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Flying Duck

I've been watching the weather to try to find a good window to shoot down to SF and then make it to my dad's condo in Rancho Mirage for Thanksgiving. Well, I checked to NOAA site for the past several days and finally decided that Monday was best as the I-5 corridor though WA and OR mostly had a 30% chance of rain. Yeah, right. And the high in the Siskiyous was supposed to be above freezing. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Although there were a few welcomed dry spells in WA and OR, I got soaked most of the time. Fortunately, I have gear that actually is waterproof enough to survive this sort of onslaught. But the kicker was when I got within 600-800 feet elevation of the pass in the Siskiyous and it started to SNOW! Sad

I had to ride for several miles cleaning the snow off of the outside of my shield and the fog from the snow on the inside - all while riding in nasty visibility. I ended up lifting my shield and using two fingers to wipe both sides at the same time. Shocked

Don't try this at home,kids.

Amazingly, I then come down out of the Siskiyous and, once past the "Welcome to California" sign, the weather becomes miraculously clear with a nice half moon coming out and very few clouds. It was then clear and nice, although a bit on the nippy side, all of the way to San Francisco. It wasn't even foggy or rainy in SF. Shocked

Very weird.

(P.S. I used to think heated grips and heated vests were for wimps - either I was wrong or I'm a wimp. I survived pretty well today because of them.)
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John Clauss · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:21 am Post subject:

We had 4" of snow overnight here in PA. Glad that I wasn't riding, my car couldn't even stay on the road. Needed the help of a couple of nice guys who helped push us out.
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owrstrich · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:02 am Post subject:

that story sounds like klinker going over donners pass on the bug eye brick last april...

so on that mt ashland... thats were my truck meted down... and every time i drive that stretch i noticed the same thing... the sky turns blue as soon as i see the cali sign...

well now... one riding extreme to the other... you are going to get the santa ana winds here in the socal... they are gonna start kicking up thursday...

three digit heat out there in the desert this weekend...

owrstrich
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will3hawks · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:27 pm Post subject: I'm a psychologist by trade...

I'm a psychologist by trade

If I had the same deal as the meteorologists; I could set up a practice wherein I would screen patients who were potentially suicidal. I could be wrong enough to loose 40-65% of said patients to suicide, Get paid $110K per year and never have to worry about loosing my job. The National Weather Service is bullshit-(caused me to forgo numberous good riding days because they called for bad weather).

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Off the grid · Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:37 am Post subject:

If you can ride in the first snow, or the right kind of snow it can actually be quite beautiful. It's almost like a wind tunnel that parts as you ride through it.

Doesn't sound like you had that kind of ride though Drake. Sad

For the first time ever I rode with heated grips, got them hooked up last week.

It was so rad a little pee leaked out when I was riding.
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rydor · Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:13 am Post subject:

Heated grips are the sh*t Very Happy

... I had to upgrade mine, too. They should have been standard equipment! Evil or Very Mad

Off the grid · Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:22 am Post subject:

They were standard....but they were fried. Crying or Very sad

Nice Avatar Rydor.
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Marti · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:58 pm Post subject:

[quote="Off the grid"]If you can ride in the first snow, or the right kind of snow it can actually be quite beautiful. It's almost like a wind tunnel that parts as you ride through it.
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S'True Duck Very Happy

Done beautiful snow ride from the midlands to London and a fantastic ride back from Scotland in the heaving rain. You need the right bike, right gear, right lid/visor and most of all, the right attitude.
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Flying Duck · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject:

HoosierStu · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject:

Drake,

I took a 315 mile ride a few weeks ago (Indianapolis and back). It was 31* when I left and never got above forty something. I was warm enough but my toes sure got cold.

Looks like you have a great ride (as usual).
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Flying Duck · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:55 pm Post subject:

Off the grid · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject:

Weird the only thing that gets cold on me is the tops of my thighs.

And yesterday it was friggin cold here.

Riding pants will help.
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will3hawks · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject: 800+ miles

The late African Hunter/Writer Robert Ruark once said that discomfort comes with adventure. It's part of the experience.
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kbmwrs · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:

You crazy man. Shocked

Heat is good in your situation.

If you think your a wimp I now have heated seats too. Wink

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Dave Townsend · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:43 am Post subject:

Drake, I see you're getting pounded up there right now. If you can find a way out that doesn't involve a raft, the weather's delightful down here (comparatively speaking). Haven't tried a heated vest yet, but I couldn't cope without them toasty grips. Don't mind suffering some, as long as the hands are warm.

Send some of that water down here, will ya?
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