It's been in the 50s here too, but it's been raining so I've only seen 2 or 3 bikes out and about. I can ride in rain, and I can ride in cold, but I'm not too keen on riding in both at the same time. The flip side is riding in the rain in August in Houston is a no-win situation. You can wear your rainsuit, but you'll be so covered in sweat by the time you get to where you're going you'd have been better off without it. I've been flirting with a dangerous idea up here actually. I've been watching the local craigslist with the twisted idea that if a nice bike shows up at the end of my stay I'll cash in the plane ticket and ride home. I'm not too sure how well 2 bikes in the garage would go over at home tho. Like I said, it's a dangerous idea.
-Kyle On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > Talk about air you can feel? The first time I went to FL, after riding in > an air conditioned train for almost 24 hours, we got off in West Palm > Beach... I almost died. How can anybody breath here? It was about 96. That > was back in '62. The coldest it's been here lately was -2. with a chill > factor of -9. Isn't it wonderful how man can adapt to almost anything. One > of the reasons I gave up on riding in extreme cold was the "ice cream" > headaches. Still have my snow suit for riding but only wear it to blow snow. > I did make a mistake once that I still pay for every winter. I went sledding > in a local park without gloves.. frostbite of the thumbs. Dumb, very dumb. > It's been quite warm here past three days (upper 50's) and the bikes are out > in force. Cabin fever has set in. > > --- On *Wed, 2/11/09, Kyle Munz <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: displaced Southerner > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 7:09 AM > > > I know not everyone enjoy's Houston's weather, but I'm finding the only > time I can breathe up here is in the shower. I guess I'm just used to > breathing air you can "feel". 28F is really about the lowest I've ever seen > it in Houston, and we get those days very very rarely. Back home I'm seen as > somewhat extreme for riding in temps as low as mid 30s. I'm thinking I would > rather be up here in August. > > -Kyle > > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]>wrote: > >> My sympathy Kyle. The years I lived in FL, I couldn't adjust to the heat >> in summer (102 day, 85 night in Orlando) and was never so cold as I was one >> morning at 28 in February. By afternoon it was 74. I was born up here and am >> no fan of the cold. In my younger days, I rode straight through two years. >> Rode to work everyday unless it was snowing. Then I discovered cars... WOW ! >> You don't have to endure a runny nose all the time. You can be warm. Now at >> my advanced age, I treasure the simple pleasure of not freezing. >> >> --- On *Tue, 2/10/09, Kyle Munz <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hello from a new member, 1986 650SC owner. >> Throttle cable routing. >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 8:55 AM >> >> No, unfortunately I'm up here in Cleveland, or rather Mentor, until >> spring. I get to go home this weekend though, just enough time to spend >> Valentine's day with the missus, then right back up here to the >> frozen-white-north. Today isn't so bad, I can deal with 40F or 50F, we get >> those temps in Houston. However things were quite foreign for me a few weeks >> ago when it was -11F outside and I was trying to knock 10 inches of some >> weird white stuff off of the rental car while my insides were freezing >> solid. >> >> -Kyle >> -misplaced southerner >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
