53 degrees on the ride in...  beautiful!  perfect weather.  makes me a bit sad, as it reminds me that in a few months, there will be a lot less bikes on the road.  Just me and a host of other idiots too stubborn to pursue sensible transportation.

the underseat heater worked really well today, and I already am sensing a return of that winter mentality, when I start engineering in my brain complicated ducting to funnel header heat directly to my balls.

Yup, I thought the same thing about the great weather on the ride in.  

Gerbing's heated gloves are part of my plan for the cold riding months.

Pretty chilli but not to bad.  I wasnt numb when I got to the office like I will be in the next few months.

Little cooler up north of you guys in OK. Weird, it went from summer to fall right away. What is this underseat heater you speak of? 

Quote from: Shifty on September 25, 2009, 07:37:03 AM
Little cooler up north of you guys in OK. Weird, it went from summer to fall right away. What is this underseat heater you speak of? 

I'd guess exhaust.   

Quote from: Jester on September 25, 2009, 08:09:22 AM
I'd guess exhaust.   

Quote from: Jester on September 25, 2009, 08:09:22 AM
I'd guess exhaust.   

or the exhaust coming out of his ... oh nevermind

The 999's have a feature where header and exhaust heat is redirected at your a$$ and the back of your legs.  This is a really nice feature in fall/winter, however there is a missing "off" switch that makes summer riding a bit toasty.  Especially in my summery Perry Ellis riding slacks.

Quote from: caffeinejunkee on September 25, 2009, 06:30:27 AM
Yup, I thought the same thing about the great weather on the ride in.  

Gerbing's heated gloves are part of my plan for the cold riding months.

I think I'll be investing in some Gerbing items this year. The heated grips on the Beemer are nice but they're not hot enough to reach through to the windy side of my fists.    I think I'll be looking for a vest too.

I'm old and weak. I don't even ride my 999 during the blazing hot summer months just for the reasons mentioned. Go ahead and laugh but it can really suck! Lisa will vouch. Not the tough young stud muffin like Svoloch! Hey, as a matter of fact Svoloch be won't be anymore after October 3rd!! It all turns to shit after 40!!

Speaking of B-days, we just missed DLS/Scott's birthday yesterday! Happy belated birthday mountain man!! How is it out there at 8,000 feet in New Mexico? You've been awfully quiet... got electricity yet?

Quote from: The Svoloch on September 25, 2009, 12:01:55 PM
The 999's have a feature where header and exhaust heat is redirected at your a$$ and the back of your legs.  This is a really nice feature in fall/winter, however there is a missing "off" switch that makes summer riding a bit toasty.  Especially in my summery Perry Ellis riding slacks.

Does yours have catalytic converters?
They have them on the 1098/1198 etc. now and it makes it even hotter on the inside of your thigh. I had my slacks on at lunch today at stoplights and it was actually painful, not just uncomfortable (I have leather overpants for to/from work). The full exhaust runs much cooler.

Yes on the cat.   At some point need to get a full system in there to replace it, but neither of my kids fight well enough to go to public school.

I use a fleece-lined mitten to keep The Boys warm in winter.   

it got hot again. was not prepared for that.

I think we should have an ALL-Trip 9 only ride to Urbino's next Thursday night. I count 3 trip 9's (that could be ridden) unless someone else has on hidden under the pig barn somewhere  that can bring out. I'd like to get some pictures of that parade.