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    hi all;; i went for a short ride today ;;temp 46 to 48 degrees for my American friends;; maybe one more day of ride able temps then thats it until spring!! i envy those of you that get to ride a little longer;; good day eh! ride safe ,,slow mo!
    The Belfast Express {1980 xs11oo special/TC fuse box/mikes xs pods/bad boy horn!/mikes green coils/mac 4 into 2 exhaust/ standard bars/vetter fairing c/w ipod CD iphone am/fm radio/tkat fork brace ,,,tuned by tinman
    moemcnally@hotmail.com
    i AM THE KING OF NOTHING

    the people here are great , doesn't matter about the bike really/hamjam ////

  • #2
    I went for a long ride today, had to force myself to gear up. Its gonna be another good day tomorrow. High of 77! I actually prefer to ride in 50-60 degree temps.
    Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.

    1980 XS1100G 1179 kit, Tkat brace, progressive springs & shocks, jardine spaghetti, Mikes coils, Geezer's rectifier

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    • #3
      Funny it was 46 today when I went for coffee. Then I went and scoped out some used cars and the temp dropped to about 38 by the time I got home. Supposed to snow tonight or tomorrow. yay.
      Ich habe dich nicht gefragt.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Elevener View Post
        I went for a long ride today, had to force myself to gear up. Its gonna be another good day tomorrow. High of 77! I actually prefer to ride in 50-60 degree temps.
        The 77 degrees is about where I like it. Flannel or denim shirts are good for that.

        Originally posted by Ivan View Post
        Funny it was 46 today when I went for coffee. Then I went and scoped out some used cars and the temp dropped to about 38 by the time I got home. Supposed to snow tonight or tomorrow. yay.
        It's gonna get colder next week too Ivan. It was about 64 when I rode to work at 7:30 this morning, about 10 degrees less when I left at 5:00.

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        • #5
          Went on a ride yesterday with a couple of neighbors for BBQ. Nice T-shirt weather at 80º. Rode in to work all last week, it got a little nippy in the morning at 47º but was back up to 75 for the ride home. I had enough of the snow living in MI , but I sure miss Ice Fishing.
          Richard

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          • #6
            After 4 days of being pummeled by the nor'easter we're sunny and going to 70* today...got a few more of these left too, and once we move to NC we'll be extending the riding season even more...y'all ride safe now..y'hear?
            1980 XS650G Special-Two
            1993 Honda ST1100

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            • #7
              Hey Slowmo ,

              The rain is suppose to stop soon here and then I am off to Wasaga to see a few old friends .Not going to the to the beach but it's still nice to be able to take the bike.
              BDF Special
              80SG Vetter bagger 1196 Wiseco big bore kit, Mega Cycle Cams, slotted cam gears, ported and flowed head, bronze intake seats, Dyno Jet kit, Dyno coils and Mikes XS air pods, Venture cam chain adjuster,Geezer's regulator, Clutch mod, Mac 4 into 1 with custom built and tuned baffle, Oil cooler,MikesXS emulators mod.
              Dyno tuned to 98 hp at the rear wheel.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by slow mo View Post
                good day eh! ride safe ,,slow mo!


                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot70G...1&feature=fvwp

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                • #9
                  Its getting cold here too

                  hi all;; i went for a short ride today ;;temp 46 to 48 degrees for my American friends;; maybe one more day of ride able temps then thats it until spring!! i envy those of you that get to ride a little longer;; good day eh! ride safe ,,slow mo!
                  sorry to hear that your riding season is ending. Yesterday I went for a ride and it was a blistering cold 78 degrees. that is a nice change from the usual hot and humid weather we have most of the year. I'm not trying to rub it in. I sure do miss the northern season changes. spring will be here before you know what hit you. time for those mods
                  1980 Midnight Special Its so fast it blew the gold right off
                  mikes xs green monster coils, ss brake lines,
                  Previous Bike
                  1973 XS650

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                  • #10
                    After a solid week of rain from Ida today is the first time we have seen the sun. Its about 65 and dry. The main road is about 2 miles west of my place and I can hear that every HD with straight pipes is out. Think I'll light up the 1100 and go hunting for a while.
                    wingnut
                    81 SH (Daily Ride)
                    81 650XJ (Brother in laws bike, Delivered)
                    81 650XJ Jane Doe (Son's Ride)
                    82 750XJ Project bike (Son in law's future ride)
                    81 XS 400

                    No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another; and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him.”

                    A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.

                    Thomas Jefferson

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by wingnut View Post
                      After a solid week of rain from Ida today is the first time we have seen the sun. Its about 65 and dry. The main road is about 2 miles west of my place and I can hear that every HD with straight pipes is out. Think I'll light up the 1100 and go hunting for a while.
                      Go Get 'em Wingnut!
                      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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                      • #12
                        I went out yesterday for about an 80-mile ride, and the temps were in the upper 60's. I had to switch back to my summer gloves, and opened the sleeve vents on my winter jacket. I haven't had to add the liner to my jacket yet, but when it gets down in the 40's, I probably will. Other than that, as long as the roads aren't icy, I'll keep riding.
                        1980 XS850SG - Sold
                        1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
                        Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
                        Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

                        Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
                        -H. Ford

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                        • #13
                          you've gotta love down-under

                          you guys have the raw end of the stick, it's flat out getting down to [in your language[most of you's anyway] 33 here, down the road a bit it can get down to 25, in Queensland any way.
                          it's turning spring here and already is reaching 94,,, gonna be a hot one, the pool is up and being used already.

                          rug up & stay safe,,,, while we strip down & stay safe
                          never ride faster than your gaurdian angel
                          can fly

                          1981 rh 5N5
                          MIDNIGHTSPECIAL
                          1188cc
                          4 into 1 pipes with a transac muffler,
                          as the motorcycling gods intended everything else stock std

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                          1982 vf750 sabre

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