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Old 02-15-2010, 11:58 PM   #91
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Here's what I was riding from the late 80s through part of the 90s. I had a beard then, and my hair (even my beard) was black.



And, yes, I rode all year around. No one ever really appreciates warm weather like a year-around biker! Folks may not appreciate it, but when you're riding, you make your own Wind Chill factor. BRRRR!
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I had a Honda Shadow American Classic when I lived in Idaho. Going up over the pass to get to Montana to really open her up was "brisk" to say the least! I still miss that bike...
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I have ridden with snow on the ground as long as there wasn't snow or ice on the roads. I always ride year-round. Right now there is no way I could ride and it may be a long time before the roads are clear enough for me to get the bike out.

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If there wasn't any snow or ice on my 450' driveway I would have gone for a ride Sunday...it got up to 34 here in northern Maryland. Supposed to be around 40 tomorrow, but I'll be stuck at work. My coldest commute last year was 17 degrees.
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Old 02-16-2010, 11:07 AM   #94
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your thoughts go from inspiration . . .

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to desperation.

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to desperation.
No desperation, Lady Blue! It's all just a matter of time, promise!
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Here's what I was riding from the late 80s through part of the 90s. I had a beard then, and my hair (even my beard) was black.



And, yes, I rode all year around. No one ever really appreciates warm weather like a year-around biker! Folks may not appreciate it, but when you're riding, you make your own Wind Chill factor. BRRRR!
I had a '78 550 Suzuiki that look similar. It was my first bike. I bought it back in '86.

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I had a Honda Shadow American Classic when I lived in Idaho. Going up over the pass to get to Montana to really open her up was "brisk" to say the least! I still miss that bike...
The ACE is a great bike. I had the ACE Tourer. It was the first of my 2 Honda's. The second was a VTX. I traveled many miles on the 1100cc bike with my wife and a T-Bag and it never missed a beat.

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Old 02-16-2010, 07:59 PM   #98
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I had a '78 550 Suzuiki that look similar. It was my first bike. I bought it back in '86.

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That was the same year I bought my Sportster. A friend did the paint job, I made brackets to keep the Saddle bags away from the exhaust pipes, installed home-made front foot rests and mirror mounts, and put the battery cover together from old pieces of perforated metal. I also cut the saddle bags (they didn't fit the Sporty) and added additional leather so they would fit. It was an interesting looking little bugger, but no one would ever mistake the things I did for a professional custom job. I also bought an oversized peanut style gas tank, as I quickly tired of having to stop at every gas station to fill the tiny stock Sportster tank.

All I have left now of my biking days is the tattoo.
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Old 02-17-2010, 01:54 AM   #99
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well if we're doing true bike confessions, I inherited a Triumph Bonneville while I was in the Army. rode that until my Dad laid it down under a car making an illegal left turn (he had loaned me his car to take my cousins skiing, instead of borrowning my bug, it was "let me have the bike"). I'd really like another one of the classic ones. (no tattos)
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Back on topic...

When you set a new local record for consecutive days under 40 F and don't have anything close to predicted for the next week and a hlf...
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Montreal has had only one inch of snow in the last month...
Its 32F right now. What farkin winter?
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Montreal has had only one inch of snow in the last month...
Its 32F right now. What farkin winter?
As for Vancouver, I heard it said that this is the warmest winter they've had in recorded history. Figures, huh? Just when you want snow and cold . . . someone turns up the heat.
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Feels more like someone up here stole the southern furnace...
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