Salish900 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 This is an anti-riding post. We've had serious snow here in Olympia, WA over this three day weekend, and my bike is stuck in the garage. No riding. No fun on bike. No reports of windy roads and vistas. No amount of good gear makes this possible. What a bummer. Enjoy your riding if you can. Heard a great quote from Voltaire recently. Paraphrased as "Doubt is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is absurd.". Lots of truth in that one! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Seems everywhere is getting covered in snow lately. Except the southeast (for now)... 1 '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnelli Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 We in the UK are in Lockdown since before Xmas, So need to go for a ride. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhchris Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Looks from here like Scotland has gone bloody Arctic this week. Great for the ice climbing hard men but bad for the motoboys! 1968 Triumph Bonneville 650 1971 Norton Commando Roadster 2002 Harley 1200 Sportster 2003 Honda ST 1300 2016 FJ 09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadwarrior Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 This is probably sacrilege here but I probably enjoy snowmobiling more than motorcycling, so I look forward to the snow. The sub-zero temps we've had for the last week I can do without though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride365 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 6 hours ago, Funnelli said: We in the UK are in Lockdown since before Xmas, So need to go for a ride. So you can drive a car but can't ride a motorcycle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larolco Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Brought a shiny new GT home on Friday, just as the first flakes were beginning to fall. It's been snowing ever since. Kinda frustrating because I've ridden every day through winter until now. But it's given me time to browse around here and think about which fuse block, voltage monitor, top rack, etc, might work best on this thing and learn how to remove all the plastics and tank. And, I've realized top cases are scarce out there these days. Anything I might want is out of stock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwringer Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 2 hours ago, roadwarrior said: This is probably sacrilege here but I probably enjoy snowmobiling more than motorcycling, so I look forward to the snow. The sub-zero temps we've had for the last week I can do without though. One of the frustrations of life down here in Indianapolis is that we get snow and crappy weather a-plenty, but we hardly ever get enough snow to have any fun. It just screws everything up for several days, then things get all mushy and slushy and most of it melts, rinse and repeat... Still, there are many years where I've been able to ride the seven miles to work almost every day from Valentine's Day through Thanksgiving. My motto is that you can put up with almost anything for 20 minutes... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 1moreroad Posted February 15, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted February 15, 2021 9 hours ago, koth442 said: Seems everywhere is getting covered in snow lately. Except the southeast (for now)... We've got 1/2" ice in North Mississippi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salish900 Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 hour ago, 1moreroad said: We've got 1/2" ice in North Mississippi. Now that's a special kind of pretty, and a special version of hell. Everything here quickly melting off now as tonight will the first night in while with lows above freezing. Our snow will be all gone by this time tomorrow, and then back to 39 and rain for a few more weeks. Then we get 45 and rain, and then 55 and rain, and then 60 and rain. Never too hot here, and never too cold. Never humid. Just lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnelli Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 4 hours ago, Ride365 said: So you can drive a car but can't ride a motorcycle? Only essential travel by bike or car and I live next to where I work so no excuse for me to be out, lockdown is very strict here, lots of fines being issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteinpa Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 You can go grocery shopping on a bike right? Can't carry much, so lots of trips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 10 hours ago, 1moreroad said: We've got 1/2" ice in North Mississippi. I'll amend my statement to the east side of the southeast then Although the forecasted temperatures keep dropping... Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. 1 '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo3 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Woof: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 @kilo3, I am unable to see your image. However, I see you're from Minnesota so I'm guessing you have about 3' of fresh snow. '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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