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2-5-19 White stuff at 4 corners

HadesOmega said:
I see snow on top of Mt Hamilton. I wanted to take a drive up there but it rained the day before I didn't want to have any encounters with black ice o_O' If there still snow on Friday I might head up there on the DR.
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They have a tendency to close Mt Hamilton Rd when it snows.
 
newbiker said:
I'd never ride in snow; then again I don't think sports bikes can be riden in snow.
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An impromptu date with a former girlfriend on a clear day back in the Philadelphia-area suburbs turned into a decent snowstorm 7 hours later with me about an hour from home while out on my R6. It was not a pleasant ride home. It can be done but it's not fun.
 
ScottRNelson said:
Yeah, you ride on snow and ice and you take a chance of doing this (photo from last week).

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crash cage / engine guard basically lets you park your bike that way, though.. "how do ya'll park your shit?" :teeth
 
This ride report is cool :ride
 
In 1987 I rode a VF1000R over Tioga Pass, on Memorial Day Weekend, and it was snowing...

Wouldn't do it now. Brrrrr….
 
Blankpage said:
Riding in snow is about as much fun as getting kicked in the balls
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Then your doing it all wrong. :wow :laughing

Of course not all machines and riders are made to work in less than ideal environments.

Rider(s)...
I've been riding for decades in all kinds of conditions. Actually used to ride to work on my '73 Z1 in the snow in winter in Silverton OR. Even 2 upped a friend co-worker every now and then.
I "practiced" riding my SL100 Honda in wide open snowed in fields. 6" to 18" was best. Get going fast and toss it into a turn. It slides until the snow
starts packing in front of the tires then hooks up and lets ya drift the turns.
Ice is another story. Keep it up as straight as possible and ease the turns. I would also ride close to the edge of the road so if slippage started I'd direct it into the gravel where better traction was to be found.

Bike(s)…
It is much easier to ride a low and slow bike in the snow than a tall dual sport or sport bike. Or cruiser. That's why the TW is so awesome. Plus it has huge tires for even better bite.
 
I was up there today, riding two-up. Planning on lunch at Alice's but didn't know about the road closure. Still, very fun. Everything above 3,000 feet (Castle Rock) was white. (Pavement was clear.) And at one point, a red tailed hawk flew right in front of us, at eye level, carrying an enormous, writhing snake. Very interesting day!
 
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