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« on: March 20, 2014, 04:16:10 AM » |
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Just to show I'm not just starting it but riding in the snow too.
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« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2014, 05:28:28 AM » |
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« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2014, 06:05:46 AM » |
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Studded tires?
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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2014, 06:39:06 AM » |
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Yes, TKC80. Wouldn't have worked without studs, not every day at least  |
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2014, 06:42:02 AM » |
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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2014, 07:00:03 AM » |
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That looks fun ... I mean, cold ... really cold  |
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« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2014, 07:11:59 AM » |
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Nice, Good on you for grabbing your nuts and going for a ride.  I used to ride in the snow, quite a bit actually as I lived at 5,200ft and did not own a car for three years. Surprisingly I never crashed in the snow. Just in the red gravel left over from it in the spring.  I will never forget my first snow ride. In a blizzard crossing over Loveland Pass in Colorado on a 92 cbr600. Would have never tried it except that I was wearing an Aerostich with heated gear under when a 70 year old man on an old BMW saw me sitting it out at the gas station and offered to lead me over the pass. I only tried as his worn out and unheated leathers shamed me into the effort. It went well and I have since learned to not fear the snow. Makes a bloddy mess of the bike though. |
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« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2014, 05:45:57 PM » |
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When I would commute in the snow I would lower the tire pressure to around 20 pounds or so, and that would provide a bunch more traction. Riding against the side of the curb would help a lot in black ice situations as well.
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« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2014, 07:38:50 PM » |
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 How many days/year do you do this?
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« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2014, 08:26:30 PM » |
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Brave Brave man....
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« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2014, 01:29:18 AM » |
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Wow And I hate it when it's under 50 degrees. |
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« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2014, 04:47:34 AM » |
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How many days/year do you do this? Every day, all year. Unless the missus wants me to pick something heavy up, then I take my truck but it hasn't got winter tires so I try to avoid her needs. But we have summer too - slightly warmer and very much nicer – so it's not as bad as it looks. Not every day at least |
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« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2014, 07:54:30 AM » |
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YOU WIN. I am a wimp. I don't ride if it MIGHT rain.
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« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2014, 02:10:54 PM » |
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YOU WIN. I am a wimp. I don't ride if it MIGHT rain.
hahaha i'm in that boat right with you! I'm impressed OP |
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« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2014, 07:32:01 AM » |
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Awesome. Other riders shake their head at me as I commute year-round in our plentiful rain and down to 35 degrees. Now it seems I'm just another soft, doughy spoiled American.  So! What are the mods to your gear and the bike that make this work? Do you use different oil on the chain? |
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