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dashing through the snow....
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 10:20 am
by steve pye
The Labrador winter struck with a vengeance today. I looked at the weather forecast last night and decided to move my bike to it's winter storage location before the snow got too heavy.
By the time I got ready there was about 2 inches of wet snow on the road, I only had about 10 km to ride so I said " what the heck !"
What I learned:
Wet snow and worn out Gripsters do not mix!! Soon as I let out the clutch it was YEEEHAWWW!! I didn't drop it but I did some impressive slipin' and slidin' !!!
Kudos to choose of you smart enough to live where you can bike all year. To those of us in more 'Northerly' locations.... time to drag out the snowmobiles!!
Cheers,
Steve
A11
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dashing through the snow....
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 10:48 am
by Robert Diaz
Kudos to you! I live in Northern California and I
wish I could be dragging out the snowmobile for some
fun in the snow! I have to drive four hours to get to
the snow! Cheers!
--- Steve Pye wrote:
> The Labrador winter struck with a vengeance today. I
> looked at the weather forecast last night and
> decided to move my bike to it's winter storage
> location before the snow got too heavy.
> By the time I got ready there was about 2 inches of
> wet snow on the road, I only had about 10 km to ride
> so I said " what the heck !"
>
> What I learned:
> Wet snow and worn out Gripsters do not mix!! Soon as
> I let out the clutch it was YEEEHAWWW!! I didn't
> drop it but I did some impressive slipin' and
> slidin' !!!
>
> Kudos to choose of you smart enough to live where
> you can bike all year. To those of us in more
> 'Northerly' locations.... time to drag out the
> snowmobiles!!
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
> A11
>
>
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dashing through the snow....
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 11:23 am
by gpokluda
Sounds to me like a good reason to buy a 2 wheel drive Ural Patrol!
(Big, big grin)
Gino
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Steve Pye" wrote:
> The Labrador winter struck with a vengeance today. I looked at the
weather forecast last night and decided to move my bike to it's
winter storage location before the snow got too heavy.
> By the time I got ready there was about 2 inches of wet snow on
the road, I only had about 10 km to ride so I said " what the heck !"
>
> What I learned:
> Wet snow and worn out Gripsters do not mix!! Soon as I let out the
clutch it was YEEEHAWWW!! I didn't drop it but I did some
impressive slipin' and slidin' !!!
>
> Kudos to choose of you smart enough to live where you can bike all
year. To those of us in more 'Northerly' locations.... time to drag
out the snowmobiles!!
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
> A11
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
dashing through the snow....
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 11:24 am
by imperial-4776@webtv.net
Do I detect a need for a DSN_Snowmobile@yahogroups, group ?
Dave
PS .. Here in Oregon, we are in drought mode, which is very strange
dashing through the snow....
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 11:55 am
by Judson D. Jones
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Robert Diaz wrote:
> Kudos to you! I live in Northern California and I
> wish I could be dragging out the snowmobile for some
> fun in the snow! I have to drive four hours to get to
> the snow! Cheers!
>
I just look forward to Suer Bowl Sunday, when, since the Vikings will
certainly not be appearing, we will get out some motorbikes and go
look for snowmobilers, just to remind them what the real deal is. We
may even go ride some snowmobile trails. Yeah, its illegal, but it
shouldn't be. After all, I wouldn't object (much) to a snowmobile on a
dirt bike trail.
dashing through the snow....
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2002 10:09 am
by falkebruinsma
Riding through snow is do-able. Pictures can be found at
http://photos.innersource.com/page/96/101
-Falke
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Steve Pye" wrote:
> The Labrador winter struck with a vengeance today. I looked at the
weather forecast last night and decided to move my bike to it's
winter storage location before the snow got too heavy.
> By the time I got ready there was about 2 inches of wet snow on the
road, I only had about 10 km to ride so I said " what the heck !"
