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After a glorious two weeks in Gotland I'm back up here in Ramsele with -37 tonight and strugling to keep my house warm. It copes with -20 but we've had below -30 since I got back.I hope this is my last winter up here in the artic.They have a Swedish saying.: Det är ingen dåligt väder,bara dåligt kläder: wot a load of bollox, it's cold with a capital F
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Only -12C early this morning here never seen that before and went out on a trial bike today - it was a blast!
Generally though anything lower than 3C is too cold for my T'bird!
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There comes a time when no matter how much clothes you pull on, you are still cold! This is one of those times.
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OMG! Here in Adelaide OZ today it is 43. 80 degree difference. 
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-18F this past week here, but was up to 14 F today! A heat wave! I knew there was something to this global warming! Ivan, what kind of Trials bike? And yes that was me...a few years go mind you but it was me! 
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Not quite that chilly here Stewe, -11c. I'm reminded how when as kids we'd go to some "old relative's" home in the winter and it was always a bit on the warm side. I stoke up my wood stove nowadays and fear I have turned into that guy  j  h
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Do I hear someone .... ahem....whining...about the weather???  Can I give you some advice? Don't!!! There are people here like Frank and Dwight  ... who are merciless, ruthless and will bring you to tears when they speak about ... well...ahh...er.. riding all year round. I mean, I can really feel for yah... Not that it would ever get to -40C here in northern Ontario....I'd never say that.... I'm really not depressed....  Can't you tell??? So remember, in the future, everything is alright. The temps are balmy and were not riding because WE DON'T WANT TO...Right??? not because we can't.
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It was like... 45°F on my ride to work this morning..BRRRRRR 
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My wife and I are riding to a BBQ tomorrow, 200 Klm. round trip. Forecast for tomorrow, 88f. 
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Don't burn your buns....and have fun.  Ride Safe
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There are people here like Frank and Dwight ... who are merciless, ruthless and will bring you to tears when they speak about ... well...ahh...er.. riding all year round.
I suspect that you guys will have noticed that I have never rubbed it in that I ... also ride all year round.
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Hey Frank, some of us shut ins wouldn't mind if you more priviliged  would post some pics of your excursions. Appreciate them a lot. Kind of like the "FIRE LOG" you can tune in to watch on TV. Not that I would ever do that......
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I suspect that you guys will have noticed that I have never rubbed it in that I ... also ride all year round.
And Thanassis, you are down right lucky that you don't....We Canadians have long memories...  We don't forget..and eventually the weather will warm up...and then....er...what was this post about???
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Think positive,it's 20 degrees warmer than yesterday,only -17.WOW bikini weather
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Rode to work two weeks ago it was 17 degrees F
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...too cold is when you walk outside and you can feel your balls bounce of the back of your throat...
luckily I have not had that situation this year.
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When you walk on the snow and it squeaks, it's too cold.
When hard liquor starts getting thick, it's too cold.
When you can't make a snowball stick together, it's too cold.
When you have to heat up a key to get a lock to work, it's too cold.
When it takes 20 minutes to put on your clothes, it's too cold.
Lastly, when you ask "How cold is too cold?", it's too cold.
BTW, don't let the Florida locale fool you, I grew up in Wisconsin.
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Someone please turn the heat on or lock this thread...I seriously believe a lot of the cold weather we've been receiving up north is because of all the "Hot air" coming from the posts down south. There's nothing left for us up here.
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Pretty cold out there, eh? Here we're getting rain, even at at higher elevations such as our ski hill (Red Mountain). I hear they're getting rain in the coastal range too and it's looking a little bleak for the Olympics.
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Hey Frank, some of us shut ins wouldn't mind if you more priviliged would post some pics of your excursions. Appreciate them a lot.
Kind of like the "FIRE LOG" you can tune in to watch on TV. Not that I would ever do that......
I'll post some pics of my next ride.
When you look at them you will have to imagine the +30c temp.
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Hey Frank, some of us shut ins wouldn't mind if you more priviliged would post some pics of your excursions. Appreciate them a lot.
Kind of like the "FIRE LOG" you can tune in to watch on TV. Not that I would ever do that......
some thing like this?lazy Sunday lunchin the middle of a 400k day out,dont know how hot it was on the day a little over warm would be a fail guess oh btw incase your wondering about them black shape's on the ground? their called shadow's for you guys who forget what the sunshine looks like
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For a Florida Cracker:
Too cold is when ear plugs, 1. Resist pre insertion compression and 2. Resist post insertion expansion.
Too cold is when one's mpg falls dramatically due to the extended warm ups.
Too cold is when your gloves no longer stick to the hand grips.
same cracker but now traveling:
Too cold is when windchill forces you to ride so slow that you take back roads so you can ride without fear of being rearended.
