A Day in the Life...
#361
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That reminds me, I've got bare wood showing in spots and I completely forgot to slap some more paint on before it got too cold. I may end up doing what you're doing next year. Again - I did some of that several years ago and I'm sure it needs more now. Darned motorcycles are distracting.
Yep, I should have removed all the gutters a few years ago and painted...then I would not be cutting out all this rotten wood and replacing it.
Got the one section done yesterday. Still have at least another two weekends worth to do on other sections.
In the end, I would have had More time for riding. lol
Kevin
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#362
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#363
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I dunno... I still remember barely being able to get off the bike less than halfway on about a 500 mile trip. Temp was a little above freezing, but it was an on and off drizzle, bad headwind, no windshield, inadequate clothing (that was all too often in the '60s) and I think that was the worst I've shivered in my life. Saw that motel, and knew it was the end of the line for that day. I carried a cheap raincoat after that, and avoided the same misery at least once with it. Have a whole lot more "better than a cage" memories than that kind, though.
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I dunno... I still remember barely being able to get off the bike less than halfway on about a 500 mile trip. Temp was a little above freezing, but it was an on and off drizzle, bad headwind, no windshield, inadequate clothing (that was all too often in the '60s) and I think that was the worst I've shivered in my life. Saw that motel, and knew it was the end of the line for that day. I carried a cheap raincoat after that, and avoided the same misery at least once with it. Have a whole lot more "better than a cage" memories than that kind, though.
I reckon they use salt up your way? Is riding pretty much over for the year for you?
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#366
Harley Almost didn't start this morning... Might need to start taking the Yamaha or Suzuki again. HAHA. Those will always start even at -10'. This bike did not want to get going this AM...
She fired after some coaxing and nice words. Made it to work and it ran like an animal on the way in!
No Snow yet... I'm still riding!!!
Been at work for over 2.5 hours and the bike is still covered in frost
She fired after some coaxing and nice words. Made it to work and it ran like an animal on the way in!
No Snow yet... I'm still riding!!!
Been at work for over 2.5 hours and the bike is still covered in frost
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My Harleys won't even cough somewhere around 20 degrees. Hope I can change that when I finally get my S&S powered Tour Glide back together. Will rebuild the carb & tune it myself, hope it'll start down to zero, might actually be some times I try riding it that cold. For the time being, the only really cold starters I have are a Honda Silverwing scooter and a Russian Ural, both with sidecars.
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My Harleys won't even cough somewhere around 20 degrees. Hope I can change that when I finally get my S&S powered Tour Glide back together. Will rebuild the carb & tune it myself, hope it'll start down to zero, might actually be some times I try riding it that cold. For the time being, the only really cold starters I have are a Honda Silverwing scooter and a Russian Ural, both with sidecars.
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I'd ride year round if it wasn't for the heavy salting here. Forget snow with most motorcycle street tires, though, even a little and you'd just spin the drive wheel. If I ever sidecar a Harley, I'd put a car tire with aggressive tread on it on the drive wheel, would probably do snow pretty good then. My dual purpose tire on the Ural only pushes it through 4-5" of snow, but mine's not a two wheel drive model (with a driven sidecar wheel, a feature many Ural's are sold with). Haven't found a car tire that would fit Ural rims, darn it.