Friday, October 25, 2013

Another Hardy Soul

SV650 and Triumph

I didn’t expect to see any motorcycles in the ramp, but yesterday, I met another hardy soul. He was riding a very clean looking Triumph. I call him hardy because the temp when I left the house was 29F. It was a cold 12 miles for me. He said he only rode four miles and wearing minimal gear. The SV isn’t nearly as warm as the Ural, so I had my heated coat cranked up. The lack of wind protection makes a big difference.

If you look closely at the photo, you can see I’ve been experimenting with a small windscreen. It cuts the wind slightly, but it is way to noisy. I don’t like it.

It snowed a few inches just north of me last weekend. I’m not sure many more weeks days I can enjoy the SV this year, so I am riding it every chance I can.

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  1. I've been riding this week too, but it's been getting chilly in the morning. I'm considering winterizing the Elite this weekend.

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    1. yea, time to start winterizing some of the bikes. i usually like to wait until thanksgiving though if possible.

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  2. One of the reasons I haven't tried a windscreen on the Gladius is because of all the trouble people seem to have with noise and buffeting. Clean wind is just better. Colder, but quieter.

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    1. totally agree. i took the windscreen back off. this is the 4th i've tried on the sv. i like the clean quiet wind so much more.

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  3. First frost today. I was the only one in the Parking Area, which sort of surprised me. I thought there would be at least one more, but the Symba stood alone today.

    Windscreens are funny things. I like the one I have on the Symba. The shorter one on the Kymco not so much. It is noisy and the wind hits me right about neck level. Not nice.

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    1. I haven't seen many bikes on the road lately. I think most of the fair weather riders have put them away. There are still a couple others out and about, but starting to see them less and less.

      Windscreens are funny. I took it back off the SV. The only one I like is on the Ural. The other half dozen I have tried across my bikes just make too much noise.

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  4. I would be riding in spite of the cold but it appears my season is over. Not because of the cold itself but because my garage door recoil spring busted. By the time I get it fixed I can easily imagine their being snow on the ground and I'm not doing that without three wheels.

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    1. that's a shame. these last couple weeks have been great riding. I hope you can get it fixed soon, and that it doesn't snow a bunch on halloween like they are teasing. i'd like to ride 2wheels until thanksgiving again.

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