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What was your morning commute temp? Mine was 42 this morning. Felt like 30. Pretty chilly.

low 60s. Just as it is pretty much every morning

Between 65°-68°.

It's actually unseasonably warm here right now.

It was about 42 when I went to run some errands, with the breeze it felt much colder... did get up to a whopping 60 today!
Decided not to take the scoot to work this evening because it's supposed to get colder, and there were some pretty heavy clouds despite the lack of rain predicted in the forecast.

Really Southern Cal folks...really? I'd watch yer back if I were you as there are New Englanders everywhere.

Bring on the 19F, bring it with the slush and rough starts. Bring it.

Probably about 45ºF here this morning. I'm gonna have to dig out the leather jacket one of these days.

In the upper 40's here this morning, but warming up nicely into the 60s for the ride home. We're getting a few days of reprieve from the rain, but it'll be back. Really, the 40's aren't bad with the right gear. I haven't even busted out the balaclava yet and I don't feel a need for it.

It's not our fault! We can't control the weather. Just where we live.

This morning was amazing at 60. Saturday night...at 4am...that wasn't fun.
I miss my leg shield.

Cheshire wrote:This morning was amazing at 60. Saturday night...at 4am...that wasn't fun.
I miss my leg shield.

See what happens when you sell a scooter and buy an MC?

Upper 50s this morning, lower 80s on the way home.

Have to love Georgia in October...

42 this morning. Then it dropped. Then it rained. Then the wind went crazy.
By the ride home, it was 45 and sunny with only some mild wind. I got lucky.

Supposed to be a freeze warning tonight so tomorrow morning will be cold. Not to worry. Just wear the right gear.

ericalm wrote:

Cheshire wrote:This morning was amazing at 60. Saturday night...at 4am...that wasn't fun.
I miss my leg shield.

See what happens when you sell a scooter and buy an MC?

^^^ There ya' go.. A plus for a scoot, even over our motorcycles...Darn


46 this AM...but no scoot, had to haul lumber in the truck!

ericalm wrote:

Cheshire wrote:This morning was amazing at 60. Saturday night...at 4am...that wasn't fun.
I miss my leg shield.

See what happens when you sell a scooter and buy an MC?

But...but... Yes.
Between you and the people at my local shop, I'm never living that down, am I?

Mid 40s this morning, but I took the Old VW in today as it was gonna rain this afternoon and evening. It's supposed to be cool all week, but dry by the time THE WORLD SERIES starts!!!!

But my new Joe Rocket Nova ($51) just showed up, so that'll help.

Today was 45ish when I rode in and 55ish when I rode home. There was a chance of rain all day, but it wasn't supposed to really start raining until this evening, so I chanced it. Waterproofed my boots and packed my rain pants. Of course, by the time I had to go home, it wasn't raining exactly, but it was rainish. Drizzling and spats of rain. The rain pants and the Tempeste jacket worked like champs. Rode like a grannie all the way home because it was my first time riding in the rain(ish) and I knew that the fact it hadn't rained for more than a month would make things extra slick.

Cheshire wrote:

ericalm wrote:

Cheshire wrote:This morning was amazing at 60. Saturday night...at 4am...that wasn't fun.
I miss my leg shield.

See what happens when you sell a scooter and buy an MC?

But...but... Yes.
Between you and the people at my local shop, I'm never living that down, am I?

Nahhhhh, I kid but I love motorcycles. I'd own and ride one (sometimes) if I had one in the stable.

Mid-60s and 70s with wind gusts still here. Early mornings and after the sun goes down, we go down to 50. Our 'Indian summer' is clinging to life... for how much longer I have no idea...

siobhan wrote:Really Southern Cal folks...really? I'd watch yer back if I were you as there are New Englanders everywhere.

Bring on the 19F, bring it with the slush and rough starts. Bring it.

oh waa waa I lived in Cleveland for 8 years so I think I know all about sloppy, windy, icy, salty,bitter cold, grey 8-months -a- year riding. in my mind at least, I now deserve 63 degree winter days.

ericalm wrote: It's actually unseasonably warm here right now.

Same here, morning temps were in the upper 50's got to about 70 today, when I was on my way home from work it was back to about 55
BUT it's been 'warmer' than usual!!

About 53 here, but going to be 41 when i leave this morning, if it gets cold you can slow down, I really don't get cold until i hit about 45 mph.

I don't mind the 40's but I hate adjusting to riding when temps drop into the 30's and below. The ride in will be 39 deg today, that means wearing several layers on the ride in and carting a few of those layers home with me since it will be 56 on the ride home. Oh yeah, 56 and raining, woohoo!

Today we have dry and 52 headed to 65, great Fall riding weather!

22 MPH wind gusting from the NNW today - fun buckin' ride to work this morning!

42 and dark. My colder weather jacket is not high-viz so I threw on my reflective safety vest this morning (as I did yesterday) so as to be less invisible.

HowHH wrote:42 and dark. My colder weather jacket is not high-viz so I threw on my reflective safety vest this morning (as I did yesterday) so as to be less invisible.

More?
Gotta love our wonderful weather up here... not.

izark47 wrote:About 53 here, but going to be 41 when i leave this morning, if it gets cold you can slow down, I really don't get cold until i hit about 45 mph.

^^^ Thats always the question on a fast bike...Go faster ...freeze and get through it...or slow down and not be as cold, but take longer. LOL

I have all the right gear from 38 years of riding, but even with the electrics on high and all the gear on. Anything below 25 is tough and below 15 is just brutal. I don't know How the finns and Norwegians do it.

