Going for a ride

[NTexas_V-Star]

It's 42 degrees outside, at 7:34 pm in Sherman Texas

Bout to bundle up, and hit the road for an hour or so....it's been a month or two since I rode just to ride.

[stunter bob]

you sir.....are retarded....enjoy and be safe

[NTexas_V-Star]

you sir.....are retarded....enjoy and be safe


LMAO, it is 2:59 a.m. here, and I just got in....god damn I had a good time....I seriously let time get away from me, considering that I have to be at work at or before 8, leaving me 5 hours to get some sleep,lol.

Good damn ride, let me clear my head, air out the Harley, and get some pure enjoyment out of the machine. Reminds me of why I first decided to get a two wheeler.

[GT Dan]

I did the same thing last Sunday for about three hours... but it was 70 degrees outside... :D

[NTexas_V-Star]

I had on 3 pairs of socks (2 insulated)
1 pair insulated tights, thermals over those, sweats on over those, then jeans on top

1 insulated tight top, 1 thermal top over that, a thick ass long sleeve shirt next, then my work hoodie, then my leather jacket

I pair of thin insulated gloves inside my thicker gloves

Neck protector, and beanie, inside my helmet.


It wasn't too bad, the worst part was taking all that shit off when I got home.

[stunter bob]

your crazy lol

[Txstang1]

fuck all the coldness. I ride two miles yesterday around 530 and said F this.

[NTexas_V-Star]

your crazy lol

Boredom man, boredom. I had one errand I needed to run, then just kept heading north....I wound up in McAllister Oklahoma, had some Taco Bell, then meandered my way back south, back to Texas.

[stunter bob]

Boredom man, boredom. I had one errand I needed to run, then just kept heading north....I wound up in McAllister Oklahoma, had some Taco Bell, then meandered my way back south, back to Texas.
EFFFF that
I cant handle the cold....im a fair weather rider now lol

[GT Dan]

I had on 3 pairs of socks (2 insulated)
1 pair insulated tights, thermals over those, sweats on over those, then jeans on top

1 insulated tight top, 1 thermal top over that, a thick ass long sleeve shirt next, then my work hoodie, then my leather jacket

I pair of thin insulated gloves inside my thicker gloves

Neck protector, and beanie, inside my helmet.


It wasn't too bad, the worst part was taking all that shit off when I got home.

holy hell... I dont think I have that much cold weather gear... and it was a cold bitch last night...

[NTexas_V-Star]

holy hell... I dont think I have that much cold weather gear... and it was a cold bitch last night...

I don't recall what time it was, but a bank sign in McAllister said 37 degrees when I was heading back.

[NTexas_V-Star]

EFFFF that
I cant handle the cold....im a fair weather rider now lol


I normally don't touch the bike when it gets cold, but it just seemed like a good idea at the time....and I think it was. :D

Only downside is getting very little sleep...I'm haggard as hell at work right now....can't wait for 5 o'clock.

[Falcongunner]

Cold riding is not so bad if you dress properly. I am setting at 8,000 ft right now and the temp this morning was 9*F. I ride down to a local (10 miles) cafe each morning an eat breakfast, drink coffee, and talk with the gray beard hippies (like me). My 2007 Super Glide is slow to start below 10*F but it starts better than any carbed bike I have ever had. I'll be back in FW for Thanksgiving for some "warm" weather riding.

Wayne in FW

[T-TOPPS5.0]

I had on 3 pairs of socks (2 insulated)
1 pair insulated tights, thermals over those, sweats on over those, then jeans on top

1 insulated tight top, 1 thermal top over that, a thick ass long sleeve shirt next, then my work hoodie, then my leather jacket

I pair of thin insulated gloves inside my thicker gloves

Neck protector, and beanie, inside my helmet.


It wasn't too bad, the worst part was taking all that shit off when I got home.

:eek: Darn man....... did you really need all that for 42 degrees? I ride year round and and I dont wear that much when its the middle of winter. I have a thermal suit I wear over my clothes and a winter jacket, winter gloves and boots. Sometimes a neck protector. Anything above 40.... I wear a pair of weather proof pants over my jeans, I put the liner in my jacket, and my fall gloves on. Only two conditions I dont ride in are severe thunderstorms or ice on the road.

[2000 vert]

I rerode the the dublin run wed but it was in the 70's. I do not mind riding in the cold I am just too danm lazy to get up early enough too put the extra gear on. I probably will not ride to work again untill the spring. I will ride on my days off though.

Oh, and to jesse (TTopps) those curves were alot smoother this time.

[T-TOPPS5.0]

Oh, and to jesse (TTopps) those curves were alot smoother this time.


Awsome man!!! I told you the more comfortable you got on your machine, the easier it would be. Keep it up!! And you right..... sometimes it is a bitch taking off the gear. :D

[NTexas_V-Star]

:eek: Darn man....... did you really need all that for 42 degrees? I ride year round and and I dont wear that much when its the middle of winter. I have a thermal suit I wear over my clothes and a winter jacket, winter gloves and boots. Sometimes a neck protector. Anything above 40.... I wear a pair of weather proof pants over my jeans, I put the liner in my jacket, and my fall gloves on. Only two conditions I dont ride in are severe thunderstorms or ice on the road.


It was 42 degrees when I left at 7:30....I'm pretty sure it was close to freezing when i got home.

Either way, I'm a pussy when it comes to coldness.

[stunter bob]

It was 42 degrees when I left at 7:30....I'm pretty sure it was close to freezing when i got home.

Either way, I'm a pussy when it comes to coldness.
same here....i hate the cold. Id much rather ride in 110 degrees rather than ride in 40.

[T-TOPPS5.0]

It was 42 degrees when I left at 7:30....I'm pretty sure it was close to freezing when i got home.

Either way, I'm a pussy when it comes to coldness.

Im just opposite I guess. :o I would rather ride in colder weather than when its " to hot". ;)

[89stangGT]

same here....i hate the cold. Id much rather ride in 110 degrees rather than ride in 40.

I didn't ride a bike all week.

[stunter bob]

I didn't ride a bike all week.
Me either....took the truck with heat :)
One of the guys I work rode his though friday and froze his ass off on the way home.

[stung]

We go to san antonio every friday after t-giving. Last year it was 34* and drizzling. I bought electrics the next week!

See Gerbins for winter gear. The best investment I've made

[T-TOPPS5.0]

We go to san antonio every friday after t-giving. Last year it was 34* and drizzling. I bought electrics the next week!

See Gerbins for winter gear. The best investment I've made

Thats the key. Its never to cold. Just to cold for the wrong gear. :)