Cold weather ride - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

Rickster · 12-01-2005, 08:24 PM

Just wanted to start a thread to find out how cold of a temp you guys are ridding at.

The only rules are, the ride length has to be at least as many miles as the temp.

For example, if it is 20 degrees out, you have to ride at least 20 miles for it to be a ride, and it has to be a road ride. No snowmobiles, dirt bikes, or ATV's

Ha, Ha, Ha,. You guys from Florida, and Texas don't stand a chance in this one,

some of you might beat me though. My coldest ride was only 38 degrees, and that was a few years back.

SVZuki · 12-01-2005, 08:31 PM

im pretty sure I have rode at 0 degrees Celcius and Fahrenheit for 0 miles

Ranger_b0b · 12-01-2005, 08:34 PM

My coldest was probably about 40 ish...

MagnumForce · 12-01-2005, 08:53 PM

See my signature line for my info. The colder my rides get, the more I'll update my sig.

Hayaboosta · 12-01-2005, 09:37 PM

A few weekends ago a friend of mine and myself took off on our bikes him on his RC51 and me on mine in some really nice weather until the sun went down. We rode a total of 32 miles in 30 degree weather not couting the wind chill with riding. Fingers fell of when we got home

DrBob · 12-01-2005, 09:56 PM

Rode for 12 hours last year- it was 31 when I left, and 19 when I got home. But I cheat- I use electric heated clothing, so I am impervious to cold

S83 · 12-02-2005, 04:56 AM

35 degrees for 40 miles at about 70mph. No heated clothing. Fingers were probably on the verge of frost bite!

Second time I rode at this temperature ran about 50mph. Felt colder the second time. The difference in speed didn't make up for the length of time exposed. Got to get heated clothing like DrBob has.....

Rickster · 12-02-2005, 12:34 PM

I could wear my snowmobile gear, and keep old man frost at bay, but I get to worried about all those slippery spots on that cold 'HARD' blacktop. Cold tires just don't grip as well, than you throw in the occasional snow patch, or that unseen dreaded black ice, and it just doesn't give me a warm fuzzy. 40 degrees is usually my cut off.

HEELSFAN · 12-02-2005, 03:11 PM

Just started riding in September. Coldest ride would be 70 miles at about 65 degrees.

There should be a handicap for us in south Florida

For what it's worth it did dip into the 40's last night..LOL

The Teach · 12-02-2005, 04:22 PM

12 degrees F eariler this week. I was frozen but the bike did well.

I have so much cold weather gear that I never get too cold.

TODD0341 · 12-02-2005, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HEELSFAN

Just started riding in September. Coldest ride would be 70 miles at about 65 degrees.

There should be a handicap for us in south Florida

For what it's worth it did dip into the 40's last night..LOL

Does 100 mile in 100 degree weather count at all? How about what is the hottest you have ridden in- I believe we may win that one, unless someone in the desert beats us out

MagnumForce · 12-03-2005, 07:33 PM

Just checked weather.com, 9°F forecasted for Wichita, KS as lows on Tues & Wed. No way I'm riding a single inch in single digit temps! My hats off to you if you can.

bulkhead · 12-07-2005, 08:21 AM

It was 24 or so this morning. But it's only 5 miles to work. So, I guess that I won't qualify until it gets a little colder. Or I could ride around the airport the opposite direction like I was doing this summer.

I may need a handlebar mounted thermometer. Anyone ever installed one?

**drgibson** · 12-07-2005, 09:16 AM

So Texas can't hang eh. How about 28 last week and 49 mi.

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!

Looks like 19 tomorrow but we may Ice Skating to work.

HAMMERPETE · 12-07-2005, 09:26 AM

43 deg's at 75mph for 15 miles ..30 round trip..leather jacket, t-shirt, gloves and no chaps..half shell.
What is the conversion factor for wind chill?

md2lgyk · 12-07-2005, 11:54 AM

When I got my first bike in 1974, I rode year round (in CT). The coldest I remember is 15 degrees. In dress blues, a pea coat and Navy-issue gloves. I couldn't feel my fingers until lunch time.

I took a spin yesterday afternoon when it was around 25 degrees. Not bad with the right gear. What usually makes me put the bike away for the season isn't the temperature, it's after the roads have been sanded and salted a couple of times.

