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Author Topic: First ride of the year  (Read 1602 times)

Offline Barry

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First ride of the year
« on: January 17, 2011, 04:42:06 AM »
Looks like we are due a dry spell this week so I put fresh fuel in the tank and it fired up pretty much on the button.  4 Deg C at 7.45 this morning and I remembered I don't much like riding in the dark especially when the headlight doesn't pick up the pot holes too well on a wet road. Still the very heavy rain over the weekend will have washed the salt away so that's a good thing and I'm hoping for dry roads on the way home.  

It's feels good to be back after a 9 week lay off.
« Last Edit: January 17, 2011, 04:42:34 AM by bhodgson »
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Offline suecanada

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Re: First ride of the year
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2011, 09:42:32 AM »
Great news! We've got a good wait ahead still here in Ontario, Canada, Georgian Bay area. Lots of time to farkle and think!
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Re: First ride of the year
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2011, 09:48:33 AM »
72 here in vegas today,I'm not sure what that is in furlongs or whatever you furriners measure the temperature by but it's nice riding weather.
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Offline Semper Gumby

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Re: First ride of the year
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2011, 06:44:48 AM »
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72 here in vegas today,I'm not sure what that is in furlongs or whatever you furriners measure the temperature by but it's nice riding weather.

72'F-32=40
40+10%=44
44/2=22'C
keeps the grey cells in shape underneath the fur  ::)
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Offline Barry

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Re: First ride of the year
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2011, 09:03:13 AM »
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72 here in vegas today,I'm not sure what that is in furlongs or whatever you furriners measure the temperature by but it's nice riding weather.  

Us furriners still use the Fahrenheit scale  but only in the summer cos we know 70 Deg F is warm and about as warm as it's going to get. We use Deg C in the winter cos we know 0 Deg C is freezing and mostly as cold as it gets which was at least true before global warming came along.

BTW did you know the German chap Fahrenheit defined 100 deg F by sticking a thermometer under his wife’s armpit. There’s scientific for you.
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