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Well riding season its coming to a end it got up to 32° so i figured I'd ride the bike to work one last time. The power at these cold temps is amazing the traction sucks but that just made it that much more fun. Power sliding turns and burnouts a block long with no brake.:D the ride home should be around 20°[up]
 
be careful stensg, its about 26F here today as well and we had a guy on a R6 slip and slide this morning downtown. don't wanna see another bueller hit pavement. have fun but make sure you ride to your limits, and not over [up]
 
i half hate alot of you right now.[mad].(only saving grace is i aint riding in full gear in 115 in the summer:p:p)

was about 25 degrees this morning. frosted everything.. cranked a tad slow. lid iced a few times, and hands got cold.. yes, winter is here.. time for a new pair of gloves and heated grips. anyone got an old pair of uly or sx handguards they wan to get rid of?? lmao
 
don't be too upset, i live in florida and while i can ride year round, the riding here sucks. it's all straight roads with lots of traffic, esp this time of year.
 
the winter is nice on my wallet. up until about mid february when I am tweaking out when I see my bikes just sitting there. the biggest problem with it is you have all winter to think of mods... then I spend the entire month of february modding and preparing :D
 
hehe

The riding is bad here in FL but once your ride around enough you can find some decent riding. Nothing like up north and out west though.

And yes it DOES suck riding full gear in 115 deg weather(I've done it)
 
Yes.... Tampa, FL here. I can ride to work all year round but can't get rid of the chicken strips on the new tires the roads are so boring. Doesn't help with the new 200 I put on the back....such a square tire.
 
do the roads get straighter in the winter.
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sure seems like it this time of the year. i spend a lot of time either going straight or really slow in the turns. this will be my first season off a dualsport, it's going to be interesting to see how it goes.
 
I like to ride on the edge of my limit when there's no traffic the feeling of the rear starting to slide out is a rush that I've became very familiar with with the Buell. Scares the crap out of my wife when she's riding behind me. I'm going top have top get some cameras for get bike so i can really see how far I'm pushing it.
 
buy the right gear and riding season is 12 months,25 doesnt feel much different than 75
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Yup, heated grips, proper protective outer shell, and thermal under layers is all I need to comfortably ride year round in temperatures down to -10c (15f). No worries! :D
 
I completely understand all you northerner's pain, hell I walked out the door this morning and was so damn cold I almost went back inside to put on a long sleeve shirt! In the end, I was able to overcome the severe cold with my short sleeve shirt, but boy was it tough!

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:D

Funny how the body adapts to conditions. I am from Pittsburgh and loved the cold when I lived there. We would go play in the snow all day in sweat pants and a hoody and it was no big deal. The first year or two in florida was miserable, nothing like going to the end of the driveway to get the mail and needing a shower when you get back to the front door. After living in FL a couple years I can't take the cold for a minute anymore but can tolerate the heat. If it gets in the 40's we curl up by the fire in our snuggie lol.
 

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