It’s the most…
…terrible time of the year. The terrible time that I speak of is that time leading up to Indiana’s historically worst months for snowfall, January and February. With the snowfall comes the realization that the motorcycle will probably not be coming out of the garage for the next sixty days as the snow remains on the ground and the possibility of black ice forming on the road is great. I have never truly been a big fan of the snow anyway but when my true passion for motorcycling materialized I found an even stronger hatred for it. The cold does not bother me. If you own the right gear riding can be enjoyed nearly year round, except those months that road conditions may prohibit it.
So, I have to find things to fill my days during the winter. I do quite a few things to keep motorcycling in front of me. Most of you know that I teach motorcycle safety and we have things going on throughout the off season that keep us at our best. I also subscribe to a couple of print magazines that I spend time reading over the winter. During the summer, with my normal job, teaching, and my kid’s sports practices and games I don’t get the opportunity to read those mags on a regular basis. The cold winter months give me plenty of free time to study what I missed all summer. I spend time doing this blog and the podcast and I listen to other motorcycle podcasts. And, of course, I spend alot of time on the internet reading all the motorcycle related sights. Thank goodness for the net.
So, as the East coast is getting hammered this weekend, I ask you…what do you do in the winter to fuel your need for two wheels? Leave us a comment and tell your friends to listen to Episode 15 to take them away to paradise on two wheels.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Steve
December 20th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
I spend most of the motorcycling season downloading ALL of the motorcycle racing that I can. MotoGP, AMA, WSBK, BSB, maybe some odd-ball stuff like the Isle of Mann and the Oulster GP. I don’t have enough time to keep up with them all during the riding season, so I watch racing all winter long. That, combined with researching new models, going to the International Motorcycle Show, or the Indy MC show, since I am so close now (Noblesville), I can stay immersed in two wheels until it is time to get back on the road again.
December 21st, 2009 at 9:48 am
Hey Josh,
Thanks for posting. You are heading down the exact same road that I speak of. Fill in every possible moment of free time that you can until conditions are favorable enough to get back on the bike. Happy race watching! Don’t know about you but I am excited to see what Spies can do in GP. Should be another exciting season. Would love to see someone besides Stoner compete with the Fiat Yamaha boys.