End of riding season?

[cushman eagle]

With the recent winter weather we just had I am afraid our riding season here in Ohio,is coming to an end three weeks ahead of normall. ,and I only got 4900 miles on the VXII .I did get 330 miles on the Cushman Eagle,but still have some bugs to get out of it to make it reliable .

[the2knights]

Still riding here in Indiana, never made it above freezing today. Will leave her parked for Thanksgiving, but will be back out the day after!

[Lucasind]

.... hi loren,, I see ur post of the 27th...... the weather in ur area is surely not conducive to motorcycling !!! ....to say the least...... living here on the other end of lake erie the weather has been good enough to still be getting a ride in here and there.... this time of year ,, gotta get ur rides in when ever u can

[crash33]

The joys of living down in Texas, we ride year round.....LOL

[ekap1200]

Backed the 1200 outside today to add 6 oz. of sea-foam and decided to take her out for 30 miles. Was a good 32 deg. but clear and sunny here in southern NJ... jersey gene

[HMB Don]

Just to rub it in we're having our summer here. Temp the last week has been in the mid 60s, the cold will start this coming week with temps dropping to the high 40s.

[96desertXII]

Will be 78 tomorrow and I ride year round....unless it snows. We do get the white stuff a few times in the winter....although it melts by 3 in the afternoon....lol

[hank43]

With the recent winter weather we just had I am afraid our riding season here in Ohio,is coming to an end three weeks ahead of normall. ,and I only got 4900 miles on the VXII .I did get 330 miles on the Cushman Eagle,but still have some bugs to get out of it to make it reliable .

Cushman, as I recall, my Eagle had a magneto ignition, and also lighting. bad at night, because as you slowed down, the headlight would almost go out. You had to keep RPMs up just to see at night. Is yours still that way, or has it been modified to something else? I always wanted to change out the stator coils to three from a brit bike, (3 phase AC, then rectify it to dc to charge a battery, That thing was always hard to start!) so I could run regular lites and ignition. Never got the chance though.

hank43

[hank43]

Just to rub it in we're having our summer here. Temp the last week has been in the mid 60s, the cold will start this coming week with temps dropping to the high 40s.

Hey Don, took a ride up to freedom and had the new tire mounted. Weather felt about like 70 or high 60's.

hank

[David (N. Alabama)]

Got in a 170 mile ride this past saturday. Temps were in the high 40s low 50s during the ride. Bright sunny day made it feel pleasant, and quality gear did its' job.

[cushman eagle]

Hi, Hank43,My Cushman still has the magneto lighting,but I added a rectifier to charge a 6 volt battery for consistent lighting.It still uses one of the three coils for ignition.The problem I have is the flywheel hub came loose from the flywheel throwing the point timing off from the phase of the magnet,making for almost impossible starting.I have sent the flywheel to someone advertising in the Cushman club magazine who repairs the problem.I hope when I get it back it starts reliably.There are electric start kits available which convert them to breakerless ignition,which my be the way to go.

[davidl]

Really nice riding now in Central Tx. Mostly lows in the 40s but it warms up during the day. July/August is when we park the bike do the maintaince everyone in the North does in the winter. Can ride year round if your don't mind the heat.

davidl

[Highway Rider]

speaking temps, Tuesday supposed to be around mid 50's, and, by Thursday morning 2 degrees for low, 12 for high

[voyager55]

We had our first snow of the winter here near Mpls Mn, now it's in the deep freeze for several days. Below Zero to. No global warming here

[Wylee]

I did the Toys for Tots ride in Chicago this past Sunday with temps in the 30s with 20,000 bikes. I am still riding, and the temps will be droping into the 20s for a high the next couple of days.My Gerbing gear is working great. However, this could be it for a while, we’re expecting snow Sunday.

[voyager55]

Hmmm, Where's the Florida boys-- boasting about their nice winter weather??

[Scott-(Altoona, PA)]

Hmmm, Where's the Florida boys-- boasting about their nice winter weather??

While we're stuck reading about it those Florida boys are out riding. Otherwise some would be on here boasting right about now!
Can't say I'd blame them either!
To avoid depression, Ride when you can. It's a simple but effective plan.

[96desertXII]

Cali boys are riding too!

[carl leo]

rode 300+ miles today in tee shirt and shorts, east coast of fla............

[gearheadfla]

Someone say Florida boys? Oh sorry, missed it, been so busy riding EVERYDAY haven't had time to post. Just got home from a night ride. Anybody need some heated grips? I got some with the Nomad but I don't need them.