Topic: Riding in the snow

[74cb750]

One guy here in Vermont rides his bike year round, as he has no car. Then again he drives a Yamaha xs1100 so....... 

Me : only rode in snow a few times, always by accident.
peace,
michel

[BobbyR]

The Men all put their bikes away for the winter...


But the Woman is still riding hers!!!



Snicker............ 

OK rub it in. I swear I have no Judy Garland or Showtune records.

[boatsdickson]

I remember one winter; many winters ago; me and a bottle of cuervo decided to ride across town to party at my brothers house. Hey, walking was dangerous on the slick stuff...  I had a blast. The roads were already iced and snowed over and it DUMPED massive amounts of sleet on me the whole way there. Startin at the light I could get the back tire spinning for about a block or so while actually keeping it up and straight. Pulling into my brothers front yard -thats where drunk people park- he heard the pipes and came out pointing and laughing at me. Stood off the bike and inches of sleet dumped from the seat and crotch. Too bad these were the times before digital cameras. I made it through no problems and felt pretty confident in my ability, but now I realize how dumb I was and what horrible things couldve happened........

I couldve broke my bottle.........   

[nickjtc]

September, 2000..... I was finished with a job in Red Deer, Alberta and had to get back home over the Rockies. Woke up on my day of departure to find a few inches of snow on the ground. Fortunately I was on my KLR650, with a heated vest, so I thought nothing of it.

It was the first time I had ever overtaken a snow plough whilst riding on two wheels. By the time I got to Canmore I was borderline hypothermic, even with all the gear and the vest....you know the feeling, when you roll off the bike and spend ten minutes just standing there while the circulation gets going.

As soon as I crossed over the mountains back into Gods country the temperature went up about 10 degrees c and it was back to normality.

I don't recommend riding under such conditions...although having said that I did do a couple of rides in November on the XT which were dry but definately 'brass monkey-ish'.