tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7304169416302142797.post5631391156284997567..comments2014-10-18T23:11:15.865-07:00Comments on Just About Surviving Being Me: Riding My Motorbike in the Snow Part 2whythedevilnothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525410445996675248noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7304169416302142797.post-13164397684267630412013-03-23T04:47:10.725-07:002013-03-23T04:47:10.725-07:00Cool. Couldn't get that last link to give me a...Cool. Couldn't get that last link to give me anything mind. My brother wants to ride Spain with me. I'm not sure I could handle the weather personally. I hate heat. whythedevilnothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525410445996675248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7304169416302142797.post-4471157333280115512013-03-18T09:30:22.370-07:002013-03-18T09:30:22.370-07:00Black Suzuki GSX750F:
http://www.totalmotorcycle.c...Black Suzuki GSX750F:<br />http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2001models/2001-Suzuki-GSX750FKatanab.jpg<br /><br />The autovias I was on near Almeria were deserted in the heat of June/July and you could really get some mileage in. Mind you, stopping for juice for more than a minute or so in leathers and you started seriously melting! The tarmac in the service station was soft and bubbling from the heat and I had to watch the bike didn't flip when I moved off!<br /><br />Here's someone enjoying the solitude of winter riding:<br />http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wiNoLWOk7ps/TzUBc9nHAgI/AAAAAAAAFaU/DDukpZJpU3c/s1600/WinterRider.jpg<br /><br />See you!Black Inazumahttp://blackinazuma.bravesites.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7304169416302142797.post-4727590140764881002013-03-18T08:57:00.470-07:002013-03-18T08:57:00.470-07:00We had snow today and I'm glad I left the bike...We had snow today and I'm glad I left the bike at home. The bike wouldn't have got me to work today with the best will in the world. Wrong kind of snow don't you know. One adventure has been enough this year anyway. <br /><br />I'm making an effort to look after the bikes in our house but when it comes to keeping corrosive substances off my bike, the only real option is to ride my wife's. <br /><br />Part three is on the drawing board now. Glad you enjoyed reading so far. Seems these last few posts have brought me a lot of traffic. Tales of woe do that I suppose. I've enjoyed reflecting on it actually. <br /><br />Have fun on the road. What were you riding last time you did it? <br /><br />Johnwhythedevilnothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525410445996675248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7304169416302142797.post-56474776053176734122013-03-18T06:38:58.267-07:002013-03-18T06:38:58.267-07:00Well, John, it looks like you had a bit of snow up...Well, John, it looks like you had a bit of snow up there! I'm down in Hampshire where today it's mostly wet, as it has been for weeks and I'm just looking at the Inazuma outside my window with the rain just pouring down this lunchtime - at least the bike is under cover. The trick with riding a bike through snow is to not go in it! Snow may even be loaded with corrosive salt if they get round to gritting the roads this year. The V-Strom is a really good adventure bike (and it sounds like you had a good adventure!) but pretty torquey and one that I personally would not use in snow. Easter coming up is set to become a washout according to the news last night which at least is better than riding through snow to work. Hmmm... My plan for Spain this June is to cut through some of the really remote areas of the interior; the coastal route I did some years back was loaded with traffic but in the interior you might not see anybody for hours which will suit me fine. Still not sure about what weather I'll be encountering this June. It could go either way. Blazingly hot or more possibly, particularly riding off the Pyrenees into Spain, drizzly rain. By Zaragoza though, it should become warm and sunny. That's what I'm hoping for, anyway. Looking forward to your Part 3!Black Inazumahttp://blackinazuma.bravesites.com/noreply@blogger.com