Snow? Seriously?!

[BuffaloR3]

Mother Nature, it's April 18th in case you forgot to check your calendar! I realize it's Buffalo but c'mon, this is getting stupid. I had the bike out once this year, back in March, took it to the dealer for it's 20k service and it snowed 10" the day after it got back, haven't been out again since. Last year I had 2,000 miles by this time, this year 60 (it's 30 miles to the dealer). It's also getting expensive - Is it just me or do you find yourself ordering more parts in the spring than any other time of the year? In the winter it's "out of sight, out of mind", summer is spent riding, fall seems silly to add parts when you getting ready to pack it up for winter, spring is spent anxiously awaiting the weather to clear and looking at all the cool gizmos that I can buy. I've bought way too much stuff in the last 6 weeks, at least it's been warm enough to get out to the garage to install it (another cruel joke, 65 degrees but 50mph winds and thunderstorms ).

Enough ranting and moaning, guess if I want to ride more I have to get out of the northern climates.

 

[Binnsy]

Mother Nature, it's April 18th in case you forgot to check your calendar! I realize it's Buffalo but c'mon, this is getting stupid. I had the bike out once this year, back in March, took it to the dealer for it's 20k service and it snowed 10" the day after it got back, haven't been out again since. Last year I had 2,000 miles by this time, this year 60 (it's 30 miles to the dealer). It's also getting expensive - Is it just me or do you find yourself ordering more parts in the spring than any other time of the year? In the winter it's "out of sight, out of mind", summer is spent riding, fall seems silly to add parts when you getting ready to pack it up for winter, spring is spent anxiously awaiting the weather to clear and looking at all the cool gizmos that I can buy. I've bought way too much stuff in the last 6 weeks, at least it's been warm enough to get out to the garage to install it (another cruel joke, 65 degrees but 50mph winds and thunderstorms ).

Enough ranting and moaning, guess if I want to ride more I have to get out of the northern climates.

I know how you feel! I am not enjoying the constant rain we are getting here?? We usually have an occasional rainy day, now we occasionally have a sunny day ? WTF ?
Who broke the weather ???

 

[Manic_Mechanic]

Global Warming............HA!

 

[Air Force Mark]

Who broke the weather ???

Al Gore, controller of all weather and inventor of the internet.

 

[scot in exile]

Its a hard life riding year round but some one has to do it

 

[xhdskip]

sign of the times boys.
Change is coming....

 

[kmrmike]

Its a hard life riding year round but some one has to do it

Yeah, I just hate planning trips year round!........

 

[Kmutt]

You southern boys wont be laughing when all this snow and rain are coming your way!!!! (One can dream cant he?)
I hear ya Buffalo - Up here in syracuse we havent got the snow yet but itll be here tonight. Got some family in Michigan *****in cause they got snow yesterday.....go figure...Im ready for winter to be over......guess a move south is in the planning stages

mutt

 

[TRath]

I feel your pain. We got right around a foot last weekend and temperatures are topping out just below freezing.


If it wasn't for global warming, I guess this whole city would shatter if you dropped a penny on it...

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

Crappiest spring I can remember for Vancouver too. This area is no stranger to rain this time of year but I don't remember ever waiting for a half decent stretch of sunshine for quite this long! And ditto on ordering parts in the spring - they are piling up waiting to be installed!