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[WildmanUltra]

For those of us up here in the PNW we are getting hit with some unseasonably cold weather and SNOW.

While I am not a huge fan anymore of riding when the weather gets much below 45* I'll ride even later if I need to. But this weekend is making me wonder if I need to just park the bike for the winter. If I do it could mean that I don't ride again until March or April. Most years even though I live up in the mountains of WA I can ride until the end of Oct or early Nov. And some years I've been riding as early as Feb. Hope you all get to ride more than I am right now. Stay safe and see you all soon out on the roads.

[iski]

It's love bug season here in the Buggy Swamp Jungle state.  After the bugs leave we enter our best riding season, lasts until....late May.

[geezerglide]

 This my front drive in Calgary, Alberta.

[geezerglide]

2nd pic

[WildmanUltra]

Dang I don't have any snow at my house yet just snow on all the pass's around me. Then to top it off it's raining here and a nice warm 41* out. But the way it's going I might have snow before long. I need to move the bike out of the garage and get my snowblower inside and get it running before it gets any colder out. Didn't do my PMCS on it last year and had to hand shovel my driveway. Not wanting to repeat that this year.

[FLSTFI Dave]

 I ride year round as long as no snow or salt on the road.  I will ride as cold as 15 degrees.  I consider 40's very comfortable riding weather.

[WildmanUltra]

I ride year round as long as no snow or salt on the road.  I will ride as cold as 15 degrees.  I consider 40's very comfortable riding weather.

Is that with heated riding gear? Once it gets down close to freezing I start to worry about black ice and stuff. I have a Tour Master riding suit but no heated gear so like I said 40* was about it for me. Also prior to my amputation my leg didn't like the cold at all so I couldn't ride unless I could keep it warm and I tried a ton of stuff that just never worked.

[Joel]

Spokane broke a record for measurable amount of snow in September that was set in 1926.
We had wet snow that bent the plants in the yard and covered the grass.

[Jswerve]

Was 95 here yesterday lol

[muddypaws]

Sp far so good in Virginia. Most years I ride year round. Not so much when I lived in Minnesota...

[FLSTFI Dave]

Is that with heated riding gear? Once it gets down close to freezing I start to worry about black ice and stuff. I have a Tour Master riding suit but no heated gear so like I said 40* was about it for me. Also prior to my amputation my leg didn't like the cold at all so I couldn't ride unless I could keep it warm and I tried a ton of stuff that just never worked.

Yes, below 45 I wear my Gerbing heated Jacket liner, pants and gloves.  Very comfortable. 

[mark]

On Wednesday I'm heading to the Barber Motorsports Vintage Motorcycle Festival in Birmingham, AL.  Temps will be in the mid to hi 90s...I'll take a little of that snow. 

[WildmanUltra]

Yes, below 45 I wear my Gerbing heated Jacket liner, pants and gloves.  Very comfortable.

This is something I have yet to invest in as most of the time once it's below 32* around here I have snow. But I just might need to get some and try it out. Could extend my riding time a month or so.

[Rooster]

I'm thinking maybe the heated pants would be good for keeping your damaged leg  warm as I think I read one of your post about the cold making it painful.  I only have the heated jacket liner and man is it nice when the temps are cold and that sucker warms you up nice as it heats up.

[WildmanUltra]

I'm thinking maybe the heated pants would be good for keeping your damaged leg  warm as I think I read one of your post about the cold making it painful.  I only have the heated jacket liner and man is it nice when the temps are cold and that sucker warms you up nice as it heats up.

Actually it was before my amputation that I had issues with the cold on my lower leg and foot. I don't know yet if my stump has issues with the cold since this is only my second winter since my amputation. Now I only have one foot to have to keep warm and dry. My residual limb so far seems to do okay with the cold but won't know for sure for a while.

I've looked at the chaps liners before and thought that they might be nice. https://www.amazon.com/Gears-Canada-Heated-Chaps-Gender/dp/B0067EZN64

I want to get a heated liner for my jacket and some heated gloves. This is my first bike with heated grips so I am finding out how much I really like them.