[Ducati] A ride...to winter blues!

Sat Dec 8 17:26:16 EST 2007

When I lived in the UK we had a pain threshold of 15C - 60F. Anything below
that is suitable only for BMW riders with heated grips and warming elements
in their jackets...

On Dec 8, 2007 5:19 PM, George Anderson <george_anderson at shaw.ca> wrote:

> We are in Celcius here in Canada and I would take a guess that 47 F would
> be
> about 8 or 9 Degrees C.  Guaranteed, that if it was 8 degrees or warmer
> with
> dry roads I would be out for a spin.  Sad to say, but I put my bike away
> for
> the winter two weeks ago.  My last ride was four weeks ago and it was a
> rather cool 9 degree day (50F?.  No kidding, but after I rode into my
> garage
> I sat on my bike for about 30 seconds enjoying the rumble of my bike
> before
> I shut her off. I really didn't want to turn that key even though the
> forecast was reasonable I knew the season was over.  The battery is in the
> basement and the bike is covered in my garage.  I will now spend the next
> few months on e-bay browsing for deals on extras for my bike and making
> plans for next summer.
>
> On the flip side, the bike is away, but the snowboard is out.
>
> George
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On
> Behalf
> Of matt masse
> Sent: December 8, 2007 2:26 PM
> To: Ducati Owners Group
> Subject: Re: [Ducati] A ride
>
> 10 degrees this morn no ride bloody mary in the garage tho
> live from il.
> matt
>
> On Dec 8, 2007 3:20 PM, DirkWright <DirkWright at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > It was in the mid 50's and sunny this afternoon, so I just got back from
> a
> > ride. The roads were mostly dry, so it was a good excuse to go to
> Border's
> > for a latte.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On
> > Behalf
> > Of Don Hill
> > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 2:50 PM
> > To: Ducati Owners Group
> >  Subject: Re: [Ducati] A ride
> >
> > When Alec sent that e-mail it was 46f here in the East Bay. Nice and
> sunny
> > though ... Now it says 50 and I'm going out for a ride!
> > Don
> > Ain't shovelled snow in years!
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <JSRatCAS at aol.com>
> > To: <ducati at ducati.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 10:34 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Ducati] A ride
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Speaking from Chicago.  Keep it to yourself! :-)
> > >
> > > Scott
> > >
> > > In a message dated 12/8/2007 11:00:51 AM Central Standard Time,
> > > amoss at coastside.net writes:
> > >
> > > It's a  gorgeous day here in the San Fran area.  A perfect day for a
> > ride.
> >
> > > I
> > > gotta go shopping.   Waaaaah!
> > >
> > >
> > > Alec
> > >
> > >
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