Hey guys! And girls!
Dunno about the rest of you.....but up here it is warming up from sub freezing
to above in Mid February?? Getting itchy to ride man!!!
I am on this site pretty much every evening and have gotten some good info, some laughs
etc.
Hope to hell some of you at least can go out and ride!!!
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Created on: 02/21/17 04:00 PM
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Fordtech
Location: Montreal quebec
Joined: 09/17/16
Posts: 123
Spring....
02/21/17 4:00 PM
Rook
Joined: 03/28/09
Posts: 20589
mad5674
Location: Monrovia, IN
Joined: 05/27/11
Posts: 391
RE: Spring....
02/21/17 7:41 PM
I've gotten to ride last 2 weekends, over 200 mi. Sunday. It's been near record warmth here in IN...low to upper 60's!
Mark D.
'15 ZX-14R....here we go again!....center stand; M4 slip-ons; helibars; PCS1 racing filter; MRA touring screen; ZG double bubble screen; Sargent low profile seat; Throttlemeister cc; ProjektD rad guard; Puig hugger; ZG Marc1 ws; fender eliminator, Knight Design 1 3/8 lowered pegs, Schnitz flash.
'08 1600 Vulcan
'15 ZX-14R....here we go again!....center stand; M4 slip-ons; helibars; PCS1 racing filter; MRA touring screen; ZG double bubble screen; Sargent low profile seat; Throttlemeister cc; ProjektD rad guard; Puig hugger; ZG Marc1 ws; fender eliminator, Knight Design 1 3/8 lowered pegs, Schnitz flash.
'08 1600 Vulcan
Grn14
Location: Montana
Joined: 02/25/09
Posts: 15511
mad5674
Location: Monrovia, IN
Joined: 05/27/11
Posts: 391
RE: Spring....
02/22/17 1:16 AM
Does that mean green with envy grn, lol.
Mark D.
'15 ZX-14R....here we go again!....center stand; M4 slip-ons; helibars; PCS1 racing filter; MRA touring screen; ZG double bubble screen; Sargent low profile seat; Throttlemeister cc; ProjektD rad guard; Puig hugger; ZG Marc1 ws; fender eliminator, Knight Design 1 3/8 lowered pegs, Schnitz flash.
'08 1600 Vulcan
'15 ZX-14R....here we go again!....center stand; M4 slip-ons; helibars; PCS1 racing filter; MRA touring screen; ZG double bubble screen; Sargent low profile seat; Throttlemeister cc; ProjektD rad guard; Puig hugger; ZG Marc1 ws; fender eliminator, Knight Design 1 3/8 lowered pegs, Schnitz flash.
'08 1600 Vulcan
Danno
Location:
Southwestern Illinois
Joined: 12/18/11
Posts: 2142
RE: Spring....
02/22/17 4:43 AM
We haven't really had a winter here. February '17 is the warmest on record. We have had several days (including today) where the temp will nudge 80F. The bikes have been ridden more or less continuously with no storage other than stabilizing fuel.
'07 CPB Blue; ZGST windscreen with MRA X-screen adjustable spoiler, tube bar adaptor, PC III, ATRE,BMC air filter, modified stock seat with 2nd Look cover,Scorpion Flame Ti slip-ons, Galfer rotors front and rear, braided-stainless lines, C-F 10R front fender, C-F hugger, C-F inner fairing panels, painted foreman's fins with faux C-F inlay, polished rim lips wired for heated gear and accessories, Givi V35 side bags and E41 topcase with SW-Motech qd mounts
Nastynotch
Location: Lumberton, TX
Joined: 02/21/14
Posts: 939
maddoxdb72
Location:
Elk City, Oklahoma
Joined: 11/19/16
Posts: 64
Grn14
Location: Montana
Joined: 02/25/09
Posts: 15511
Fordtech58
Joined: 12/10/16
Posts: 120
Fordtech
Location: Montreal quebec
Joined: 09/17/16
Posts: 123
RE: Spring....
02/22/17 4:22 PM
Well...the snow is melting a lot here, but I ma with Rook. I would not go out until we get a good rain.
Also however in this province they have a "snow tire law". Meaning before March 15 you cannot legally drive on summer tires. Someone told there was a company making snow tires for bikes.....NOT FOR ME!! That just sounds nuts!!!
I envy you guys that can go all year....
TRAILBOSS
Location: Arlington, WA
Joined: 03/02/14
Posts: 364
RE: Spring....
02/22/17 5:04 PM
Get to it, hoser!
