Whos in Wa?
#41
12-31-2008, 06:09 PM
Hello fellow Washingtonians. It rains here alright. If you ride more than an hour from home, no matter what time of year, chances are you'll get wet before you can make it back home. Always carry rain gear. But, I've got to tell ya, I've lived in the NW all my life, born in Portland, OR, "reared" in Puyallup, WA and you aint seen RAIN until you've riden in the Myrtle Beach, SC area. I retired and the wife (also rides a Harley) and I moved to greener riding pastures or so we thought. When it rains in South Carolina you have to worry about tornados and lightning strikes. They have deep ditches along all the major hiways just to carry off the rain water overflow. OMG when it rains it just dumps. I'll not compain about our weather ever again, it could be worse. And the bugs, OMG again, they have a bug there they call a "B52", don't know what it is, but it'll take ya off your bike. We only lasted 6 months in SC. It rains so hard there that the houses don't have rain gutters. Useless. They would fill up in seconds. And I haven't even gotten to the Aligators commonly refered to as "road bumps" or the Cotton Mouths or the black widow spiders, I could go on and on. I love Washington State......wouldn't live anywhere else.
Gary ..... firmly planted in Puyallup.
Gary ..... firmly planted in Puyallup.
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#42
12-31-2008, 06:10 PM
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Here in Coos Bay Oregon the highs are a balmy 50 degrees. The lows are in the mid thirties, so temp wise it's not real bad riding weather. The rains have left the roads a little slick, especially the parts that don't see sunshine. I took a lap around the bay two days ago and had both wheels sliding at the same time. It slowed me down a little. I'm waiting for spring. I like summers.
#43
12-31-2008, 08:17 PM
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I live in the Spanaway area of Tacoma and I hate the rain. I switched from rifle to bow hunting because the weather sucks so badly in the late fall. We still have a few piles of snow in the neighborhood but it's mostly gone. I'll be very happy when the weather lightens up. I try not to ride in the rain because it takes so long to clean up the bike. I guess I'm getting lazy in my old age. LOL.
#44
12-31-2008, 09:13 PM
Hey Gang! I'm in Kent, and it's great to see so many Washington folks on here!
We should meet up for a ride out Green Valley Road to the Yella Beak this summer, once the live music resumes out on the back patio!
I'd better go figure out how to put a picture in my signature line and all that...
We should meet up for a ride out Green Valley Road to the Yella Beak this summer, once the live music resumes out on the back patio!
I'd better go figure out how to put a picture in my signature line and all that...
#45
12-31-2008, 11:09 PM
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Why let the rain bother you? I commute from Shoreline to Bellevue and I ride the scoot almost everyday. Only the hardest rain will deter me. Hell, if I let a little drizzle keep me off the bike, then I wouldn't get any miles on in the winter.
#47
01-01-2009, 01:34 AM
Heeler and Mes, I live just down the road form both of ya.
Next to exit 88. I still aint found the grand mound
If your on 5 north around 1-2pm every week day, you will see me and my shiney red machine out running the cagers.
These last two weeks is the longest Ive been caged in a few years.
Parts are due in on friday, and off I go again.
and double doupler sez more snow
Next to exit 88. I still aint found the grand mound
If your on 5 north around 1-2pm every week day, you will see me and my shiney red machine out running the cagers.
These last two weeks is the longest Ive been caged in a few years.
Parts are due in on friday, and off I go again.
and double doupler sez more snow
#48
04-25-2009, 09:55 PM
Everett, (wet) Washington here! Right smack dab in the middle of the convergence zone! For those that don't know what that means, it rains here "When" it's sunshining elsewhere on the "wet side"...(Westside of the state)
Clay
Palm Desert, CA bound in 5 more long-wet years!!
Clay
Palm Desert, CA bound in 5 more long-wet years!!
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