Another Winter Ride

**cheesy** · 01-25-2020, 03:40 PM

Sloppy, crappy, cruddy, moist. Take your pick. I pick sloppy.

Annual ride to Randys’ Cycle in Marengo, IL today for Ural Demo Day. I was first and probably only guy to ride there.
As I walk in, Randy and Tom greet me and say I always bring the worst weather with me. Randy is wrapping up a sale of a CFMoto side by side and the new owner says I was behind him in Elburn. Small world, I guess.
Tom and I helped get the side by side loaded on the guys trailer for him. Guy tried to get up in 2wd and snaked his way up, and down. Tom slipped on the trailer and I slipped off of it. Once we got the guy to put it in 4L, it went up on the trailer like it wasn’t there.
While warming back up in the shop, Randy and Tom tried to talk me into trading in my Ural for this one.

The pic doesn’t do the color justice. It’s much brighter. 2020 Gear Up with custom paint, black engine, and drive train. And a price to match. First number was a 2. So was the second. There were three more numbers before the decimal point. Sorry, property stricken.
I left after a third cup of coffee and rode home into the wind. And slush. Just after I pulled out of Randys’, a FedEx van going the other way hit a pile of slush that got me. Felt like I got hit by hundreds of slush balls. And that was just first one. Got drenched by a half dozen more before I got on some more traveled roads.
So, sixty mile round trip in weather that was more British than Russian, fell on my ass once, saw some nice bikes, and thoroughly enjoyed myself.

**JerryHawk250** · 01-25-2020, 03:50 PM

That looks nasty and cold. I won't mention anything about my 100+ mile ride today in the sunny, 60 degree weather today.

I think I'm going for another ride after I take a break.

wheelbender6 · 01-25-2020, 06:29 PM

Perfect weather to demonstrate the Ural. You are a tough cookie to ride in the midwestern winter.

**cheesy** · 01-25-2020, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by wheelbender6

You are a tough cookie to ride in the midwestern winter.

Mrs. C and most everyone I know would say I’m crazy. I prefer ‘adventurous’.

ikeus685 · 01-26-2020, 12:25 PM

Your bike should be supers spinning doughnuts on the ice!

dh · 01-27-2020, 01:02 AM

Looks like a good time. I didn't get to ride this weekend but speaking of the cold and Urals, I assisted a neighbor in wiring heated hand grips on his Ural. He decided to do like me and steal power from the daytime running lamp bulb. His Ural headlight turns on as soon as the bike starts, so the much weaker bulb seemed obsolete in my opinion. He says there is enough juice to run the grips fine, as long as the bike is warmed up. Maybe he needs to connect to a different circuit?

The set he bought draws 48w and has a low voltage safety shut-off. The alternator on the Ural is substantial though, and the wiring is done very nicely compared to my chinabike.

**cheesy** · 01-27-2020, 07:53 AM

My heated grips were installed by the previous owner, and wired directly to the battery. It's not how I would have done it, there'd be a relay wired to the ignition switch in that circuit. But, as long as I remember to shut them down before walking away, there are no issues. And they do get used.

**JerryHawk250** · 01-27-2020, 09:27 AM

You might want to hook up the relay in the ignition switch. You know what they say when you get old. The first thing to go is ……. Ah crap I forgot what I was talking about.

**cheesy** · 01-27-2020, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

You might want to hook up the relay in the ignition switch. You know what they say when you get old. The first thing to go is ……. Ah crap I forgot what I was talking about.

I resemble that remark.

roundhouse · 02-03-2020, 06:48 AM

Damn that looks miserable! You sir are a savage for riding in that weather.

Oddball Matt · 02-03-2020, 09:57 AM

As much as I like hooning around in and through the snow I'd much rather do it in my Offroad Nissan Terrano 4x4 thank you very much...

**cheesy** · 02-03-2020, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by roundhouse

Damn that looks miserable! You sir are a savage for riding in that weather.

It was.
That said, for years I was an ultramarathon bicyclist. This ride paled in comparison to some of what I experienced in the eighties to the early nineties.

buzz · 01-05-2022, 08:26 PM

Just as long as you enjoyed it ,have fun.

TominMO · 01-06-2022, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheesy

Mrs. C and most everyone I know would say I’m crazy. I prefer ‘adventurous’.

