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it is snowing again, not expecting too much, just enough to mess up the roads... again. oh well warmer weather is coming.
7+ inches here. First time to use the snowblower, but unfortunately realized I'd "gifted" the gas in my gas can to top up my GTS thinking I'd already gassed up the snowblower. Nope. Shoveled a middle path so I could at least get out to buy gas. At least my scooter knows it's loved.
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Re: winter
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mikenpalsie wrote:
it is snowing again, not expecting too much, just enough to mess up the roads... again. oh well warmer weather is coming.
7+ inches here. First time to use the snowblower, but unfortunately realized I'd "gifted" the gas in my gas can to top up my GTS thinking I'd already gassed up the snowblower. Nope. Shoveled a middle path so I could at least get out to buy gas. At least my scooter knows it's loved.
Sorry Dave, I can't help laughing.
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Re: winter
JKJ-FZ6 wrote:
fledermaus wrote:
mikenpalsie wrote:
it is snowing again, not expecting too much, just enough to mess up the roads... again. oh well warmer weather is coming.
7+ inches here. First time to use the snowblower, but unfortunately realized I'd "gifted" the gas in my gas can to top up my GTS thinking I'd already gassed up the snowblower. Nope. Shoveled a middle path so I could at least get out to buy gas. At least my scooter knows it's loved.
Sorry Dave, I can't help laughing.
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Look on the bright side. The GTS is gassed up and ready to go.
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JKJ-FZ6 wrote:
Look on the bright side. The GTS is gassed up and ready to go.
Put a shovel on the front? Works for pickup trucks :-\
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Supportive friends are such a blessing.

All right, you'll be happy to know that I got to my office to clear the sidewalk with my little 2 stroke Toro and underestimated the gas in that one as well....shoveled half of it. On the plus side, can't blame the scooter for that one.
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If I had snow I'd be getting one of those things that this thing is actually not one of even though you might think that that thing actually really is that thing to clear it.

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They 'swept' the road today, thus...a damn roundabout full of dirt and debris in the rain
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Sorry everyone. I'm so busy enjoying the great weather here that I forgot to bump this for you miserable northerners.

Bump.
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Sorry everyone. I'm so busy enjoying the great weather here that I forgot to bump this for you miserable northerners.

Bump.
I know, your gift to MV humanity. Razz emoticon

Well, while I'm here, might as well whing a bit. Crazy winter in that it's actually decent riding weather...but then again with salt about and a lot of darkness, I think I'll just suffer it out....unless, of course, it rains.....
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Sorry everyone. I'm so busy enjoying the great weather here that I forgot to bump this for you miserable northerners.

Bump.
Remind me to post something like this in mid July or August.
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znomit wrote:
Sorry everyone. I'm so busy enjoying the great weather here that I forgot to bump this for you miserable northerners.

Bump.
Remind me to post something like this in mid July or August.
Good idea.

Remind me to remind you.
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Sorry everyone. I'm so busy enjoying the great weather here that I forgot to bump this for you miserable northerners.

Bump.
I'll have you know that the majority of northerners are not miserable. Probably 52/48. And then, there are many of us northern hemisphere folks who are actually southerners... who used to live in the frozen northland. But, now we're enjoying the great weather here at latitude 26. Where the water in the toilet rotates the proper direction.

It was 75º (f) here today. Sunny. For full disclosure, I didn't get any riding in today... spent the morning washing the motorhome, then my wife wanted to do lunch out and shopping. Crowds. OK, that was a bit miserable. Nevermind.
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Put a shovel on the front? Works for pickup trucks :-\
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Yeah, yeah - you folks just *wish* you were going to get an inch of rain driving through with 30+ mph winds tomorrow...

Hope the power stays on...
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Harbinger wrote:
Put a shovel on the front? Works for pickup trucks :-\
Awesome!
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Harbinger wrote:
Put a shovel on the front? Works for pickup trucks :-\
. Looks like a ural twowheel drive!
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Temporarily cured my winter blues with a trip down to FL. Check out "Okeechobee Tour" in ride reports.
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JKJ-FZ6 wrote:
Look on the bright side. The GTS is gassed up and ready to go.
Put a shovel on the front? Works for pickup trucks :-\
How much do they weigh?
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Harbinger wrote:
JKJ-FZ6 wrote:
Look on the bright side. The GTS is gassed up and ready to go.
Put a shovel on the front? Works for pickup trucks :-\
How much do they weigh?
Way more than a Vespa.
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Guys, guys...... that was LAST winter.

I'm ready to roll with chains on the snowblower, gas in the can.... and NO snow.Crying or Very sad emoticon

Think I might as well go for a ride this weekend.

Znomit, you must really get some dark satisfaction out of this thread.
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This past weekend I was out on the ZNEN for an hour or so. I rode all over GR, mostly in town. I only went about 20 miles, but it's not often I can say that in early January. It was chilly, like low 30s, but everything was dry.

I'm really looking forward to spring, though.
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Rode around in 60F weather yesterday, had to ship a package to my brother in AL. It was windy, but fun riding. Last time I rode was in Dec in FL. it's 31F today, although sunny and not too windy. Winter sucks so much, we're heading to summer on Monday.
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It was a lovely day for a ride today
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It was a lovely day for a ride today
Some people have all the luck Harbinger.
I went out to the cage to go for groceries and as I passed the bike, I noticed I had a FLAT!
Checked and found an industrial staple well inserted in the front tire. I said to myself and to the neighbour lady who had come over to say hello,
"Gosh golly gee, isn't that a disappointment. I guess I'll have to get the plug kit out."
After we had concluded our pleasantries, I said "@#&&%$$#@" several times, to the tire/staple and went for groceries.

