Hey Region 6'ers Did you ride today? Show me!

[mugwump58]

On a bike 1 Jan 12, unbelieveable

This is what it's supposed to look like


This was today










 

Left Oswego by 104 to 104B to 3 to county route 15 to county route 17 to state route 13 to the very east end of state route 104. Hange a left in Mexico south on 3 again till county route 45 through to 481 and presto the northern loop of Oswego County. The snowmobilers waved.

[Sport-Touring]

[slayman]

897 looking south:

[mpb]

Great weather for Jan 1st in SEPA.
Interesting what you find exploring back roads:

[MrMoto]

105 miles. Hit 10K for the season. Ate dogs at Annie's with ne'er-do-wells Scum, Frankieknuckles, and Mr. Black. No sign of that damned duck.

[Mr.Black]

....and we really did look for the duck.

[OSJ]

....and we really did look for the duck.

would have come to join you guys today but I still feel like crap    Dunkin Duck must be on the move already

[TBone]

Today I braved the winter weather ( a frigid 52 F.   ) for a quick ride after lunch.

Just to show that New Jersey isn't exclusively home to swamps and chemical factories:



I stopped at a historic marker a few miles from home, an old farm house and roadside stand:




This is the tiny airport down the road from my house:



They added helicopter rides and pilot training last year.



It was a great ride, I wish it could have been longer but I wanted to get home and wash the bike and cars before the sun started going away. I wish the weather could stay like this for a while longer!

[cbsnbiker]

Great weather for Jan 1st in SEPA.
Interesting what you find exploring back roads:

Neat!

Where is that? I assume it's not Steamtown, since you didn't mention it by name.

[mpb]

Neat!

Where is that? I assume it's not Steamtown, since you didn't mention it by name.

Location is Geigertown, Pa. A small town near French Creek State Park.
I have no idea why they are there but are neat to see.

[malbojah]

Went to Cambridge for lunch today. Probably last time this season to ride.

[Mr.Black]

Went to Cambridge for lunch today. Probably last time this season to ride.

Except for the one or two days that the roads are clear and relatively safe, same here.

I rode to Worcester tonight, just got home. No pics though. It was ...... invigorating.

[cbsnbiker]

Location is Geigertown, Pa. A small town near French Creek State Park.
I have no idea why they are there but are neat to see.

Thanks! I may have to visit it on some future ride.

I found it via Google Maps. I'm still trying to figure out how those trains got there (assuming they weren't trucked in, which is boring). I can see abandoned lines in the area, but none of them seem to go right to that location. Maybe there was a temporary spur. I may have to do more Googling to see if I can learn more.

No riding -- snow is on its way. Maybe this weekend.

[malbojah]

Except for the one or two days that the roads are clear and relatively safe, same here.

I rode to Worcester tonight, just got home. No pics though. It was ...... invigorating.

I tried that once when I first got my bike. I woke up in an ambulance 30 minutes later.
Other reasons:
ripped off thumb nail last night cleaning shed
delayed shoulder surgery is next month
need to start winter maintenance projects

[Mr.Black]

I tried that once

Tried WHAT once?

[Cablebandit]

 

[malbojah]

Tried WHAT once?

Riding when the roads looked clear and safe in the winter. Was 40* when I went into work and about 25* when I left. Made it 30 feet before the back end came out from under me

[Mr.Black]

Ah.

Hasn't happened to me.



Yet.

[ConPilot1]

I am trusting that the cold weather won't produce any snow today. I think it was 26 when I left for work. Should be a tad colder by the time I leave.

Gerbings heated gloves work so well that I didn't even have to plug them in and my fingers were warm  

Which ones do you have? Even my Classics get a bit cold at 25° without plugging in.

Actually today is the first day I've caged it since April. This was a record riding season for me non-stop. I've never ridden right through New Years before. It was 17° this AM when I got up and lake effect snow showers predicted for today and tonight.

There were TONS of accidents and highway shutdowns last night. I'll cage it again tomorrow as it's supposed to be 9° tomorrow morning, but shooting back
up into the 40's Thursday-Friday........and supposedly above average temps next week too!!!

[cbsnbiker]

I tried that once when I first got my bike. I woke up in an ambulance 30 minutes later.
Other reasons:
ripped off thumb nail last night cleaning shed
delayed shoulder surgery is next month
need to start winter maintenance projects

Ouch.

I've logged several thousand miles in sub-freezing weather, including a trip from DC to upstate NY. I'm also very careful about the sorts of days I choose, and the weather conditions besides for the temperature.

Today will not be one of those days.

[hovmaven]

Cold this am, 20's, but the wind sucked.   As others have said, proper gear can get you through the cold, but i hate riding in 30+ mph gusts.