Mid 50's, nice mid 70's ride home.

Kind of hard to see, but...



We've been having the first flakes of the season today. Wonderful.

Uncle Groucho wrote:Upper 50s this morning, lower 80s on the way home.

Have to love Georgia in October...

yup! but tomorrow is gonna be rain-tastic :-p

Low 30's ... I think I'll winterize the fleet before I go outta town next week ...

/sad horns.

A beautiful and sunny 50° this morning. Perfect with my leather jacket and a light sweater.

Been mid-high 70s in the day, 60s for the commute home. Love this weather!

Update... we've dropped to a "feels like" temperature of 25, and the snow as become more snow-like and less slushy. Had to put on my down parka to get the mail!

A cool 36 degrees. Should be the same on Friday with the exception of some rain/snow mix. I will ride if it isn't snowing. Our Hi for Friday is predicted a balmy 49 to 51 degrees. Almost shorts, t-shirt, and sandles weather...ha ha! Hope to ride until the snow sticks to the ground.

It's frikken freezing here right now. We're having a cold snap. It's about 80 degrees outside.

It's sticking...



Mmmmm, deck snow. Delicious.

I guess I can't complain that my neck gets cold during my morning ride in...

Between 8 and 13 inches of snow in the Denver Metro area!

The Funny thing is it was 78 Monday, and 63 Tuesday before the Front moved in. 50's the next few days LOL.

ok, i'm shutting up about snow. We're supposed to get flakes tonight, but man, count and awinn, that's some serious weather.

and k1dude, I wish had something smart to say but I hate you.
And yeah, I could move, but I did the Cali thing...and I came screaming back to the east coast

I missed the snow in Denver cuz I'm in Nicaragua for the week. It's frickin' hot and humid here! It's 88 with a "feels like" of 111.

Very few scooters. Mostly small displacement motorcycles. 100-125cc and a few 150's. Hondas, Suzukis, Yammys and a lot of Asian bikes we don't see in the States. I can't remember all of the names but one common make is Genesis.

nothing new to report here. 60's and sunny (low 60's am, high 60's by evening). I did switch from a mesh to textile jacket.

Well, all in all today/tonight, we've gotten a grand total of about 2 inches, of really heavy, slushy snow.... not including all of the rain we got before it started snowing. The temp has actually risen since this afternoon, despite the clear skies. Thankfully that means no more snow tonight!

...I have a feeling it's going to be a real task to try and find some decent pumpkins tomorrow. Oh boy.

AWinn6889 wrote:Well, all in all today/tonight, we've gotten a grand total of about 2 inches, of really heavy, slushy snow.... not including all of the rain we got before it started snowing. The temp has actually risen since this afternoon, despite the clear skies. Thankfully that means no more snow tonight!

...I have a feeling it's going to be a real task to try and find some decent pumpkins tomorrow. Oh boy.

Meanwhile in schizo VA, we were forecasted for like 65 and mostly cloudy, and got like 75 and mostly sunny until the sun went down. Allegedly this will be the last set of warm days, and it ends tomorrow. Normally I would believe them, but they said that before the last 2 cold snaps...

It's been in the mid to upper 50's in the morning and around 75 degrees during the day. All in all, still nice riding weather. Too bad my scooter is still down and out...

This morning was First Frost. Switched from the mesh jacket with liner to the leather jacket, and added the tube-scarf-y thing that covers the bottom of my face and neck (the part of my head that my 3/4+shield doesn't cover).

black sunshine wrote:

Uncle Groucho wrote:Upper 50s this morning, lower 80s on the way home.

Have to love Georgia in October...

yup! but tomorrow is gonna be rain-tastic :-p

I'm glad you said this, my scooter is outside, disassembled, and uncovered! It looks like we're going to get some in the afternoon, so I should get home just in time to cover it all up.

Currently it is 60 degrees and sunny, with a high of 70. Scheduled to be the same after some brief rainfall this evening.

Actually, around these parts, it's considered mid-summer this time of year. Our summer doesn't start until around September. The temperatures last week was in the mid 80's. It'll start to get chilly soon enough though. By mid November we should be dropping into the 50's during the day. By January we'll get into the upper 40's. OK if you're a polar bear.

babblefish wrote:Actually, around these parts, it's considered mid-summer this time of year. Our summer doesn't start until around September. The temperatures last week was in the mid 80's. It'll start to get chilly soon enough though. By mid November we should be dropping into the 50's during the day. By January we'll get into the upper 40's. OK if you're a polar bear.

..I am no polar bear, that sounds absolutely wonderful. Too bad living in California is almost as expensive as living in New York!

Wow, We had a heat wave this morning. It was all the way up to 38 degrees. Just dressed up and enjoyed the ride in. It all of 50 when I road home this afternoon. Wish you all a great weekend.
Dibber is Out!

CountChocula wrote:Between 8 and 13 inches of snow in the Denver Metro area!
The Funny thing is it was 78 Monday, and 63 Tuesday before the Front moved in...

I'm glad you mentioned this- I drove through that at 9 o'clock at night! fun after the fact in a bragging type way - but not to fun to drive through.

So I guess our 2 inches the other day was record breaking for this area... the previous record was like .8 inches for that day or something... nothing compared to the 6-10inches we are supposed to get between today and tomorrow. Guess I better dig out the shovels.