So... Whos been out in the snow!!!

[Twit]

Tried taking the bike to work this morning, just a faff - I have a dirt track to get up before I hit the roads, so I turned back and got the train! But... Planning to finish early today and get the bike out and hit some of the local tracks before the snow melts! For the 400 metres or so I rode this morning it was great, even at no speed the bike was breaking traction at the rear... Just hope the snow stays!!!!!

Edited by Twit on Wednesday 24th January 14:02

[Rawwr]

I considered it for a few seconds.

[Davel]

We haven't had any here!

[Steve_T]

We had enough on the drive and down our road to put me off. If I could get safely clear of the local roads I'm sure I could have made it in. As it is I had to suffer the usual muppetry on the train.

Steve.

[TPS]

Went out on mine.Very Very cold though and could not see at one point due to the snow building up on my visor.

[anonymous-user]

Dry and Sunny in Poole!! Bloody cold though

[Twit]

Unfortunetly looking out of my office window I see a very dry, sunny London... Buggar, all the snow has gone!

[kraftwerk]

Snow and/or ice is about the only condition I won't ride in. Had to once when it snowed while I was at work and it took me hours to get home on my usual 25-minute commute.

[anonymous-user]

As my instructor said... my advice on riding on ice or snow is.... take the bus!!!

[Twit]

It isnt that bad if you take it easy. Used to scare the crap out of me but doesnt now. Rode in a lot of snow when in Pakistan / Himalayas and as with all other aspects if you practice enough in the snow / ice you can ride in it, but we don't get much of a chance to practice.

[Jammez]

Chucked it down with snow in Edinburgh last year & I had a 30 mile ride home in serious snow! It was great! All the cars got stuck, traffic was horrific & I just took it real steady and filtered nicely through the whole mess! If I was in the car i'd still be there now!

[FROSTYR1]

kraftwerk said:

Snow and/or ice is about the only condition I won't ride in. Had to once when it snowed while I was at work and it took me hours to get home on my usual 25-minute commute.

Ditto, I use to ride in the snow and ice but that was when i had no choice eitherway! lost the back a few times in ice and that certainly put me off!!

Horses for courses

[DennisTheMenace]

i did years ago when i had my zzr600 , never again

[eliminator]

Snow is fine with the right tyres but hard-packe / ice is unforgiving no matter how able you are unless you have spiked wheels.

And the killer for me.... Car driver's can't handle snow. Sitting at lights some years back, a car locked up and slid past me still doing 30mph.

Soft snow in a field with a trial bike is fun!

[black-k1]

eliminator said:

And the killer for me.... Car driver's can't handle snow.

I used to ride in the snow, when I had no other choice. Don’t do it now because I don’t have to (use the car instead) and because of all the other idiots who don’t know how to drive in snow. Bikes in snow tend to be slower than the rest of the traffic leading to traffic sitting right on the rear number plate or very dodgy ‘push past’ overtakes. Neither of which help when you’re trying to keep upright and generally heading in the right direction.

[catso]

You just need the right tyres.......







More at; http://homepage.usask.ca/~deb666/dirt


And check out this video of some Swedish Bikers enjoying the snow......

www.heartinsanfrancisco.com/IsakaViaredssjonsmall.wmv

Edited by catso on Saturday 27th January 14:31

[TPS]

That last photo is amazing.Never thought i would see one of them off roading.