This has to be the sh*****t riding year ever

[Gavia]

It’s as near as dammit May and I’ve had one ride on the roads and done two trackdays, one was so cold I needed my ski jacket over my leathers when standing around the paddock and one this week where we had two dry sessions and then it rained and rained and rained until the track owners decided it was too dangerous to let anyone out and cancelled the rest of the day.

It seems like winter has just run and run this year.

Anyone else getting pissed off with the weather this year?

Obviously this is aimed at the fair weather, ride for fun types like me, not all you hard core, ride in 500feet of snow every day. You can all carry on saving up for a car amd keep your opinions to yourselves

[Biker's Nemesis]

Do you need a cuddle?

[Gavia]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Do you need a cuddle?

I do, but not off you, even mckeann doesn’t rate them

[Biker's Nemesis]

Gavia said:

I do, but not off you, even mckeann doesn’t rate them

There has only been 3 people to get cuddles off me from here, that old goat Fleegle, THE argumentative arsewipe R1 Loon and Mckean.

You is neva getting a cuddle.

[mckeann]

I liked the cuddle so much I had 2

[Birky_41]

I'm just here for the cuddles...

[bogie]

Yeah, its crap, the worst i can remember in the last 10 years......its 5 months into the year nearly and Ive had one or two days without wearing winter gear.

I hope "summer" makes up for it, and we actually have more than a week of 20 deg dry weather this year ....

[Stone Cold]

bogie said:

I hope "summer" makes up for it, and we actually have more than a week of 20 deg dry weather this year ....

And I think that was last week so we’re buggered

[Jazoli]

I've done around 600 miles so far this year, its fking ste, I've even started going out in sub 10 degree temps otherwise I'd be going stir crazy, thank god for heated grips, thoroughly sick of it now.

[horsemeatscandal]

There’s one other guy in the office who rides in and every morning we comment on how st the weather is being. Keep hearing about this global warming business but I remain freezing...

I only started riding start of Feb and the weather hasn’t changed much.

[gareth_r]

The only saving grace is that I never believed that global warming bks, so I wasn't expecting Mid Wales to be like SoCal (but with more sheep and caravans, obviously).

[Loyly]

It's not just the st weather, the condition of the roads is generally awful, with potholes everywhere. Hopefully summer will cheer things up.

[Dakkon]

You lot need to man up, i've done 6,000 miles already this year.

[Gavia]

Dakkon said:

You lot need to man up, i've done 6,000 miles already this year.

See the disclaimer at the bottom of the thread opener.

[tonyinbrighton]

We've been lucky down here on the south coast where the sun shines every day.........
Without actually going anywhere I've managed about 1200 miles just pootling about since January.

[Felters]

Dakkon said:

You lot need to man up, i've done 6,000 miles already this year.

Yep me too.

Is this the point at which I say that I live near Marbella?

[twizellb]

I've managed around 100yds up to now this year, but that's not totally down to the crap weather
Gonna try and get past the top corner of our street again this weekend though, wish me luck.

[Birky_41]

Ive not done a track day as my only one was cancelled due to snow

Since Xmas I have done maybe 2000 miles but pretty much always been cold/wet or loads of road salt

I did 1000 miles in Germany last weekend but thats about it

[tezzer]

If its any consolation, I'm stuck in Ankara for a week working, its 32C everyday, bright blue skies, and my bike is at home 1800 miles away in York.

Weather forecast looks good for next Wednesday / Thursday when I get home.

[MrGman]

It has been crap so far, lets just hope the rest of the year makes up for it!

Last weekend though was a good one, picked up a new bike and then had two 18º+ days to start running it in. Was a great weekend in fact