Mark, Your idea of winter riding is different from mine. In houston all I have to worry about is a good jacket and gloves.
-Kyle On 2/14/09, Mark Hasslinger <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. 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