For all you Southerners

[R J]

Our temp is 46, wind chill is 37, BUT, just for ya'll South of the Mason Dixon line, I did about 100 miles today...

Thank the man from above for the electrics. They do work if you put them on properly. You know like a T-shirt, the electrics and the n a heavier shirt and finally your Joe Rocket....... :lol:

[solo1]

Hey RJ. Doesn't Iowa use lots of salt on the roads? Although my valk is temporarily holed up I will try to ride once in awhile but I wait until a rain comes to wash the salt off.the roads. Indiana DOT must get a special price on salt! I definitely don't want to clean the salt off the bike.

Otherwise I'm set. I have a Widder vest and an Areostitch Darien.

[R J]

They now use some kind of liquid that is slicker than sn*t when it is first applied. It is supposed to work from the bottom up. It has to be applied BEFORE a snow fall....... :lol:

If the roads get real bad then out comes the salt.

I just avoided all the water holes and rode in the tire path. Actually the roads were pretty clear of junk...... :twisted:

The bike just took a quick wipe down and she is back in hibernation. :shock:

I stabilize the fuel, change the oil, ride when I can, restabilize the fuel cause I usually run out a tank full, then change the oil again in the spring.

I try to ride at least one day a month all winter. Come h*ll or high water.

[Highlander]

Solo1 is right, it is liquified salt they spray on the roads with abundance. It sticks to windshields like muddy water. They spray, and spray, and spray again. However, a quick hose down and the bike, vehicle, is clean. Then a quick wipe and all is well. They do it here too. In the warm weather, I take steel wool and muthers wheel polish to the rims to bring them back to life. It has worked for three winters here. I can't stop riding just because of a little snow. :lol: But I do use extreme caution. I love it when folks pass shaking their heads. Most asked question: "Are you cold?" Not this year, Widder gloves and thinsulate and no cold . . . yet.

[R J]

I think the guy down at the city garage told me it was some kind of a liquid cloride. Short memory when it comes to this crap.

He said a lot of states got a deal on it and have been having fun spraying it around.

[Jack G]

We dress warm down here too.

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