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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29284 Tucson Az Gender:	Big brass... 11/27/10 at 22:30:52 ...1's.... I have no concept of the wind chill, on a bike, on the highway, in that weather... Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!........ ...
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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: Big brass... Reply #1 - 11/27/10 at 22:50:27 -23C, -9F, either way it is colder than the inside of my freezer.
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: Big brass... Reply #2 - 11/27/10 at 22:59:13 I don't see the rider ? he must be thawing out somewhere. It must have took him an hour to get all his gear on, if he is anything like me the minute he gets dressed he will want a pee. be Honest I just cant emagen what that would be like, talk about brass monkey weather, Sh1t !
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Big brass... Reply #3 - 11/28/10 at 08:51:15 Paladin. wrote on 11/27/10 at 22:50:27: -23C, -9F, either way it is colder than the inside of my freezer. I think theres a light out & its -23Degrees, F.. & He is Parked, Cuz thats a VFR he's riding & its NOt VFR conditions. If he was on an IFR, then he could keep goin, aint that right Jerry?
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Midnightrider Serious Thumper Offline Alliance Member Posts: 3244 Winston Salem, NC	Re: Big brass... Reply #4 - 11/28/10 at 11:15:28 When I was in high school I left home one morning on my little CB125 and it was -3 degrees. Made it halfway to school. Gasline froze.
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: Big brass... Reply #5 - 11/28/10 at 11:47:18 Midnightrider wrote on 11/28/10 at 11:15:28: When I was in high school I left home one morning on my little CB125 and it was -3 degrees. Made it halfway to school. Gasline froze. that might be the reason the bike in the picture is stopped ? but then again his lights are on sugesting it is running, is that bike water cooled ?
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Midnightrider Serious Thumper Offline Alliance Member Posts: 3244 Winston Salem, NC	Re: Big brass... Reply #6 - 11/28/10 at 11:56:12 Mick, VFR's are V4 watercooled engines. Thats an older model, probably has carbs. Honda has run water lines into the intake manifold to keep them warm, the Honda Shadow 600 Jen had was plumbed like that. Dont know if the VFR's intakes were heated or not, if that picture is for real they probably are.
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John_D FSO Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' and smilin' Posts: 1658 Vancouver, WA Gender:	Re: Big brass... Reply #7 - 12/01/10 at 03:57:11 Even without windchill, that's dang cold! I know you loose about 20° at 60mph. Coldest I've ridden in was last week, 17°F. If I was going to do it often, I'd have to invest in some electric gear though!
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Reply #8 - 12/01/10 at 13:26:06

John_D FSO wrote on 12/01/10 at 03:57:11:

Even without windchill, that's dang cold! I know you loose about 20° at 60mph.
Coldest I've ridden in was last week, 17°F. If I was going to do it often, I'd have to invest in some electric gear though! Undecided

John, have you ever heard of a "Barbour Suit" made in England ,a little on the expensive side,never mind little ,they ARE expensive,my sister worked at the factory so I was able to get a deal on one,I wish I still had it,they are made of oil skin material absolutly wind and water proof ,just wear a towel oround your neck before doing up the last button. they are not electric, but they really are great, The temps in England never get that low , a tad below is all, but you can ignore windchill. you can get them here in the States,they run close to $900
What the heck snap up two of em,get one for your sweetheart, or even your wife.

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Reply #9 - 12/02/10 at 05:14:16

mick wrote on 12/01/10 at 13:26:06:

John_D FSO wrote on 12/01/10 at 03:57:11:

Even without windchill, that's dang cold! I know you loose about 20° at 60mph.
Coldest I've ridden in was last week, 17°F. If I was going to do it often, I'd have to invest in some electric gear though! Undecided

John, have you ever heard of a "Barbour Suit" made in England ,a little on the expensive side,never mind little ,they ARE expensive,my sister worked at the factory so I was able to get a deal on one,I wish I still had it,they are made of oil skin material absolutly wind and water proof ,just wear a towel oround your neck before doing up the last button. they are not electric, but they really are great, The temps in England never get that low , a tad below is all, but you can ignore windchill. you can get them here in the States,they run close to $900
What the heck snap up two of em,get one for your sweetheart, or even your wife.

I think I've heard of them, in books if nothing else. The only part that bothered were my feet, which only got cool, and my fingers, which got downright cold! Have a full helmet, good warm synthetic coat w/elbow and shoulder armor, ski pants, and heavy socks. Just need heavier ones! Grin

Might try some of those chemical heat packs in my gloves if I do that kind of thing again.

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Reply #10 - 12/02/10 at 05:19:41

John, they also make Toasti-Toes, little heat packs like the ones you can stick in your gloves, but the ones for your toes are peel-and-stick. Toe shaped, so you stick them to your first layer of socks, then put another pair of socks over them. Or you can stick them directly in the boot, but I've always used them between my layers of socks. I swear by them! I hate cold feet... like mine always seem to be.

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Reply #11 - 12/02/10 at 05:30:27

babyhog wrote on 12/02/10 at 05:19:41:

John, they also make Toasti-Toes, little heat packs like the ones you can stick in your gloves, but the ones for your toes are peel-and-stick. Toe shaped, so you stick them to your first layer of socks, then put another pair of socks over them. Or you can stick them directly in the boot, but I've always used them between my layers of socks. I swear by them! I hate cold feet... like mine always seem to be.

Yeah, living back in Nebraska, my feet always seemed to get cold easy too. I'm thinking some kinda boot with a little insulation, then my heavy socks, and that'd do it. Plus some that are waterproof. Even all oiled up, mine start soaking through around the instep after a while, which is never fun.

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