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to ride or not to ride...that is the question

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by cgutz, Feb 16, 2017.

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To ride or not to ride...

  1. Yes, have fun

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    60.0%

  2. No, its too slippery with sand and some water puddles, dangerous!

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  1. cgutz

    cgutz Well-Known Member

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    Supposed to be an unseasonable 65 degrees tomorrow. Already in 50's today.

    Should I get my XJ out from storage, or should I wait as I know it will be cold again, and more snow.

    The reason I hesitate is the amount of sand on the streets, and melting snow puddles.

    But then again, I would get to ride...

    Modern problems!
     
    cgutz, Feb 16, 2017
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  2. Lightcs1776

    Lightcs1776 Active Member

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    Neither of the answers in the poll is right, as far as I am concerned. If you are not comfortable with it, don't ride. If you can do so with confidence, you will probably be fine. The worst mistakes made are those when I am nervous about what I am doing.
     
    Lightcs1776, Feb 16, 2017
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    I always wait till a heavy rain to wash away sand and salt. Besides the bike gets dirty faster.
     
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  4. Stumplifter

    Stumplifter Well-Known Member

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    Similar conditions coming this way . . . Thought about it for a very short time. Nope.

    Bike will wait until the sand gets washed off the roads, as mentioned in a different thread, I slid on sand in a turn just the other day. Sure I was coming into it a little hot, but if 4 wheels slip that easily, (like Lights said) I would hate to think what would happen on two. Too nervous, more wild animals than people where I am, can't take chances with an evasive maneuver turning sour cause I hit sand on the road.
     
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  5. cgutz

    cgutz Well-Known Member

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    Obviously I am being facetious....too dirty and dangerous until a good rain....and street sweeper.
     
    cgutz, Feb 16, 2017
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    You need to weigh the fun to cost-of-a-broken-ankle ratio.
     
    k-moe, Feb 16, 2017
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    quebecois59 Well-Known Member

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    We got almost two feet of snow in the last week, so to ride or not to ride is not a question for me since I don't have a snowmobile. The question is more: do I go shoveling this evening or should I wait until tomorrow morning?
     
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  8. k-moe

    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    You know it'll be crusty in the morning. Shovel tonight.
     
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    Polock Well-Known Member

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    i'm going, don't know how far but at least to the gas station. maybe down the highway till my candy ass gets cold :)
     
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  10. k-moe

    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    It'll be 68 on Saturday. We haven't had enough snow to need any sand. I'll be taking half the day off from doing chores :)
     
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    quebecois59 Well-Known Member

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    No, it's fluffy stuff, it won't get any harder until tomorrow morning
     
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    MattiThundrrr Not a guru

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    I live close to the Quebecois. I'll be shoveling... someday. Also,
     
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    Walked out of work today and it was freaky warm 52F. . . . thought really hard about my XJ. o_O
    Looked at all the sand on the road . . . . :(
     
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    cgutz Well-Known Member

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    Ok. 60 degrees and sunny. Sitting on porch. Couldn't stand it anymore.

    Yes, I went for a ride. Wunderbar...
     
    cgutz, Feb 18, 2017
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    MattiThundrrr Not a guru

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    I cleaned egg off the front of my house. Why not wash windows in knee deep snow? FML
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    I have been invaded by a serioulsly pissed-off mob of mocrobes. No riding today :(
     
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  17. Stumplifter

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    Keep your tiny bugs!
    Matti . . . Egg? Was there bacon with it?

    I went to the landfill to drop stuff off. On the way home saw a guy rolling a BMW off a trailer on the side of the road, should have stopped and asked him what he was up to . . . . Half mile further down the road there was a pile of feathers and a turkey squashed. Maybe the guy was scrapping turkey guts off his bike?
     
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    It was 70 here today , have been chomping at the bit to do a test drive with the new clutch in it ! It performed great ! But my old rule of thumb in the spring was wait till after the rain has cleared the road of salt and sand .That was in upstate ny or the north pole as I like to call it lol ! I'm in Md. now still cold but not as cold . Today was great !!!!
     
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    MattiThundrrr Not a guru

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    Life has not been serving me bacon lately. Last couple of days have been a steady diet of rotten tofu. The egg was just another helping. Of tofu. Cuz that makes sense too.
     
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    Finally got my bike running so you bet I was out!
     
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