On 1/2/2018 9:51 AM, Tim wrote:Gre

Welcoming the New Year Halifax style...
8:17 AMTrue North
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...milo-1.4469389
....

There’s a few motorcycle Facebook pages I subscribe to, and these blokes talking about their cold weather rides.

40 years ago I rode my Cb500 Honda while snow was sifting across the interstate. I was bundled well but when it’s 12 above, the wind chill is phenomenal! I did it once he polar bear clubs are about as bad as the cold weather Honda freaks!

Happy New Years, Don!



I used to ride my Honda 350 to school during the winter while living in
Illinois because Mrs.E. need our car during the day. I was going to ET
school at the Great Lakes Training Command and our apartment was in
Zion, about 12-14 miles north, near the Wisconsin line. Wasn't too bad
unless it snowed. Then it was hell.

I also remember one weekend in Zion that I think was probably the
coldest I've ever experienced. It was well below zero ... like minus 15
or 20.

Stupidly I thought it would be a good idea to start up the car every
couple of hours. Big mistake. Per the recent discussion about exhaust
systems, a major by-product of combustion is water vapor. I didn't let
the car run long enough to fully warm up (it was a '69 Ford LTD with a
big, 429 ci engine). The second time I tried to start it, it just
turned over until it killed the battery. Upon inspection later, it
turned out that ice had formed on the spark plug electrodes, shorting
out the plug to the engine block. Had to remove all the plugs, take
them inside to melt and dry. Re-installed, charged the battery and it
ran again.

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/2/2018 9:51 AM, Tim wrote:Gre

Welcoming the New Year Halifax style...
8:17 AMTrue North
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...milo-1.4469389
....

There’s a few motorcycle Facebook pages I subscribe to, and these blokes
talking about their cold weather rides.

40 years ago I rode my Cb500 Honda while snow was sifting across the
interstate. I was bundled well but when it’s 12 above, the wind chill is
phenomenal! I did it once he polar bear clubs are about as bad as the
cold weather Honda freaks!

Happy New Years, Don!



I used to ride my Honda 350 to school during the winter while living in
Illinois because Mrs.E. need our car during the day. I was going to ET
school at the Great Lakes Training Command and our apartment was in
Zion, about 12-14 miles north, near the Wisconsin line. Wasn't too bad
unless it snowed. Then it was hell.

I also remember one weekend in Zion that I think was probably the
coldest I've ever experienced. It was well below zero ... like minus 15
or 20.

Stupidly I thought it would be a good idea to start up the car every
couple of hours. Big mistake. Per the recent discussion about exhaust
systems, a major by-product of combustion is water vapor. I didn't let
the car run long enough to fully warm up (it was a '69 Ford LTD with a
big, 429 ci engine). The second time I tried to start it, it just
turned over until it killed the battery. Upon inspection later, it
turned out that ice had formed on the spark plug electrodes, shorting
out the plug to the engine block. Had to remove all the plugs, take
them inside to melt and dry. Re-installed, charged the battery and it
ran again.


Had a coworker years ago, who got a medical discharge because of Great
Lakes training center. They marched them in too cold a weather. Lost a
couple toes to frostbite.

On Tue, 2 Jan 2018 21:58:54 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/2/2018 9:51 AM, Tim wrote:Gre

Welcoming the New Year Halifax style...
8:17 AMTrue North
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...milo-1.4469389
....

There’s a few motorcycle Facebook pages I subscribe to, and these blokes
talking about their cold weather rides.

40 years ago I rode my Cb500 Honda while snow was sifting across the
interstate. I was bundled well but when it’s 12 above, the wind chill is
phenomenal! I did it once he polar bear clubs are about as bad as the
cold weather Honda freaks!

Happy New Years, Don!



I used to ride my Honda 350 to school during the winter while living in
Illinois because Mrs.E. need our car during the day. I was going to ET
school at the Great Lakes Training Command and our apartment was in
Zion, about 12-14 miles north, near the Wisconsin line. Wasn't too bad
unless it snowed. Then it was hell.

I also remember one weekend in Zion that I think was probably the
coldest I've ever experienced. It was well below zero ... like minus 15
or 20.

Stupidly I thought it would be a good idea to start up the car every
couple of hours. Big mistake. Per the recent discussion about exhaust
systems, a major by-product of combustion is water vapor. I didn't let
the car run long enough to fully warm up (it was a '69 Ford LTD with a
big, 429 ci engine). The second time I tried to start it, it just
turned over until it killed the battery. Upon inspection later, it
turned out that ice had formed on the spark plug electrodes, shorting
out the plug to the engine block. Had to remove all the plugs, take
them inside to melt and dry. Re-installed, charged the battery and it
ran again.


Had a coworker years ago, who got a medical discharge because of Great
Lakes training center. They marched them in too cold a weather. Lost a
couple toes to frostbite.

I was in Cape May in February but I din't think it ever got that cold.
It was windy tho. They had small craft, gale or whole gale (now called
storm warning) flags up the whole time I was there. I thought it was
some kind of base pennant thing until we got to the "flags" part of
our training. I was just curious why they kept changing.

On Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 3:07:26 PM UTC-6, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/2/2018 9:51 AM, Tim wrote:Gre

Welcoming the New Year Halifax style...
8:17 AMTrue North
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...milo-1.4469389
....

There’s a few motorcycle Facebook pages I subscribe to, and these blokes talking about their cold weather rides.

40 years ago I rode my Cb500 Honda while snow was sifting across the interstate. I was bundled well but when it’s 12 above, the wind chill is phenomenal! I did it once he polar bear clubs are about as bad as the cold weather Honda freaks!

Happy New Years, Don!



I used to ride my Honda 350 to school during the winter while living in
Illinois because Mrs.E. need our car during the day. I was going to ET
school at the Great Lakes Training Command and our apartment was in
Zion, about 12-14 miles north, near the Wisconsin line. Wasn't too bad
unless it snowed. Then it was hell.

I also remember one weekend in Zion that I think was probably the
coldest I've ever experienced. It was well below zero ... like minus 15
or 20.

Stupidly I thought it would be a good idea to start up the car every
couple of hours. Big mistake. Per the recent discussion about exhaust
systems, a major by-product of combustion is water vapor. I didn't let
the car run long enough to fully warm up (it was a '69 Ford LTD with a
big, 429 ci engine). The second time I tried to start it, it just
turned over until it killed the battery. Upon inspection later, it
turned out that ice had formed on the spark plug electrodes, shorting
out the plug to the engine block. Had to remove all the plugs, take
them inside to melt and dry. Re-installed, charged the battery and it
ran again.

Great Lakes in the dead of winter? I don't see how you got the little 350 started. I had to put a propane torch to the crank case of my Honda 500 and jump the thing. a little shot of ether also helped. the air-cooled engine didn't like it very well. but the heat from the head did keep the carbs warm.. Kinda...