>
> What I learned:
> Wet snow and worn out Gripsters do not mix!! Soon as I let out the
clutch it was YEEEHAWWW!! I didn't drop it but I did some impressive
slipin' and slidin' !!!
>
> Kudos to choose of you smart enough to live where you can bike all
year. To those of us in more 'Northerly' locations.... time to drag
out the snowmobiles!!
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
> A11
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
dashing through the snow....
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2002 10:52 am
by Arden Kysely
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "falkebruinsma" wrote:
No offense, but those are 'parked in the snow' vs. 'riding in the
snow' pics. But I do know it's possible. We get a little white stuff
now and there here in SoCal and I used to ride my Yamaha 175 Enduro
(an AT-1 with the 175cc piston and cylinder), and my SL100 in the
snow in our local mountains. Lots of fun, even with crappy Trials
Universal tires. I can imagine a KLR would be a handful (or two).
__Arden
dashing through the snow....
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2002 11:04 am
by Devon Jarvis
We had a sorry excuse for a winter here in NYC, but last year I did get
out when there was 6" of snow in unplowed parking lots. Tons of fun,
lots of donuts and flattrack cornering.
Woods riding was good, with the big mud holes frozen solid. No soft
terrain, and at least it's cold enough to wear lots of clothes and
armour since the ground is really hard.
I've got the K760 Trakmasters on still, hopefully they'll be good in the
snow.
I fit snowmobile handgrip muffs on my KLR. THESE ARE GREAT! I rode in
35deg temps on the highway with summer enduro gloves on and my hands
didn't freeze. With fall or winter gloves under the muffs your hands
would be toasty.
Devon
Arden Kysely wrote:
> No offense, but those are 'parked in the snow' vs. 'riding in the
> snow' pics. But I do know it's possible.
dashing through the snow....
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2002 1:06 pm
by guymanbro
Well according to the photos it's possible to PARK the KLR in snow. I
didn't see any evidence of actual riding in the snow in those pics.
dat brooklyn bum
p.s. just eggin ya on...I ride in the snow too.
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "falkebruinsma" wrote:
> Riding through snow is do-able. Pictures can be found at
>
http://photos.innersource.com/page/96/101
>
> -Falke
>
>
> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Steve Pye" wrote:
> > The Labrador winter struck with a vengeance today. I looked at
the
> weather forecast last night and decided to move my bike to it's
> winter storage location before the snow got too heavy.
> > By the time I got ready there was about 2 inches of wet snow on
the
> road, I only had about 10 km to ride so I said " what the heck !"
> >
> > What I learned:
> > Wet snow and worn out Gripsters do not mix!! Soon as I let out
the
> clutch it was YEEEHAWWW!! I didn't drop it but I did some
impressive
> slipin' and slidin' !!!
> >
> > Kudos to choose of you smart enough to live where you can bike
all
> year. To those of us in more 'Northerly' locations.... time to drag
> out the snowmobiles!!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve
> > A11
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
dashing through the snow....
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2002 4:20 pm
by falkebruinsma
Heh.. I tried taking pictures while riding, but it just didn't work
out. This is what happened last time:
http://photos.innersource.com/page/134/318/3966
Other snow related pictures (from Colorado)
http://photos.innersource.com/page/134/316/3950
http://photos.innersource.com/page/134/315/3925
Ride safe,
-Falke
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Arden Kysely" wrote:
> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "falkebruinsma" wrote:
> > Riding through snow is do-able. Pictures can be found at
> >
http://photos.innersource.com/page/96/101
> >
> > -Falke
>
> No offense, but those are 'parked in the snow' vs. 'riding in the
> snow' pics. But I do know it's possible. We get a little white
stuff
> now and there here in SoCal and I used to ride my Yamaha 175 Enduro
> (an AT-1 with the 175cc piston and cylinder), and my SL100 in the
> snow in our local mountains. Lots of fun, even with crappy Trials
> Universal tires. I can imagine a KLR would be a handful (or two).
>
> __Arden