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Title: winter blues Post by: redxblack on January 26, 2011, 09:51:35 AM How sad that I'm excited to go to the garage today and run the monster for 5 minutes. You warm weather people should take a moment to reflect on your good fortune to be where you are. Those of us in the frozen tundra are really feeling the weight of the winter weather right about now.
about 45 days until the spring thaw. ugh. Title: Re: winter blues Post by: arai_speed on January 26, 2011, 11:33:47 AM I feel ya man! Shorts and t-shirts all week here...a real drag man!
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: Punx Clever on January 26, 2011, 01:59:56 PM Shorts!??!
It's so cold here in Corpus Christi that I have to wear pants... PANTS DAMNIT. Title: Re: winter blues Post by: Speedbag on January 26, 2011, 02:46:20 PM Snowmobiling keeps me sane. [thumbsup]
Well, more or less. Title: Re: winter blues Post by: fastwin on January 26, 2011, 04:00:34 PM Not rubbing it in but this Friday here in Dallas they are forecasting 70 degrees and sunny. Now that's the kind of Texas January weather I like!! [clap] [thumbsup] [moto]
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: rockaduc on January 26, 2011, 04:39:06 PM Snowmobiling keeps me sane. [thumbsup] Well, more or less. + 1 million to that!!! Title: Re: winter blues Post by: ItsaDuc on January 26, 2011, 05:41:40 PM Shorts!??! It's so cold here in Corpus Christi that I have to wear pants... PANTS DAMNIT. That was just down right mean. We actually had our first day in about a week above 15 degrees. Title: Re: winter blues Post by: DoubleEagle on January 26, 2011, 06:19:10 PM Not rubbing it in but this Friday here in Dallas they are forecasting 70 degrees and sunny. Now that's the kind of Texas January weather I like!! [clap] [thumbsup] [moto] We'll be thinkin' about you when you've had a month of 100 plus temps and it's only in the 70s and 80s up North. (http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn198/DoubleEagle_photo/evil-1.gif)Title: Re: winter blues Post by: muskrat on January 27, 2011, 06:37:11 AM Yeah but only for a month and we can ride all winter long ;)
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: scduc on January 27, 2011, 08:05:38 AM We haven't seen temps above freezing since before Christmas. My bike is scattered between the garage, the basement, and my truck. If it gets any worse, I'll have to write a country/western song.
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: Punx Clever on January 27, 2011, 02:43:38 PM We'll be thinkin' about you when you've had a month of 100 plus temps and it's only in the 70s and 80s up North. (http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn198/DoubleEagle_photo/evil-1.gif) Easy solution... ride faster [evil] Title: Re: winter blues Post by: Jarvicious on January 27, 2011, 06:30:23 PM 100 degrees is still 100 degrees at 100 miles an hour. Hot air is hot. :)
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: Dr. D on January 27, 2011, 07:13:22 PM Otto wanted to know when he could get out and play.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n302/peter_anon/IMG_0308.jpg) Title: Re: winter blues Post by: xcaptainxbloodx on January 27, 2011, 07:53:02 PM winter is for modding. get to it, not much time left!
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: Punx Clever on January 27, 2011, 11:00:20 PM 100 degrees is still 100 degrees at 100 miles an hour. Hot air is hot. :) But mass transfer accelerated by highly turbulent air can make it feel much better. Title: Re: winter blues Post by: Howie on January 28, 2011, 06:22:27 AM But mass transfer accelerated by highly turbulent air can make it feel much better. Not really, but at least you spend less time baking :) Title: Re: winter blues Post by: swampduc on January 28, 2011, 07:12:20 AM We'll be thinkin' about you when you've had a month of 100 plus temps and it's only in the 70s and 80s up North. (http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn198/DoubleEagle_photo/evil-1.gif) Yeah, that'll be a fantastic 5 minutes for y'all :PTitle: Re: winter blues Post by: redxblack on January 29, 2011, 07:10:19 AM international motorcycle show in cleveland today. That should help the winter doldrums a bit.
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: justinrhenry on January 30, 2011, 06:09:37 AM it was 70+ degrees here in dallas yesterday.. wooo [moto] [cheeky]
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: WarrenJ on January 30, 2011, 06:20:54 AM If you live in snowy areas, you have to learn to embrace it. Falling off mountains with sticks strapped to my feet works for me. Go watch some Warren Miller videos and get fired up about winter while its here!
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: pitbull on January 30, 2011, 06:59:17 AM If you live in snowy areas, you have to learn to embrace it. Falling off mountains with sticks strapped to my feet works for me. Go watch some Warren Miller videos and get fired up about winter while its here! yeah, that's about the only thing that keeps me sane. Been a skier since I was a kid, but decided to take up snowboarding at the grand old age of 43 so I can hang with my 9yr old kid. However, I'll be really, really happy to put away the snowy hill riding projectiles and pull the monsters out of the garage anytime now. Title: Re: winter blues Post by: WarrenJ on January 30, 2011, 07:54:30 AM I hadn't skiied since highschool and picked it up again at 45, same time I started motorcycling. Made my first Out West skiing trip a couple of weeks ago to Whitefish, MT - best time of my life. Just got in from 4 miles of cross country - beautiful sparkly morning.
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: Zlatigol on January 30, 2011, 04:40:09 PM international motorcycle show in cleveland today. That should help the winter doldrums a bit. i went friday. it wasn't bad Title: Re: winter blues Post by: redxblack on January 30, 2011, 06:23:35 PM I went Saturday and it was overcrowded and underwhelming, imo. My favorite vendors from prior years weren't there. I was looking for a couple pieces of gear and left empty handed. I did sit on a repsol honda and it felt really good, so that was a plus.
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: Speedbag on January 30, 2011, 06:45:43 PM Over 400 miles so far on the new sled (weekend riding only). I'd have gone postal by now if I hadn't gotten back into snowmobiling this year.....
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: mstevens on January 30, 2011, 07:29:36 PM about 45 days until the spring thaw. ugh. I wish I could be confident we'd thaw by March 12. Title: Re: winter blues Post by: mstevens on January 30, 2011, 07:31:02 PM Otto wanted to know when he could get out and play. (http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n302/peter_anon/IMG_0308.jpg) Did you actually ride on that road? There are some fairly effective treatments available these day, you know... Title: Re: winter blues Post by: RichD on January 30, 2011, 07:38:33 PM I love riding in fresh snow.
...but we only get it for a few hours a year >:( Title: Re: winter blues Post by: rockaduc on January 31, 2011, 01:28:14 AM Over 400 miles so far on the new sled (weekend riding only). I'd have gone postal by now if I hadn't gotten back into snowmobiling this year..... a little under 300 for me so far (only 1 weekend under my belt as of now). I am probably hitting Tug Hill, NY or PA Grand Canyon this weekend. Title: Re: winter blues Post by: Speedbag on January 31, 2011, 04:07:27 PM I've read some good stuff about Tug Hill. Sounds like a hoot! [thumbsup]
Title: Re: winter blues Post by: jsd2 on January 31, 2011, 04:17:30 PM One of my friends grew up on the edge of Tug Hill. His dad rode almost 200 miles on Friday. Great place to live if you ride a sled.
Jim Title: Re: winter blues Post by: rockaduc on January 31, 2011, 06:32:02 PM One of my friends grew up on the edge of Tug Hill. His dad rode almost 200 miles on Friday. Great place to live if you ride a sled. Jim It's great up until saturday afternoons, then it turns into Bump Hill. That's OK though, b/c it's only about 3.5 hours from home. |