dcjens
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Wet side of Washington
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posted December 19, 2010 02:30 PM
Winter Ride!
Well, It's been winter crap.. one after another.. until today! The sun was out, roads and reasonably dry roads and Santa can WAIT! You know his fat ass has his leathers on, so it was my turn! The bike started and needed the old summer gas burned away some right? With heated gear head to toe plugged in, I went out. I had to go 100 mph down my street because of all the "to work" trips I couldn't pass anyone- haha (8 eekers a day get's to a guy after awhile)
I hit all the backroads through the woods and a few miles of country freeway to wind it out... woohoo! I went about 60 miles and hit 120 once. I was thinking of all you guys that can't ride till april!
I can't wait till Spring now  DJ
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busaisbetter
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posted December 19, 2010 07:58 PM
I just got Gerbings T5 myself they make winter riding enjoyable. If bike starts and it is not icy i will ride.
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jlewis02
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posted December 19, 2010 08:31 PM
I rode today also but it was 71 here today.
Its nice to get out and ride when you know alot of others can't.
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08 ZX14
1.57 60'
6.09@124
9.24@155
SWB 5400ft DA 50hp shot
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RRZX-14
Novice Class
Get out and ride!
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posted December 19, 2010 08:34 PM
It's always a good day to ride, no matter what the weather!
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2006 Red ZX-14, stock except for pulling the flies.
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heraser
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Tall Blue 14
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posted December 19, 2010 08:43 PM
I was just thinking of starting a NE winter ride thread. I have't been on the bike since my suspension upgrade. Not from weather but for health reasons. Now I'm ready to ride before Christmas and New Years if there is no snow. Temps are int the 20's - 30's but we might luck out with low 40's. Anyone game in Nj/ Ny area?
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Bently
Needs a life
2012 14r In Blue and no Mods!
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posted December 19, 2010 08:57 PM
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I just got Gerbings T5 myself they make winter riding enjoyable. If bike starts and it is not icy i will ride.
I have gerbings T5's and the jacket liner and will never be with out the gear, as a matter of fact I just orderd there core jacket and gloves that run on rechargable batterys. Can't wait for the stuff to get here. I will use it skiing,snowblowing and taking the boy out on his sled! the motorcycle gear extends my season by a bunch.
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busaisbetter
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posted December 20, 2010 02:52 AM
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I just got Gerbings T5 myself they make winter riding enjoyable. If bike starts and it is not icy i will ride.
I have gerbings T5's and the jacket liner and will never be with out the gear, as a matter of fact I just orderd there core jacket and gloves that run on rechargable batterys. Can't wait for the stuff to get here. I will use it skiing,snowblowing and taking the boy out on his sled! the motorcycle gear extends my season by a bunch.
I think you can run T5 on battery if you buy Gerbing's battery pack for $100, which comes with a charger. T5 and Hybrid gloves look exactly the same except Hybrid have a pouch for battery storage.
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Hellmutt
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posted December 20, 2010 04:39 AM
Woooohooo!! it's single digit - low teens here in the mornings and topping out at mid to high 20's. The last day I rode this year it was 38 that late November morning........the only thing that killed me was my neck and hands, the engine heat kept everything else at an "operable" temp.........but 38 sitting, isn't 38 riding on the highway.........more like 28 when you're clicking along at 75-80mph for over 25 minutes.
But once i got to work, it took the better part of an hour before my neck and hands even felt normal........ride home was nice at 68 degrees, but knew then my commuting season was basically over.
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Bently
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posted December 20, 2010 05:04 AM
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I just got Gerbings T5 myself they make winter riding enjoyable. If bike starts and it is not icy i will ride.
I have gerbings T5's and the jacket liner and will never be with out the gear, as a matter of fact I just orderd there core jacket and gloves that run on rechargable batterys. Can't wait for the stuff to get here. I will use it skiing,snowblowing and taking the boy out on his sled! the motorcycle gear extends my season by a bunch.
I think you can run T5 on battery if you buy Gerbing's battery pack for $100, which comes with a charger. T5 and Hybrid gloves look exactly the same except Hybrid have a pouch for battery storage.
I talke to gerbings and they said that is not the way to go because the battery pack to run the jacket liner which I wanted as well was 199.00 and would only run for 45 min. the battery pack core jacket was only 199 and can run for hours. and it's a pretty big battery to run the motorcycle jackrt liner as well.
