Has winter come early?

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  1. Great Guy

    Great Guy Well-Known Member

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    Fireblade has got his Winter Coat on at night! image.jpg
     
  2. Remal

    Remal It's ME
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    My blades been left since Cadwell. I need to clean her, soap her up, fill her tank, change the tyres as my D211's are slicks now and fit a new chain and sprocket. And even then it may come out if it's dry and not freezing. like this weekend it's supposed to get warmer
     
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    Thats what I'm thinking.A blast out if its dry n mild.
     
  4. Alblade

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    Way too early to be wrapping it up just yet - crisp autumn days are ace - just a little shorter as best to wait till warmed up a bit before venturing out and obviously dark early.

    Get a dry day and its fine - Never forget a New Years day meet at the Cat and Fiddle for lunch, become very social and ended up wiping the snow off my blades seat (to much laughter from a mini with heated seats owner) in the dark. Was a very steady run home that day.

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  5. Greco

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    I am still waiting for that sunny moment...
     
  6. Great Guy

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    Ride all year as long as the road is dry and clear of salt
     
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    Its not even felt like autumn yet......where is all this winter lark coming from? Not even chilly at all.

    Passed a guy on the way to work this morning on some ratty old Honda on the A2, he didn't even have gloves on.....now that's fecking hard or fecking stupid or both maybe.
     
  9. Remal

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    He might be Northern.
     
  10. bradt

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    You maybe unwrapping this weekend going to be mild.....
     
  11. Alblade

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    Cracking day in North Wales today, 18' and sunny, lovely dry roads and hardly any bikes out and about. Just use caution under trees etc and you are fine
     

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