Hardware · 12-08-2005, 06:45 AM

About 120 kms or so at around 4-5 degrees C. No fairing and I was wearing only a thinly insulated leather riding jacket, (over a T-shirt) jeans, combat boots, thinly insulated gloves and a Bieffe Airtech lid. Like most really stupid things guys do, a female was the cause. Luckily we warmed each other up at the destination...

Last winter I rode in snow a few times and so far this year I've been riding at 2-3 degrees C. The Hayabusa offers great wind protection and I bundle up with well insulated gear.

Hot!

Regular daily commutes in high 30's and low 40's (C) with high humidity. Not possible without full mesh gear (I'm totally ATGATT) and even then I've been on the verge of heat stroke a few times.

S2Design · 12-08-2005, 06:53 AM

24 yesterday on the morning commute, 35 miles. Not too bad this morning, around 30.

Hey bulkhead, you better start going the long way.

**drgibson** · 12-08-2005, 10:58 AM

17 today I bet I can do 17mi. Wind chill standing still is 0.

bulkhead · 12-08-2005, 03:15 PM

drgibson: I grew up in the Ft. Worth area. That's cold for Dallas. Did most people stay at home? I left in 1984, right after the December Ice Storm. Moved to Florida.

12-01-2005, 08:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rickster Throttle Jockey Joined: Oct 2005 Location: St Paul Mn Posts: 3,133	Cold weather ride Just wanted to start a thread to find out how cold of a temp you guys are ridding at. The only rules are, the ride length has to be at least as many miles as the temp. For example, if it is 20 degrees out, you have to ride at least 20 miles for it to be a ride, and it has to be a road ride. No snowmobiles, dirt bikes, or ATV's Ha, Ha, Ha,. You guys from Florida, and Texas don't stand a chance in this one, some of you might beat me though. My coldest ride was only 38 degrees, and that was a few years back.

12-01-2005, 08:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ranger_b0b Clunked into first gear Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: '82 Suzuki GS650L Location: Sparta, MI (-85.69978/43.16359) Posts: 221	My coldest was probably about 40 ish... __________________ Mike aka IronHorse of Hell's Beergut MC He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. - Benjamin Franklin '82 GS650L - Rescued July 05 - Resuscitated Aug 05 www.myspace.com/mike_hiler

12-01-2005, 08:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
MagnumForce Throttle Jockey Joined: May 2005 Bike: 05 M50, 06 CBR600F4i Location: Sitting on the can... duh! Posts: 3,160	See my signature line for my info. The colder my rides get, the more I'll update my sig. __________________ "I love the smell of toner in the morning… it's the smell of victory!" MAJ M, Staff Officer

12-01-2005, 09:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
DrBob In The Zone Joined: May 2004 Bike: several Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 2,763	Rode for 12 hours last year- it was 31 when I left, and 19 when I got home. But I cheat- I use electric heated clothing, so I am impervious to cold __________________ Dream like you'll live forever, live like you'll die tomorrow. You MUST obey the pug dog!

12-02-2005, 03:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
HEELSFAN Clunked into first gear Joined: Nov 2005 Bike: 2005 M50 Black (Totaled) Location: Ft Myers Florida Posts: 219	Does this count? Just started riding in September. Coldest ride would be 70 miles at about 65 degrees. There should be a handicap for us in south Florida For what it's worth it did dip into the 40's last night..LOL

12-01-2005, 09:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hayaboosta Clunked into first gear Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: 2005 GSX1300R Hayabusa Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 203	A few weekends ago a friend of mine and myself took off on our bikes him on his RC51 and me on mine in some really nice weather until the sun went down. We rode a total of 32 miles in 30 degree weather not couting the wind chill with riding. Fingers fell of when we got home

12-02-2005, 04:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
S83 Handlebar Consultant Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 613	35 degrees for 40 miles at about 70mph. No heated clothing. Fingers were probably on the verge of frost bite! Second time I rode at this temperature ran about 50mph. Felt colder the second time. The difference in speed didn't make up for the length of time exposed. Got to get heated clothing like DrBob has.....

12-02-2005, 12:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rickster Throttle Jockey Joined: Oct 2005 Location: St Paul Mn Posts: 3,133	I could wear my snowmobile gear, and keep old man frost at bay, but I get to worried about all those slippery spots on that cold 'HARD' blacktop. Cold tires just don't grip as well, than you throw in the occasional snow patch, or that unseen dreaded black ice, and it just doesn't give me a warm fuzzy. 40 degrees is usually my cut off.

