so, how cold does it have to be before you will not ride?

if you are in the northern regions when do you pack it up and store it?

 

Last year I rode into the first week of November. After the temperature goes into the 30's and stays there I get nervous about the frost on the roads, and after they start dropping salt and sand I'm done. But if it stays nice I keep riding.

Last year I did ride once when the temperature was in the mid to higher 30's, but that was too cold for me.

This past January I was driving to work, and at a stoplight was a gentleman on an Electraglide. Temperature had to be in the teens or lower. It was very early in the morning and still dark, but I managed to get a photo of him. Hats off to that guy he has more grit than I do.

 

I have ~35 mile commute each way; so for me if it's 40 or higher the bike is a go.

After the first salt goes down, that's the season for me.

 

Here is SE Oklahoma we never put our bikes away. Unless there is a cold front moving through, you can expect the highs to be 50+ pretty much all winter. So as long as it is 35 or so and going to be a decent afternoon, I will ride the bike. My commute is only like 10 miles or so.

 

It's not so much the cold as it is the length of days.
I left work at 330 yesterday to get a ride and dinner in before dark.
My bike gets put away on Monday.
At $110 per month for insurance (liability only, with maximum discounts available), it gets too expensive for that 2 or 3 rides I might get over the winter.
A young guy with a nice bike and full coverage, with no earned discount
could very well be sitting at $300+ per month.

 

seemed like once I got over 60 yrs the cold just makes me sick. So I/We have learned that 55 or colder is about when we stay in, if its not too windy..

 

In my twenties I would ride all winter in Massachusetts so long as it was sunny and the roads were dry the temp didn't matter. Not uncommon to ride in the low teens back then. Now in my 50's I have a hard time motivating myself for anything below 50 degrees.

 

I will ride on the nicer days as long as it is above 32....living next to the lake I get worried about ice on the ground....and once the salt hits....she is bedded down for the season....I want to keep this one a long time

 

Mid to high 30's. Although around here I see more than a couple of guys riding into the 20's.

 

I've always enjoyed the colder weather. Spent 20 years in Colorado and my wife used to give me hell because I'd be out shoveling snow in shorts and a hoodie.

But to the question at hand - I used to run a 100-mile roundtrip commute in KY and as long as the roads were dry, I'd ride down to freezing. Anything below 32* just got too cold, even with a heated vest. Upper 30s was usually riding weather, 40s and up was definitely riding weather.

Just recently relocated to SC, and the last two mornings it was 48* and 49* when I left for work. Today I wore khakis and a polo shirt, didn't even need a jacket, but my commute is about 2 1/2 miles now, not 50. I will admit that when it's colder and I'm riding more than 5-10 minutes, I'll wear a heated vest. Got heated pants, too, but haven't wired up the pigtail for 'em yet.

Love me some fall and winter riding!!