Re: Snow + ice = certain death?
 

why not get a quad ? cheaper than that and more stable in this weather lol

my old quad well made and was road legal 250cc could do 70mph+ and oly cost £1300 with 8km on the clock :P

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I really don't see the point in quads on the road, you get the worst of both worlds. Not only do you still get cold/wet you cant really filter on it.
For the £1300 it costs for the quad you could a half decent car

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yeh i agree on the roads they are pants (in normal conditions) but in this weather they are mighty fun also once you get them off road they are a absolute blast, both my mum n dad agree if they were to go to work in heavy deep snow they would prefer a quad over a car any day

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I'd rather get to work warm and dry than having fun on the way and if it was deep snow then surely you'd just not bother going to work?

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^ lol good point but looking at MS speedplays accident i think id rather be on a quad full stop

Re: Snow + ice = certain death?
 

Until you lose it on black ice and end up in front of a van. Then a car is always gonna be safer.

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But that happened on black ice so a quad would've skidded as well, (someone walking on it would probably have ended up on their backside) the chances are you would've ended up hitting the signpost instead of the car.

Re: Snow + ice = certain death?
 

If someone has both a car and a bike and chooses to use the bike in these icy conditions they are mad!

Ive used my bike in the snow before and was fine except when i came across an area of sheet ice at a junction, i couldnt even hold the bike up when stationary it was that slippery.

I dont have a car license but choose to walk everywhere while there is ice about.

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I have held my bike licence for ten years now and every winter I say that I'll get round to taking my car licence.....

It hasn't happened yet :roll:

I had no choice but to get on my bike this morning to get to work, I didn't get half way before I came off on black ice, thankfully it was a slow spill, no damage to the bike (zx6r) and I haven't broken anything this time :smt005

If you have the choice then I'd say get a crappy car, it isn't fun in snow and ice and flipping hurts when it all goes wrong! :thumbsup:

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please people be carefull.....O.H. fell over in the drive way, trying to get into her car, this morning........