12-02-2005, 04:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
The Teach U.B's LoveChild Joined: Aug 2005 Bike: Marble Blue and Black M50ZD; Copper '03 SV650S Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 1,270	12 degrees F eariler this week. I was frozen but the bike did well. I have so much cold weather gear that I never get too cold. __________________ My Babies... uhh... err... bikes "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." ~ Henny Youngman "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." ~ Benjamin Franklin

12-03-2005, 07:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
MagnumForce Throttle Jockey Joined: May 2005 Bike: 05 M50, 06 CBR600F4i Location: Sitting on the can... duh! Posts: 3,160	Just checked weather.com, 9°F forecasted for Wichita, KS as lows on Tues & Wed. No way I'm riding a single inch in single digit temps! My hats off to you if you can. __________________ "I love the smell of toner in the morning… it's the smell of victory!" MAJ M, Staff Officer

12-07-2005, 08:21 AM	#13 (permalink)
bulkhead Newbie Joined: Nov 2005 Bike: Blue 2001 VZ 800 Location: Greensboro NC Posts: 19	It was 24 or so this morning. But it's only 5 miles to work. So, I guess that I won't qualify until it gets a little colder. Or I could ride around the airport the opposite direction like I was doing this summer. I may need a handlebar mounted thermometer. Anyone ever installed one?

12-07-2005, 09:16 AM	#14 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,742	So Texas can't hang eh. How about 28 last week and 49 mi. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it! Looks like 19 tomorrow but we may Ice Skating to work. __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

12-07-2005, 09:26 AM	#15 (permalink)
HAMMERPETE M-J Member of the Month! Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: 2005 HAMMER Location: SOCAL %%%%%ES Posts: 3,031	43 deg's at 75mph for 15 miles ..30 round trip..leather jacket, t-shirt, gloves and no chaps..half shell. What is the conversion factor for wind chill? __________________ "There's not a whole lot ways this can go right" - Johnny Knoxsville "I did something in a previous life that must have been spectacularly good, because I'm getting paid in this life just magnificently, more than one would dare imagine or hope for." - RIP George Carlin. Life's Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, But rather to skid in side ways, totally worn out shouting HOLYSHI$T What A RIDE!!

12-07-2005, 11:54 AM	#16 (permalink)
md2lgyk Wants Better Weather Joined: May 2004 Bike: '03 Marauder 800 Location: Harpers Ferry, WV Posts: 665	When I got my first bike in 1974, I rode year round (in CT). The coldest I remember is 15 degrees. In dress blues, a pea coat and Navy-issue gloves. I couldn't feel my fingers until lunch time. I took a spin yesterday afternoon when it was around 25 degrees. Not bad with the right gear. What usually makes me put the bike away for the season isn't the temperature, it's after the roads have been sanded and salted a couple of times. __________________ "The great object is, that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun." - Thomas Jefferson

12-08-2005, 06:45 AM	#17 (permalink)
Hardware Sprocket Pilot Joined: Sep 2004 Bike: 2004 Hayabusa Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 843	About 120 kms or so at around 4-5 degrees C. No fairing and I was wearing only a thinly insulated leather riding jacket, (over a T-shirt) jeans, combat boots, thinly insulated gloves and a Bieffe Airtech lid. Like most really stupid things guys do, a female was the cause. Luckily we warmed each other up at the destination... Last winter I rode in snow a few times and so far this year I've been riding at 2-3 degrees C. The Hayabusa offers great wind protection and I bundle up with well insulated gear. Hot! Regular daily commutes in high 30's and low 40's (C) with high humidity. Not possible without full mesh gear (I'm totally ATGATT) and even then I've been on the verge of heat stroke a few times. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons...for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

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12-08-2005, 06:53 AM	#18 (permalink)
S2Design Member Investigator Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: '03 Santa Cruz Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,022	24 yesterday on the morning commute, 35 miles. Not too bad this morning, around 30. Hey bulkhead, you better start going the long way. __________________ "In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends." John Churton Collins

12-08-2005, 10:58 AM	#19 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,742	17 today I bet I can do 17mi. Wind chill standing still is 0. __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

12-08-2005, 03:15 PM	#20 (permalink)
bulkhead Newbie Joined: Nov 2005 Bike: Blue 2001 VZ 800 Location: Greensboro NC Posts: 19	drgibson: I grew up in the Ft. Worth area. That's cold for Dallas. Did most people stay at home? I left in 1984, right after the December Ice Storm. Moved to Florida.

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