Good point! It's like snowmobile riding. You dress right and you can stay awfully warm. They make some great gear these days for wet and cold. Still, I am going to need many more years of riding before I try it in the winter! I am still learning! I have seen a few of those Urals around. Those are really cool looking bikes. How long have you had it? How's it run for you?
On Mar 28, 8:40 pm, Mark Hasslinger <[email protected]> wrote: > I ride my Ural year round. A little snow or below 0^ weather isn't a > concern. In fact I'm warmer than those cage idiots that freeze their butts > off trying to warm up their cages, I'm warm when I leave the house and stay > that way althrough my ride cause I dress for it. I can't believe the > ignorance of ppl. > > --- On Sat, 3/28/09, Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: went down today > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > > Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 2:04 PM > > I live in Minnesota and work at a transportation company. > > In the same > > garage with us is a motorcycle funeral escort business. > > These people > > are truly nuts! They ride Harley Road Kings 365 days a > > year > > regardless of weather, road conditions, or temperature. > > When the snow > > falls they slap on a 3rd wheel sidecar frame with some > > weights on it > > and off they go! Not only are they riding, they are > > leading funeral > > processions and stopping traffic when needed to allow the > > procession > > to remain together. Can you imagine putting yourself in > > the way of > > traffic on snow covered roads! Don't get me wrong, > > they have heated > > grips, large windscreens, huge glove covers, and are > > dressed head to > > toe in warm gear, but at -10 degrees in snow there is no > > way you get > > me out there with them! > > > On Mar 23, 11:29 am, stanley/ Randolph > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > JD - I'm with you. I have ridden on gravel > > with street tires and on grass also, and that was bad > > enough. I didn't fall, but the lack of traction really > > gets the heart pumpin' when it feels like you're > > goin' down. > > > > Stanley > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: JD <[email protected]> > > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! > > <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 3:35:06 PM > > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: went down today > > > > I used to live up in Eastern Washington, but now > > I'm down in LA. Snow > > > is one thing I've always refused to ride in. > > I've ridden in crazy > > > rain, hail, below freezing, and heavy fog. If someone > > knows anything > > > riding techniques to use in the snow maybe I'd try > > it. But right now, > > > I won't take out anything that doesn't have at > > least three wheels in > > > the snow. If I can't bank on at least a little bit > > of traction I want > > > more stability....that's just me > > > ~JD > > > > On Mar 21, 8:48 am, "Kyle K.K." > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I was going all of 3 mph. No damage to me or the > > bike (yay for the > > > > giant crashbar.) 90 degree corners on snow > > SUUUUUUUCK. > > > > > Anyone else riding in snow? > > > > > -Kyle- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
