[mjkarger]

Thanks for all the info guys. I’ll have to do some careful thinking in the next few months.

[mjkarger]

The only adverse weather we have is during Monsoon season.

Dust storms and microbursts (75-100 mph winds, hail, etc.). Usually storms are in the late afternoon and last until 10 or 11 at night.

[mjkarger]

I don’t travel a lot. And If I do travel it’s usually up north about 100-200 miles into the mountains for fishing. But I never go alone and I don’t usually take my truck anyway.

The only thing is that I would be commuting a lot on the freeway and there are laws against lane splitting in AZ. Do I risk over heating (both myself and the bike) on the freeways during rush hour?

I run long distance so it takes a lot before the heat begins to effect me.

[mjkarger]

Well I’ll just give a summary of AZ weather

During the summer the temps average around 105. Some days can reach 115 and above. But most days are around 100.

We have a rainy season for about 3 months and the other 9 months are basically bone dry.

The winters are mild. The temps are usually around 60 degrees during the day and maybe the mid to low 40s at night (on average). There is no such thing as ice or snow here. Occasionally we get frost on the coldest winter mornings.

The ranger needs a valve job, syncro replacement, a new power steering pump, new tires and brakes, and a lot of other little problems fixed. fixable? yeah. But I don’t think it’s worth the investment. Especially as a college student.

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