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rydor · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:34 am Post subject: Freezing run to Grafton

A friend and I took an 8 hour ride today, stopping for a while in Grafton, a pretty Illinois town at the confluence of the Illinois and Missippi rivers. Temps ranged from 26-34 degrees. Note the high water mark from the big 1993 flood on the building in the first picture.

Enjoy those winter rides Very Happy

Off the grid · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:45 am Post subject:

Good stuff Rydor.

Bike looks great. (thank the babyjesus for the Corbin)

What does your friend ride?

East of you it's friggin cold as hell too, but I as well love riding when it's cold.
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rydor · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:48 am Post subject:

My buddy rides an '07 K1200S. AWESOME bike Very Happy

I'm with you on winter riding. The bike runs better in the cold, and NO BUGS Very Happy

Off the grid · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:50 am Post subject:

I love the "That guy is friggin nuts" looks I get. Laughing

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owrstrich · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:55 am Post subject:

it looks like a glorious day riding in the midwest... there is so much to see and do in the midwest... i miss it allot...

river roads are my favorites...

im thinking you otta spray that brain bucket of yours with some interlagos blue and get an iridium blue shield...

that would be the chit... thanks for sharing...

owrstrich
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WVMSFKRS · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject:

Your bike looks great. I plan on ridding all winter, on a Ural. It snowed here last night and was 26. I have ridden down to 16 on two wheels, but with bad roads I think I'll stick to 3 wheels. A group of us never put our bikes up for the winter, you never now when a nice day may show up.
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Mystic Red · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject:

I went for a ride Monday (25dg) as the forecast called for snow that night. Rode around Hauser Lake, something I've been meaning to do for sometime. The speed limit is 25 Twisted Evil

and I really enjoyed looking at all the cabins and houses along the lake. Sorry, no pics. Maybe next time. rydor, AWESOME pics!
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Klinker · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:38 pm Post subject:

rydor · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:52 pm Post subject:

Thats a GT wheel. IMHO a work of art Smile

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:44 am Post subject:

Nice pictures Rydor. I also agree about cold weather riding. I would take 10 degrees and clear roads over what we have right now- I've had to plow more than a foot of snow over the past 24 hours.

Thanks again for the pictures. At least I can look at them and plan our Summer trips- one is to the Akron, Ohio area.

John
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Klinker · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:33 pm Post subject: