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Old 01-27-2010, 12:20 AM   #3061
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Old 01-27-2010, 01:44 AM   #3062
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Old 01-27-2010, 05:35 AM   #3063
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38*f 3.3333333333333335*c
   
 
Old 01-27-2010, 07:51 AM   #3064
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-18 degrees C

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Old 01-27-2010, 07:55 AM   #3065
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= -0.4F. That's approximately chilly.
   
 
Old 01-27-2010, 08:43 AM   #3066
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Holy chit, mon! Did you employ the big behemoth know as a R1200GS Adv?
   
 
Old 01-27-2010, 04:20 PM   #3067
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I was going to try and get out...the main roads are OK cannot get out of our cul-de-sac due to crappy ice!!!

So no riding for me...I do have the gear though which is more at home on a sled! Going to see whether I can get out and achieve the coldest ride...
   
 
Old 01-28-2010, 02:04 AM   #3068
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T'was 32F. (0C.)
   
 
Old 01-28-2010, 05:56 AM   #3069
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I was going to try and get out...the main roads are OK cannot get out of our cul-de-sac due to crappy ice!!!

So no riding for me...I do have the gear though which is more at home on a sled! Going to see whether I can get out and achieve the coldest ride...
Maybe Jesse James can hook ya up with a set of these.



Twas 40*f onna thumper this mornin.
   
 
Old 01-28-2010, 07:59 PM   #3070
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Old 01-29-2010, 12:22 AM   #3071
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A wet 9 (48.2)
   
 
Old 01-29-2010, 06:08 AM   #3072
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41 degrees F. Dry ride in, with a promise of a wet ride home.
   
 
Old 02-01-2010, 08:06 AM   #3073
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Jeeped. Snow and ice on the roads this am.
   
 
Old 02-03-2010, 05:36 AM   #3074
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41 degrees F and rain and rain and rain.....but when yer jones'n fer a ride....
   
 
Old 02-04-2010, 02:00 AM   #3075
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About 32F. (0C.)
   
 
Old 02-04-2010, 09:27 AM   #3076
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can't remember but it was cold dark and fkn miserable
   
 
Old 02-04-2010, 10:25 AM   #3077
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Once again it was pissin' cold rain and about 38F. And, according to the local weatherman the past 12 months has been the 10th wettest on record for this region.

And, oh yeah, not just one of my forks are leaking now but both of them So until I get them repaired the weather won't really matter because I'll be in my car.....
   
 
Old 02-08-2010, 12:22 AM   #3078
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Car'd it last week because the bike refused to start but got it running over the weekend. This morning 1 deg and snowing, car'd it again.
   
 
Old 02-08-2010, 07:05 PM   #3079
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Car'd it last week because the bike refused to start but got it running over the weekend. This morning 1 deg and snowing, car'd it again.
Damm, Skeeter!! Not even 2 degrees to rub together?? Fakk!!
   
 
Old 02-09-2010, 06:10 AM   #3080
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30*F Gotta love heated gear.
   
 
Old 02-10-2010, 12:09 AM   #3081
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1 Deg (33.8) and ight snow so took the car today.
   
 
Old 02-11-2010, 08:08 AM   #3082
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-2C (28.4f) dusting of snow and fkn monkey froze
   
 
Old 02-17-2010, 01:52 AM   #3083
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T'was 23 F.

Front tire: 33 psig @ 27 F.

Rear tire: 38 psig @ 47 F.
   
 
Old 02-17-2010, 05:36 AM   #3084
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36*F with thick fog.....and the PMB Express!
   
 
Old 02-18-2010, 01:59 AM   #3085
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T'was 27F.

Front Tire: 35 psig @ 30F.
Rear Tire: 41 psig @ 50 F.
   
 
Old 02-18-2010, 05:31 AM   #3086
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34*F and millions of stars.
   
 
Old 02-19-2010, 02:17 AM   #3087
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T'was 27 F.
   
 
Old 02-22-2010, 08:34 AM   #3088
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tweeeeenty threeeeee deeeegreeees f'n height.
   
 
Old 02-22-2010, 10:46 AM   #3089
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-2C(28.4f) brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
   
 
Old 02-23-2010, 02:02 AM   #3090
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Ummmm 43F (6.once C)
   
 
Old 02-23-2010, 02:45 AM   #3091
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4 (39.2) First time on the bike for weeks.
Damp before the storm, gonna be raining all week :(
   
 
Old 02-23-2010, 05:40 AM   #3092
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32*f (o*c) employing the DR650.
   
