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Whelp; last ride of the season occurred last week ...  

pulled the plate on the yellow duc and handed it in to ICBC (our provincially (state) owned insurance agents here in British Columbia, Canada).  

After all the paper work was said and done ... I owed them $1.72 ....I thought I was getting a refund for the balance; which was 70 some odd bucks; so that was over 70 bucks to the bureaucracy to shuffle paper to cancel a policy ... $#!%!*^&*!.  I still have a separate storage policy by a private insurer, its cheep-er.

Who's still riding and where?

Ride on bro's and sista's ....  [moto]

All of us.  CA (not Canada).  


The 8 year-old in me just luuuuuuvs spending all winter gloating.  It's cheap thrills, but somehow always satisfies.

 >:(

ya luckey bastiges ... ride on ...

.... dont rub it in too much....

HA! .... but you still have to cut the grass ... or is it burnt?   ;D

Last Saturday was it for the year for me I think, was hoping to ride once in December but it probably ain't gonna happen. It was cooooold but worth it.

i was prepared to ride down to the chilling teens. or -10C. but the bike got knocked over and is unrideable. maybe if the insurance pays for my bike ill get another one. but it isnt looking too good. :(

Still riding in the Mid-South but it's getting colder and I have to start pulling out the heated gear for my commutes. 

Rode in to work last Mon - Wed, Nov 23-25, that may be it.

Combo darkness, horny bucks, snow & cold have conspired.

Figure any riding in November here a bonus, managed to commute 'almost' every day.

Just a matter of time before the state & towns start pouring money, in the form of rock salt,
all over our roads, at every opportunity, that will be that for the moto.

We only smoke it..  [cheeky]

Rode to work this morning.  There's no off-time in AZ. Was about 36F?
I really need to grab some insulated gloves.  Those couple months of 20-40 degree mornings are painful. 

I'm SW of Houston, Texas.  Pretty much year round riding here.  It only occasionally gets much below freezing and that is during the night.  What we consider cold days here are highs that only get into the high 40F or low 50F.  I believe our normal high for this time of year is 68F.  Friday is going to be interesting, the high is going to be upper 30F with the possibility of SNOW!!! :o  That's something we don't see much of.

I hung it up here in Boston two weeks ago.  Not so much the cold, as commuting in the dark.  Call me a pussy but riding in rush hour Boston traffic at night is SCARY.

Anyone in MA shut their insurance off - i didn't think we coudl do that?

86F or 30C here in Miami and the rest of Florida....  [cheeky]

Last week a cold front came in for a fee days but I still rode through the torrential downpours & the cold weather.

But mostly it is like the tv ad says: A bad day in Florida beats a good day anywhere else....

I guess the only time really when you can't ride down here is if a hurricane comes in  [moto]

On the shores of lake MI here.
I rode every day to work from about 2nd week in May until the Wed before Thanksgiving. Then rode yesterday morning to work again. It was about 35f when I left and 38 when I came home 13 hours later.
It's not the cold, but rather wondering if the bike is going to start. Even with the new battery it's extremely sluggish starting under 50.
I don't recall ever being able to ride this late, and hope to squeeze another day or two in.

Honestly though, the 2 days I took the truck to work was pretty nice. Hop in and go - no messing around with gear on both ends of the journey.

Rode here yesterday. I love winter in S. Florida.

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I rode for about a half hour at the beginning of the week.  40* is my threshold, and it was only 15* this morning here in Utah.  It's just too cold to ride (especially since the sun isn't out when I leave for work).

Calling my insurance this afternoon to drop limits and some coverage while it's in storage for a few months.

Haven't ridden for a couple weeks, primarily due to schedule, was hoping to get one more ride in.  Today however it is spitting snow.  I fear it is time to move the bikes to the back garage (AKA The Mens Crisis Center) so I can get the truck in the attached garage.  The good news is the back garage is heated, so I can still putter around with the bikes all winter.  Including fire em up once in a while to hear the music, and go in the house stinking of unburned hydrocarbions. 

life is good

I'm a little north of you in AZ, so this morning was 19 degrees. Still warms up enough for some fun afternoon rides, though. I've got my backcountry skis all tuned up & ready to go at a moment's notice, which will probably guarantee that this El Nino winter will be dry -- disappointing, but good for riding!

