I live in Minnesota and work at a transportation company. In the same garage with us is a motorcycle funeral escort business. These people are truly nuts! They ride Harley Road Kings 365 days a year regardless of weather, road conditions, or temperature. When the snow falls they slap on a 3rd wheel sidecar frame with some weights on it and off they go! Not only are they riding, they are leading funeral processions and stopping traffic when needed to allow the procession to remain together. Can you imagine putting yourself in the way of traffic on snow covered roads! Don't get me wrong, they have heated grips, large windscreens, huge glove covers, and are dressed head to toe in warm gear, but at -10 degrees in snow there is no way you get me out there with them!
On Mar 23, 11:29 am, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> wrote: > JD - I'm with you. I have ridden on gravel with street tires and on grass > also, and that was bad enough. I didn't fall, but the lack of traction > really gets the heart pumpin' when it feels like you're goin' down. > > Stanley > > ________________________________ > From: JD <[email protected]> > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 3:35:06 PM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: went down today > > I used to live up in Eastern Washington, but now I'm down in LA. Snow > is one thing I've always refused to ride in. I've ridden in crazy > rain, hail, below freezing, and heavy fog. If someone knows anything > riding techniques to use in the snow maybe I'd try it. But right now, > I won't take out anything that doesn't have at least three wheels in > the snow. If I can't bank on at least a little bit of traction I want > more stability....that's just me > ~JD > > On Mar 21, 8:48 am, "Kyle K.K." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I was going all of 3 mph. No damage to me or the bike (yay for the > > giant crashbar.) 90 degree corners on snow SUUUUUUUCK. > > > Anyone else riding in snow? > > > -Kyle- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
