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I used to in Alaska, but the law allowed actual metal studs in tires and MI doesn't.
Did this for several years, grip heaters and an electrically heated sweatshirt I designed and made myself. I was inspired by a rider in Denver who also rode for years on studded tires. It works far better than you'd ever believe. In all the years I rode 12 months in AK, I never dropped a bike in the winter. Summer, well, that's another problem
One ride in particular stands out-I was riding the Glenn Highway near the Palmer Alternate onramp, when a woman in an Explorer came flying down the ramp.....slid gently across both lanes of traffic, into the median. The look she gave me as I rode a motorcycle past her was priceless. Made the whole ride that much better.
I rode year 'round in Pennsylvania. If the roads were cleared, I was out. Got stuck in some scary situations a few times, and had road salt wreck the forks of my Sportster, but I was younger and stuff didn't bother me like it does now. When I was a kid, deep snows were prime fun times for riding our dirt bikes, so grew up with no fear of winter riding.
I was inspired by a rider in Denver who also rode for years on studded tires. It works far better than you'd ever believe. In all the years I rode 12 months in AK, I never dropped a bike in the winter. Summer, well, that's another problem
I can't wait to try these babies out. Not DOT legal though...
Some of the dirt bikes tires for ice and snow look more like some kind of medieval torture device
I can't wait to try these babies out. Not DOT legal though...
Some of the dirt bikes tires for ice and snow look more like some kind of medieval torture device
NICE!!!!!
Gnarly Gnobbage!!!! I love the yellow letters!!
I had tires like that on my Street Legal DR650. Even on pavement they are fun because they have no grip, so rolling monster power slides on ON Ramps and other low speed turn situations were fun, fun fun!!
I used to in Alaska, but the law allowed actual metal studs in tires and MI doesn't.
I don't understand that crap from a lot of states in snow country. We spend thousands on every vehicle for government mandated safety crap. Air bags, anti-lock brakes, crash tests, impact protection and soon, government mandated stability control systems and freekin' backup cameras. But none of those do a damn thing for you on ice. Yet one simple thing that can do more than all of them combined to save lives when roads are bad, are outlawed by government. Why? Because it costs a few bucks more to maintain roads. So we can pay thousands per vehicle on safety crap in order to "save one life". But when it means a little more work for the government, lives don't matter. Bullchit.
When I lived in Colorado I rode in winter wearing a snowmobile suit. The magic number was 17 degrees. Colder than that was just too cold to ride for me.
Given the condition f the roads here, tire studs aren't going to cause much additional damage, they are already chewed up terrible. And the new studs don't damage the roads.
Interestingly, the law in MI allows the use of "approved" studs, but the DOT hasn't actually gone so far as to "approve" any. Too bad, they do help on icy roads.
Couple years ago I was moving and had to move a bike even further probably a good 25 miles, I think it came down to the last day I had to move it and was like 11 degrees. Had on like 4 pairs of pants, several sweatshirts, 2 jackets, etc. Didn't have any winter glvoes so wore some leather riding gloves but summer ones with vented holes. I probably made it about 5 miles and couldn't feel my hands, had to pull over. Was gonna buy gloves nad forgot my wallet. Was about to die and fortunately my gf happenned to be at the mall right where I was near so she bought me a pair of gloves and a facemask and finished the ride but took a few hours to thaw out afte that
I have some hand warmers I have to install (along with a new stator), but my getto fix is to stop when my hands are getting numb and warm them by gripping the 2 stroke pipe (2T's run cooler so the pipe does not burn you).
I know a few guys around me in Chicago who don't winterize their bikes and pretty much just bundle up and get out on the warmer drier days all winter long. Just curious if anyone else in colder climates does this? I made the mistake of moving in the winter last winter and had to ride my bike about 10 miles to get it to my new place in Janaury and that's something I'll never do again.
Yep, Ski Doo 600 TNT here in MN.
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