I have had my new to me bike sat in the garage since the 1st of December . i have not even put it in gear yet ! 3 months of constant gritting by the council is doing my head in. At this time last year i had already been knocked off my old Ducati ,had a broken leg and ankle and was back at work .
I remember one late February when temperatures reached 20c. I had a very nice day out to N. Wales on my CBR600. Global warming? Pah!
I remember Christmas Eve eve about 20 years ago riding into york on my srad 750 and having to unzip my leathers it was that hot.
It was 4 degrees all day at work today. The sweat was pouring off me after a week of -5 in an east wind.
I remember doing an oulton park track day in mid feb a few years ago and it was well into 20 degrees . I was sweating like a stuck pig. I bought a new r1 in 1999 and it was registered on 1st march . i had done 600 miles in the first week 'cos the weather was so good.