Heat guards

Started by mkgarvin, February 11, 2009, 08:43:52 PM

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BudMan

Anybody think we could be looking at a: failing, sticking, or simply wrong , thermostat?
It could be time to take it our and "boil it" with a thermometer to confirm opening temperature.
(I'm just guessing the Gen III works like my V-65, "The Beast".)
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Quote from: MarylandMagnav45 on February 19, 2009, 05:22:32 AM
Quote from: Guy Gadois on February 19, 2009, 12:08:52 AM
Quote from: MarylandMagnav45 on February 11, 2009, 11:22:07 PM
yes....

COME UP NORTH TO ROCHESTER, NY...and you'll LOVE that heat.

Even my home state of maryland, heat welcomed 9 months of the year :)

I was able to remain in the metro Atlanta area and still loved the heat off the engine. <snip>

Only when I got to my desk and checked the local airport temperature did I realize that it had been about 27° for my ride. I was just giddy that my throat wasn't frostbitten.

I'm really in shock considering Atlanta I think would be so warm.  Then again, I guess the mornings are still cold right?

That's generally true. Certainly our average winter temperatures don't begin to compare with what those of you in the Mid-Atlantic, Mid-West, and farther north areas have to endure and we don't usually have the rapid-fire weather changes you can get in the Northwest US. I think what catches a lot of transplants from New England and the upper Mid-West offguard is the tourist bureau image of the South as always being sunny and warm, so days like today come as a rude shock, when it's 24°F at 8AM and has only managed to struggle up to 34° by noon, eventually hitting a sweltering 38° by 4PM. But, if you've got good gear, it's great riding weather.  :grin:

To be honest, while this is the coldest winter we've had in the last few years, it's been pretty mild compared with some previous years.In the late '70s and early '80s, we had a number of winter days where the highs didn't make it to the teens and nighttime lows were 5-10° below zero. It's just not the norm this regio.

Interestingly, we seem to be more likely to have ice storms in March and even April than in January and February. In March of 1993 I had just driven my brand new Dodge Dakota nervously to work, on pins and needles because I owed $11,000 on it and was working an $11/hour temporary job. I got to drive it home in a genuine blizzard, slipping and sliding the whole way.
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MarylandMagnav45

Quote from: Guy Gadois on February 20, 2009, 09:31:47 PM

That's generally true. Certainly our average winter temperatures don't begin to compare with what those of you in the Mid-Atlantic, Mid-West, and farther north areas have to endure and we don't usually have the rapid-fire weather changes you can get in the Northwest US. I think what catches a lot of transplants from New England and the upper Mid-West offguard is the tourist bureau image of the South as always being sunny and warm, so days like today come as a rude shock, when it's 24°F at 8AM and has only managed to struggle up to 34° by noon, eventually hitting a sweltering 38° by 4PM. But, if you've got good gear, it's great riding weather.  :grin:

To be honest, while this is the coldest winter we've had in the last few years, it's been pretty mild compared with some previous years.In the late '70s and early '80s, we had a number of winter days where the highs didn't make it to the teens and nighttime lows were 5-10° below zero. It's just not the norm this regio.

Interestingly, we seem to be more likely to have ice storms in March and even April than in January and February. In March of 1993 I had just driven my brand new Dodge Dakota nervously to work, on pins and needles because I owed $11,000 on it and was working an $11/hour temporary job. I got to drive it home in a genuine blizzard, slipping and sliding the whole way.


I have plans either before or after grad school to move South.  Texas would be a stretch (sorry Texans) but I'm considering either Virginia, North Carolina, or South Carolina (or a little farther South).

What do you like and/or pros/cons about living in Atlanta Georgia?

Hootmon...same question....living in Florida?  pros/cons?

My main push South is to escape the winter cold.  I love the Summers in Maryland when its 95 degrees out, and the humidity is high.  I'm probably the only biker wearing full leathers on those days.  I'd rather roast then crash w/ no gear on. 

I do not mind the cold on special occasions like winter camping, hiking, skiing, snowboarding...

but i HATE living in the cold...day in day out driving to work in freezing temperatures (back when I lived in Rochester, NY.