I went for a ride on my Ural Wednesday. the temps in the high thirty's - low forties and rain. I was so starved to ride I went for a joy ride all over the county and had a wonderful time. like i said i was born here. :-)
--- 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, 11:51 PM > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
