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Message started by vroom1776 on 12/04/06 at 08:53:04

Title: Snow Tires?
Post by vroom1776 on 12/04/06 at 08:53:04

Hey all!

Anyone know if there is such a thing as as motorcycle snow tires? I.e. w/ studs? it's slippery around here!

V

Title: Re: Snow Tires?
Post by Brewbrother on 12/04/06 at 10:30:18

Seems they are made by the owner. here is a link
http://www.dieseljo.com/ice_motorcycle_ice_riding_home.htm

pic
http://www.dieseljo.com/images_ice_pictures/rear_ice_tire_mounted.jpg

Title: Re: Snow Tires?
Post by mickthelimey on 12/04/06 at 21:51:10

Sorry to bring up the old days again,but when I was still in england my dad had a 500cc Norton ES2 and every winter he would put on his old side car,and that is how we winterized our bikes ,none of us owned a car.

Title: Re: Snow Tires?
Post by georgekathe on 12/04/06 at 23:38:33

& as I recall, it would usually wreck the frame alignment for solo riding eventually.

how true, Mick - think sometimes it is difficult for an American even for someone here from that era, (or even someone from there from my generation), to envision England & Europe before WW2 where few had cars, & the only family means of transport was a bike & chair.

though my Dad learnt to drive & had a car (went with the job, I think) my Granddad never did & he & Nan would get on the bike & in the chair & evidently would most weekends trundle off for the day to Southend, the equivalent of Coney Island for those from the East End (Eastside) of London.

gotta say as far as snow (or ice) on two wheels, I've found it to be whoooooah!!! My experience is apart from doing something stupid - like hit the brakes too hard/fast/at all or try to steer it, at all, you either fall off or stay on, nothing you can really do about it. makes riding in rain like being on new, scrubbed in tires on ripple free ashphalt.

Title: Re: Snow Tires?
Post by klx650sm2002 on 12/05/06 at 00:53:22

When I first got KLX, she had knobbly tires on, good in the snow but you need studs for ice.
She now has 17" sportbike tires so is no good for either!

Clive W :D

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o147/klx650sm2002/brickwall.jpg

Title: Re: Snow Tires?
Post by thumperclone on 12/05/06 at 17:42:47

hey ft. collins!!! them riders in minAHsota(cant spell)got em cause they race on the snow/ice/lakes..better weather comin end of this week...

Title: Re: Snow Tires?
Post by stinger on 12/06/06 at 02:26:25

Dude, take the bus

Title: Re: Snow Tires?
Post by vroom1776 on 12/06/06 at 11:01:27

what's a bus?

I guess I'll jsut keep my feet down, no brake, small throttle.

Title: Re: Snow Tires?
Post by verslagen1 on 12/06/06 at 11:28:24

If you take it slow, home made tire chains.

Take a chain and wrap it around the tire and rim.

A couple of bungee cords to keep tension.