Seasons of Riding

[Drparj]

I live in New England and refuse to let the weather dictate my riding. I have ridden at least once each month since December 2011. Here are some pics of 2013 riding season so far. One with the giant snowbank was 3 days after the Feb Blizzard.

[Chippertheripper]

Do all gsxr's look like that with the front tire stuffed into the fairing, or is something bent?
(I know nothing about sport bikes)

[Drparj]

There not all that close, I have custom fairings and wanted a tight look. I got it as close as I could without rubbing.

[DucDave]

There not all that close, I have custom fairings and wanted a tight look. I got it as close as I could without rubbing.

uh....

....that's what she said...?

[Drparj]

uh....

....that's what she said...?

Love it Dave, been awhile since I road on one of your rides, I think the last one was Ben and Jerry's Ride of 2010 lol

[Drparj]

Also if you forget who I was I road on the North ride in 2009/2010 that had the baby blue/white bike that kept having electrical issues and ended up having my computer strapped to my back seat cause it kept over heating and continued the whole ride like that lol.

[SRTie4k]

Randy is not impressed.

[Drparj]

Randy is not impressed.

Sorry for you Randy

[Chippertheripper]

Nah, given the circumstances, I'd bet randy is sorry for you.

[Drparj]

I bought a bike to ride it not to store it in my garage

[Chippertheripper]

So did he. He does all sorts of wacky shit like run car tires and studs and ride in the snow and shit. Lunacy to the regular motorcyclist.

[Drparj]

My kind of rider then lol

[DucDave]

Also if you forget who I was I road on the North ride in 2009/2010 that had the baby blue/white bike that kept having electrical issues and ended up having my computer strapped to my back seat cause it kept over heating and continued the whole ride like that lol.

Ha...I remember you!

[Drparj]

Ha...I remember you!

Same bike in the pics above. Another paint job and ironed out all the problems lol. Going to ride that bike til the motor says thank you I'd like to retire now.

[jwm2k3]

Props for riding at this time of year.

I dig blue bikes for some reason.

Are you the Bossman?

[Drparj]

Much rather be riding in warmer Weather But I'll Take These Ok Days.

Bossman Is A Nickname I Got Years Back.

[jwm2k3]

Im too afraid of getting road salt on the metal bits (bolts, nuts, screws, fasteners, etc.) that will absolutly corrode over time. Im really not great with keeping it clean, so keeping the salt off of it is my mission. A few times already this year Ive thought about goin for a rip....but I will wait.

[Drparj]

In Nh We Use MixSalt And Sand So Not As Bad As Just Salt. But Come April I Do A Take Off Cleaning Anyway. I Take Off Wheels And Chain And Detai It For Summer.

[tsorfas]

Good for you man. I like your style

[01xj]

IIRC there was a thread of people who rode regularly until Christmas.

[RandyO]

In Nh We Use MixSalt And Sand So Not As Bad As Just Salt. But Come April I Do A Take Off Cleaning Anyway. I Take Off Wheels And Chain And Detai It For Summer.

don't believe that for one minute, depends where you are, town road, state road, there is plenty of pure salts of different types , sometimes mixed with sand, some places even sprayed on as liquid,

sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, and calcium chloride are all used

[jwm2k3]

don't believe that for one minute, depends where you are, town road, state road, there is plenty of pure salts of different types , sometimes mixed with sand, some places even sprayed on as liquid,

sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, and calcium chloride are all used

I just meant as a general rule, Im a pussy and dont want to ride my bike in any of that. Seeing how this bike has 1800 miles on it and its new, I will wait till the streets are cleaner....

[markbvt]

I haven't gone more than three weeks without riding this winter. Rode twice in January, three times in February; with heated gear, it's easy enough to do. Only months I haven't gotten in any riding since at least 2007 (maybe even 2006, not sure now) were September-December 2011, when I was out with a broken femur.

I ran studded tires on my XR650L for several winters, but didn't bother the past couple of years because they only work well on hardpacked snow. As soon as piles of looser snow build up, they have trouble finding traction; and in untracked snow, forget it. And they're kind of squirrelly on pavement too. At some point in the future I might revisit the studded tires, but using a less aggressively knobby tire and fewer studs, so more rubber remains in contact with dry pavement. That would probably still work about as well on hardpack snow, but much better on asphalt.

Winter riding is a lot of fun when done right.

--mark