i thought i was tough

[ps2/bikevision]

well i thought i was tough. found out saturday that im not. friday night i got a call from a buddy who said he was having a 2 keg kegger saturday night. so i was like cool i just ride the bike up there 80 miles for it. the temps were about 40F when i was getting around saturday afternoon. i thought, no problem i rode this route in 32F once, and i now have heated hand grips. should be no problem.

i took off from my parents house in IN, headed for home in MI. it was cold but i was ok. i rode about 25 miles when i started to get rain drops on my visior. i turned my head from side to side to clear them off but they wouldnt clear. the rain was freezeing to my visior. i then looked at my left glove and there was a layer of ice built up on it. i was like "what the f@#$ is this crap" then it turned to snow. well at this point i had a major choice to make. keep riding north or turn around and go back to my folks and get my truck. well this was a tough choice because the local cops at home know my truck now and have it out for me. (dont worry motor i still like you) so i finally made the choice of airing on the safer side and turning around. now this is a low for me. when people tell me i cant do somthing or im nuts for doing it it makes me want to do it all the more. and turning around and going home really sucks.

i hit the brakes and came to a stop right in the road. fliped the bike around and nailed the throttle. to my shock the rear tire broke loose and i almost lost it. the roads had started to ice over. looks like i made the right choice. as i rode past the bank it read 30F. i made it back to the house, parked the bike in the middle of the garage, went inside and warmed up. my dad came in and was like, "im glad you turned around they are calling for 2-3in of snow up there today" after an hour i got in the truck and head home. we didnt get any snow but it was still cold. even after alot of beer i just couldnt seem to fully warm up. im normaly coldier than most having had frost bite before but this was new. i dont think i have ever gotten this cold before.

its supposed to be in the 60's tommarow so maybe ill go for a "warm" ride. man i cant wait for summer. on a good note. it was really good to get out and ride. even if i frooze my arse off.

[Mutt]

well i thought i was tough. found out saturday that im not. friday night i got a call from a buddy who said he was having a 2 keg kegger saturday night. so i was like cool i just ride the bike up there 80 miles for it. the temps were about 40F when i was getting around saturday afternoon. i thought, no problem i rode this route in 32F once, and i now have heated hand grips. should be no problem.

i took off from my parents house in IN, headed for home in MI. it was cold but i was ok. i rode about 25 miles when i started to get rain drops on my visior. i turned my head from side to side to clear them off but they wouldnt clear. the rain was freezeing to my visior. i then looked at my left glove and there was a layer of ice built up on it. i was like "what the f@#$ is this crap" then it turned to snow. well at this point i had a major choice to make. keep riding north or turn around and go back to my folks and get my truck. well this was a tough choice because the local cops at home know my truck now and have it out for me. (dont worry motor i still like you) so i finally made the choice of airing on the safer side and turning around. now this is a low for me. when people tell me i cant do somthing or im nuts for doing it it makes me want to do it all the more. and turning around and going home really sucks.

i hit the brakes and came to a stop right in the road. fliped the bike around and nailed the throttle. to my shock the rear tire broke loose and i almost lost it. the roads had started to ice over. looks like i made the right choice. as i rode past the bank it read 30F. i made it back to the house, parked the bike in the middle of the garage, went inside and warmed up. my dad came in and was like, "im glad you turned around they are calling for 2-3in of snow up there today" after an hour i got in the truck and head home. we didnt get any snow but it was still cold. even after alot of beer i just couldnt seem to fully warm up. im normaly coldier than most having had frost bite before but this was new. i dont think i have ever gotten this cold before.

its supposed to be in the 60's tommarow so maybe ill go for a "warm" ride. man i cant wait for summer. on a good note. it was really good to get out and ride. even if i frooze my arse off.

I'm going to the post office tomorrow. I hope I don't see your picture up there! ;D OK your going to have to fill us in on the Blazer story at the dragon.

Mutt

[MotorPlow]

(dont worry motor i still like you)

I rode home from work this morning at about 4_AM at a temperature of 29^oF. No snow, but quite nipply.? I was actually more concerned about the abundant deer population here.

[ps2/bikevision]

yea that too is cold but imange if you didnt have that faring to block some that wind.

i think im going to try and find fairing for the new vision.

[Lucky]

No snow, but quite nipply. ?

nipply??!! I don't think you were thinking about deer....

[Mutt]

Haha, he said "nipply".? :D

Mutt

[MotorPlow]

Trust me, by the time I got home, they where hard enough to cut glass.

[Mutt]

Trust me, by the time I got home, they where hard enough to cut glass.

A mental image that will haunt me for many days to come.  :P

Mutt

[hfarley]

Ahh Mutt, That is a menatl image that will haunt most of us for days. LOL! Sorry Motorplow I couldn't resist! ;) :P
-Heather

[MotorPlow]

Due to the recent cold weather, I have several new items for sale at a discount....


Order now before I'm sold out.   :o
~MP

[hfarley]

Motor,
How much? And how big is the etching?
-Heather

[Lucky]

Heather did it mess up your hair when it zoomed over your head??  :o :o

you totaly missed that one..go back & re-read this thread, lol!!!!