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they actually accent the light blue of the side of the bike quite nice, ordered black, sent blue and had already cut the old ones off so i kept them, they grow on you after awhile

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Quote from: gsmetal on March 10, 2006, 05:54:37 AM
I can do 10 days standing on my head.

Try living in Wisconsin.

Did I know you live in Brookfield??  My parents live in Pewaukee and thats where my bike is hiding in the garage too... I need to get back there soon to get my bike... maybe next weekend since the 17th is my mom's b-day

OK, let me say that "riding seasons" do not exist. They're akin to the boogie monster, tooth fairy, and poorly-dressed homersexuals: things adults say to scare the shaZam! out of little kids.

I decided to go for a spin last night. It had rained and snowed all day, but all that was on the ground was water. I got geared up and when I got outside, it suddenly stopped raining. And didn't rain at all in the hour I was on the bike. That made me upset because I wanted to test the wet weather riding, as well as my rain gear, but whatever. So I got in a nice, rainless ride.

This morning I awoke to snowfall, but no accumulation. The lovely newspeople said it was 36 degrees, so chilly but not frigid and iced-over. I was trying to decide what to do, so I looked at my WWSD wristband and thought "yeah, what WOULD Scratch do?" And I decided that he would ride, and so would I.

What was I making such a huge deal about? The roads were wet but I had great traction, the streets actually seemed emptier than when it's not raining, and my rain suit kept me dry as a bone. I'm kicking myself for letting the bike sit for even one day; I'd be well over 5K miles by now, which would be awesome.

So the bike is awesome in the rain (well, maybe it's partially the rider...), and I'm pretty much only going to drive my car now when I go to the grocery store or when I go to the bar. NO, NOT so I can get shitty and drive home. So I can park it and leave it.

Dave 

I rode mine to work today, first ride this year.   Well actually yesterday was, I took the day off.  Got the bike fixed (one of the diaphrams on the top of the carb came out of the grooves).  Then rode last night. 

I don't ride in the cold, rain, snow, etc.  Why?  Because I don't want to, and I'm old enough to not have to do anything I don't want to, well except for when my wife starts batting her eyes.   Then I better do what I'm told.   LOL

Been a while, how's everyone doing?

 

Welcome back, Jimbo!

GS-PDX - Glad you had a good time!  I, too, get kinda bummed when I get all dressed up for a ride in the rain and it doesn't rain.   Nothin' like good clean rain to keep/wash off the road spray of other vehicles, and yes, there are fewer people on the road in inclement weather, which is kinda nice when you want to go visit your favorite twisty roads and want to be all alone (or with a goup of other rain riders ).  Also, I find that people tend to stay away from me more, because they think I'm going to crash (or I ride like a noob ) .