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Started by Sabre093, October 27, 2013, 11:32:20 AM

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Sabre093

Shitty weather up here...been off bike a few weeks,tried starting it and had to boost it...but 2 weeks ago it was running like shit...fired up good and came off choke good reved good...what the hell cold mini snort..layed 80 ft of rubber...got a perma grin again...I hate winter!!!!
2009 FJR 1300
1992 FJ 1200
1987 FJ 1200 Sold
1986 FJ 1200 Sold
1985 Venture Royale
1976 GoldWing
1986 FZ 750
1986 GPZ 900
1984 Honda Nighthawk S 750
1982 Honda Nighthawk 450

movenon

Life isn't about having the best, but about making the best of what you have...

1990 FJ 1200

Arnie

" I hate winter!!!!"

Me too, that's why I left it. :-)

Harvy

Arnie......you've not quite left it yet mate...... :flag_of_truce:

Harvy
FJZ1 1200 - It'll do me just fine.
Timing has much to do with the success of a rain dance.

Arnie

Yeah, I have.  No snow, no ice == no winter.
I'll admit that there is still a change of seasons and that it gets chilly here, but its not real winter.
"Real Winter" has snow, ice, and temps that are life threatening.
"Real Winter" requires you to get up 1/2 hr early so you can dig your car out of the snow drift if necessary.
"Real Winter" requires a different type of construction to deal with snow load and must include insulation. (see CanDman's pic of framed house)
I brought a down parka with me when I left Michigan, and its only been used by friends going to NZ.

If you want to know what winter is, I'm sure we could find someone in Canada or Minnesnowta or other Northern climes like Finland or even Scotland to show you around. :-)

Arnie

Dads_FJ

Quote from: Arnie on October 28, 2013, 08:52:31 AM
Yeah, I have.  No snow, no ice == no winter.
I'll admit that there is still a change of seasons and that it gets chilly here, but its not real winter.
"Real Winter" has snow, ice, and temps that are life threatening.
"Real Winter" requires you to get up 1/2 hr early so you can dig your car out of the snow drift if necessary.
"Real Winter" requires a different type of construction to deal with snow load and must include insulation. (see CanDman's pic of framed house)
I brought a down parka with me when I left Michigan, and its only been used by friends going to NZ.

If you want to know what winter is, I'm sure we could find someone in Canada or Minnesnowta or other Northern climes like Finland or even Scotland to show you around. :-)

Arnie

Don't remind me...

May 2nd, 2013 Claremont Minnesota:





John S.

'84 Yamaha FJ1100
'89 Yamaha FJ1200
'94 Yamaha WR250
'80 BMW R100S/Sidecar
'39 BSA WM20

Harvy

It's all relative Arnie. :biggrin:  :good2:

Harvy
FJZ1 1200 - It'll do me just fine.
Timing has much to do with the success of a rain dance.

keand3

Quote from: Dads_FJ on October 28, 2013, 09:13:06 AM







Gotta love winter times!  :good:
I have found that winter time is the excellent time to loose some weight! By the looks of the pictures, others have found it out too  :rofl:
Shoveling snow can take hours, and the calories shoots of  :good2: Makes the FJ happy when season starts again, not so happy when the BBQ season starts.....  :dash1:

Cheers!
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fintip

I can hardly stand the winter here. It might drop to freezing temps 5-10 times a winter, very rarely snows at all. Still too cold for my taste.

One day I'll move somewhere tropical.
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soundmindryan

Quote from: fintip on November 04, 2013, 11:54:13 PM
I can hardly stand the winter here. It might drop to freezing temps 5-10 times a winter, very rarely snows at all. Still too cold for my taste.

One day I'll move somewhere tropical.

Wait... Aren't you in Austin? Isn't that in Texas? I thought Austin WAS tropical! It's way south of Tulsa, which with all the summer heat and humidity, I consider it SUB-tropical. Movin' back to Colorado. :good:


Ryan McCollum
Tulsa, OK
'89 FJ1200 White & Silver
'90 Yamaha Venture Royale

"I visited a scientist who had a helmet with magnetic fields controlled by computer sequences that could profoundly affect your mood and your perceptions."
-Douglas Trumbull

fintip

Yup. We hit freezing with that recent cold front, though we're back up to the 50's and 60's today and lately.

Burrr.

:flag_of_truce:

(But seriously. Tropics.)
fjowners.wikidot.com

Not everyone understands what a completely rational process this maintenance of a motorcycle is. They think it's some kind of a knack or some kind of affinity for machines in operation. They are right, but the knack is almost purely a process of reason.
-ZAMM

IBA:54952