{"id":15637,"date":"2020-02-04T09:41:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T14:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=15637"},"modified":"2020-02-04T09:41:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T14:41:24","slug":"winter-not-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=15637","title":{"rendered":"Winter (Not) Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Langlitzvest16-186x300.jpg?resize=186%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Langlitzvest16.jpg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Langlitzvest16.jpg?resize=300%2C485&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Langlitzvest16.jpg?resize=93%2C150&amp;ssl=1 93w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Langlitzvest16.jpg?w=433&amp;ssl=1 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/>The average air temperature in early February where I live (Maryland, USA) usually ranges from 27F (-3C) to 47F (8C) for a high.  I do not have heated gear or like to ride when it is cold, so my Harley rests in the garage, waiting for a great day like we had on February 3 when temperatures soared to 67F (19C) by noon.<\/p>\n<p>Retirement has its perks, including&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n&#8230; having time to go for a ride!  <\/p>\n<p>So I donned a pair of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/gear\/dressleatherpants2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leather jeans<\/a>, pulled on a relatively new pair of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/cycle\/chipfire6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chippewa Firefighter boots<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/gear\/langlitzvest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new Langlitz vest<\/a>, and added a protective layer of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/gear\/revit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rev&#8217;IT mesh ballistic nylon jacket<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>Then checked the Harley&#8230; good to go&#8230; off I went.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Roadking112.jpg?resize=584%2C410\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"410\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Roadking112.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Roadking112.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Roadking112.jpg?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Roadking112.jpg?resize=768%2C539&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Roadking112.jpg?resize=428%2C300&amp;ssl=1 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\nLife is short:  RIDE!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The average air temperature in early February where I live (Maryland, USA) usually ranges from 27F (-3C) to 47F (8C) for a high. 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