Re: winter coldness
Ryan,
I was (apparently not-so-obviously) referencing the celebrities we hosted.. Paul Smart and Gary Eagan, shortly after he did his long-distance ride on the Multi coinciding with the Sport Classic release at the DC Cycle Show.
Went to an after-party at Peter Calles’ ‘museum’.
Of course, the rest of you are good people with some fun activities.
😁
And if folks browse in those links, they will see Gene’s beloved beautiful, award-winning Monster, that was also present at the show.
And Mike Wheeler and others.. Charlie.
Yeah, Kevin.. I’m a moderately fair weather rider.
My rules are:
If it’s below freezing, maybe, with gear.
Add any precipitation: no.
If I have to make sure the studs are installed in my tires.. hell no!
😳
If it’s above freezing and no precipitation forecast, let’s go, with gear. If we hit rain, so be it.
If it’s warm and already raining: probably not, even with gear, unless we’re going to ride out of it shortly.
Vicki and others in FL, can see the clouds and navigate around the daily storms.
🤪
In the metro DC area, there hasn't been much snow and the temps haven’t been consistently terrible, yet.
Those were some good times, I really enjoyed all the events and all the fine people I met Viki, Rih, Paul, Gary, Danny as well as MAD members and many on this list. I still treasure that gift of meeting so many fine people and friendships. My Monster is still looking good and giving me smiles. Approaching 71 the only thing I've changed is the position of the handlebars. I had them tilted forward all these years, on a trip this past summer of 600+ miles my neck was bothering me, so I've moved them back to the stock position, much better.
- Gene
"I know a Few Roads"
Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association
Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club
Member ducati.net
Ex MSF Instructor
Patriot Guard Rider
99' Victory CC, KYSO Blue
01' Victory Sport Cruiser
04' Victory Kingpin, 119K+ miles
16' Victory Cross Country Tour
02' Ducati Monster 900
13' Ducati Diavel
09' XR1200 - Gone but not forgotten
From: TomDressler tbrduc@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 4:14 AM
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] Re: winter coldness
Ryan,
I was (apparently not-so-obviously) referencing the celebrities we hosted.. Paul Smart and Gary Eagan, shortly after he did his long-distance ride on the Multi coinciding with the Sport Classic release at the DC Cycle Show.
Went to an after-party at Peter Calles’ ‘museum’.
Of course, the rest of you are good people with some fun activities.
😁
And if folks browse in those links, they will see Gene’s beloved beautiful, award-winning Monster, that was also present at the show.
And Mike Wheeler and others.. Charlie.
Yeah, Kevin.. I’m a moderately fair weather rider.
My rules are:
If it’s below freezing, maybe, with gear.
Add any precipitation: no.
If I have to make sure the studs are installed in my tires.. hell no!
😳
If it’s above freezing and no precipitation forecast, let’s go, with gear. If we hit rain, so be it.
If it’s warm and already raining: probably not, even with gear, unless we’re going to ride out of it shortly.
Vicki and others in FL, can see the clouds and navigate around the daily storms.
🤪
In the metro DC area, there hasn't been much snow and the temps haven’t been consistently terrible, yet.
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Vicki, Rich, damn wireless keyboard
"I know a Few Roads"
Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association
Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club
Member ducati.net
Ex MSF Instructor
Patriot Guard Rider
99' Victory CC, KYSO Blue
01' Victory Sport Cruiser
04' Victory Kingpin
16' Victory Cross Country Tour
02' Ducati Monster 900
13' Ducati Diavel
09' XR1200 - Gone but not forgotten
From: Gene Hunt Twolanefun@outlook.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 8:46 AM
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] Re: winter coldness
Those were some good times, I really enjoyed all the events and all the fine people I met Viki, Rih, Paul, Gary, Danny as well as MAD members and many on this list. I still treasure that gift of meeting so many fine people and friendships. My Monster is still looking good and giving me smiles. Approaching 71 the only thing I've changed is the position of the handlebars. I had them tilted forward all these years, on a trip this past summer of 600+ miles my neck was bothering me, so I've moved them back to the stock position, much better.
