Are sport bike riders wimps?

[V2K_CCTX]

Well I like the biggest and baddest in any category...hence the largest production V-twin and the largest inline 4 (biggest, torquiest, most powerfull)

Think about that Saki

[Seadog1967]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

Cool. I did see signs for Rt8. I almost took that south from Rt2, but continued on to Rt7. I ride out there a lot durring the season. I ride with some fuzz from S.Hadley, Ware, and Chicopee. We'll have to hook up one of these time next year.

Sounds like a plan Frenchy:

[PlayboyPenguin]

I will admit to being a wimp today. It is not the temp keeping me off the bike. It is the high winds.

Do I even qualify as a sport rider though? This damn Versys is hard to catagorize. The sport riders accept it as a nice bike even though it is not one and the cruisers seem to be pretty interested in it too.

[honestlyinsane]

I guarantee the day I picked my zx12r I was the only bike on the road around here. It was early feb. and had snow about 8 inches the day before.
when I lived in agawam I never put my bikes away. since I moved to the hills I do when it starts snowing. but come spring when the afternoon temps get up to 50 I will ride my bike to work if its 32 F just so I can ride home when its 50.
My meanstreak offers less protection from the wind so it get put away 1st. that and the salt up here kills chrome.

[Seadog1967]

Originally Posted by honestlyinsane

I guarantee the day I picked my zx12r I was the only bike on the road around here. It was early feb. and had snow about 8 inches the day before.
when I lived in agawam I never put my bikes away. since I moved to the hills I do when it starts snowing. but come spring when the afternoon temps get up to 50 I will ride my bike to work if its 32 F just so I can ride home when its 50.
My meanstreak offers less protection from the wind so it get put away 1st. that and the salt up here kills chrome.

Big change in weather between Agawam and the hill towns. I live in West Side and my daughter lives in Lanesboro. I know if I ride up to visit her this time of the year I'd better bring extra clothing for the ride. Did a ride Sunday up Rt. 57 thru Granville by the time got to Otis fingers were starting to get numb. Will keep it ready to ride for breaks in the weather this winter. At least it fits in the garage. LOL

[carlito]

me and my wife ride kawi's, me a 03 636, she has an 05 636. We live in georgia because of the Army. It gets cold in the winter but usually that don't stop us. Some times she'll wimp out but i've road when its 35 and ice rain. It sucked.

[Saki.Girl]

Originally Posted by V2K_CCTX

Well I like the biggest and baddest in any category...hence the largest production V-twin and the largest inline 4 (biggest, torquiest, most powerfull)

Think about that Saki

oh can i have a ride

[honestlyinsane]

Originally Posted by Seadog1967

Big change in weather between Agawam and the hill towns. I live in West Side and my daughter lives in Lanesboro. I know if I ride up to visit her this time of the year I'd better bring extra clothing for the ride. Did a ride Sunday up Rt. 57 thru Granville by the time got to Otis fingers were starting to get numb. Will keep it ready to ride for breaks in the weather this winter. At least it fits in the garage. LOL

yeah surprisingly its about 10 degrees difference alot of the time between Blandford and Westfield
Fri night we had snow enough to coat the ground saturday morning I noticed my truck was the only one in westfield with snow on it.

[Sepist]

I think Long Island New yorkers have given up riding for the rest of the year :( i haven't seen a sportbike on the road since last monday except for a local test riding a new bike and a scooter >:( Hell usually there's 3 riders at work and even they put their bikes up

[bennice]

I think we're finally getting to the place where it's going to be too cold to ride for awhile. We'll likely get a few days here and there with decent weather, but those days are going to become fewer and further between. Right now its mid afternoon and only 40 degrees outside.

MrsBennice just went back to work full-time, so I'm driving the kids to school in the AM anyway, so it looks like my commuting days will be limited to days when she's off or the kids are on break. Of course there's always the weekends, but evenings are too dark and cold by the time I'm done with work.

A couple bad things I've found about riding a sport bike in weather that's too cold...

