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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:17 pm
by Toyuzu
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!
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:33 pm
by CentralOzzy
Mr Toyuzu....YOU ARE HARD CORE!!!!!!!
(Or very silly?)
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:46 pm
by Toyuzu
I think maybe a little of both.
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:51 pm
by MASHBY
Your brave man Toy.Ive never ridden those sort of conditions.
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:54 pm
by Toyuzu
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:56 pm
by MASHBY
Did you travel the next 3 miles?
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:57 pm
by Toyuzu
You know, I hear Bandit 1200's are excellent snow bikes.
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:59 pm
by MASHBY
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.
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:02 pm
by Toyuzu
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.
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:09 pm
by Toyuzu
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....
