Snow

[Septic]

Any tips on riding in snow?

 

[Timpo]

Keep it nailed.........












...shut in the shed!

 

[Packer]

Any tips on riding in snow?

Only do it deliberately on something light, agile and fitted with knobblies

 

[Nutty]

Any tips on riding in snow?

DON'T

 

[Glyno]

Any tips on riding in snow?

Be prepared for a big repair bill

 

[Timolgra]

Any tips on riding in snow?

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=247903&highlight=white

 

[D6]

fit big knobblies, go out on a light bike, as your gonna fall off, avoid shiny snow,,,, its ice

 

[IainMac]

longish thread here http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53519

 

[Wrigsby1]

Rode a fair bit on snow and ice as courier/instructor/dealer worker and not always 'cos i wanted to... Worst= few inces blizzard snow on CBR6 with near slicks least= black ice....

Can't say I want to these days as it's usually windy up here and there are not enough people to save you or a very good mobile signal

Would rather ride on fresh relatively deep snow and with summat singlish and crashable with knobblies. Sadly GS's are big heavy and a bit scary on downhills. Had a little crash last year on an snowy passing space after the engine braking locked it sideways..... sort of sums it up

Rode on snow/ice as courier a few times but hard to earn any cash and odd crash usually included...


PS Accelerate smoothly, use engine braking where poss and plan very far ahead and watch out for wankers/dimwits driving too fast to stop....

 

[Kirst]

Wear thermal knickers
Put a hot water bottle on the seat before you set off
Clench buttocks
Try not to crap yourself
Don't ride like a tw@t
Oh, lower tyre pressures mught help a bit too

The above is in case you get caught out, otherwise leave the thing where it is and use a form of transport that doesn't involve freezing to death

For those of you who like going out to play in it on your bikes, you're either mad or still young enough to deal with the consequences!

Oh bugger I've turned into an old fart

 

[Septic]

still young enough

 

[g.s.john]

if you are daft enough to ride in it when you fall off dont lick the yellow snow

 

[Clearandlock]

snow

You could try skis

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[LivNorway]

Any tips on riding in snow?

Read the Norwegian rider, Hans Petters, advice (in English!):
http://www.mc-addict.com/aguidetowinterriding.htm

Liv.

 

[Wrigsby1]

You could try skis

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I think what he was saying on the ski's one was "it was Ok until i met that truck and i couldn't feckin' steer quick enough..."