Most of us in the southeast have seen some of the coldest temperatures for the longest periods of time. With that being said, harley owners have found it difficult to find time, with weather permitting to ride. So we decided to break out the leather and wear every stitch of clothes that we own . Pulling out at 8:30am knowing that the high’s were going to reach the lower 50’s sounded like a nice day, but the crazy part was when we pulled out it was 22 degrees. That sets my all time record of riding a motorcycle in the winter. If you don’t think that’s cold. Hang your hand out the window in the 20’s at 65mph. The windchill at 22 is ferocious. Believe me, before lunch we were turning heads and thumbs up. It was shortly after lunch before I saw another bike on the road and that was a motorcycle cop in downtown Knoxville, Tn. I’m thinking this guy is crazy as we are. Around 2pm it started to warm up and be very pleasant. We managed to do a 290 mile trip from Bristol, Tn. down 11W into Knoxville and Maryville, and back home on 11E. Normally we like to ride the mountain roads. Such as the Tail of the Dragon US129. But, with the warmer days melting snow and freezing night temps, if the road looked wet then it’s more than likely a thin sheet of ice. Not good on a bike. We had a good time. That’s the most important thing. :) Note: all these images were with a camera phone.
Jan 162010