Rick Haywood Posted November 4, 2010 Share #1 Posted November 4, 2010 Well what a great day in Central Illinois. 4th of November and it wa 62 degrees. Figured we don't get many of these so jump on The RSV and took a ride. Ended up riding 120 miles basically just around in a circle. Rode the country roads and just enjoyed the day. I really hate the thought of putting the bike away but it won't be long now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV1100SE Posted November 4, 2010 Share #2 Posted November 4, 2010 Temperature was +3c (37F) when I left the house for work this morning. Yesterday was -5c (23F). I'd say there is still lots of riding left.... but that is a Canadian opinion ! I ride with a Cordura jacket with liner, heavy leather chaps, work boots, Aqua gloves. With the full windscreen and fairing... even with -5c I was still nice and warm. For when it gets really cold I have lined snow mobile pants but haven't used them in years - hasn't been cold enough ! :-) My riding season ends when they put salt on the roads for the first time. Season starts after a couple good heavy rain storms in the spring washes away the salt from the road. Here is a simple conversion chart that I received a few years back. The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart 50* Fahrenheit (10* C) New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. Canadians plant gardens. 40* Fahrenheit (4.4*C) Californians shiver uncontrollably. Canadians sunbathe. 35* Fahrenheit (1.6*C) Italian cars won't start. Canadians drive with the windows down. 32* Fahrenheit (0* C) Distilled water freezes. Canadian water gets thicker. 0* Fahrenheit (-17.9*C) New York city landlords finally turn on the heat. Canadians have the last cookout of the season. -40* Fahrenheit (-40* C) Hollywood disintegrates. Canadians rent some videos. -60* Fahrenheit (-51* C) Mt. St. Helens freezes. Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door. -100* Fahrenheit (-73* C) Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Canadians pull down their ear flaps. -173* Fahrenheit (-114*C) Ethyl Alcohol freezes. Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg. -460* Fahrenheit (-273*C) Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops. Canadians start saying "cold, eh?" -500* Fahrenheit (-295* C) Hell freezes over. The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Haywood Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted November 4, 2010 Temperature was +3c (37F) when I left the house for work this morning. Yesterday was -5c (23F). I'd say there is still lots of riding left.... but that is a Canadian opinion ! I ride with a Cordura jacket with liner, heavy leather chaps, work boots, Aqua gloves. With the full windscreen and fairing... even with -5c I was still nice and warm. For when it gets really cold I have lined snow mobile pants but haven't used them in years - hasn't been cold enough ! :-) My riding season ends when they put salt on the roads for the first time. Season starts after a couple good heavy rain storms in the spring washes away the salt from the road. Here is a simple conversion chart that I received a few years back. The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart 50* Fahrenheit (10* C) New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. Canadians plant gardens. 40* Fahrenheit (4.4*C) Californians shiver uncontrollably. Canadians sunbathe. 35* Fahrenheit (1.6*C) Italian cars won't start. Canadians drive with the windows down. 32* Fahrenheit (0* C) Distilled water freezes. Canadian water gets thicker. 0* Fahrenheit (-17.9*C) New York city landlords finally turn on the heat. Canadians have the last cookout of the season. -40* Fahrenheit (-40* C) Hollywood disintegrates. Canadians rent some videos. -60* Fahrenheit (-51* C) Mt. St. Helens freezes. Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door. -100* Fahrenheit (-73* C) Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Canadians pull down their ear flaps. -173* Fahrenheit (-114*C) Ethyl Alcohol freezes. Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg. -460* Fahrenheit (-273*C) Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops. Canadians start saying "cold, eh?" -500* Fahrenheit (-295* C) Hell freezes over. The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup. I don't put mine up until the snow starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted November 4, 2010 Share #4 Posted November 4, 2010 We had a rare SUNNY and WARM Nov day yesterday. It was pushing 60 F (that's appx 16 celcius) so I took a day off work, completed a few "honey do's" in the morning and went for a great 3.5 hour ride in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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