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Yay it's raining !!!!

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Wash that nasty salt away !!!!!

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Wish it would piss down here as I'd wash the car and bike then!
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Taipan wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 7:45 am Wish it would piss down here as I'd wash the car and bike then!
IT's been a long time coming, we've had a slight misting but no actual rain for 3-4 weeks now.
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I think we've only had the gritter/salter wagons out once this winter here. I think they've tried to use all the spare stuff in the local car parks...there's mounds of it!
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I miss the sun already. I had no intention of taking the bike out for a while so I wasn't bothered about the salt. Whatever.
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Yeah roads were pure white in most places around here. Weathers been decent but too much salt for riding.

I think it'll stop my test ride today though unless it dries out later. Hopefully tomorrow at the latest and I might get nicer roads to ride on.
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Trinity765 wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:04 am I miss the sun already. I had no intention of taking the bike out for a while so I wasn't bothered about the salt. Whatever.
You should have sun this afternoon. Weather app says 1pm. Hang in there!
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In my experience it's always the most cold and icy in early March (except those odd March heatwaves we sometimes get). So it's all gonna get salted up again a few times before winters end.

But it's ok, I've got my BMW shitter to ride, the salt can't really make it any worse :)
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I’m ok here, they don’t bother gritting and just leave it as is 😲


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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:30 am In my experience it's always the most cold and icy in early March (except those odd March heatwaves we sometimes get). So it's all gonna get salted up again a few times before winters end.

But it's ok, I've got my BMW shitter to ride, the salt can't really make it any worse :)
YEah possible... but would be nice if we can get a clean day or two in Feb first.
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Taipan wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 7:45 am Wish it would piss down here as I'd wash the car and bike then!
Going by the rain radar, are you feeling the benefit now?
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It's snowing here in MK :shock:
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Horse wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:45 am
Taipan wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 7:45 am Wish it would piss down here as I'd wash the car and bike then!
Going by the rain radar, are you feeling the benefit now?
yes, just started lashing it down now. Too cold and wet to go out there washing cars and bikes though! :?
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:53 am It's snowing here in MK :shock:
Not snow here but sleet.
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It's a glorious day here in Peadoland.
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I've had to draw the study curtains, by crickey it a blue sky day today.
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Rained earlier, forgot how much rain stings at 70mph with an open face :P
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The roads he have been washed clean the last couple of weeks,then there was a dip in temperature last night and they gritted the roads again.

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That's the South Downs back to shit again!
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weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:33 am
YEah possible... but would be nice if we can get a clean day or two in Feb first.
I am almost getting used to you actually riding a bike in what the rest of us regard as AWB months.....even though you only go out in the dry. ;)

Washed all Wednesdays salt, mud and rain off the Ducati yesterday so its all shiny again and it absolutely hammered down with rain here this morning so hopefully thats the salt layer gone and no more white coating with any riding coming up :thumbup: