Mid-March in the cold, frozen north...

Snave

Snave

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Ottawa, ON
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ST1300A
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...and soooo close to that end of March call to the bike storage people: "Can you get her ready, please?"
The next three weeks are the longest three weeks in a Canadian motorcyclist's calendar.
 
and here on the west coast of Wisconsin we've already hit 60 a few times, quite a change from last winter which seemed never to end. Then again, I'll likely wait for a few good rains to clean things up before taking the big ST out. The best cure for March up north is a week in Florida:
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I'm choked up with cherry pollen allergy. There may have been 3 or 4 days this winter in which one couldn't ride. Tee shirt weather if one is working in the sun right now. DW plans to plant peas as soon as the rain stops.
 
Here in South Louisiana the grass (WEEDS) are growing and my yard needs cutting. I can't get my lawnmower out because it has been raining so much it will sink. I will be putting a few miles on the bike this afternoon, it will be nice to ride it somewhere other than back and forth to work. It is 70+ degrees and mostly sunny here now after what has been a harsh winter by our standards.
 
Well Pasadena, CA recorded 91F today. A bit early for these temperatures . . . . .


Thank you,
-Elliot
 
Not as far north as you, but haven't had any of the bikes started since November.
Snow is well on it's way to leaving, but still crap on the roads and temps 20s to 40s for the most part.
Not to mention 80 yds of mud between the bikes and pavement!
Maybe in a week or so....
 
If misery loves company, i'm your company! Another month here for sure. Still lots of snow, days still cold with ice on the roads every morning AND then the potholes will come. They are already pretty bad and it has only just started to thaw. Yeah, another month or more.
 
60F in lower Michigan today. It's heading your way! I got out twice so far but it's predicted to cool down before the weekend.

Dennis
 
The snow is melting fast here, I saw 43F on a sign today, but way too much salt and crap on the roads. I did take the bike out of the garage, but that's as far as I got. It will remain parked till I come back from Winnipeg at the end of April. It's gonna be a long 5 weeks.
 
Well if it helps I spent almost an hour riding my lawnmower today. I left muddy tracks almost everywhere I went and the yard still looks terrible but at least the knee high weeds are knocked down. You could be cutting grass and getting bit by mosquitoes.
 
Okay you can all hate me now, but I haven't missed a day riding all winter. If we can call it winter in Cali. We might need to truck in some of your water though! :D
 
79F on the ST riding home from work today. We might dip below freezing a time or two before Old Man Winter finally let's go of us, but his grip is weakening fast. I also got to celebrate my nephew's wedding on the NC beach last Sunday where it was mid 70's and lot's of folks in their bathing suits enjoying the warm sunny day but mostly staying out of the water. There were a few determined surf boarders in wet suits, but I think they were encouraged by the Canadians.:confused:
 
It was 13.9C yesterday according to my digital thermometer (that .9C really makes a difference you know), but only 3C today. Is winter really over?

I need a couple of days of 10C+ and sunshine before I venture into my unheated garage to do spring type things to the ST.
 
Been up to 80+?F in central Iowa already this week. Been riding most of this year so far in spite of some days below zero.
 
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