Got home, unloaded the groc's and took out the plug kit.
The f*****g cement was as hard as my head. No repair today.
Too f*****g cold to ride anyway.
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EN82pg wrote:
Harbinger wrote:
It was a lovely day for a ride today
Some people have all the luck Harbinger.
I went out to the cage to go for groceries and as I passed the bike, I noticed I had a FLAT!
Checked and found an industrial staple well inserted in the front tire. I said to myself and to the neighbour lady who had come over to say hello,
"Gosh golly gee, isn't that a disappointment. I guess I'll have to get the plug kit out."
After we had concluded our pleasantries, I said "@#&&%$$#@" several times, to the tire/staple and went for groceries.

Got home, unloaded the groc's and took out the plug kit.
The f*****g cement was as hard as my head. No repair today.
Too f*****g cold to ride anyway.
Rough day! Hope you got some good groceries... Make yourself a nice dinner
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Record temperatures today. Tarcoola had 49 c /120 f. Fire bans across several states. Millions of fish have died in rivers due to lack of water flow as the drought continues and because of water being sucked out of the river system.
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Hope you're all well up there.

Today it hit 28°C (that's 82F for those of you who haven't figured out water is supposed to boil at 100 and freeze at 0). I had to take the flyscreen off the LX to increase the airflow.
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30 C here today. Say 31 for tomorrow. Razz emoticon
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30 C here today. Say 31 for tomorrow. Razz emoticon
I feel your pain brother. How horrible!
Maybe some of our North American friends could post you some snow?
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30 C here today. Say 31 for tomorrow. Razz emoticon
I feel your pain brother. How horrible!
Maybe some of our North American friends could post you some snow?
Here you go. -17 C here this morning.
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znomit wrote:
waspmike wrote:
30 C here today. Say 31 for tomorrow. Razz emoticon
I feel your pain brother. How horrible!
Maybe some of our North American friends could post you some snow?
Here you go. -17 C here this morning.
See? You pricks have heaps of snow you're not sharing with your suffering sweltering scooter cousins.

How selfish!

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znomit wrote:
Harbinger wrote:
znomit wrote:
waspmike wrote:
30 C here today. Say 31 for tomorrow. Razz emoticon
I feel your pain brother. How horrible!
Maybe some of our North American friends could post you some snow?
Here you go. -17 C here this morning.
See? You pricks have heaps of snow you're not sharing with your suffering sweltering scooter cousins.

How selfish!

What can I say? I'm Canadian and have to live up to the reputation of us being pricks

However if you want some I have plenty. I'll toss it in a cooler and ship it your way.
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znomit wrote:
Harbinger wrote:
znomit wrote:
waspmike wrote:
30 C here today. Say 31 for tomorrow. Razz emoticon
I feel your pain brother. How horrible!
Maybe some of our North American friends could post you some snow?
Here you go. -17 C here this morning.
See? You pricks have heaps of snow you're not sharing with your suffering sweltering scooter cousins.

How selfish!

What can I say? I'm Canadian and have to live up to the reputation of us being pricks

However if you want some I have plenty. I'll toss it in a cooler and ship it your way.
Just make sure it's not yellow Wha? emoticon
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It was a lovely day for a ride today
Can't take my scooter out with all that salt on the roads Wha? emoticon
Hell hate driving my car in the salt, but that is why I bought it.
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It was a lovely day for a ride today
Can't take my scooter out with all that salt on the roads Wha? emoticon
Hell hate driving my car in the salt, but that is why I bought it.
There wasn't any salt yet. I only ride on dry roads in the winter, it just happened to start snowing. Do you see any salt in the picture?-

The Ural which I will ride in anything will have undercoating protection.

I've ridden the Vespa and BMW for for 2 winters with NO salt damage. People worry too much and it's fine as long as you don't let it sit for too long. If after 10 years it starts to show a little rust you get it fixed or buy another one.
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Harbinger wrote:
It was a lovely day for a ride today
Can't take my scooter out with all that salt on the roads Wha? emoticon
Hell hate driving my car in the salt, but that is why I bought it.
There wasn't any salt yet. I only ride on dry roads in the winter, it just happened to start snowing. Do you see any salt in the picture?-

The Ural which I will ride in anything will have undercoating protection.

I've ridden the Vespa and BMW for for 2 winters with NO salt damage. People worry too much and it's fine as long as you don't let it sit for too long. If after 10 years it starts to show a little rust you get it fixed or buy another one.
No, they use salt brine on the road here and it turns into dust once it dries and takes weeks to get rid of it all with lots of rain.
not sure how you don't have residue on the roads all winter. My scooter won't see the road till end of March. Too many wires with to little dielectric grease in them for me to ride in the crap.

The MP3 500 I got from Plymouth Ma, had all it's aluminum etched from salt.
It was only 2 years old with 4,800 miles.
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2023 Arancia Impulsivo Vespa GTS300 HPE , 2022 BMW R1250GSA 40th Anniversary, 2019 Ural Gear Up
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Sigh -19 C currently.

Extreme Cold Warning for Southern Ontario
Active for next 12 hours · Environment Canada
This alert has been updated.
Posted 4 hours ago
A prolonged period of very cold wind chills continues.

Bitterly cold arctic air combined with strong westerly winds have resulted in wind chill values near minus 35 tonight.

The cold air will remain in place Thursday. Conditions should improve Friday as milder air moves into the region.

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Risks are greater for young children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses, people working or exercising outdoors, and those without proper shelter.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
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Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.

If it's too cold for you to stay outside, it's too cold for your pet to stay outside.
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This should warm everyone up.


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I'd complain, but it's 59F outside now, with a forecast high for today of 65F.

Oh yeah, it's overcast. Darn.

Rant over.
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