Motorcycle Riders?

[Gabriel]

Damn straight. I'd rather ride that than a highway in Mumbai.

Yeah, but in Mumbai it's not the road that's dangerous.

 

[tv1217]

That's exactly my point. The biggest danger on any public roadway is other people.

 

[melensdad]

Hey tv1217, did you see that Honda is coming out with a new REBEL model. 1100cc engine, same base engine as the Africa Twin. I presume tuned a bit differently. It will apparently be offered with either a standard manual or the fancy dual clutch DCT transmission.

That's exactly my point. The biggest danger on any public roadway is other people.

Statistically more motorcycles are crashed into fixed objects by their riders than any other cause of accident. So technically the #1 danger is ourselves as we crash our bikes due to our own inattention, lack of skill, or stupidity. Rarely do we admit this or even talk about it.

The #2 reason is people crashing into us. It is actually a distant 2nd place reason, based on crash data. But this is the type of crash that gets the most publicity.

 

[tv1217]

I'd look like a circus bear on a child's bicycle on a Rebel.


And I know about the stationary objects thing but that's totally on us as riders whereas the risk of other drivers has a significant surprise factor where you can essentially do everything right and still end up maimed or dead.

 

[melensdad]

I'd look like a circus bear on a child's bicycle on a Rebel.
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Now that is sumptin’ I’d pay to see.

 

[semperfi211]

Holding out on winterizing? I was just wondering on when you cover her up for winter. This probably differs on if your south or north in the state. I changed my fluids, detailed her, seafoam in the fuel, plugged in the battery tender. 50 is about my temp limit for going out on a ride. I am hoping I can get out for a ride or two still.

 

[JCSR]

Holding out on winterizing? I was just wondering on when you cover her up for winter. This probably differs on if your south or north in the state. I changed my fluids, detailed her, seafoam in the fuel, plugged in the battery tender. 50 is about my temp limit for going out on a ride. I am hoping I can get out for a ride or two still.

Being on the southern border I just don't winterize. I'll add a little Seafoam and keep her on the Battery Tender but if it's 50* and dry I'll go for at least a short ride.

 

[melensdad]

It was mid-40's here, overcast sky with no view of the sun, and occasional light rain.

Plugged in my Hotwired heated jacket and went out for nice ride. With the heated jacket I can ride comfortably into the mid-30's.

I'm in the northwest corner of the state and I don't winterize my bikes other than plugging them into a battery tender.

 

[bwframe]

I don't winterize either. Not the last couple, but plenty of years I have rode every single month of the year. Not talking about bone-chilling stuff either, 50-70 degree days sneaking into winter.

Couple/three? years back, I rode north to the family get-togethers for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

 

[chezuki]

I don't winterize either. Not the last couple, but plenty of years I have rode every single month of the year. Not talking about bone-chilling stuff either, 50-70 degree days sneaking into winter.

Couple/three? years back, I rode north to the family get-togethers for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Same.

Rode to family Christmas last year.

 

[Clay Pigeon]

Hey tv1217, did you see that Honda is coming out with a new REBEL model. 1100cc engine, same base engine as the Africa Twin. I presume tuned a bit differently. It will apparently be offered with either a standard manual or the fancy dual clutch DCT transmission.






Statistically more motorcycles are crashed into fixed objects by their riders than any other cause of accident. So technically the #1 danger is ourselves as we crash our bikes due to our own inattention, lack of skill, or stupidity. Rarely do we admit this or even talk about it.

The #2 reason is people crashing into us. It is actually a distant 2nd place reason, based on crash data. But this is the type of crash that gets the most publicity.

LOL... Never would have believed I would run into a moving far....

 

[melensdad]

Anyone else wear heated gray and laugh at low temps while riding?

 

[04FXSTS]

Never used any of the electrical heating stuff. Good long johns, insulated pants and leather chaps, vest, heavy flannel shirt and leather coat with liner. I do use the toe and/or hand warmers including inside my gloves. Keeps me in pretty good shape for lower 40's up to a hundred miles or so.
Just remembered I was on Indiana State Road 28 one morning early, probably in the 50's I got passed by a bike with the rider leathered up with a girl on the back wearing shorts. You know she was cold, I bet you couldn't drive a needle between them with a sledgehammer she was tucked in so tight.

 

[tv1217]

Best thing I ever bought for lower temps was just a cheap windbreaker to layer in. Stops the wind from stealing a lot of my heat.

 

[chezuki]

Anyone else wear heated gray and laugh at low temps while riding?

I have a nice pair of Gerbing heated gloves. With those and carhartts, I can ride year round. I don’t ride In snow or ice though if I can avoid it.

 

[Gabriel]

Anyone else wear heated gray and laugh at low temps while riding?

I used to when I rode a lot more than I do now. The 640 I was using them on was pretty tapped out for powering them and below about ten degrees they didn't do much. On my St1300, they could cook you no matter how cold it was.

 

[melensdad]

Honestly don’t know why heated liners are not more popular. They are like magic. Wear it under your cycle jacket and all of a sudden a 40 degree day is a pleasant ride. A ride at 30 degrees is actually reasonable assuming no snow/ice and you have no exposed skin.

 

[terrehautian]

https://dreamchopper.com/2020/adam-krackenberger

i probably won’t win but figured I would throw this up here.

 

[jdthieke]

I love to ride, have a kawasaki KLR650 enduro, thinking about selling it and getting something bigger.

 

[melensdad]

39 degrees when I rode out of the garage this morning. It was 45 and sunny when I got back home a couple hours later.

Crossed the state line into Illinois and wound my way to Momence on the north side of the Kankakee river. Crossed over and headed southeast back toward Indiana, hit a few gravel paths after crossing back into Indiana. Worked my way back north along route 41 and back toward home.

Dress for the weather, use a heated liner, and riding at 40 degrees is a pleasant ride