Polar Bear Challenge!

[viper]

does this count in any way

[Boomer]

This thread is biased against the 08/09 owners. 
We don't have a thermometer. 
Neither does my GTR1000 which I have been riding for 3 months now.

[Charlie747]

This thread is biased against the 08/09 owners. 
We don't have a thermometer. 
Neither does my GTR1000 which I have been riding for 3 months now.

Does loss of body parts through frost bite count ?

[Lonewolf]

Boomer, then you must upgrade your bike for this challenge.

Charlie, loss of body parts only count as a minor flesh wound, you need to man up.

Viper, a Merc and it doesn't have an integrated sat nav? Shame on you for buying the inferior model....

[Rusty]

I think you mean to say " shame on you for buying a Merc " ... never mind what model ! 

[viper]

Boomer, then you must upgrade your bike for this challenge.

Charlie, loss of body parts only count as a minor flesh wound, you need to man up.

Viper, a Merc and it doesn't have an integrated sat nav? Shame on you for buying the inferior model....

I spent 8k on extras for that car and refuse to pay the 2.5k for the " navigation pack ", which is not as good as a garmin and soon goes out of date. In my beemer i got one of those dvd player/satnav double size  head units off ebay that your retro fit, its awsome and only cost £180

[Ant]

does this count in any way

Is that this year ??

[viper]

no not this year , it was 2 years back , early january in Inverness, it actually went to about -12 , never experienced cold like that, it cut through to the bone with the sharp wind , however Inverness is beautiful , especially in the winter

[Boomer]

Boomer, then you must upgrade your bike for this challenge.

Nah, traction control is for wimps and linked brakes are for pansies. 
I'll stick with my 07 and my 1989 GTR1000 thanks.

I rode in -20C in Germany in 1984. Was +2C when I left Belgium 6 hours earlier. By the time I got to the outskirts of Munich I'd been following the snowplough for 30 miles and had no choice but to follow him into his depot. They warmed me up with a heater and some coffee. I had icicles from each nostril to my upper lip. They really hurt coming off!
The bike (Z1300/6) didn't make it to the office in downtown Munich. I locked and abandoned it after dropping it for the 4th time and walked the last 2 miles.
I delivered the damned package though! Took 9 hours when the normal was 5.
Heated grips, heated jacket, heated trousers, heated socks and lots of layers, oh and an uprated alternator and bigger battery. 
I was used to riding in -5C but that was ridiculously cold!

[Rusty]

+1 Viper .... even if I spent a load of money on a top of the range car ... £2000+ for the sat nav when you can get a perfectly decent one for £200 .. madness !

[shaggs147]

Pah! I've got no chance! 

+12°C again today and clear enough for me to see the mountains from my apartment.

Ros, any more of this gloating and you'll be as popular as a fart in a lift 

[viper]

+1 Viper .... even if I spent a load of money on a top of the range car ... £2000+ for the sat nav when you can get a perfectly decent one for £200 .. madness !

you are so right, the car makers satnavs are not usually as good as a little garmins