i had to knock a big stinking ice sicle off the garage door

[snowman 11]

your right i got xs fever , ive been staring at my xs since january. i'm going to get some electric underware,and damn the snowdrifts.

[trapper_492001]

I hear you snow man. I had the SHotgun Special running day before yesterday and looked out at the dry highway, then at my drive way with 3" of packed but melting snow. Didn't want to get stuck so left it in the garage.

Trapper

[egsols]

As I don't really winterize the beast I like to fire it up every once in a while, then run it dry and park it back in the garage. A couple of weekends ago, when the sun was shining I rolled her out into the driveway and fired her up. My neighbours, peeking over the 5 foot snowbanks, lining the driveway, shook their heads and then dissappeared back into their burrows.

[Crazcnuk]

So you're the local groundhog?
Damn, he's draining the carbs, another 6 weeks of winter...

[BrianB]

Now thats funny.

[dogyear58]

Winterize

I just put on a knoby and keep goin'

[BLUEJEEPLAB]

SWMBO actually used the word "IDIOT" in reference to me when she found out that I took the bike to work this week.

"There's still snow on the ground... (at this point she became Charlie Brown's teacher "Wa, Wa, Wa. Wa wa wa wa...")

Hey, the roads were dry and with my insurance policies, she'd be a very popular widow.

[John]

And don't foget that killer retirement that our Uncle gives you each month.

[webbcraft2150]

Sunday afternoon, high 80's. "Bout broke a sweat riding thru traffic.

[egsols]

Sunday afternoon, high 80's. "Bout broke a sweat riding thru traffic

Sunny here, this morning was -15C

[dogyear58]

Short season

WoW you better head south.

Or Sell me That XS.

I Live in minnesota And the season is Way to short fer me...

But we got the most motorcycles Titled than any state

In the whole Union....

[dpotter58]

I have stopped riding when it is freezing here. A guy hit a patch of ice in January and slid out of a turn and went under a truck...
Nobody I knew but still, I don't need to prove I'm a tough guy to anyone. When it gets above freezing at night I'm back on it or if it's warmed up in the afternoon I'm on it for a spin.

[Paintman]

Hit 46 here and sunny took the XT500 out to paly in teh melting snow once again its never dull> wife just shook her head at me

[Crazcnuk]

I've had mine out for a couple weeks now. It was +1C on Saturday.

This time of year, the ground is frozen, so it can flash freeze very quickly when the temp falls below 0C.

In the late fall or early spring, when the ground is thawed, it can drop to -5 or more before the water can freeze on the road as the ground is too warm.

Just have to watch out on bridge decks, as they don't get any warmth from the ground.

[egsols]

Same here, still get those patches of ice that like to hide, but we also have to watch for the copius amounts of sand and salt still coating the roads, especially at corners and intersections.