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.