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  • blue giant
    XSive Maximus
    • Aug 2007
    • 880
    • Ontario, Canada

    #1

    I think you all should know...........

    WINTER SUCKS!

    Paul
    1983 XJ1100 Maxim
    1979 XS1100 Standard
    1980 XS1100 Special

    I'm not a motorcycle mechanic but I play one on the internet.
  • BLUEJEEPLAB
    XSive Maximus
    • Sep 2005
    • 703
    • Miami Valley, Ohio

    #2
    Hear, Hear!!!
    Papa Gino

    79 and something XS 1100 Special "Battle Cruiser"
    78 XT 500 "Old Shaky"
    02 Kawasaki Concours "Connie"

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    • mro
      XS-XJ Super Guru
      • Oct 2005
      • 4276
      • Hayward, California

      #3
      From the 50's to late 60's got to live from Alaska to Southern CA CA... (including Hawaii) Dad in military.
      During 70's I checked out all the southern states and wound up in Florida for awhile and have also visited states all the way out to New York and been to several different countries...

      Have found that I like where I'm at weather wise. Be the best all around weather in the world right here in the East Bay

      Reading and seeing pics here from members in other places just confirms it


      mro
      BTW, no rain lately, sunny and in the 70's
      I be riding...all year long

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      • blue giant
        XSive Maximus
        • Aug 2007
        • 880
        • Ontario, Canada

        #4
        Ya it only sucks if you live in the snow belt.
        Paul
        1983 XJ1100 Maxim
        1979 XS1100 Standard
        1980 XS1100 Special

        I'm not a motorcycle mechanic but I play one on the internet.

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        • egsols
          XS-XJ Guru
          • Jan 2006
          • 1090
          • Barrie, Ontario, Canada

          #5
          Yeah, I only spent about 4 hours yesterday cleaning up after Mr. Winter, the b%#$^@d!
          Ernie
          79XS1100SF (no longer naked, now a bagger)
          (Improving with age, the bike that is)

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          • e.z.nightrider
            XStremely XSive
            • Apr 2005
            • 212
            • Rockford IL

            #6
            Yeah snow is the pits, but see what you get when you mix 72" of snow, 20,000 tons of salt and 23 freeze thaw cycles in 12 weeks. I'm replacing the lower control arm on my taurus today. Forget about warm weather I'm waiting for the road crews.

            Ed Z.
            It's an 80 LG My Midnight Ride
            81 XJ650 MAXIM The Preachers Bike (Gone but not forgotten)
            82 KZ 305 CSR Training Wheels (now my daughters)
            82 GS 850 GL SWMBO's (HER RIDE)

            'He who wanders is not always lost."

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            • blue giant
              XSive Maximus
              • Aug 2007
              • 880
              • Ontario, Canada

              #7
              Originally posted by egsols
              Yeah, I only spent about 4 hours yesterday cleaning up after Mr. Winter, the b%#$^@d!
              You really need to look at putting a plow on the front of that big Ford!
              Paul
              1983 XJ1100 Maxim
              1979 XS1100 Standard
              1980 XS1100 Special

              I'm not a motorcycle mechanic but I play one on the internet.

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              • blue giant
                XSive Maximus
                • Aug 2007
                • 880
                • Ontario, Canada

                #8
                Originally posted by e.z.nightrider
                Yeah snow is the pits, but see what you get when you mix 72" of snow, 20,000 tons of salt and 23 freeze thaw cycles in 12 weeks. I'm replacing the lower control arm on my taurus today. Forget about warm weather I'm waiting for the road crews.

                Ed Z.
                They mix a lot of sand with the salt here, they say it is more economical. I say B.S.

                Not only does your car rot out from under you, the paint gets sandblasted off at the same time.
                Paul
                1983 XJ1100 Maxim
                1979 XS1100 Standard
                1980 XS1100 Special

                I'm not a motorcycle mechanic but I play one on the internet.

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                • BLUEJEEPLAB
                  XSive Maximus
                  • Sep 2005
                  • 703
                  • Miami Valley, Ohio

                  #9
                  Yeah, the roads here in Southwest Ohio took a beating this year. We have pot holes that can eat a Suburban. I almost hit one the other day, but fortunately, a Mini Cooper got there before me and I just went over the top of him.
                  Papa Gino

                  79 and something XS 1100 Special "Battle Cruiser"
                  78 XT 500 "Old Shaky"
                  02 Kawasaki Concours "Connie"

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                  • Crazcnuk
                    XS-XJ Guru
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 2980
                    • Hinton, AB, Canada

                    #10
                    I love winter, as long as there is lots of snow.

                    I don't see any point in refrigerating the entire country, unless we can store snow.

                    Problem is, for the last couple decades, it's been cold with very little snow. Last couple of years the snow has started to come back, but still nothing like when I was younger.

                    I don't mind buying snow tires, if there is enough snow to ski, snowmobile, toboggan, make snow angels, snowshoe, etc. As it is, we take the cadets out for winter in-doc and tell them what it was like, back when we had a real winter, and they look at us like the 'uphill both ways' stories from grandpa!
                    Nice day, if it doesn't rain...

                    '05 ST1300
                    '83 502/502 Monte Carlo for sale/trade

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                    • egsols
                      XS-XJ Guru
                      • Jan 2006
                      • 1090
                      • Barrie, Ontario, Canada

                      #11
                      You really need to look at putting a plow on the front of that big Ford


                      I would if I could but I need to figure out how to get it in the backyard to clean off the rink.

                      It was tough enough getting the slow blower back there. I really need to mark my walkway, a couple of those landscape lights jumped right into the auger on the blower!!!
                      Ernie
                      79XS1100SF (no longer naked, now a bagger)
                      (Improving with age, the bike that is)

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                      • wa407mpp
                        XSive Maximus
                        • Jul 2007
                        • 717

                        #12
                        I planted roses yesterday.
                        Fastmover
                        "Just plant us in the damn garden with the stupid
                        lion". SHL
                        78 XS1100e

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                        • xsilerating
                          XStremely XSive
                          • Dec 2006
                          • 430
                          • Eastern Ontario, Canada

                          #13
                          Originally posted by egsols
                          Yeah, I only spent about 4 hours yesterday cleaning up after Mr. Winter, the b%#$^@d!


                          Only 4 hours

                          You got off easy
                          1980 XS11 LG (Diablo)
                          1980 XS11 G (Bagger)
                          1978 XS11 G (White Knight)
                          1978 XS11 G (Skeleton)
                          2016 SS (S.S. Flyer)

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                          • xsilerating
                            XStremely XSive
                            • Dec 2006
                            • 430
                            • Eastern Ontario, Canada

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Crazcnuk
                            I love winter, as long as there is lots of snow. . .
                            You can have it! And, if I can figure out how to divert what we're suppose to get or, failing that, a way to ship what we get, out to you... it will be my esteemed pleasure. After all, you deserve it!
                            1980 XS11 LG (Diablo)
                            1980 XS11 G (Bagger)
                            1978 XS11 G (White Knight)
                            1978 XS11 G (Skeleton)
                            2016 SS (S.S. Flyer)

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                            • snowdog51
                              XStremely XSive
                              • May 2006
                              • 348
                              • st. paul ,mn

                              #15
                              sucks

                              all yous guys need to snowboard it just like riding a mc.
                              as ever bill
                              bill hane

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