In article <MPG.23175499534f06169896bf@news.motzarella.org> , ogden
says...
> CT wrote:
> > Colin Irvine wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:52:14 +0100, ogden <ogden@pre.org> squeezed out
> > > the following:
> > >
> > > > CT wrote:
> > > >> ogden wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > Have you considered a car?
> > > >>
> > > >> I've got one but I have considered pissing away the proceeds of
> > > selling >> my flats on a DB9. Why do you ask?
> > > >
> > > > Because you said you'd "something that will be good in the wet and
> > > > cold"
> > >
> > > So why not suggest a nice Gortex jacket?
> >
> > Look, when you two have quite finished...
> >
> > I have car. I have a Goretex jacket.
> >
> > What motorcycle tyre(s) should I buy to fit my Sprint? I would like a
> > tyre compound that gives good grip in cold and wet weather.
>
> No idea. Riding a bike in cold and wet weather doesn't sound very
> pleasant so I don't generally bother.

It doesn't look like I'm going to have much of a choice

http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-Douglas-IMXX0002

Still, the IoM weather is a law unto itself, so it could go either way.
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