Bike for the snow??

[Mej]

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[klu]

Gonna get a supermoto with winter tyres for next winter, should be a bit of fun if nothing else.

[CheGuevara]

Husaberg snow-p0rn:

http://supertireguy.com/photos/husaberg_snowski2.jpg

[maviczap]

My CG125 was ok in the snow, not too much power

[Mej]

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[Stu]

Gonna get a supermoto with winter tyres for next winter, should be a bit of fun if nothing else.
Correct me if I'm wrong but there's no such thing for motorbikes.
i've been riding my gf's Yamaha 225 Serrow. It's pretty ideal. Tyres are offroad focused but not outright knobblies. bike is light as possible for picking up (catching before you drop it). Not too much power, or brakes! :eek:

[fizzwheel]

Moved to bike talk

[Amplimator]

Lets be honest here, all tyres are crap in the ice. Unless you have spiked/studded tyres or snow chains of course. Knobblies however grip great in the snow. I also cannot see an advantage to having a larger CC bike like the 950/90 ADV/enduro in the snow either. Yes they work and very well at what they do, (id like one, but not for ice/snow work but to go places like TLW has) but if your gonna lose control chance's of you stopping it are zilch. And it'll prolly hurt due to the fact hey are just too heavy, especially if there is plenty of momentum involved. If its just for winter fun the lighter the better, not just for control and the fact they are easier to pick up but because they are made to fall off with as little damage as possible.

Also buying a bike just for snow is a bit daft, granted we've had plenty of the white stuff this year and a lil beginning of the year but may/may not have any more for another 10 years.

[Jordy]

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:D

Don't think there are any snow tyres made for bikes, definitely not here in the UK anyway, Germany/Switzerland will be the place to look.
Snow tyres are actually very effective, a colleague of mine has a pair on the front of his Vauxhall corsa (normal on the rear) and he has been getting in and out of places 4x4's cant, he just drives around in this like normal, albeit not exceeding the speed limit... They're not super tyres!

[enzoalex]

These would be nice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHPOw-Xmm4o

[Jordy]

These would be nice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHPOw-Xmm4o

Oh yeah! :D Dont want to put more pot holes in our roads though, they won't get repaired until 2050...

[Baggy]

I was thinking of a road legal quad for this time of the year, bit not sure how suitable it would be.

[andrewsmith]

I was thinking of a road legal quad for this time of the year, bit not sure how suitable it would be.

Road legal nobblies I would say it would be ok!

Couple of the farm lads use them all year around mine

[philbut]

ZZR600 ;-)

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll236/philbut/bikes/21122010069.jpg

[Stu]

I was thinking of a road legal quad for this time of the year, bit not sure how suitable it would be.

What an absolutely terrible idea! :roll:
Freezing cold like a bike,stuck in traffic like a car. The worst of both worlds.

[Baggy]

Good point but the only alternative for me is a 50 minute bus journey or a two mile walk followed by a 20 minue train journey. A quad would be quicker than both and I can park it for free rather than the £14 a day for the multi storey

[loonytoon]

i used my housemates honda xr 250 with road legal knobblies an it was fantastic, perfect position to catch if it does slide but also good to play on he he

[barwel1992]

What an absolutely terrible idea! :roll:
Freezing cold like a bike,stuck in traffic like a car. The worst of both worlds.

i disagree quads are very fun as well as practical in this weather. They are specially fun on snow .. lots of sliding fun and can pull other cars out the way ;)

not that that expensive as well £2800 on the road Apache RLX 400

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/barwell1992/02122010588.jpg

[speedplay]

could be the 950 SE

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp169/J2UK/IMG_0002-1.jpg

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp169/J2UK/IMG_0008.jpg


probably a bit much for a few days of snow a year

Dont know about that, Mines lovely ;)

[Mej]

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[rictus01]

S4 works fine for me, but then a great deal depends on who and how it's ridden, like all things practise makes perfect.

Cheers Mark.

[fastdruid]

Best thing I've ridden in the snow was a TS50ER, 50mph flat out (which was more than plenty), off-road nobblies, no power, crap drum brakes (so hard to lock up and nothing to get jammed up) and a *very* low seat height[1]. I had a hoot on it.

Druid

[1] Modern off-roaders are all stupidly tall, great if you're 16ft tall or riding it 110% off-road with berms etc, sh*te if you're normal and wanting to lean it just a smidge.

[philbut]

The tyres make an incredible difference. anything light with low seat would be OK with nobblies on. Been out mountainbiking in the local nature reserve and you can get through even the really thick stuff. Pleanty of traction so long as you keep in a high enough gear so the wheel doesn't spin. Probably a little 50 or 125 as FD says. something old a crap preferable so you can drop it with no worries.

[Drumming_Animal]

push bike :)