frost bite

[kwak zzr]

man its cold! just got back from a little tootle on little gixer, just washed underside of bike down and dryed her all off together with the wd40 treatment and where i washed her is totally froze! soap sud foam anall, ooops sorry i said anal :rolleyes: was ment to be short for and all :)

[Thingus]

When i first started learning i was using the bike shop gear, and summer gloves with cat boots... all i can say is i absolutely sympathise, and British winters suck :p

Considering you're only 20 miles from me i'm surprised you went anywhere, i couldn't see any more than 40 yards all day. Guess you got away with it!

[kwak zzr]

narrr weather was poo, roads were wet and greasy, i gotta get out this house tho and ring the neck of the gsxr!

[Lou M]

I picked up the DRZ today, fingers were fine in my new Heine Gerieke gloves, but my thumbs were numb!

Bike was filthy when I got home, and as I was drying it off the water started to freeze!
Poor chap is having to live outside too.:(

[kwak zzr]

ooooooo noooo u need a bike house!

[injury_ian]

I had an ice issue this morning, running 30mins late for work... key in and its solid GRRR

in I run, grab the kettle, pour it over lock (and seat mmm warm seat) in i run again, lock up again... get back to bike... Grr left the lights in the house on... In and out the house I run again!

SO its the end of my 12hr shift.... what is the betting that all that lovely water is frozen in my lock?

[kwak zzr]

stands a good chance matey.

[mister c]

I have a good excuse not to ride my bike..... the front end is knacked, so it's stuck in the shed for the forseeable future

[Lifeboat Mike]

Its soo cold down here! -6 that when i breathed my breath froze, fell and dented the tank!

[Ed]

-6C here too, so bike stayed in the garage. I don't see any point in risking black ice and a mashed bike.

[Lifeboat Mike]

No way I'll go out in most things, but black ice!! its gonna end in tears!

[Frank]

well the pillock net to us ,washed his car outside the house.Now everone that walks past ends up on their ass

[Foxy]

Didn't take my bike out but oh my, my cheeks were freezing when I went out for a run today brrrrrrrrr!!! :eek: :D

[joshmac]

well the pillock net to us ,washed his car outside the house.Now everone that walks past ends up on their ass
Maybe he just doesn't like you... wouldn't surprise me :lol::p
















*runs* :mrgreen:

[daved407]

We've had snow since Friday, Last night we appear to have had a new delivery. Its still coming down. Very fine snow but on top of what we had. Its unlikely to thaw when temp is hovering between +1 and -3. Tomorrow's first day back at work since new year, so will make an interesting journey.

[Gene genie]

Didn't take my bike out but oh my, my cheeks were freezing when I went out for a run today brrrrrrrrr!!! :eek: :D
:smt119

[kwak zzr]

was ment to go a ride today but nooooooooo! i'll leave little gixer tucked up in the garage.

[joshmac]

Wuss :razz:






*runs, before hitting a sheet of ice and falling flat on my @rse :lol:*

[kwak zzr]

yup i gonna wuss out on this one, yesterday evening was prob the most i'll tackle, was greasy and twitchy then.

[Ed]

yup i gonna wuss out on this one, yesterday evening was prob the most i'll tackle, was greasy and twitchy then.

Aw Darren, you've had a sense transplant overnight????;)

[joshmac]

Was lethal last night (well early this morning)! My car slid round a bend on black ice, nearly hitting the curb on the opposite side of the road... was quite unnerving to say the least. I was just glad I wasn't on my bike

[kwak zzr]

Aw Darren, you've had a sense transplant overnight????;)

well Ed people kept tekkin the pi$$ cus i was a fair weather rider, trouble is me thinks i gone too far the other way :smt040

[joshmac]

:lol:
Whatever next. Soon you will only ride in sh*te weather :razz:

[kwak zzr]

narr cant beat warm tyres and warm tarmac for hooligan riding :) i just wasnt using my bike much and it seemed such a shame, since getting the gixer all i want to do is ride it :)

[Baph]

well Ed people kept tekkin the pi$$ cus i was a fair weather rider, trouble is me thinks i gone too far the other way :smt040

Nothing wrong with a bit of cold IMO.

I had trouble getting the bike to the road the other day (ice between our car & the neighbours van made it quite "fun"). Other than that, I've been surprised how LITTLE ice there has been around.

I'll be setting off to work in about half an hr, and coming home at 11pm. I'll have to scrape the ice from the bike before I come home, other than that, it's a normal ride.

[kwak zzr]

Baph yo da man!

[Shellywoozle]

Snow still coming down ! I still want to go out but my nice warm house and PS3 is the best option !

[joshmac]

What game are you playing?

[kwak zzr]

i'm on call of duty 3 (ps3)

[lily]

Drew and Girth have been working on the bikes since 11am...... they came inside for a warm lunch and also keep asking for cups of tea, to warm them up.

They are doing drew's 16k service and fitting a scotoiler to girth's bike, they did question if it was a good idea this morning before they went out, but put on loads of layers and out they went!

Me i'm sat in the warm lounge!!!!!

[steveg]

too Icy to ride bike at the moment , have been out a couple of times and to be honest did not enjoy it , have written bike off before on black ice therefore not using bike to get to work at the moment .

If u have not got a choice be carefull , trouble is the black ice

Cheers Steve

[Lou M]

ooooooo noooo u need a bike house!

We've got one! But need a second, especially when Evie's bike comes home!

[Baph]

Snow here, just in time for my ride home too. Yipee!

(Love riding in snow - ice I'm no fan of, doesn't put me off, just don't really like the stuff).

[BanannaMan]

Snow here, just in time for my ride home too. Yipee!
(Love riding in snow....)



Bah.....
I ride in the winter..... but personally I'm a fan of green leaves, blue skies and warm temps.
I love riding in the warm sun.
You can have the snow...Christmas is over I'm ready for spring!









(another 3 to 4 months here) :rolleyes:

[Ed]

We had snow this morning. And, -10C/13F forecast for Shrewsbury tonight. Oh nice.

[kwak zzr]

i'll look forward to that when i get up at 4:45 tomorrow morning Ed hehe, white over here too.

[TazDaz]

Tomorrow is going to be colder than today down my neck of the woods, according to the met office website! :(

Think I'll take the cage!