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Too Damn Cold
- Subject: Too Damn Cold
- From: Rich Weyand <weyand@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 20:56:35 -0600
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Of course now that I have the bike it's gotten colder than a witch's
tit outside. Into the twenties tonight and nothing over 45 for a high
all week.
So I was experimenting with warmer gear today to try and get out and
get some miles in. Of course the local department stores do not have
thermal underwear in stock anymore; they have all their summer stuff
out. I could never figure that shit out. Do people really buy their
July wardrobe in March? Anyway, no option for an under layer.
But wait a minute. Here we go. Jammies. Long leg, long sleeve
cotton jammies with elastic cuffs at wrist and ankle. In colors. OK.
And I have some bulky goretexplascticnylon gloves that will go over the
thinner leather riding gloves I prefer for most weather and which give
much better hand protection since they have wrist tabs to keep them on.
Nifty. I can ride today after all. So I got out and got about twenty
miles on putting around town this afternoon.
Anyway I have 90 miles on the ST now and she is loosening up quite a
bit. The upshifts don't leave bruises anymore, and I can find neutral
most of the time from either side while dead stopped. One thing I have
found, though, is that my 'motorcycle muscles' in my hands have atrophied.
The ST has a relatively heavy clutch handle, though it is lighter than
the Norton I rode for so long, which had an aftermarket all-metal clutch
and double springs. But after riding around town for about 40 miles
yesterday, I really felt it in my left hand and wrist. I guess it will
take a while to get back in shape. I also still have a little of the
grip of death on the handlebars, which doesn't help.
Rich Weyand
99 Sprint ST 'Black Magic'
Rich Weyand | _______ ___,---. ---+_______:_ |Rich Weyand
Weyand Associates| |_N_&_W_| |_N_&_W_| |__|________|_ |TracTronics
Comm Consultants | ooo ooo ~ ooo ooo ~ oOOOO- OOOO=o\ |Model RR Electronics
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Of course now that I have the bike it's gotten colder than a
witch's<br>
tit outside. Into the twenties tonight and nothing over 45 for a
high<br>
all week.<br>
<br>
So I was experimenting with warmer gear today to try and get out and
<br>
get some miles in. Of course the local department stores do not
have<br>
thermal underwear in stock anymore; they have all their summer
stuff<br>
out. I could never figure that shit out. Do people really buy
their<br>
July wardrobe in March? Anyway, no option for an under layer.<br>
<br>
But wait a minute. Here we go. Jammies. Long leg, long
sleeve<br>
cotton jammies with elastic cuffs at wrist and ankle. In
colors. OK.<br>
And I have some bulky goretexplascticnylon gloves that will go over the
<br>
thinner leather riding gloves I prefer for most weather and which
give<br>
much better hand protection since they have wrist tabs to keep them
on. <br>
Nifty. I can ride today after all. So I got out and got about
twenty <br>
miles on putting around town this afternoon.<br>
<br>
Anyway I have 90 miles on the ST now and she is loosening up quite a
<br>
bit. The upshifts don't leave bruises anymore, and I can find
neutral <br>
most of the time from either side while dead stopped. One thing I
have<br>
found, though, is that my 'motorcycle muscles' in my hands have
atrophied.<br>
The ST has a relatively heavy clutch handle, though it is lighter than
<br>
the Norton I rode for so long, which had an aftermarket all-metal
clutch<br>
and double springs. But after riding around town for about 40
miles<br>
yesterday, I really felt it in my left hand and wrist. I guess it
will<br>
take a while to get back in shape. I also still have a little of
the<br>
grip of death on the handlebars, which doesn't help.<br>
<br>
Rich Weyand<br>
99 Sprint ST <b><i>'Black Magic'<br>
</b></i><br>
<br>
<div>Rich Weyand |
_______ ___,---. ---+_______:_ |Rich
Weyand</div>
<div>Weyand Associates| |_N_&_W_| |_N_&_W_| |__|________|_
|TracTronics</div>
<div>Comm Consultants | ooo ooo ~ ooo ooo ~ oOOOO- OOOO=o\ |Model
RR Electronics</div>
weyand@xxxxxxx |
<a href="http://www.mcs.net/~weyand/"; EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://www.mcs.net/~weyand/</a>
|weyand@xxxxxxx
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