What is your definition of "warm enough to ride"?

Peter Aawen said:
Isn't it amazing how varied this sorta stuff can be?!? Here I am bemoaning the fact that it's such a great day here for ryding because it's actually COOL for a change & I'm stuck doing other stuff; while you all over there are just waiting for the warmer weather to arrive so you can ryde?!?

I reckon my 'warm enough' temps are anything over about 5° & under 38°-40°....... that's degrees C of course, we're a civilised country here in Aust! :p For those who still use degrees F, those temps convert to about 40°F on the cold end, & 100°/104°F on the hot end - and we've been getting quite a bit of weather with temps well over that hot level lately; mingled in with a few days of devastating floods & some feet not inches of rain! :shocked: (yeah, I can use feet & inches if I really hafta! ;) )

Dorothea Mackellar really got it right when she wrote 'My Country' back in about 1908 - the bit about My Country goes like this:


Still, down here where I am, we're pretty much all waiting for the cooler weather, and over there where you lot are, you're waiting for some heat... wonder if we could do a mail exchange for a little of the extremities?! :dontknow:
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In a little over six months you will be in the middle of winter. :bowdown:
 
If there is no salt, I will ride with temps in the 20+ range. We get a lot of frost on the roads in spring, then I usually wait until it gets to 40.
 
akspyderman said:
In a little over six months you will be in the middle of winter. :bowdown:
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But unless I go looking for 'real snow', (about 2 solid days of ryding away!!) the coldest it's likely to get here is down in the low teens of the C range, so maybe down around 55-60ish °F...... yeah, winter here does get sorta wet & soggy, but then we are living in the driest State of the driest Continent short of Antarctica, so it's never likely to be weeks on end of solid rain. Besides, I've never been bothered too much by ryding in the rain, or in the snow for that matter, just so long as it's not a bucketting downpour or raging blizzard! And we do get the occasional snow here in South Aust, especially round here, cos we're living pretty close to the highest hills in the area, so it does snow sometimes..... but I gotta admit that the last time we got a few 'inches' of snow more than just a light dusting was over 55 years ago & me'n my younger brother got our pictures on the front page of most of the State's newspapers cos we got up early enough to make snowmen before it all melted, and having a coupla SNOWMEN in the Adelaide Hills is a pretty big deal round here!! :shocked:

Still, I really do appreciate living here, where we can usually ryde year round. The extreme heat generally only lasts a few weeks or so, which means it hasn't really been much of an impediment cos it generally cools off a little overnight anyway; & it's quite a blast ryding out on an absolutely clear & moonless night in your lightweight summer gear with the Milky Way slowly wheeling overhead & lighting up the countryside so well that you could comfortably ryde without lights if you wanted to! And in wintertime there's a sorta perverse pleasure about ryding in the rain, warm & dry inside your ryding gear but still with your knees in the breeze & enjoying life as you pass the cagers all locked safely away with their tightly wound up windows & heaters on full blast hiding behind their madly waving wipers and all s*** scared that a little water might get in an make them WET!! :shocked:

We live in a great place here, & I really do feel for you all with your restricted ryding seasons......but ain't life just the greatest thing when you can ryde a Spyder?! :thumbup: :ohyea: :2thumbs:
 
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Personally, I would rather ride when it's colder but dry, than if it were warmer but raining. To me, being wet is more miserable than being cold; even with proper rain gear the humidity just feels worse.
 
I prefer 60 and sunny if I’m just going to go for a unplanned ride. I don’t enjoy having to layer up so I just don’t go.
 
I have riding as low as 9 but that is not fun. Last winter I had a morning at 18 and this year a couple of mornings at 22. Since I live in the Atlanta area I try to ride every day however age is either making me smarter or a wimp. I think for me I prefer to keep the temps in the 40s or higher, but the heated grips have made the 20s enjoyable.

Rod
 
3 Wheel Rider said:
I'm finding out now that as my age increases, so does my desired riding temperature.
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Ha Ha Ha, I have found the same thing. I rode in the cold for years with only layering and didn't get cold. I once rode from Utah to New Orleans and didn't get out of the snow until past Albuquerque. At 72 Not any more. I have electric gear now and have even used it in the morning in the Spring here in Utah. I too am thinking about the Snowbird thing. My RTL 2012 supports the electrics well.
 
Wish every Spyder rider could be here in Central Florida. 82 today and one of the mildest winters in years. I prefer 60 or above and am blessed not to have to be concerned most of the time. Hope Spring come soon for all you folks up North.
 
starrider60 said:
I am a pansy when it comes to cold. I have ridden at 40 but prefer 60 or above. Since I live in the deeeep south, I get plenty of riding year round :sour:
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What he said! Except I have NOT ridden at 40...

Yesterday I ryded 104 myles, the day before that 76 myles. Today, who knows, but it won't be zero!
 
Some of you wrote that you won't ride when their is salt on the road. Are you concerned about salt on the road for fear of rust/corrosion, lack of traction, or both?
 
Rust and corrosion would be my only reason. When you have North of 25k into a bike. The last thing you want is problems with wiring corrosion and pitting parts, rust ect which wont be warrantied. Becomes an old ugly bike that's nobody will buy.
 
Used to ride any thing above 12F. As I have aged minimum temp has edged up. Now more like 35F AND clear roads.
 
BLUEKNIGHT911 said:
I am now 72 ( on 3/11 that is ) ….. I no longer think there is something to prove as far comfort vs. " I can do it " goes. I have had to deal with the long term effects of Frost Bite, It makes skiing on cold days, having a good supply of Lithium batteries a necessity ….. A long time ago when I was young and foolish I rode ( one time ) at 10F..... I survived, but it wasn't pleasant …. Now when I do things - it has to make me Happy or I just take a pass until it does …. a few years back I remember seeing a person riding an older BMW …. IN 3 INCHES OF SNOW :gaah: … I thought " that person has a mental dis-ability ", because I felt what He was doing was beyond reasonable …… jmho ….. Mike :ohyea:
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I'm with you 100%. At 76, I want my riding to be a "treat" rather than a "treatment". This is my fun time, not a requirement. I want to....
Ride in comfort,
John
 
Went for a short ride yesterday. It was 54, sunny, and no wind. I was comfortable at 60 mph on the highway. Makes a big difference when the sun is warm. Today we’re having a blizzard, and not one from Dairy Queen.
 
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