Too cold is when the beer freezes in your saddlebags...
...on the way back to the hotel from the market.
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Too cold is when your "I can't ride today" tears freeze before they hit the ground. Lately I've been doing snow removal chores on the boss man's skating pond. Had to "chain up" to get the job done.  As the saying goes - That's wrong on so many levels.
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I've got those on my snowblower. Don't need them on my feet because of the evolutionary process... we're born with tremendous tractive abilities....yeah right!
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It was so cold today 56 degrees that I had to put the liner into my mesh jacket. Nasty here in Las Vegas.
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-18F this past week here, but was up to 14 F today! A heat wave! I knew there was something to this global warming!
Ivan, what kind of Trials bike?
And yes that was me...a few years go mind you but it was me!
I believe it was the last year before Honda went to a mono shock. probable a 200 TL. BTW Eddie, your lookin in pretty good form there. What line do you ride? 
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It's been colder, but I once saw a policeman trying to pull over a bike while riding on the road in 6 inches of slush that you don't want to drive a 4 wheeler in.
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Yet another cold weather yankee-ism, inspired by the fact that we likes to put 1,000s of tons of salt on our roads. This  And this or similar  Plus this as an inline soap dispenser  Makes for a right nifty under vehicle wash / salt removal apparatus. Tin foil on the rear end may vent required. Again - wrong on so many, many levels Wrote a song about it, wanna hear it? Nah nah nah - nah nah Got chains on my shoe Nah nah nah - nah nah Spray soap up my truck Nah nah nah - nah nah Lookin' for the first woman Nah nah nah - nah nah Who wants me to, kiss
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when I took off yesterday morning it was 28 when I went back it was 40. I don't think I'll do that again... but that's what I said last winter going to chy's to get the bike serviced. Today I rode again but it was 38 when I left the house and when I leave will be around 52. I guess I can't complain too much...
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Yet another cold weather yankee-ism, inspired by the fact
that we likes to put 1,000s of tons of salt on our roads.
This
And this or similar
Plus this as an inline soap dispenser
Makes for a right nifty under vehicle wash / salt removal apparatus.
Tin foil on the rear end may vent required.
Again - wrong on so many, many levels
Wrote a song about it, wanna hear it?
Nah nah nah - nah nah
Got chains on my shoe
Nah nah nah - nah nah
Spray soap up my truck
Nah nah nah - nah nah
Lookin' for the first woman
Nah nah nah - nah nah
Who wants me to,
kiss
You/ve got problem....I think you need the doctor.
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when I took off yesterday morning it was 28 when I went back it was 40. I don't think I'll do that again... but that's what I said last winter going to chy's to get the bike serviced. Today I rode again but it was 38 when I left the house and when I leave will be around 52. I guess I can't complain too much...
All this and your handle is 'snows.' Now THAT'S irony! 
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Frank... how ya ever gonna get that house built with all that endless outdoor run to be had? It must take a lot of discipline to not turn that key!!
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Frank... how ya ever gonna get that house built with all that endless outdoor run to be had? It must take a lot of discipline to not turn that key!!
Keith, This is what my wife & I have just given up. 
We spent 3 years cruising the Great Barrier Reef on the yacht in the photo. Alas now sold to build the new house.
I know I rib guys about our weather , but I don't ride a lot when the temp. gets over 30c. I wear a full face helmet and a leather jacket I have had for years and it weighs about 5 Kgs. If I go down I dont mind loosing my jacket, but skin is a different thing.
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Yet another cold weather yankee-ism, inspired by the fact
that we likes to put 1,000s of tons of salt on our roads.
This
And this or similar
Plus this as an inline soap dispenser
Makes for a right nifty under vehicle wash / salt removal apparatus.
Tin foil on the rear end may vent required.
Again - wrong on so many, many levels
Wrote a song about it, wanna hear it?
Nah nah nah - nah nah
Got chains on my shoe
Nah nah nah - nah nah
Spray soap up my truck
Nah nah nah - nah nah
Lookin' for the first woman
Nah nah nah - nah nah
Who wants me to,
kiss
You/ve got problem....I think you need the doctor.
Not right. Too funny.
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The days are getting longer (in the N. Hemisphere) and you know what that means!!! Heck, I'm all ready planning my garden and will be starting my tomatoes indoors come February (not to mention the wonderful things I'm doing to my bike)!!! We're over the hump everyone!! 
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Frank,
Thanks for those beautiful pictures. Now my wife wants to go there. Who knows... we do work closely with the mining community way up in Mount Isa in North Queensland and in Brisbane. Had an opportunity to spend some time there last year on business but it didn't work out. Eventually.....
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