Oh the shame.......

[ribbert]

Wow, you guys are dealing with high tech (heated) gear...

... I still shiver remembering the last tour to North Cape in Norway in Feb. '13. Riding at -38° C / -36° F in northern Finland. We felt like one of those frozen Mammoets they found in Siberia...

Think I just about to reach that age of reflecting about heated gear.

Greetz Jo

Minus 38C? Holy hell Jo, you need head to toe (and yes, you can get it) heated gear.

You must be keen.

Noel

[jo-sommer]

Was a bet. We wanted to watch polar lights; so we had to do the trip during the winter...

Normal winter temps in Germany don't go below -15

Greetz Jo

[Steve_in_Florida]

Noel,
I met a guy on a 1st generation V-Rod at a gas station this past Sunday, while trailering my new acquisition down from Virginia Beach. Nice guy, Military stationed in Jacksonville, FL.

He stated that his fuel tank gives him the range of a Sportster, making him a laughing-stock amongst his Big Twin-rider "friends".

    (At a fuel stop)

   "Friend" #1: What happened to Nelson on his V-Rod?

   "Friend" #2: Dunno. He dropped out of the parade about an hour ago, with the rest of the girls!

Owch! That's GOTTA hurt.

Steve

You can relax Noel as the bike that went by you was not even close to being a harley, rather a european porche on two wheels made to look like a member of the harley family!! After it passed you the first thing on the riders mind was " Where is the closest petrol station!!!!!

Haha, that's exactly where I passed him in the next town, at a petrol station

You're right Gumby, the V-Rods, from what I know, are a different beast. They don't even build them in the same factory.

Noel