Face
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I saw myself too. And a red CBR on a U-haul trailer stopped in front of my office to tighten the straps, but that doesn't really count.
At 4c in the dark & rain, that'd be in the "dedicated" category.
I guess I'm really dedicated? .. -1°c when I left home this morning. No bugs!
..Tom
I try to ride year round. The heated visor really helps with keeping my face warm, I had issues before with my visor freezing from the condensation of my breath. I also have heated gloves and grips, looking for other pieces now.Black ice, like other forms of slippery surfaces, is just another variable you need to be aware of and prepare for when riding.
-you are most likely to experience black ice when it has been below freezing all night and them warms up a few degrees above freezing. The temperature rise allows the air to hold more moisture which can freeze on contact with the colder road
-The top of my hot tub had a layer of ice on it the other day. Even though the water below was 104 degrees F and the air temperature was about 4 degrees F above freezing. I figure the evaporative cooling effect caused the water to freeze.
-generally the roads are less slippery when it is quite a bit below freezing. Ice in that case is usually more obvious. You do have to be careful of Lake effect snow. Especially on a day which is very cold (say -10c) but sunny. The road surface can be warm enough to melt snow which freezing shortly after melting. I try and avoid riding in conditions where lake effect snow is likely but have gotten caught. I do now have some Anlas Winter tires on my bike to hopefully help out I I get caught.
..Tom
I saw a green zx6r/zx10r on Lakeshore rd in Burlington between Burloak and Appleby around 11:30 Friday night. Guy was popping wheelies wheelies wheelies. Heard him dropping the clutch for the next 5 minutes while heading west on Lakeshore HAHA!
yesterday east bound on Bayly in Pickering around 2 or 2:30, bunch of Vespa's and Lambretta's, looked vintage. Very nice!