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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.
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You can truly never die until you have learned to live
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)
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
There not all that close, I have custom fairings and wanted a tight look. I got it as close as I could without rubbing.
You can truly never die until you have learned to live
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.
You can truly never die until you have learned to live
Randy is not impressed.
2023 KTM 890 Adventure R
Nah, given the circumstances, I'd bet randy is sorry for you.
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
I bought a bike to ride it not to store it in my garage
You can truly never die until you have learned to live
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.
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
My kind of rider then lol
You can truly never die until you have learned to live
Props for riding at this time of year.
I dig blue bikes for some reason.
Are you the Bossman?
Last edited by jwm2k3; 03-29-13 at 01:43 PM.
Much rather be riding in warmer Weather But I'll Take These Ok Days.
Bossman Is A Nickname I Got Years Back.
You can truly never die until you have learned to live
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.
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.
You can truly never die until you have learned to live
Good for you man. I like your style
IIRC there was a thread of people who rode regularly until Christmas.
RandyO
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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
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