Ahahahaah!!!!!!!!! I WANNA RIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mad Duc]

Dude.  You live in Pittsburgh.  What's the riding season there...45 minutes/year?   

I grew up in Pennsylvania.  If memory serves, there are two weather patterns: warm and rain or cold and snow.

Yeah pretty much. We had a good summer though, I rode to work for nearly 3 months straight with only 2-3 days/month when I had to take the cage due to crap weather.

[TiNi]

i haven't been on the bike since november...
...and i've got a ways to go till spring.

winter living in new england is rough,
if you're not into any winter sports
(winter sports do not include watching the pellet stove, nate)  

when spring finally does arrive, i always think i'll forget how to ride...
...but i don't & the first ride after a looong winter is fantastic!

[Porsche Monkey]

It was 80 here on Saturday.  Got a great ride in and even got the tires up to temp.

[Special K]

Maybe because I'm new, there is something I'm not getting, but why aren't you guys riding? I mean I get that riding in the snow  and ice is disastrous, but why let cold or wet weather keep you away from riding? I've been very happy with my raingear and heated gear. I'm perfectly cozy in my little micro-environment. Here in north jersey it's been raining (and/or snowing) every other day since September and for the worst of it, yea I'll take the cage. But the next day, provided the roads aren't snow covered or icy, I'm back on the bike.

I guess I'm just full of noobie exuberance. Maybe next year I'll winterize the bike for 2 or 3 months.  I'm not "calling you guys out" or anything, I'm just enjoying riding so much I'll do anything and everything to keep on it. Does Bridgestone make studded snow tires? 

[KnightofNi]

i'll call them out.
it's 34 and raining today.
last night i had a layer of ice on me by the time i got home.
i was warm and dry

get rain gear for the wet (this includes snow, sleet, and rain)

get heated gear for the cold

keep good tires on, be smooth, don't overdo it.

ohh yeah, handguards help to keep the water off your hands and therefore out of your gloves.

[TiNi]

i'll call them out.
it's 34 and raining today.
last night i had a layer of ice on me by the time i got home.
i was warm and dry

get rain gear for the wet (this includes snow, sleet, and rain)

get heated gear for the cold

keep good tires on, be smooth, don't overdo it.

ohh yeah, handguards help to keep the water off your hands and therefore out of your gloves.

i've said this before to you... but i'll say it again... you are hardcore 

[be350ka]

The problem here in PA is that PennDot sees the need to put about 2 inches of cinders on the road when we are expecting 1/4" of snow.  Now while "driving" all you hear is little rocks chipping away at your paint allowing the salt to eat away at EVERYTHING.

Spring and Summer riding here are very nice though.

[KnightofNi]

i've said this before to you... but i'll say it again... you are hardcore 

haha, usually the word people use is "stupid", but i'll take hardcore 
it also saves me a ton in gas money.

The problem here in PA is that PennDot sees the need to put about 2 inches of cinders on the road when we are expecting 1/4" of snow.  Now while "driving" all you hear is little rocks chipping away at your paint allowing the salt to eat away at EVERYTHING.

Spring and Summer riding here are very nice though.

i live in conshohocken, just outside of Philly.
I go through the salt and cinders too.

[toaster]

if it makes you guys feel any better, i will go for a ride tonight and be thinking about you.  its a bit chilly out right now (55), but nothing too cold.  i just cant stand to ride in anything less than about 45-50 though.

[jsanford]

Is it worse to have Parked Motorcycle Syndrome when you live in an area where this is an expected event during the winter months, or to have to park the bike wen you don't expect to and do not anticipate days and weeks passing by without being able to roll the bike out of the driveway?

Last Saturday was my first ride in 22 days here in Seattle. Sunday three of us went out in the mid-thirties for five hours--in heated gear. But when I tucked the Monster away the evening of the 11th after the Streetfighter launch party (which I attended in leathers!) I had No Clue it was going to end up this way.

[danaid]

Bloody cold wet crap weather. I haven't been further than around the block in more than 3 months. Got new boots, new jacket, new riding pants....

DAMN YOU WEATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+1, I took advantage of some of the sales and bought all new leather "summer" riding gear but I haven't rode in two weeks or worn my new gear out yet!

I'm in California, but the weather where I'm at has been cold and wet lately, except of course when I have been at work.

[swampduc]

Gawd, sweet pics Trouble.

65 and clear today after about a wk and a half of cloudy, rainy weather, so I got a ride in.
On the down side, my 696 has it's 1st oil leak! Awww, isn't that cute? It really is Italian. 

[Snake]

C'mon guys, Pittsburgh has 4 seasons: Almost winter, winter, still winter, road construction.  The scrambler still has the factory knobbies on it...might have to give it a shot 

[BastrdHK]

I will gladly trade you guys a few degrees for some twisties.....the on/off ramps are not doing it for me anymore

[Raux]

i've gone through worse.
my bike was off the road in early July waiting for shipping. then after delays wasn't shipping until October. arrived here december. but due to stupid regs here haven't been able to get registered since arriving. now i missed the 40-50 degree indian summer we had in december and it was officially 7 degrees farenheit here yesterday.