Hello from Canada

[Bishamon]

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.  

[stopintime]

Welcome

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

[Bishamon]

Welcome

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

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 ). 

[stopintime]

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.

[Bishamon]

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.