* Last updated by: TRAILBOSS on 2/22/2017 @ 5:06 PM *
2016 ZX-14R SE ABS (Harambike) - Brock's Ti Dual CT, 2WDW Flash, double bubble windscreen, Givi Tanklock 15L with 12v outlet, SW Motech Quick-Lock Evo Contour rack with Givi V35 bags, SW Motech tail mount with Coocase Wizard top box, KAOKO cruise control, fender eliminator, Vortex rearsets, Vortex V3 fuel cap, Vortex spools, Stompgrips, PSR SBK passenger pegs, Helibars risers, R&G radiator guard, frame plugs, Starrotors 55w 6K HIDs, Brembo MC/Rotors/Calipers, braided steel brake lines. 204hp/120tq
2013 ZX14R (Mjölnir)- Brock's Ti CT Meg, 2WDW Flash. 202hp 119tq. RIP
2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R trackfighter - Yoshimura R55, PCV, Servo Eliminator, Traxxion AK20 Cartridges, Penske Triple Clicker shock, EBC HH pads, Pirelli Superbike SC2 slicks, custom subframe, RSV4 tail, Ignition relocate, KX450F number plate, Apex adjustable clipons, CRG levers, Lever guards, Vortex rearsets, Stomp Grips, XT Lap Timer. 188hp, and not as much tq as the 14R!
2013 ZX14R (Mjölnir)- Brock's Ti CT Meg, 2WDW Flash. 202hp 119tq. RIP
2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R trackfighter - Yoshimura R55, PCV, Servo Eliminator, Traxxion AK20 Cartridges, Penske Triple Clicker shock, EBC HH pads, Pirelli Superbike SC2 slicks, custom subframe, RSV4 tail, Ignition relocate, KX450F number plate, Apex adjustable clipons, CRG levers, Lever guards, Vortex rearsets, Stomp Grips, XT Lap Timer. 188hp, and not as much tq as the 14R!
d04011
Location: Midcoast Maine
Joined: 04/18/16
Posts: 36
RE: Spring....
02/22/17 5:46 PM
Unfortunately, even when the temperatures get up there, I can't go for a ride. I live on a private dirt road here in Maine that stays covered in ice most of winter and it's a 2/3 mile ride from my house to the town road which has lots of sand on it...
The other crappy thing is that when the temperatures get up there, the snow gets lousy for snowmobiling. Went out Monday for the hardest 90 mile ride on a sled ever! My shoulders and upper arms were beat from steering though 4" of slush. Although there's still LOTS of snow, the forecast is for mid/nigh 40s for the next 10 days.
This is the worst time of the year when I can't use bikes, ATVs or sleds... Now when I go out to the garage and shed, I get clinically depressed to see all my toys just setting there...
Current Rides: 2020 Triumph Rocket 3 GT; 2020 Triumph Speed Triple S; 2018 BMW K1600 Grand America; 2016 Kawasaki ZX-14R SE, 2015 Kawasaki C-14 Concours, 2014 Triumph Rocket 3 Roadster, 2014 Rocket 3 Touring, 2012 Harley-Davidson Fat Bob, 2011 Rocket 3 Roadster, 2009 Rocket 3 Standard, 1984 Honda V-65 Sabre
OldMan
Location:
San Jose, Sunny California
Joined: 08/18/14
Posts: 380
RE: Spring....
02/22/17 11:06 PM
Too much rain here in Nor Cal. I miss Sunshine!!
* Last updated by: OldMan on 2/22/2017 @ 11:06 PM *
1973 Suzuki GT250, 1976 Kawasaki KH500A8, 1979 Yamaha RD350, 1985 Yamaha Maxim700X, 1987 Kawasaki EX500, 1994 Honda CBR600F2, 2004 BMW R1100S, 2005 Kawasaki Z750S, 2003 Suzuki SV1000N
Fordtech
Location: Montreal quebec
Joined: 09/17/16
Posts: 123
pegscraper
Location: UK
Joined: 05/04/12
Posts: 439
RE: Spring....
02/25/17 6:41 AM
Got out last Tuesday for the first ride since well before Christmas. Done some stuff recently, new brake pads, fork clean and new oil, head bearing adjust and new air filter so wanted to make sure everything was A1. The first ride after a period of abstinence always feels SO GOOD, almost like riding the bike for the first time again 
roderash
Joined: 03/01/16
Posts: 11
Grn14
Location: Montana
Joined: 02/25/09
Posts: 15511
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