 
Old 02-24-2010, 12:05 AM   #3093
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A wet 8 (46.4).
Bloody pot holes everywhere at the moment.
   
 
Old 02-25-2010, 05:30 AM   #3094
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44*f and light mist.
   
 
Old 02-25-2010, 05:32 AM   #3095
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19F when I rolled out of my drive and 25F (according to the billboard thermometer) when I rolled into Huntsville. A little nippy but a beautiful morning for a ride.
   
 
Old 02-25-2010, 07:06 AM   #3096
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I chickened out. Black ice everywhere. Jeeped today. Off tomorrow.
   
 
Old 03-01-2010, 12:18 AM   #3097
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3 (37.4)
Not a cloud in the sky
   
 
Old 03-01-2010, 01:50 AM   #3098
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= 28f.
   
 
Old 03-01-2010, 11:51 AM   #3099
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0C (32f) and a nice sunny day....about time too
   
 
Old 03-02-2010, 12:16 AM   #3100
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Not a cloud in the sky.
   
 
Old 03-02-2010, 01:52 AM   #3101
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Calling for inclement weather today. I got skeeeered & Jeeped today.
   
 
Old 03-02-2010, 05:39 AM   #3102
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43*F rain forecast.
   
 
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33F and wet/sloppy snow. I ride in some pretty lousy weather but like Barbarian I wuz a little skeered today so, I drove my trusty ol' 68 Ford F100.
   
 
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0C(32f) and officially the coldest winter here in 30 years....no shit... I cudda told them that !!
   
 
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2.5 (36.5) and dry.
   
 
Old 03-03-2010, 01:42 AM   #3106
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Slush on the roads. Therefore, I Jeeped.
   
 
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0C(32f) and officially the coldest winter here in 30 years....no shit... I cudda told them that !!
39*f with thick fog, couldn't see shit! And officially the warmest winter here in 50 years.
   
 
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T'was 28 F (-2.2 C)

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Front: 34.5 psig (2.4 bar) @ 32 F (0 C)
Rear: 41.0 psig (2.8 bar) @ 48 F (8.9 C)

Seat and grip heaters invoked.

Now I shall continue my checking of finite element stress analyses for Reactor Coolant Pump 2 Auxiliary Piping. GAWD I love this stuff!
   
 
Old 03-04-2010, 05:31 AM   #3109
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41*f on the PMB Express.
   
 
Old 03-04-2010, 08:18 PM   #3110
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Now I shall continue my checking of finite element stress analyses for Reactor Coolant Pump 2 Auxiliary Piping. GAWD I love this stuff!
Sounds complicated... You should prolly call somebody to do that analysis & take a nap... Those reactors aren't toys, ya know...
   
 
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Sounds complicated...
Its only the Auxillary pump......not the Main one.

0.5 (32.) and dry.
   
 
Old 03-05-2010, 01:53 AM   #3112
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0.5 (32.) and dry.


Negative son, negative. It is the main reactor coolant pump for loop 2. The piping is aux cooling for the pump my child and is under the scope of ASME B&PV Code, Section III, Division 1, Subsection NC (Class 2) and is Safety Related. Of course, the RC pump is Class 1. Consider yourself calibrated.

Todays Ridement to workage....

Ambient 27F (-2.8C)

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Front: 34 psig (2.3 bar) @ 27F (-2.8C) same as ambient
Rear: 41 psig (2.8 bar) @ 46F (7.8C)
   
 
Old 03-05-2010, 07:35 AM   #3113
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33*f
   
 
Old 03-05-2010, 07:41 AM   #3114
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41 f

first ride of the season... went with #1 sons little FZR
   
 
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Front: 34 psig (2.3 bar) @ 27F (-2.8C) same as ambient
Rear: 41 psig (2.8 bar) @ 46F (7.8C)
Please note that this thread is titled: What was the temp... not What was your tire (tar) pressure... Now you have been calibrated!!
   
 
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I gotz cho calibration right here son, right here.
   
 
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I gotz cho calibration right here son, right here.
Here's a certificate of calibration on some tweezers you can use to hold that...




   
 
Old 03-07-2010, 07:14 AM   #3118
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Sunny, dry, 3 or 4 Celcius.

Finally got my bike out for a small spin.
   
 
Old 03-07-2010, 04:15 PM   #3119
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in the low 50s and sunny today
   
 
Old 03-08-2010, 12:08 AM   #3120
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1 (33.8) Dry and sunny.
   
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