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Stig / Major Tom

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LIKE200iLX - two takes
« on: December 13, 2022, 04:53:31 PM »




thurs AM looks best for next tide - 47°F w/93% rain ~ one more time~!

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Re: LIKE200iLX - two takes
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2022, 07:45:08 AM »
It’s minus 6c here this morning Stig. Think I’ll take the wife’s tin box!
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Re: LIKE200iLX - two takes
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2022, 12:17:55 PM »
It’s minus 6c here this morning Stig. Think I’ll take the wife’s tin box!
For us gringos - that's 21.2 degrees fahrenheit. And, yeah, that is right where I will forgo a pleasure ride for coffee; though I have work commuted many times at or below that temp.
It is sleeting here right now 7:15 AM EST, 35 mins till sunrise. Still looking good for 5:00AM tomorrow.

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Re: LIKE200iLX - two takes
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2022, 02:28:41 PM »
For us gringos - that's 21.2 degrees fahrenheit. And, yeah, that is right where I will forgo a pleasure ride for coffee; though I have work commuted many times at or below that temp.
It is sleeting here right now 7:15 AM EST, 35 mins till sunrise. Still looking good for 5:00AM tomorrow.

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Agreed Stig, it's a different calculation when it's a work trip.  I too have commuted in temperatures down to about -8C and I have to say 25 miles at that temperature on a bike with no heated grips or muffs was really "character building!"  Had to stop every few miles to thaw my hands out by gripping the top of the cylinder block!  Used Reusch leather ski gloves and in extremis mittens  back then; fine down to about -2, but below that frequent stops needed.

This was me this morning at the point I decided not to go for that ride....
« Last Edit: December 14, 2022, 03:01:43 PM by Neil955i »
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Current garage:  Kymco DTX360 & Triumph Street Triple 675R
Past bikes: BSA C15. Honda S/wing (GL500). Kawasaki GPz750. BMW K100RS. Kawasaki GPZ900R. Yamaha FJ1200 x2. Sprint. Triumph Daytona 900. Kawasaki ZX-7R. T595 Daytona. Kawasaki ZX-9R x2. Triumph Daytona 955i. X-Town