Did I mention I park the Honda during the winter and only ride the Ural Tourist, that's a Russian made sidecar and doesn't fall over due to ice. Although traction is much better when the ice is below 0*F because it has the effect of being dryer and not wet therefore producing more traction. So the colder the better.:-)
I love my Honda and wouldn't ever subject it to the ugliness of the salt the idiots spread all over the roads. I also love my Ural but is a much less delicate breed and I can deal with the salt and it easier. --- On Sat, 2/14/09, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: displaced Southerner > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 2:32 PM > You're right about the advancements in garb for the > cold. The problem I have is finding out how poor the > traction is on a very cold day. Sticky tires loose a lot > below 40. Greatly reduced lean angle becomes the rule of the > day. The bikes from the early 80's ran so poorly in the > cold, it took forever for them to respond right. They were > bad on a warm day. Whatever pursuit gave us Thinsulate, > I'm indebted too. > > --- On Sat, 2/14/09, Mark Hasslinger > <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Mark Hasslinger <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: displaced Southerner > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 7:51 AM > > the really best refreshing ride is at below zero F. You > ain't lived till > you do it. I've only been to -4*F, but will try to > better my personal best! > > riding in cold weather shouldn't be all that surprising > now that > snowmobiles have been around for more than a half century > and now with the > peripheral industry of the gear that goes along with it. As > one cold weather > daily rider tell it, "when he goes out in the morning > he is dressed in his > warm toasty clothes and stays that way till he gets into > his office and takes > off his gear, while his cager bound workmates scurry into > their fridge cars, > shivering the first seven miles till the thing warms up and > then park in a cold > parking lot to scurry to the warmth of the inside, only to > repeat this tourure > once again before getting back home". > > Herbert Kriegle of; > > http://thetimelessride.com/English/HTML%20files/Home%20htm/home.htm > > is now on his way to a town in Norway, 400 miles north of > the Artic Circle. Go > there and be refreshed!!! > > --- On Fri, 2/13/09, wakeboard TX > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: wakeboard TX <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: displaced Southerner > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 9:00 PM > > In my opinion the 28 degree Winter morning ride > (commute) is > > worse than the 98 degree, humid, afternoon Summer > ride. > > But, then again, I was born here. > > Dale in Houston > > > > > Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:19:02 -0800> From: > > [email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] > Re: > > displaced Southerner> To: > > [email protected]> > > I got > the > > line of "being born there as the only reason they > could > > stand it" one day riding the MTA up the 405 and > reading > > some alternate newspaper with a column by some guy > imitating > > the talk of the then popular social phenomena > "Valley > > Girls". The girls were having a conversation > about ppl > > who lived in other places and they came to the > conclusion > > that the only way they could do it was to be born > there. > > This hit me as the absolute truth and I never forgot > it.> > > > > --- On Fri, 2/13/09, Kyle Munz > > <[email protected]> wrote:> > > From: > Kyle > > Munz <[email protected]>> > Subject: > [Nighthawk > > Lovers] Re: displaced Southerner> > To: > > [email protected]> > Date: > Friday, > > February 13, 2009, 8:13 AM> > I'm glad I > don't > > know any better ;) I have noticed> > that bread > lasts > > longer> > up here before it turns green. > I've also > > noticed how> > raw my throat feels> > with > each > > painful breath of dry air up here.> > > > > > -Kyle> > > > > > On Fri, Feb 13, > 2009 at > > 7:12 AM, Mark Hasslinger> > > > <[email protected]>wrote:> > > > > > > >> > > I lived in Huston for one year back > in > > 1980. Aside> > from the oppressive> > > > > humidity, well not aside but along with the > oppressive> > > > humidity is the foul> > > mildew that is > > pervasive, covering everything outdoors> > and > indoors > > if you> > > don't constantly clean and > run an > > air-conditioner.> > the outdoors is> > > > > > permanently mildewed except for a few weeks in > winter> > > > when it dries up a> > > bit. the only > way a > > person could live there on a> > permanent basis > is to > > be> > > born there. Just like living in the > frozen > > tundra you> > only last if you were> > > > born > > there and don't know any better.> > >> > > > > >> > > --- On Wed, 2/11/09, Dennis > Hammerl> > > > <[email protected]> wrote:> > > >> > > > > > From: Dennis Hammerl > > <[email protected]>> > > > Subject: > > [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: displaced> > > Southerner> > > > > > To: > [email protected]> > > > > > Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, > 11:06 > > PM> > > > 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> > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to > > connect. > > > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Faster_022009 > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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