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Toyuzu · #31 Unread post by **Toyuzu** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:17 pm

Okay, here are a couple of pics from my ride yesterday:

http://totalmotorcycle.com/BBS/album_sh ... ic_id=2457

http://totalmotorcycle.com/BBS/album_sh ... ic_id=2456

I don't mind a bit of snow, if it means I get to ride!

CentralOzzy · Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:33 pm

Mr Toyuzu....YOU ARE HARD CORE!!!!!!!

(Or very silly?)

Toyuzu · #33 Unread post by **Toyuzu** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:46 pm

I think maybe a little of both.

MASHBY · #34 Unread post by **MASHBY** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:51 pm

Your brave man Toy.Ive never ridden those sort of conditions.

Toyuzu · #35 Unread post by **Toyuzu** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:54 pm

Okay one more. This is me on my FJ at the summit.

http://totalmotorcycle.com/BBS/album_sh ... ic_id=2458

MASHBY · #36 Unread post by **MASHBY** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:56 pm

Did you travel the next 3 miles?

Toyuzu · #37 Unread post by **Toyuzu** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:57 pm

You know, I hear Bandit 1200's are excellent snow bikes.

MASHBY · #38 Unread post by **MASHBY** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:59 pm

Toyuzu wrote:You know, I hear Bandit 1200's are excellent snow bikes.

No they are not they neeed to be tucked up in a garage for the winter.Thats why Jeeps were invented.

Toyuzu · #39 Unread post by **Toyuzu** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:02 pm

Quite a bit farther than three miles, actually. We were at the summit at that point, so we figured conditions couldn't get any worse. We were wrong, of course.

It got colder, and started snowing a bit, intermittent with freezing rain. The west side of the mountain is heavily shaded. But we all still had an excellent ride. I now know that Jeans with thermal underwear is not sufficient for winter mountain riding.

Honestly, I feel that people who say bikes are not good for poor weather are misinformed. The gear that is available today makes it possible to ride in almost all conditions. Just use extreme caution, ride slowly and you can ride year-round.

Of course, there are places (Most of northern US and all of Canada) where the roads are frequently completely covered with ice. Not even I would attempt to ride then.

Toyuzu · #40 Unread post by **Toyuzu** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:09 pm

Matt, I'm sorry. That was the most blatant threadjack in history.

We now return the viewer to the regularly scheduled discussion about Mashby's new Bandit....