- Gene
"I know a Few Roads"
Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association
Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club
Member ducati.net
Ex MSF Instructor
Patriot Guard Rider
99' Victory CC, KYSO Blue
01' Victory Sport Cruiser
04' Victory Kingpin, 119K+ miles
16' Victory Cross Country Tour
02' Ducati Monster 900
13' Ducati Diavel
09' XR1200 - Gone but not forgotten
From: TomDressler tbrduc@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 4:14 AM
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] Re: winter coldness
Ryan,
I was (apparently not-so-obviously) referencing the celebrities we hosted.. Paul Smart and Gary Eagan, shortly after he did his long-distance ride on the Multi coinciding with the Sport Classic release at the DC Cycle Show.
Went to an after-party at Peter Calles’ ‘museum’.
Of course, the rest of you are good people with some fun activities.
😁
And if folks browse in those links, they will see Gene’s beloved beautiful, award-winning Monster, that was also present at the show.
And Mike Wheeler and others.. Charlie.
Yeah, Kevin.. I’m a moderately fair weather rider.
My rules are:
If it’s below freezing, maybe, with gear.
Add any precipitation: no.
If I have to make sure the studs are installed in my tires.. hell no!
😳
If it’s above freezing and no precipitation forecast, let’s go, with gear. If we hit rain, so be it.
If it’s warm and already raining: probably not, even with gear, unless we’re going to ride out of it shortly.
Vicki and others in FL, can see the clouds and navigate around the daily storms.
🤪
In the metro DC area, there hasn't been much snow and the temps haven’t been consistently terrible, yet.
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About weather: I'll keep it as short as I can.
I was a total fair weather rider until I met the Brit who turned me onto
Ducatis. We had arranged to go for a ride Saturday. That morning, Tim
calls; "Tim it's raining." "Put the kettle on, I'll be there in half an
hour." He brought me a spare rainsuit, and we had a great ride down to
Alice's Restaurant, then out to the coast, then back to my home on the SF
Penninsula. I completely changed my attitude about riding in the rain.
I rode to Alice's regularly, rain or shine, but one day, as I rode south
down Skyline Blvd, the rain turned to snow. Then it started appearing on
the edges of the road. When the snow covered the road, I decided it would
be a good time to abandon the plan and head for home.
On one of my many trips from Oakland, CA to Ashland, OR to visit friends
(avoiding freeways as much as possible), it started with rain on the San
Rafael Bridge. Then, there was about 11 hours of rain, fog, clouds, rain
fog, clouds. Finally, as I'm approaching the pass into Oregon on I-5, I run
into the snow storm. As I climb, the snow moves from the hillsides to the
roadsides, then onto the road, until I'm riding in the black tracks left by
four wheeled vehicle tires, while gingerly testing the rear brake for
traction (and praying the road does not freeze). There was no real option
but to motor on those last few miles. I was so relieved to finally see my
friend's house, the friend, and a hot bath.
Now, let's talk about how friggin' slippery chipseal patches on roads get
when wet (which explains one broken collarbone).
On Tue, 18 Jan 2022 at 01:14, TomDressler tbrduc@gmail.com wrote:
Ryan,
I was (apparently not-so-obviously) referencing the celebrities we
hosted.. Paul Smart and Gary Eagan, shortly after he did his long-distance
ride on the Multi coinciding with the Sport Classic release at the DC Cycle
Show.
Went to an after-party at Peter Calles’ ‘museum’.
Of course, the rest of you are good people with some fun activities.
😁
And if folks browse in those links, they will see Gene’s beloved
beautiful, award-winning Monster, that was also present at the show.
And Mike Wheeler and others.. Charlie.
Yeah, Kevin.. I’m a moderately fair weather rider.
My rules are:
If it’s below freezing, maybe, with gear.
Add any precipitation: no.
If I have to make sure the studs are installed in my tires.. hell no!
😳
If it’s above freezing and no precipitation forecast, let’s go, with gear.
If we hit rain, so be it.
If it’s warm and already raining: probably not, even with gear, unless
we’re going to ride out of it shortly.
Vicki and others in FL, can see the clouds and navigate around the daily
storms.
🤪
In the metro DC area, there hasn't been much snow and the temps haven’t
been consistently terrible, yet.
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