But you can always go visiting someplace warmer -- we spent the Thanksgiving weekend with AM's sister & bro-in-law in Thousand Oaks, California, so I got to give thanks for a fantastic day spent on a borrowed Buell Cyclone, playing in the canyons above Malibu & a stunning, sunset run up the Pacific Coast Highway. That was a good day.

Copenhagen, this morning....Ice Ice Baby
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But I am NOT done yet  [moto]

 :'( I hate you

I'm still riding in the northeast, NY, but it is cold and the textile+heated gear is out!  I'll be riding until the ice forms or salt get's on the roads really badly.  Of course i will probably still ride then anyways!

Yeah I camped out up there at Sunset Crater last Wednesday night.  Bit chilly.  And I drove through again post-dusting on Sunday.  Hopefully that bodes well for the coming season.

RESPECT man !

A little bit colder than here in Belgium apparently. Just above zero over here.
It's not the cold or the dark that bothers me but the rain. I really hate the rain but it won't keep me from riding.
The one time the bike stays in is when they start spreading salt because it really messes up the bike.

Yep, I don't ride when they bring out the salt here either.  ;D

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I am still getting a few days of riding weather here in Long Island. It's in the low 60's today. December 3rd. It makes me wonder about those people who claim there is no global warming.

I keep my bike insured year-round. There are always those January days when the temps get into the 50's and I go for a ride. Biggest issue here is the sand and salt that gets spread on the roads when it snows.

South Carolina!  [thumbsup]

They don't call it South for nothing.

LA

Going to Road Atlanta Dec. 12-13 for the last 2 track days of the year.

Charleston, SC. Year round riding. [bacon] [bacon] [bacon]

... %$#$@ ... the pic it reminds me of PV Mx. mid in November; it was so hot I had to run from the shade, over the hot pool deck, dive into the water and swim to the bar for margs & cervasia ... i whish I were there right now .... snow forcasted in Van tomorrow; lots of snow in the mountains already for the olympics...

Just started riding here in SoCal. I'll hopefully be riding all through winter...mechanical problems not withstanding. Currently waiting for a full lock set. My ignition switch is faulty and spat out my keys while riding and I'm running out of fuel. :'(

True, lived there for a year.  Here in CT, I am afraid to admit, I am probably done for the year.  I miss year round riding.

You ride on LI? So do i!  You should come out for a ride!

Still riding in NW Arkansas. Temps are dropping but plenty of cold gear to keep me warm. Will put her up when the wet stuff shows.

It's all done for me now, and the bike was brought into the batcave today to prove it.

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Was hoping to get the front stand under too but there's not enough room. Stupid small dining room area thing.

Ride to work about 98% of the year here in the city of angels. Despite the inherent dangers of riding in traffic its still almost always a great day to be on a bike.  Between the weather and the legal lane-splitting its hard to beat cali.

Now if they could just do something about the price of real estate. Why do so many people wanna live here?  Oh ...

Southern Hemisphere, Australia in particular. Still riding here... [moto]

greater philadelphia metro area. i put the bike away every night then ride to work the next morning.  [thumbsup]


snow just means i ride a diff bike and dress differently

+1

So Cal rider here....

Starting to rain but still riding... [thumbsup]

7" of the white stuff yesterday, and another 3" this morning. 

Guess it's time to break out my skis.

Lakes Region NH - done for the year.  7 inches of snow Saturday night.  On a plus note though - I now save $70.00 a month on insurance! [laugh]

Cold and dreary in Austin today, but not enough to keep the bike garaged. We are lucky, you can ride almost all year here provided you invest in some decent gear.

I ride all season.  14ºF this morning when I left for work.  My FI SS is SO much easier to start and easier on my sleeping neighbors...  No more shotgun-volume backfires from my overly rich carbs.  I'm in the Western NC mountains ~

JM

I put her away today after work, we got about an inch of snow last week, so they have salted, and now they are predicting 6-12" by wednesday afternoon.   boo