riding in snow :)

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Edited Date/Time 11/25/2012 7:01pm
Now its starting to get chilly across the nation my minds turned to snow. As a kid i used to still ride for a while once it snowed ( under 2 ft. ) it all eventually would pack down or brush away to bare frozen ground. Leaving a crazy challenge finding traction and balance.. absolutely loved the feeling. Any one else ever have to experience of shredding powder on a bike?
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exsarg 11/25/2012 5:46pm
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get a set of studded tires. works well if the snow is less then 8 inches or so. incredible traction on bare frozen ground. trelleborg factory studded tires are the best. 4 to 500 per tire. you need a good rear tire. on the front 3/8 sheet metal hex heads work very well. they fly out when used on the rear.
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TerryK 11/25/2012 5:56pm
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Being in Canada, Ive been riding in the snow and ice racing my entire life. Ice racing or riding whooped out snowmobile trails is a hoot.

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TerryK 11/25/2012 5:59pm
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exsarg wrote:
get a set of studded tires. works well if the snow is less then 8 inches or so. incredible traction on bare frozen ground. trelleborg factory...
get a set of studded tires. works well if the snow is less then 8 inches or so. incredible traction on bare frozen ground. trelleborg factory studded tires are the best. 4 to 500 per tire. you need a good rear tire. on the front 3/8 sheet metal hex heads work very well. they fly out when used on the rear.
If you ride on hard pack you don't need studs, but the Trelleborgs work good in shallow show and frozen ground. Sheet metal screws wont last long once they contract dirt. They are a lot of made-for-motorcycle studs available but none of them are meant to be used on frozen dirt.
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blusmbl 11/25/2012 5:59pm
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I've ridden on frozen lakes with studded tires, there is a surprising amount of traction available. I had a set of ice tires for my old CR500, they went with the bike when I sold it. I wouldn't mind building another. Kenda makes an 18" rear that everybody uses, just get one of those with a couple packages of kold kutter screws and you're in business!



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yam261 11/25/2012 6:15pm
11/25/2012 6:15pm
It snowed here today. I have had my share of crashes on frozen ground, i'll pass on winter riding.
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Braaap14 11/25/2012 6:27pm
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Haha! I remember how bad they hurt, least the cold numbed some pain Smile
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Drew580 11/25/2012 6:35pm
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Here's a little video of my ripping the pit bike in the snow yesterday up here in Ontario Canada

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mjskier 11/25/2012 6:41pm
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All I know is trial tires don't work once it gets a bit deep

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yam261 11/25/2012 6:46pm
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Drew580 wrote:
Here's a little video of my ripping the pit bike in the snow yesterday up here in Ontario Canada [embed] https://youtu.be/3_rNT2p7rvc [/embed]
Here's a little video of my ripping the pit bike in the snow yesterday up here in Ontario Canada

That's about how much snow we have here, North Bay area. The ground isn't frozen underneth yet.
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Braaap14 11/25/2012 7:00pm
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Drew580 wrote:
Here's a little video of my ripping the pit bike in the snow yesterday up here in Ontario Canada [embed] https://youtu.be/3_rNT2p7rvc [/embed]
Here's a little video of my ripping the pit bike in the snow yesterday up here in Ontario Canada

yam261 wrote:
That's about how much snow we have here, North Bay area. The ground isn't frozen underneth yet.
Thats about how much we get around here as well. Oh theee memories haha. Now there's no way. I hate the cold.

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