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Bently
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posted December 20, 2010 05:05 AM
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Woooohooo!! it's single digit - low teens here in the mornings and topping out at mid to high 20's. The last day I rode this year it was 38 that late November morning........the only thing that killed me was my neck and hands, the engine heat kept everything else at an "operable" temp.........but 38 sitting, isn't 38 riding on the highway.........more like 28 when you're clicking along at 75-80mph for over 25 minutes.
But once i got to work, it took the better part of an hour before my neck and hands even felt normal........ride home was nice at 68 degrees, but knew then my commuting season was basically over.
Buy the gerbing t5 gloves and 28 would not even bother your hands!
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Bently
Needs a life
2012 14r In Blue and no Mods!
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posted December 20, 2010 05:05 AM
quote:
Woooohooo!! it's single digit - low teens here in the mornings and topping out at mid to high 20's. The last day I rode this year it was 38 that late November morning........the only thing that killed me was my neck and hands, the engine heat kept everything else at an "operable" temp.........but 38 sitting, isn't 38 riding on the highway.........more like 28 when you're clicking along at 75-80mph for over 25 minutes.
But once i got to work, it took the better part of an hour before my neck and hands even felt normal........ride home was nice at 68 degrees, but knew then my commuting season was basically over.
Buy the gerbing t5 gloves and 28 would not even bother your hands!
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Hellmutt
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posted December 20, 2010 06:09 AM
There's also heated grip kits and thermal suits.......but my biggest issue with winter riding is lack of tire heat for turning ( the fun way ), not to mention the shit street conditions after salting and plowing........once the weather here breaks, I ride VERY timidly until we've had at least 3 or 4 weeks of spring rain to wash them clean so I can start to have fun again
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Bently
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posted December 20, 2010 07:00 AM
Heated grips suck, I had them on one bike and it was a 200.00 kit. it heats the palms and that's it, my palms are not the issue my fingers are. the gloves are way better and can be used on any bike you ever own and never wear out.
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dcjens
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Wet side of Washington
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posted December 20, 2010 11:48 PM
Gerbings is a local business here btw. My hands never get cold for some reason. I wear mechanix gloves mostly. I''m toasty in 25 deg mountains with the heat on. It does make it tolerable for sure!
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BobC
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posted December 21, 2010 06:04 AM
We can usually ride through the winter but It's been about 21 degrees fahrenheit here for the last week and the road outside my house is thick ice, thankfully my Audi is 4WD. The bike is tucked up in the garage with my Z4 and plugged into a battery optimiser - looks like it could be there for a while yet.
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Candy Thunder Blue 2006 ZZR1400
Stock wheelbase
Max: 205.4 mph in 1.25 miles
2012 ZZR1400 in Golden Blazed Green
Brock CT Full System. etc
Max: 203.1 in 1 mile (so far)
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nydhags
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posted December 22, 2010 09:35 AM
Took a little winter ride myself Saturday from Long Island, NY to Clinton, MD.
Left home around 7pm and back home Sunday morning around 6:30am.
I just picked up the T5's also because 1 my Classic G3 was not working.
I like my classics better, my hands didn't get cold but I couldn't feel the warmth from the gloves either. I'm looking into putting on some brush guards or hippo hands, just to deflect the air off my hands.The temps were all below freezing but the roads were clear and dry until I got back to Long Island and they were a little slick with the morning dew.
I usually try to ride in the WBAB Cold Fingers Run on New Years mostly cruisers and Harleys but its still a ride then I head towards the city for a few more miles.
http://wbab.com/event_guide/coldfingerrun2011.html
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Quarter Pounder
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with Cheese
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posted December 22, 2010 04:03 PM
yep...Gerbings ROCK! I've had them since 03. Not sure how I rode without them up to that point. Love riding in the winter months all toasty warm.
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SWB 2008 ZX-14
9.19 @ 151
5.98 @ 123
1.53 60'
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Rich
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Just havin' fun!!
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posted December 22, 2010 05:49 PM
Finally had a day into the 50s. Just barely. Left work around 12:30 and got home about 5:30. Rockingham just isn't so cool if your not going to the track. Kept it under a hundred, for the most part and had a real nice relaxing ride. No conversation on the side of the highway with law enforcement. Just another successful day.
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07 Green and Black, How fast is fast?
203 for now. Limited $$ = limited HP.
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