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Feb 2nd, 2007, 09:39 PM
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#21 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Churchill County, NV
Posts: 646 Model: '99 FLHR Road King Interests: Ride, Hunt, 4X4, Fish, Cigars - the good things Occupation: U.S. Navy - Retired
| Coldest I will knowingly ride is now 10F. At 9 a few years back I got some frostbite and it also was hard on the bike - never got off choke. Fouled the plugs and had to get a new pair to make it back. | 
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Feb 3rd, 2007, 01:42 AM
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#22 | | Rookie 10+ posts
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Taxachusetts
Posts: 27 Model: 05 E-glide/03 Chopper
| Now that I have the Electraglide I'll ride in just about anything. When I had my Softtail I took off when it was about 3 or 4 degrees, but not long into the ride I stopped for a red light and when I let the clutch out nothing happened. It was so cold it took about 30 seconds before the bike started rolling forward and up to speed. After that it was no more pulling in the clutch...blew all the stop signs and a couple of (red-ish) yellow lights to get home. A nice hot shower and a wife yelling at me for being a fool...no frostbite though. | 
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Feb 3rd, 2007, 05:58 PM
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#23 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,752
| i have one of those wives also........  | |
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Feb 5th, 2007, 05:59 PM
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#24 | | Newbie
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sacrarmento Ca
Posts: 6 Model: 89 Harley FXRP Interests: Food(chef16yrs)skaterboarding(30+yrs)going to the rodeo Occupation: cafe owner
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road to work when it was 27degrees...I figure thats about 10below at 75mph!?....  | |
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Feb 7th, 2007, 12:56 PM
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#25 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nomad, currently the Blue Ridge Mountains
Posts: 408 Model: 2006 FXDI SuperGlide Interests: Camping, fishing, admirer of beautiful women, fast motorcycles, and smooth whiskey Occupation: Writer illustrator
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Well apparently I have not progressed out of the "young and dumb" catagory....well at least the dumb part. I have been working up here in DC/Va area and since yesterday I was off and I haven't ridden in a spell I cranked up and headed up to Fredrick, MD to meet Nick and Dale at a bar. I had on a snowmobile overall thingee and everything else I could find. It was ....invigorating. The temp was about 20 with the wind chill making it 7. (that's before you add the 70MPH wind chill, LMAO). I made it up and back. And now I can say I did that.....but unless it's an emergency and I can't beg borrow or steal a cage....I won't be doing it again.
Course with maybe 50 riders in the bar I was the only one on two wheels so there was braggin rights. Maybe I will thaw out by Spring....
Ride Free...... | |
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Feb 7th, 2007, 08:54 PM
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#26 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 1,173 Model: 2004 E Glide Standard, Stage 1. Interests: Riding, fishing, hunting, camping, spending time with wife and daughter Occupation: Air Force Nurse
| GrayBear, Sounds like you may have created quite a "stir" with the local bikers that WERN"T on bikes..... THAT would have been fun to see!!!   | |
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Feb 8th, 2007, 09:04 AM
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#27 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nomad, currently the Blue Ridge Mountains
Posts: 408 Model: 2006 FXDI SuperGlide Interests: Camping, fishing, admirer of beautiful women, fast motorcycles, and smooth whiskey Occupation: Writer illustrator
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Yeah it did, but was hard to laugh when your shivering so bad.....<BWG> I did hear from Nick though he said the next day folks were asking him about that "crazy south Lousiana boy that was riding in this deep freeze"....and he said the next day there were 6 bikes out front at lunch.
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Feb 8th, 2007, 06:25 PM
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#28 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,752
| aint nothin like starting a trend!!!!!!!!!!! good on ya!!! | |
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Feb 9th, 2007, 04:22 PM
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#29 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago
Posts: 431 Model: Harley-Davidson Dyna Superglide Interests: Motorcycling, Duhh...Shooting, camping, going to country music concerts Occupation: Firefighter/Paramedic
| Coldest I've rode was about mid 20's.....that was without a windshield or chaps too.... I now have a windshield & workin on getting chaps. Right now its about 13 degrees outside my humble abode...It doesn't really give me the urge to run out & fire up the Dyna...Besides after a winter being caged up, by spring I'm ready to ride it daily... | |
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Feb 9th, 2007, 08:49 PM
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#30 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jul 2005
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| a tip...if ya dont have chaps or a decent leather...stuff newspaper down you pants legs and inside your coat...it is a great windbreak and keeps ya warm... | |
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Feb 10th, 2007, 06:58 PM
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#31 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago
Posts: 431 Model: Harley-Davidson Dyna Superglide Interests: Motorcycling, Duhh...Shooting, camping, going to country music concerts Occupation: Firefighter/Paramedic
| Stuff newspaper down my pants ?? I was always told to use a rolled up sock !! | |
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Feb 10th, 2007, 07:01 PM
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#32 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago
Posts: 431 Model: Harley-Davidson Dyna Superglide Interests: Motorcycling, Duhh...Shooting, camping, going to country music concerts Occupation: Firefighter/Paramedic
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Originally Posted by chucktx  a tip...if ya dont have chaps or a decent leather...stuff newspaper down you pants legs and inside your coat...it is a great windbreak and keeps ya warm... |
I've got a decent leather jacket & gloves....never had to suff the jeans though  | |
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Feb 10th, 2007, 08:38 PM
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#33 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
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| if ya keep the cold out of the pants, ya dont need a rolled up sock!! | |
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Mar 5th, 2007, 08:39 PM
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#34 | | Very Active Poster 50+
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sandhills of NC
Posts: 81 Model: 04 Wide Glide Interests: God, Family, Country, Harleys Occupation: Putting warheads on terrorist foreheads
| I don't mind the cold as much as rain, but any lower than about 30 is too cold. I think of the cage drivers freaking out or slip sliding on the black ice more than anything. It doesn't freezing rain or snow much here so they don't know what to do when it does! Can't do a thing on ice.
PA native, I don't mind the snow. 
Joe | |
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Mar 20th, 2007, 07:33 PM
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#35 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago
Posts: 431 Model: Harley-Davidson Dyna Superglide Interests: Motorcycling, Duhh...Shooting, camping, going to country music concerts Occupation: Firefighter/Paramedic
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Originally Posted by AFBombBldr I don't mind the cold as much as rain, but any lower than about 30 is too cold. I think of the cage drivers freaking out or slip sliding on the black ice more than anything. It doesn't freezing rain or snow much here so they don't know what to do when it does! Can't do a thing on ice.
PA native, I don't mind the snow.
Joe | I got stuck in both a little while ago....started to get cold & then rained....the cagers look at me like Im nutz !! | |
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Mar 20th, 2007, 08:20 PM
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#36 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,752
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Originally Posted by FlynDutchman I got stuck in both a little while ago....started to get cold & then rained....the cagers look at me like Im nutz !! | and your point is?????? | |
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Mar 26th, 2007, 12:11 PM
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#37 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago
Posts: 431 Model: Harley-Davidson Dyna Superglide Interests: Motorcycling, Duhh...Shooting, camping, going to country music concerts Occupation: Firefighter/Paramedic
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Originally Posted by chucktx and your point is?????? | That they are prpbably right | |
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