ABOUT FRIGGIN' TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Warchild]

**** you, cold-ass Springtime! You are OUTTA here!!!!

This has been about the most dicked up winter/spring in recent years, but *finally*, relief is on the way!

 

[ponyfool]

We are going have similar weather this weekend! Not quite 102 thankfully! But it is about damn time. I mean, my kids had to play baseball in the freakin' sleet last week! That's messed up!

 

[LDRydr]

Gee, WC, how do you REALLY feel?

 

[jmarran]

You suck.

Today

Scattered Showers Hi 66°F

Tonight

Partly Cloudy Lo 40°F



Friday

Slight Chc Rain Hi 60°F

Friday Night

Chance Rain Lo 41°F

Saturday

Chance Tstms Hi 63°F

Saturday Night

Chance Tstms Lo 41°F

Sunday

Chance Showers Hi 57°F

 

[Geezer]

Yep, crappy weather here in the northeast this week, but we'll be getting that nice warm stuff a few days after you left coasters enjoy it. Just don't use it all up before it gets here.

 

[keithaba]

Holy ****! 102!

I thought Washington was in the North? It's hotter than Florida there!

 

[vol210]

Holy ****! 102!
I thought Washington was in the North? It's hotter than Florida there!

There's two parts to Washington seperated by a reasonable sized set of mountains. The side he's on gets toasty some times. It's supposed to get up to 85 on the cold side this weekend. :clapping:

 

[Warchild]

Holy ****! 102!
I thought Washington was in the North? It's hotter than Florida there!

We are pretty north, but we are also in the High Desert. Adding to that is the fact the Columbian Basin is... well, a Basin, and it's considerably lower in altitude than the rest of the state. So we *generally* get to enjoy the Good Life here in the steppes of southeastern Washingtion, being in the rain shadow of the Cascades. Except this past winter/spring....

Too, I supposed I am still a little pissed off at my little jaunt to northern California last Thursday evening on the Busa. By the time I was south of Bend, Oregon (1am), the ambient temps were 27 degrees. This provides for a distinct attitude problem when riding a bike that has diddley for rider weather protection.

27 frickin' degrees in mid-May, come on...... :angry:

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

Very strange days

 

[El Toro Joe]

...To sweat your balls off

 

[S76]

You are right about the screwed up weather.

Makes the Global Warming Theory that much harder to believe. (Not that I ever did.)

I'm still burning wood pellets at night!

 

[TriggerT]

Supposed to be in the low to mid 70's everyday for the next 10 days here in the Midwest. :hyper: :yahoo: :yahoo:

 

[juniorfjr]

I rode from Wenatchee to Ellensburg Tues nite (just a little north of WC's location) and at 6 pm it was 40 degrees. By Sat it will be in the high 90"s. A 50 degree shift in 3 to 4 days. So much for a pleasant spring.

 

[mdisher]

Holy ****! 102!
I thought Washington was in the North? It's hotter than Florida there!

We are pretty north, but we are also in the High Desert. Adding to that is the fact the Columbian Basin is... well, a Basin, and it's considerably lower in altitude than the rest of the state. So we *generally* get to enjoy the Good Life here in the steppes of southeastern Washingtion, being in the rain shadow of the Cascades. Except this past winter/spring....

Too, I supposed I am still a little pissed off at my little jaunt to northern California last Thursday evening on the Busa. By the time I was south of Bend, Oregon (1am), the ambient temps were 27 degrees. This provides for a distinct attitude problem when riding a bike that has diddley for rider weather protection.

27 frickin' degrees in mid-May, come on...... :angry:

Exactly why I welcome global warming

 

[James Burleigh]

Yikes! I guess the whole Left Coast is on the burner. TwistedCricket and I went a-ridin' yesterday in Marin County:

 

[twowheelnut]

Note to self: Check hot weather gear, start shopping for summer gloves.

 

[odot]

JB, you better check your fan fuse. Four bars is running kinda hot. I'd park next to a tree for a bit.

 

[James Burleigh]

JB, you better check your fan fuse. Four bars is running kinda hot. I'd park next to a tree for a bit.

That's Twisted Cricket's '08. I ride an '05. BTW, after doing all the heat insulation gymnastics on the '05, I wasn't bothered by the engine heat. Just the good ol' sun's heat.

But I think when not moving I was showing five bars also. Of more interest (to me) is that for the first time ever the bike was hard-starting: not turning over right away, but sounding sluggish as it cranked. It finally caught every time. Thoughts?

Jb

 

[James Burleigh]

Note to self: Check hot weather gear, start shopping for summer gloves.

Silent just made the trip last weekend to Escondido* and dropped several hundred thousand dollars (I think that's what he said :blink: ) on some CyclePort (a.k.a, MotoSport) kevlar mesh gear. (BTW, I'm glad to hear it, because I don't ever want to get chewed out by him again because he was wearing his 'stitch on a hot day and I didn't pull over soon enough for him to change-- ).

Yesterday riding in the 100 degree heat, I realized it's time for non-wet-weather boots. I have some Harley boots that breath nicely, but their waffle sole hangs up on the peg.

Jb

*Silent, shall I tell them or will you about how, after never calling ahead :huh: you left at midnight and got there at 8 AM only to discover the address turned out to be a P.O. box....? (Don't forget the part about how I rescued you from afar.)