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Started by J.Mencalice, Thu 19, Mar 2020, 18:35:00

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J.Mencalice

Spring equinox occurs at 9:49 PM, Mountain Time for the Northern Hemisphere.

Ahhhhh, I can feel more daylight and warmth coming day by day; with it more dry miles to find in beautiful western Colorado.

Cheers to all those riders out there. :)
"The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive." Bill Watterson

Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance...

Willow

Ah, spring!  The high today was 72 degrees F.  I went for a good ride.  Tomorrow is exected to top out at 38.   >:(

Valkorado

Lovely snowstorm here today.
Have you ever noticed when you're feeling really good,
there's always a pigeon that'll come sh!t on your hood?
- John Prine

97 Tourer "Silver Bullet"
01 Interstate "Ruby"


f6john

Hvac didn't come for the last 24 hours! Thought about opening some windows today but rain was threatening most of the day. Tornado watches in the state but none for Richmond. I fell most of my riding coming up is going to be on the zero turn.

old2soon

   Rain rain and more rain long with tornado warnings hail warnings and besides the tornados high wind warnings.  :-X Fun und games here in the Missouri Ozarks and northern clinton territory.  :roll: Sposed to hit our high temps early A M here then downhill the rest of the day!  :tickedoff: Calendar be messin with me again.  :2funny: Glad some of y'all got yer knees in da breeze.  :cooldude: RIDE SAFE.
Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check.  1964  1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
VRCCDS0240  2012 GL1800 Gold Wing Motor Trike conversion

John Schmidt

Yeah....43 here today but raining all day. Miserable weather, makes my old joints beg for mercy. The cold damp weather like this just goes all through me. At least I'm making headway on my one-wheel trailer, have the frame done except for the tongue. Got the hitch installed on the bike and repositioned some rear lights. Grandson is doing a beautiful job on welding the frame, he didn't want to take the $50 I gave him so far but was worth it to me....plus a little grandpa/grandson time is kinda fun. He's about to turn 22 and always gives me a hug coming & going plus an "I love you" as he departs. Made the winter a bit more tolerable for this old man.  :cooldude:

cookiedough

Quote from: John Schmidt on Thu 19, Mar 2020, 20:53:23
Yeah....43 here today but raining all day. Miserable weather, makes my old joints beg for mercy. The cold damp weather like this just goes all through me. At least I'm making headway on my one-wheel trailer, have the frame done except for the tongue. Got the hitch installed on the bike and repositioned some rear lights. Grandson is doing a beautiful job on welding the frame, he didn't want to take the $50 I gave him so far but was worth it to me....plus a little grandpa/grandson time is kinda fun. He's about to turn 22 and always gives me a hug coming & going plus an "I love you" as he departs. Made the winter a bit more tolerable for this old man.  :cooldude:


yah,  WI has its fair share of winter NON riding season sorry you had to endure this lovely state from Dec. 1st thru probably now near April 1st of NO cycle riding time.    If it is NOT too cold to ride (under say 38 degrees), it is raining raining raining like has been and will be most of next week. 

I would say WI has AT MOST living here all my life about 3-4 months of good days of riding weather per year between rainy days (fair weather rider myself) and cold winters.  Hard to put on over 5-6K miles of riding time per year, if lucky to get that even. 

Jack B

I have averaged over 10,000 miles a year for the last 20 years here in Wisconsin.
Let's RIDE

Crackerborn

Quote from: Jack B on Fri 20, Mar 2020, 07:19:23
I have averaged over 10,000 miles a year for the last 20 years here in Wisconsin.


Yep, some years more and some years less. I don't go looking to ride in the rain but once out there, stuff happens. I was under a rain cloud through 2 states last year (NE and IA) returning from the kids in Denver.
Life is about the ride, not the destination.
97 Valkyrie Tour
99 Valkyrie Interstate

old2soon

Quote from: Crackerborn on Fri 20, Mar 2020, 12:06:08
Quote from: Jack B on Fri 20, Mar 2020, 07:19:23
I have averaged over 10,000 miles a year for the last 20 years here in Wisconsin.


Yep, some years more and some years less. I don't go looking to ride in the rain but once out there, stuff happens. I was under a rain cloud through 2 states last year (NE and IA) returning from the kids in Denver.
While I have done it I Despise leaving in the rain. Should it rain right after I depart THEN the rain is part of the ride. kaka Happens!  :2funny: RIDE SAFE.
Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check.  1964  1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
VRCCDS0240  2012 GL1800 Gold Wing Motor Trike conversion

cookiedough

Quote from: Jack B on Fri 20, Mar 2020, 07:19:23
I have averaged over 10,000 miles a year for the last 20 years here in Wisconsin.


You must have gotten more vacation days off of work than me then....  or rode a heck of a lot more on weekends.   ;)

Pappy!

Mother nature forgot about Spring down here. Went straight to Summer!