1.) When you're cold and numb your reaction time seems to decrease
2.) Sometimes vision is temporarily obscured by fogging visor or watery eyes
3.) Cold tires + cold pavement = bad things, man
4.) Cagers don't expect to see a motorcycle on the roads in colder weather, so the 'hit by a numbnut' risk multiplies

[yas001]

Now, here in Raleigh, NC, temp goes down 30's at night. I am working for 3rd shift and leave home about 6:30pm and come home about 4:00am. I am still riding, as long as it's not snowing. I have all season textile jacket and ski pants for below 50's. Nothing bothers me for 40 minuets ride.

[Seadog1967]

Saw 4 sport bikes and 9 cruisers on the highway out towards Boston this morning. Too bad I had to work.

[Ninja_Wendy]

Originally Posted by yas001

Now, here in Raleigh, NC, temp goes down 30's at night. I am working for 3rd shift and leave home about 6:30pm and come home about 4:00am. I am still riding, as long as it's not snowing. I have all season textile jacket and ski pants for below 50's. Nothing bothers me for 40 minuets ride.

We are not too far from you. When I saw the forecast of 77 today, I knew I had to ride my bike. The weather is so crazy here, it's 55 one day 77 the next. It's supposed to rain tomorrow (I hope!!) so I had to get the ride in today. I am a wimp, I know once it drops below 50, I will probably ride less. But 55 is doable.

When it's a nice day and I see people on their bikes and I am in my cage I miss my bike. So today I was wondering how many people in their cages were missing their bikes when they saw me riding past them.

[xeon]

I'll ride in 50+... in the 40's maybe. We had a warm day here bumping around 70, so I saw more sport bikes out than I usually see. It was a good day for a ride.

Sometimes I'll skip warm days in the winter if there is a bunch of sand and salt all over. I went down last year in some sand that followed some late snow.

[Averitteg]

Originally Posted by xeon

I'll ride in 50+... in the 40's maybe. We had a warm day here bumping around 70, so I saw more sport bikes out than I usually see. It was a good day for a ride.

Sometimes I'll skip warm days in the winter if there is a bunch of sand and salt all over. I went down last year in some sand that followed some late snow.

Ouch...

[bretsk2500]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Wendy

We are not too far from you. When I saw the forecast of 77 today, I knew I had to ride my bike. The weather is so crazy here, it's 55 one day 77 the next. It's supposed to rain tomorrow (I hope!!) so I had to get the ride in today. I am a wimp, I know once it drops below 50, I will probably ride less. But 55 is doable.

When it's a nice day and I see people on their bikes and I am in my cage I miss my bike. So today I was wondering how many people in their cages were missing their bikes when they saw me riding past them.

55 feels warm to me now... I put about 100 miles on the bike today. They are going to bed soon though... riding below 40F isn't a whole lot of fun, IMHO.

[BigmanZ]

Started riding with my bro in the middle of winter, so temp doesn't mean much to me. Problem I have is my work schedule, puts me past midnight for riding home...which is usually when all the frost and ice builds up on the roads. So I gotta really watch it when I decide to take the bike to work. Last time I had frost building up on my visor while on the way back. :/ Ice is very difficult to see through it seems, but hey it looks pretty when somebody is coming the other way and lights ya up with their headlights. ~

[stefano]

To answer the question, "are sportbike riders wimps" - the answer is NO:

[yas001]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Wendy

We are not too far from you. When I saw the forecast of 77 today, I knew I had to ride my bike. The weather is so crazy here, it's 55 one day 77 the next. It's supposed to rain tomorrow (I hope!!) so I had to get the ride in today. I am a wimp, I know once it drops below 50, I will probably ride less. But 55 is doable.

When it's a nice day and I see people on their bikes and I am in my cage I miss my bike. So today I was wondering how many people in their cages were missing their bikes when they saw me riding past them.

I took off my jacket's liner today. It was great ride both way between home and work. Even my wife got on her bike for choir practice at church.

Folks, try a pair of cheap ski pants, it works great tho!!

[daemon]

Originally Posted by bennice

I typically ride until it's around 35 degrees or so. But I agree - there haven't been many sporties out around here on days less than 65-70 degrees.

and considering the elevations are seeing snow....they tend to shy away from riding on some of the best roads because of the sand or gravel that tends to find it's way to the roads.

kinda ruins the fun of the twisties