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08-12-12, 05:37 PM
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Note for newbies
Snow, ice and motorbikes do not mix
Black ice looks like a wet road and you can never tell what is under the lightest dusting of snow -------- you have been warned.  Just watched a bloke wash out slowing down for a roundabout. Last edited by Dicky Ticker; 08-12-12 at 05:40 PM. |
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08-12-12, 05:40 PM
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Re: Note for newbies
i say over winter get the bike inside all polished and thourghly clean and under a soft cover and take it outside on the nice evenings to let it idle and then stick it back in to the warmth. thats what mine is doing right now and will be until the tempretures warm up not worth riskin it
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08-12-12, 06:00 PM
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Re: Note for newbies
just stuck on a new rear tyre......bring it on.
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08-12-12, 06:02 PM
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Re: Note for newbies
The SV is being stored away safely for the winter, however I won't be letting it idle now and then. The next time the SV starts up is when I'm about to ride it.
The CB is for the winter though and already has some battle scars from this winter. But that's what it's for. |
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08-12-12, 06:06 PM
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Re: Note for newbies
Usually have a really light trailie for winter. <150cc. An old 50cc mx bike is ideal. I think the weight is the issue in icy conditions worsened by tyres. I have rain tyres on the ccm and at 135kg, its still a pig in the ice, the race tune doesn't help either.
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08-12-12, 06:27 PM
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Re: Note for newbies
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08-12-12, 06:43 PM
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Re: Note for newbies
The GM are all weather warriors.
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08-12-12, 06:47 PM
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Re: Note for newbies
cool I'll see you up in yorkshire and the lakes in febuary/ march time for some ice riding then.....
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08-12-12, 06:52 PM
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Re: Note for newbies
All weather warriors who can't afford that much petrol!
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08-12-12, 07:08 PM
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Yeah, fallout has a point, id happily do that only money is tight, you never know nearer the time though.
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