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9th October 2008
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 1st Class
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Alaska
Posts: 1,263 Sportster/Buell Model: xlh883 Hugger Sportster/Buell Year: 1997 Other Motorcycle Model: Springer Classic Other Motorcycle Year: 2005
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not hard core enough
Man, I don't think I will ever be as hard core as the dude I saw today!. It's 29 degrees out, snowing to beat the band, the roads are slick and I saw some guy on his sporty going down the Road. Whoa! now that is crazy. I must be getting old or something. 
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9th October 2008
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Flat Track Champion
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: In a house
Posts: 603 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 Low Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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You're not old, people are just getting crazier.
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9th October 2008
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Known Troublemaker !
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Lexington, NC
Posts: 7,390 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 06
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Cold is one thing but SNOW is a whole new definition of STUPID !
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9th October 2008
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Chief Know It All
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 424 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200R Sportster/Buell Year: 2005 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHTCUSE4 Other Motorcycle Year: 2009
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hmmmm yep been there done that got the bill to prove it, i ride all weathers and have ridden in the snow - not reccommended period i came off twice thankfully it was slow going and it just got away from me.
Now i call it quits at snow unless i am out and it snows then i ride on the main roads which are usually clear.
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9th October 2008
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Jersey Shore
Posts: 1,222 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Originally Posted by srrice40
Man, I don't think I will ever be as hard core as the dude I saw today!. It's 29 degrees out, snowing to beat the band, the roads are slick and I saw some guy on his sporty going down the Road. Whoa! now that is crazy. I must be getting old or something. |
Maybe it was Goingsideways....he's in Alaska... 
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9th October 2008
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 1st Class
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Alaska
Posts: 1,263 Sportster/Buell Model: xlh883 Hugger Sportster/Buell Year: 1997 Other Motorcycle Model: Springer Classic Other Motorcycle Year: 2005
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Originally Posted by CaptEvo
Maybe it was Goingsideways....he's in Alaska... |
hee-hee, that would be funny! I know goingsideways and you can't miss his bike for sure. Naw it wasn't him, but I have seen that guy in town before he has a black roadster, nice bike too. |
9th October 2008
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Ride That F'N Sportster!!
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Carolina Coast
Posts: 12,334 Sportster/Buell Model: Highly modified 1200 c Sportster/Buell Year: 01 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHX H-D Street glide Other Motorcycle Year: 2013
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When i was young man i've ridden my motorcycle's in the snow...one time was for transportation cause i didn't own a car at the time, like age 16 had motorcycle endorsement before i could drive a car legally.. although it was just a flurry's as the snow didn't stick to the road at all... but bet your ass..i got home as soon as i could before it settled in..
only cause a motorcycle was cheap good transportation back then..knowadays thinking back..i'd do it again only if i had too..  
Other times..i'd get the old dirtbike out and ride thru 6-12 inches of snow and mud that would freeze on contact just for the pure sport of it to hone my skills of riding with little or no traction, only to end up on the ground more than i stayed on 2 wheels...LOL
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Last edited by xllent01; 9th October 2008 at 23:21..
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9th October 2008
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Alexandria, VA
Posts: 2,532 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200R Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL 883 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1986
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Anything under freezing and you'd have to be insane or just plain stupid to ride a bike!
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10th October 2008
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Drag Race Champion
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Marthasville, MO.
Posts: 346 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200N Sportster/Buell Year: 2008
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I've been trying to figure out when it is too cold to ride to work in the mornings. It sucks when its cold in the mornings asd pleasant in the afternoons. It hasn't been too bad so far, a few mornings in the low 40's.......I'm thinking anything much into the 30's is time to put her up for weekends only. At some point it's going to have to sit, I hate thinking about that!
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10th October 2008
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Drag Race Champion
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Recently moved from Holmes County, Heart of Ohio's Amish Country
Posts: 364 Sportster/Buell Model: Vivid Black XL883R Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: Yamaha Virago XV500 Other Motorcycle Year: 1983
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Quote:
Originally Posted by srrice40
Man, I don't think I will ever be as hard core as the dude I saw today!. It's 29 degrees out, snowing to beat the band, the roads are slick and I saw some guy on his sporty going down the Road. Whoa! now that is crazy. I must be getting old or something. |
I thought it was illegal to ride a motorcycle after a certain date in Alaska? Or is that only an Anchorage city law? I did see a guy on a trike once in December I think, but I think trikes are legal all year round.
Edit: Also wanted to mention that even guys driving rear wheel drive sportscars have a heck of a time driving in Alaska in the winter. I saw more than one Mustang or Camaro trying to spin its way up the C Street hill in Anchorage. I can't imagine riding a motorcycle.
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