Ducati Monster Forum

December 31st, 2009.  Highway 33, north of Ojai.

Happy New Year everyone!!! 

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Not cool man! Jealous!


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That's just mean.
Frozen Duck tastes bad.

this was my lunch spot today

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For all of us cold climate northern folk, I really believe that we appreciate every minute on our Ducs just a bit more than the tropical climate folk. It's a  limited riding season and you know it, here in WI we're only truly good for riding between May- Oct. and in MKE with the lake, you never know. Anyway, I've been drinking gin & tonics and watching football since 1pm CST [puke], I'll leave it at that.

^ I agree.  I think maybe I'll post some pics of thermometers when it's a perfect 80-85 here and they are sweating their balls off.

Fair enough 1KDS!  I'll probably park it in August and September when it's 110 outside.  Even worse, the GARAGE is too hot to work in!!   Yeah, but it's a DRY heat  [roll]

Perfect 80-85? :'(  Sorry brother. 70 degree average around here. You just can't win the weather game against us.  :)

wiki: Huntington Beach has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). The climate is generally sunny, dry and cool, although evenings can be excessively damp. In the morning and evening, there are often strong breezes, 15 mph (24 km/h). Ocean water temperatures average 55 °F (13 °C) to 65 °F (18 °C). In the summer, temperatures rarely exceed 85 °F (29 °C). In the winter, temperatures rarely fall below 40 °F (4 °C), even on clear nights.[3] There are about 14 inches (360 mm) of rain, almost all in mid-winter.

Shhh. Keep it quiet, man. We don't want everyone moving here.

Instead you should stress that we have four seasons here on the wrong coast: Landslide, Earthquake, Fire and Bankruptcy.

doesn't matter, there aren't any jobs to take so no one will move here.

But yeah, something about 300'ish non-rainy days/year is very appealing.  And hey, when it hits 100, I just put on the mesh and stay near the coast.  problem solved.

I guess not, I'm just trying to make myself feel better about living here... Cost of living maybe?  yeah I'll go with cost of living.

Twenties and teens here in Raleigh, but still ridin'!!  Well, the Bandit with my heated gear.   ;D

4:30 pm... Thermometer hovering in the low 70's...
Beautiful sunset. Wearing jeans and a t-shirt.





Just say'n...    ;)   [cheeky]

We should be getting a warm front on Wednesday, its getting up to 33 degrees.

 [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang]

Tonight
Jan 2


Clear

N/A
44°

0%


 

High not valid after 2pm
Sun
Jan 3


Mostly Sunny

73°
48°

0%

10 Excellent
 

Mon
Jan 4


Partly Cloudy

70°
46°

10%

10 Excellent
 

Tue
Jan 5


Sunny

72°
46°

0%

10 Excellent
 

Wed
Jan 6


Sunny

70°
47°

0%

10 Excellent
 

Thu
Jan 7


Partly Cloudy

70°
48°

10%

10 Excellent
 

Fri
Jan 8


Sunny

69°
46°

0%

10 Excellent
 

Sat
Jan 9


Partly Cloudy

68°
44°

10%

10 Excellent
 

Sun
Jan 10


AM Clouds / PM Sun

66°
45°

0%

9 Very Good
 

Mon
Jan 11


Mostly Cloudy

66°
46°

0%

9 Very Good
 

The next ten days are gonna be hard to take. [laugh] [moto] [thumbsup] ;D 8) 8) 8)

sun, sun sun....what are you people to like that ? Lizards ?  ;D

Another beautiful day in Malibu!    ;D
A little chilly this morning (48*F) but it's a balmy 75*F or so now...    [cheeky]

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^^^
  >:(

I know! 48 in the morning! Wtf?

Favorite...Road...Evar...

Unbelievable weather we're having now, I agree.  70 - 75 degrees is perfect riding weather in my book. Wish it stayed like this though.  I absolutely HATE the long, hot, dry summers in L.A., which now seem to be starting in April and lasting till November (thanks Al Gore, I'm pretty sure he invented global warming just like he invented the internet.)  Too freakin' hot here most of the time - yes, it's good for riding, but damn, it's nice to see some GREEN now and again....

Yeah, that was in Moorpark.  By the time we got to the Rock Store around 8:30 it was down to 38!!!  WTF?!   Warmed up nicely, though...   ;D

Here's some more SoCal Dreamy Goodness..  ;)

On top of Piuma Canyon  (L-R)  Me, Alex, River, and Duck-Stew
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Panaramic View from Saddle Peak Rd. 
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WHOO HOOOO!!!!   :D
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