Our Winter is here

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it's not all beer and skittles here. Melbourne had its' summer on a Wednesday last year!
 
Well its just been comfirmed that its the warmest start to our winter in 100 years and looks to stay warm for a while yet, been some great riding weather :D

Ashley
 
ashman said:
Well its just been comfirmed that its the warmest start to our winter in 100 years and looks to stay warm for a while yet, been some great riding weather :D

Ashley
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:lol: :lol: Oww how we suffer.. I cant remember when the last time i had jeans/long pants on..( i can really, was about August last year) Tho ive had to occasionally put a jumper on over the T Shirt with socks and boots in the last few weeks ............. :lol: :lol:

Snow and less than 10C few a week or so....... forget it i would be outer there.............

Some of us Aussies are good at this and know when to apply it :wink: :wink:

Our Winter is here
 
Yes indeed great weather.
I bet you are a Mt Glorious and Mt Mee bloke.
I love that ride.
However the back down hill side of Mt Glorious can get a bit shaded and the leaf litter can bring you un stuck.
I managed to high side a few years back when I over cooked it, the front brakes were doing fine until I hit the leaf litter.
That was OK it just laid down but when it went through the leaf litter the front wheel bit again, and the rest is history.
High side with the bike following me down the road in a flash.

But it was on a Yamaha not the trusty Norton.

Cheers and happy riding

Peter R
 
Al-otment said:
Jed said:
The Norton does like the cold though
Just got back from an inland tour at high altitude and the colder it got the better it liked it
As if it found another gear
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Good point - cold, damp air gives mores horse power as it's got more oxygen which requires more fuel therefore more BHP. Hot weather's bad for performance. :D
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nah ya got that wrong. It s the Nitrogen in the air that there is more of, and when ya burn petrol, the extra nitrogen gives the bigger push. That what I was told at mechanics school.
 
its just started our rainy season here in the north of "Godzone". Not cold though . Not so good in the dark with my eyesight. Not so good on the polished alloy either. I'll maybe clean it in summer again. Maybe
 
ashman said:
Sorry guys I just like to rub it in, we get very hot summers here and sometimes to hot to ride comfortable, the lowest it will get here in Queensland will be about 6c at night and our coolest days about 15c, I have never seen or experance snow and would hurt me to not be able to ride my bikes through winter because of snow and ice, I do feel for you guys that have to suffer very cold winters.
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Ashley
Come down to the Southern Highlands for July Christmas. It snows here (occasionally), black ice early morning and rain and sludge on others. Got a spare bed if you want or the Mitto has cheap rooms. I wouldn't ride your Norton down though, you might spend your week no further south than Ballina, getting a re build. Winter is not the best for riding here. I tried it once on the coldest day possible in my open face helmet. My face went numb in no time. Summers are fantastic riding weather. But there is something special about having four seasons. Queensland is a terrible place with a footy team who only wins by cheating. But not this Wednesday night busto!! During State Of Origin, my brother and I refuse to talk to each other, sometimes even for a month afterwards, even though we both have Commandos!

Go the Mighty Blues!!!

Phil
 
Anyone want to try and ride in this winter weather? I put up with this every year, just not sure why.
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I would like to experance snow, it be one of the things to experance once in a life time for me, don't know about riding in it but, I have ridden in some very cold wheather down south, it does get real cold in some parts of Queensland (south/west corner of the state) it does get a white sleet and melts as the sun rises over the ranges.

Phil we take pride in our QLD footy team, its somethink that the blues don't understand and no need to cheat, if you's would have lost the last game the blues be wingging about the refs like you have done so for how many years, but all good fun, we have to let your guys win sometimes or all you NSW surporters will flood the state from all your tears from crying fowl.

Ashley
 
ashman said:
I would like to experance snow, it be one of the things to experance once in a life time for me, don't know about riding in it but, I have ridden in some very cold wheather down south, it does get real cold in some parts of Queensland (south/west corner of the state) it does get a white sleet and melts as the sun rises over the ranges.

Phil we take pride in our QLD footy team, its somethink that the blues don't understand and no need to cheat, if you's would have lost the last game the blues be wingging about the refs like you have done so for how many years, but all good fun, we have to let your guys win sometimes or all you NSW surporters will flood the state from all your tears from crying fowl.

Ashley
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Ashley
Change of plan. Will your Commando get you here in one day?
Wander into the Mitto on Wednesday night wearing a maroon jumper.
Send your will first to my solicitor advising me as executor.
I've never owned a blue Commando.
But will on Thursday morning.

Phil
 
MikeG said:
Anyone want to try and ride in this winter weather? I put up with this every year, just not sure why.
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Skiing and snowmobiles is why. Not ice fishing...
 
As my 72 project is all but finished my "inner self" requires job satisfaction.. My friend gave me this POS evaporative air conditioner so to combat (hahaha) the 40c+ temps in the shed in summer i will refurbish it and fit it to the shed roof.. I just love making functional products from POS..

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Its pissing down over here right now. Not cold yet though. Apparently the weather man says it will be fine on Friday. Yippee my day off, and off I'll be. F... you know where you can stick that white stuff. We don't have any bears over here at all, let alone the polar ones. Its funny, I don't like riding in the rain but 2 rallies ago it pissed down nearly all the way to my cousins place. next day had trouble starting, but it was the poor connections at the boyer sensor and not water as I had first thought.
 
kerinorton said:
thats why ya moved to Godzone eh. Got you bike going yet. Ya gotta ride man.
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No, a woman. Same ol story. Not going yet, close. Had hand surgery last month, so that has put me back a bit. Still doing the little things, but couldnt ride if I wanted to. I couldnt pull the clutch.

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MikeG said:
Send my your address....I'll mail ya some next time we get it :lol:
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Hah, sweet. I grew up in MN, but I am sure the Kiwis up here in AKL would react to a meter of snow the same way as Floridians might.... That would be a sight, but I would stay home for that one.
 
Can't even give the stuff away......damn
That hand looks nasty man, what did you do?
 
MikeG said:
Can't even give the stuff away......damn
That hand looks nasty man, what did you do?
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When you have a spare moment guys,
I want to tell you all about cold weather Norton riding in the Southern Highlands!!

No, I don't really :) :)
Carry on with Hospital Corner. No operation videos please.

Phil
 
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