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blowndodge
08-14-2007, 10:01 AM
I ride to work at least twice a week. I did today. I have my own underground and locked assigned parking spot so its safe.

It's a nice feeling when I get off work and ride home.

For those who are retired http://s2.images.proboards.com/tongue.gif

tex
08-14-2007, 10:04 AM
I ride mine to work all the time..... and just to annoy everyone - in Australia it's still winter and the daytime temps are about 28 centigrade so we don't have to stop for winter...... we ride for 12 months a year..... yea

flightdoc
08-14-2007, 10:32 AM
I'm live in New Hampshire and start my riding season around the first of March and ride until December 1st or so. I ride to work everyday, regardless of weather. I total about 12 to 14k a year.

08-14-2007, 10:42 AM
My Nomad is my transportation... I have 2 bikes and a Motorhome.... so bike wins 99.9% of the time!

socwkbiker
08-14-2007, 12:22 PM
I ride almost every day, even when it's over 100 and the wife is telling me to take the car.

luke
08-14-2007, 05:21 PM
Every day, 70 miles round trip Denton to Dallas. I got my Nad on June 16, 07. I intended to ride only occasionally to work if traffic conditions were mild and there was no chance of adverse weather. Boy was I naive. In two months I have managed to accrue 4400 miles.

blowndodge
08-14-2007, 06:34 PM
Now thats a real man talkin'!!! good job Luke!!!

bluetongue
08-14-2007, 07:20 PM
I always ride my bike to work unless when I open the garage and rain is falling. The heat index was about 115 today.

kingcruiser
08-14-2007, 08:14 PM
Ride to work every day unless torrential rain, then I swim.

dogdoc
08-14-2007, 08:50 PM
I ride my nad everyday unless a downpour and lately in Austin, TX the heat as been up there but still sweat on down the road at 100+ actual temp.

Doc

lw
08-14-2007, 09:34 PM
Bluetongue, as much as it pains me to rub it in, the weather this week in Philly/Joisey has been spectacular. I can almost understand why folks would want to put up with the months of frozen wasteland-ness. I heard the weather for home was hotter'n Hades, your post verifies that. Sister-in-Law said it will be back to rain and storm on Thursday evening for our return? Ugh.

08-14-2007, 09:38 PM
Hot and a little humid out here...... cruised out Ole Hwy 80 to Acorn Casino... about 150 mile round trip this afternoon... nice ride! :)

blowndodge
08-14-2007, 10:17 PM
How bout a trip to San Clemente for a drink?

08-14-2007, 10:19 PM
ok..... this weekend I have to return my daughter to my ex-witch... we meet in San Clemente...

blowndodge
08-14-2007, 10:21 PM
its about 50 miles for da bofe of us.

blowndodge
08-14-2007, 10:22 PM
Its a shame she got that nice black sportbike huh?

08-14-2007, 10:24 PM
ok.... lemme confirm she's not changing plans on me last minute..... I'll keep ya posted...

08-14-2007, 10:25 PM
She flies a vacuum cleaner.........

blowndodge
08-14-2007, 10:26 PM
Nope, looks like she's taken off right now!

ponch
08-14-2007, 10:28 PM
My commute is 57 miles each way and I try to ride at least 4 days a week from March through November, weather permitting.

vulcanvixen
08-15-2007, 02:46 AM
I ride when I don't have to schlep stuff back and forth to work. Saddlebags only carry so much..... It's been so hot and muggy here that my hair is usually wringing wet when I take off my dewrag - not a good look for the office!! LOL...... My riding definitely goes up as the thermometer goes down!

08-15-2007, 05:13 AM
Same for me vv. I teach, so I can't have helmet hair but so much for the day. I keep it pretty short so it doesn't conform to the helmet too bad except on these very hot and humid days. The kids love it!

socwkbiker
08-15-2007, 08:43 AM
That's the benefit of being bald, no helmet hair! http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

spooky66
08-15-2007, 08:46 AM
I ride always if the chance if rain is less that 60%
If the temp is over 90 I have a "micro cool vest"
If it below 40 I plug in my widder heated vest and gloves!

socwkbiker
08-15-2007, 11:31 AM
I have an ex like that.


She flies a vacuum cleaner.........

08-15-2007, 12:16 PM
I thought I felt a special bond with ya SWB.......

socwkbiker
08-15-2007, 12:18 PM
Her and her mother. Purely evil.

08-15-2007, 12:29 PM
Sounds like the same one.....

socwkbiker
08-15-2007, 12:31 PM
Should have banished all four of them to Oz and hope a house fell on them.

lw
08-17-2007, 09:45 PM
Got back to the Lone Star State last night touching down at Hobby at 2330 last night. Seeing as how I hadn't ridden in a week, and it wasn't raining when it was time to come to work tonight, of course I rode. I made sure that my rain suit was packed in the bag where it belongs juuuuust in case it is wet in the morning at time to go home.

blowndodge
08-18-2007, 07:35 AM
As a true Nomad owner should! Ride baby ride!

socwkbiker
08-18-2007, 03:36 PM
You're a good man lw!

dano
08-19-2007, 06:53 PM
I ride everyday, all year long as long as it's safe or not raining when I start out in the morning. I have to appear in court now and then, at the DA's office all the time and in other public areas and have to look a little better than sopping wet. In East TN, temps vary from 0- to 100 + but I ride regardless of temps. Only Ice and snow, black ice or rain will keep me off the bike.
Ride safe,
Dano
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Todd
08-19-2007, 06:57 PM
I gotta say they will see you Dano...is that Gold Wing yellow??

pablo
08-19-2007, 08:20 PM
I ride to work most days, but prefer to be a fair weather rider. It's been raining a lot lately in Huntsville and Conroe, so I've missed a few days. I visit mills in Silsbee, Jasper and Carthage, TX and sometimes ride to make my visits. It's a makes for a nice trip from Huntsville to one of the mills and back, especially if you take the back roads.
Paul

lw
08-19-2007, 09:27 PM
Wow Dano, she's definitely an attention getter. The only way someone could miss seeing you now is driving with their head shoulder-deep between the cheeks of their. . . . backside.