Its been an ok winter as far as winter goes. Snow wise I think last year we got larger amounts in Richmond, Virginia than we have had this year here in the Dayton, Ohio area. I should not cheer too much as it is not quite over yet. The roads are heavily coated with salt. Have to make sure I keep the car washed as that really eats metal. So have not been out since like the first week of January. I have been to the Air Force Museum in Dayton a few times and that is where I took this photo of this Orange County Chopper motorcycle on display there. During the cold weather, it is a place to be.
Main reason not to ride beside the salty roads are common scenes like this. While it has not been great amounts of snow, it has been pretty common. Of note also has been the cold. Being from the South the last couple of decades the cold here makes riding difficult. While you would see people riding in winter in Virginia and especially in North Carolina as the winters there tend to be pretty moderate, here you only rarely see people riding in these temperatures and especially under these conditions.
Good news though is that spring is not far away and the riding season will be not far behind.
I have started the motorcycle a few times and have moved it a bit during the past few weeks. I even have during winter got in a couple of rides. Breaks in weather allowed me to ride to Dayton and out in the county a couple of times and noted in earlier blog posts.
Will not be long till I get out and can get a few miles in. I am looking forward to getting my knees in the breeze real soon. To be honest, I sure miss that!
