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Title: Hello from Canada Post by: Bishamon on December 05, 2010, 08:15:42 AM Hello, all
I'm Todd from Ontario, Canada. I currently own a Ducati Sport 1000 and a Kawi Ninja 250. This was only my second year riding, but I've been loving every minute. I'm currently looking to pick up a Monster 696 or 796. The season is pretty much finished here until spring; The temperature will be below freezing most of the time, and they like to dump a ton of salt on the roads, so riding even on 'warmer' days is not a great idea. Title: Re: Hello from Canada Post by: stopintime on December 05, 2010, 02:24:00 PM Welcome [thumbsup]
Good to have another member who understand cold :-\ It's between 0 and 10 F here now (Norway) During winter I always see some above-freezing days, but the salt [bang] Title: Re: Hello from Canada Post by: Bishamon on December 05, 2010, 08:12:38 PM Welcome [thumbsup] Good to have another member who understand cold :-\ It's between 0 and 10 F here now (Norway) During winter I always see some above-freezing days, but the salt [bang] I didn't realize they used salt in Norway; I thought they just let the snow get packed down and everyone drove around with studded tires (on their cars, not on their bikes ;)). Title: Re: Hello from Canada Post by: stopintime on December 06, 2010, 01:18:32 AM I didn't realize they used salt in Norway; I thought they just let the snow get packed down and everyone drove around with studded tires (on their cars, not on their bikes ;)). In and around town, they use salt. When everyone used studded tires, salt wasn't required - the studs roughed up the ice. We're over 50% on unstudded tires now and that results in polished snow/ice. = salt. There has always been a few guys riding all year, mostly dirt bikes, on studded tires. Probably not the safest thing, but with a huge fun factor. Title: Re: Hello from Canada Post by: Bishamon on December 07, 2010, 07:15:21 AM In and around town, they use salt. When everyone used studded tires, salt wasn't required - the studs roughed up the ice. We're over 50% on unstudded tires now and that results in polished snow/ice. = salt. There has always been a few guys riding all year, mostly dirt bikes, on studded tires. Probably not the safest thing, but with a huge fun factor. I have a cousin who rides all winter. He says that as long as the streets are plowed, he rides to work. I don't know what happens if there is a major snowfall while he is at work. ;) By contrast, someone posted on another forum that he stores his bike during the winter, and he lives in California, and says the temperature rarely drops below 55 Fahrenheit. |