Buddy not so great in ~cold~...
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Buddy not so great in ~cold~...
Buddy's legshield is too damn small, making it worse in cold weather than a MC. (At least on a MC you get some engine heat on yer legs!)
So I'm putting Buddy away for the winter soon. But my Vespa GT200 will stay active thru more of the cold months, as it's legshield (and windscreen) are bigger, and far more protective...!
So I'm putting Buddy away for the winter soon. But my Vespa GT200 will stay active thru more of the cold months, as it's legshield (and windscreen) are bigger, and far more protective...!
Namaste,
~drummer~
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oooh 65 everyone light the fireplace Start talking when it drops to 40k1dude wrote:It's been ridiculously cold here too. I think it hit 65 degrees the other day when I was riding.
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and they are great! Warm!
Incredible quality leather at a great price. Good service and fast delivery. I recommend them
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LOL! You don't even know what ~cold~ is! Have you ever ridden outside of CA?k1dude wrote:Huh? I haven't had any problems with my legs getting cold. And I've only been wearing jeans. It's been ridiculously cold here too. I think it hit 65 degrees the other day when I was riding.
40F+ days go down to 30F+ evenings here in NJ during our autumn riding season!
And for the winter? -Then you'd better have some serious riding gear!!
Guess It's time to break out my Knee Necks. They're quilted textile knee-high chaps.
Help a lot, but not for 'shrinkage'!!
Namaste,
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Take a MSF class for 6 hours on day one of riding, and better yet, let it rain cats and dogs. And wear summer gear!Drumwoulf wrote:LOL! You don't even know what ~cold~ is! Have you ever ridden outside of CA?k1dude wrote:Huh? I haven't had any problems with my legs getting cold. And I've only been wearing jeans. It's been ridiculously cold here too. I think it hit 65 degrees the other day when I was riding.
40F+ days go down to 30F+ evenings here in NJ during our autumn riding season!
And for the winter? -Then you'd better have some serious riding gear!!
Guess It's time to break out my Knee Necks. They're quilted textile knee-high chaps.
Help a lot, but not for 'shrinkage'!!
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Oh wow; a real hard boiled rider!betsy q. bramble wrote:Do some of you secretly want Goldwings? Just go ride! If you want to be comfy, stay home.
I had a Gold Wing for several years back in the eighties. Kept me nice and warm in the winter too.
Wasn't too much fun trying to make slow U-turns on it tho...
Also rode for many years all winter long with the NJ Polar Bear club (on a 750 Yamaha Maxim),
where I experienced some extremely painful riding lessons
until I learned how to gear up correctly...
Anyway, I'm glad to see you're not at all interested in weather protection.
-Shows the mark of a real (under-)experienced terribly macho rider...
Namaste,
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I thot that song phrase was about when he married that fourteen year old?charlie55 wrote:Might try tapping a small line into the exhaust and running it up the pants leg. As Jerry Lee Lewis might say, "Goodness gracious, great.....(well, you fill in the rest)".
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