Winter riding

It's not going to be happening today

It's only about a week since I last ventured into the garage, the bike
was put away, facing out so I could just open the doors, wheel it out
and get going.

<rhetorical>
How much mess can people who are not me make in such a short time?!

I have had to move half the garage contents out of the way first. I
had a go on the pogo stick, the stilts and the space hopper, wound up
the hose pipe, started to put the lawn mower and strimmer in the back
bit then realised there was far too many things in the way, so
shuffled them across. I moved the big garden chairs to one side,
kicked the extension lead under the pink thing, moved a bucket and a
cool box (where and why they are out I don't know) and wheeled the ZXR
out.

Where upon the fucker refused point blank to start. So much for my
bimble around Edale then on to this evenings activities.

<sulk>

 

Always keep the bike at the front of the garage.

Anyway, it's not winter yet, according to my "it's winter when I put the
thermal liner in both the jacket and pants".

Very odd weather, yesterday they (the great unwashed they) gritted the
roads. It was cool but not enough to put the thermal liners on. Lovely
sunshine and very dry.

Today it's positively balmy and the rain is washing away the grit,
apparently it 9 degrees Celsius.


So far that's two weeks without the comfort of a car on standby for wet
and cold days. I'm officially a rufty tufty (*nearly* winter) biker.

 

Been there, had enough of that.

 

lock everyone else out of the garage and/or buy the wife/kids a shed

 

It's been at least four years since I did a full winter and the memory
is a bit hazy. Starting to recollect now. If it snows when I'm at work I
definitely won't ride the bike home this time.

So far the weather has been pretty good, although the road was extremely
slippy today. Commute is a bit of a pussy, 16 miles on main roads so
it's always been warmed up by other traffic.

 

I do about 18 miles or so on main roads with a four miles start on a country
B road. I just find the cold fingers (I can never keep them warm in winter)
cold feet and slippy as ice roads just too much of a pain in the arse now
when I have a working car sitting out in the street.

 

If you dress correctly winter riding is OK.

My gixxer's on charge right now.

 

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:02:37 +0000, chrisu

Messy garage

I have an ex husband, but no wife.

I shall just take the keys away.

 

Heh, still got my car, it was the wifes car we got rid off. We have a
Morris Traveller laid up in the garage, which is the real reason for
getting rid of the other car. She never liked the Merc and now wants the
Traveller back on the road. I'd been ignoring it since we had two modern
7 seaters on the road. Time to dust it off so I can use my car if I wimp
out ;-) .

 

Donald says...

Child molester's car

--
Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits)
GSF600SW (broked)
'I do not object to people looking at their watches when I am speaking.
But I strongly object when they start shaking them to make certain they
are still going.' William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, Oct 1960.

 

Didn't your Dad have ... <cough>

 

Pip says...

Heh, one of them was my first car too.

--
Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits)
GSF600SW (broked)
'I do not object to people looking at their watches when I am speaking.
But I strongly object when they start shaking them to make certain they
are still going.' William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, Oct 1960.