The jury deliberations are ongoing. Excuse me while I turn up the heat in my SUV.

**cheesy** · 01-06-2022, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TominMO

The jury deliberations are ongoing. Excuse me while I turn up the heat in my SUV.

I'll just throw on another layer.

01-25-2020, 03:40 PM	#1
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,792	Another Winter Ride Sloppy, crappy, cruddy, moist. Take your pick. I pick sloppy. Annual ride to Randys’ Cycle in Marengo, IL today for Ural Demo Day. I was first and probably only guy to ride there. As I walk in, Randy and Tom greet me and say I always bring the worst weather with me. Randy is wrapping up a sale of a CFMoto side by side and the new owner says I was behind him in Elburn. Small world, I guess. Tom and I helped get the side by side loaded on the guys trailer for him. Guy tried to get up in 2wd and snaked his way up, and down. Tom slipped on the trailer and I slipped off of it. Once we got the guy to put it in 4L, it went up on the trailer like it wasn’t there. While warming back up in the shop, Randy and Tom tried to talk me into trading in my Ural for this one. The pic doesn’t do the color justice. It’s much brighter. 2020 Gear Up with custom paint, black engine, and drive train. And a price to match. First number was a 2. So was the second. There were three more numbers before the decimal point. Sorry, property stricken. I left after a third cup of coffee and rode home into the wind. And slush. Just after I pulled out of Randys’, a FedEx van going the other way hit a pile of slush that got me. Felt like I got hit by hundreds of slush balls. And that was just first one. Got drenched by a half dozen more before I got on some more traveled roads. So, sixty mile round trip in weather that was more British than Russian, fell on my ass once, saw some nice bikes, and thoroughly enjoyed myself. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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01-25-2020, 03:50 PM	#2
JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,554	That looks nasty and cold. I won't mention anything about my 100+ mile ride today in the sunny, 60 degree weather today. I think I'm going for another ride after I take a break. __________________ 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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01-25-2020, 06:29 PM	#3
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	Perfect weather to demonstrate the Ural. You are a tough cookie to ride in the midwestern winter. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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01-26-2020, 12:25 PM	#5
ikeus685 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Coastal Oregon Posts: 154	Doughnuts Your bike should be supers spinning doughnuts on the ice!
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01-27-2020, 01:02 AM	#6
dh Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 451	Looks like a good time. I didn't get to ride this weekend but speaking of the cold and Urals, I assisted a neighbor in wiring heated hand grips on his Ural. He decided to do like me and steal power from the daytime running lamp bulb. His Ural headlight turns on as soon as the bike starts, so the much weaker bulb seemed obsolete in my opinion. He says there is enough juice to run the grips fine, as long as the bike is warmed up. Maybe he needs to connect to a different circuit? The set he bought draws 48w and has a low voltage safety shut-off. The alternator on the Ural is substantial though, and the wiring is done very nicely compared to my chinabike. __________________ 2013 SSR XF-250
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01-27-2020, 07:53 AM	#7
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,792	My heated grips were installed by the previous owner, and wired directly to the battery. It's not how I would have done it, there'd be a relay wired to the ignition switch in that circuit. But, as long as I remember to shut them down before walking away, there are no issues. And they do get used. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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01-27-2020, 09:27 AM	#8
JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,554	You might want to hook up the relay in the ignition switch. You know what they say when you get old. The first thing to go is ……. Ah crap I forgot what I was talking about. __________________ 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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02-03-2020, 06:48 AM	#10
roundhouse Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: N Texas Posts: 706	Damn that looks miserable! You sir are a savage for riding in that weather.
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02-03-2020, 09:57 AM	#11
Oddball Matt Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Vääksy, Finland Posts: 401	As much as I like hooning around in and through the snow I'd much rather do it in my Offroad Nissan Terrano 4x4 thank you very much... __________________ 2004 Longjia Grido 50 scooter 1999 Cagiva Mito 125 Evo, Yamaha XV125 engine, Ducati SS fairings, getting turboed 1993 Yamaha GTS 1000 Ex:Bashan BS200-S7 `07 Streetfighter-quad
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01-05-2022, 08:26 PM	#13
buzz Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Dayton Pa. Posts: 861	Just as long as you enjoyed it ,have fun.
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