BrettB
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Took this picture right after I got off the bike at work this morning...
(edited to add pic after creating Flickr account)
Actually the snow/visor issue was my worst problem by far this morning. Close the visor enough that snow didn't blow in and (since I was following cars where everybody was crawling along in first gear) it would stick to the visor, and even with wiping it off, the cold of the snow vs the warmth on my side of the visor made fogging really bad. Very little air flow when going that slow. Or open the visor more and let snow hit you in the face/eyes and try to blink fast enough to be able to keep seeing.
For the record, if I would have known, I wouldn't have ridden. But when I left the house it was just starting to snow, and the news forecast I listened to said a) it wouldn't be much, B) it would turn to rain quickly. So I rode. Didn't bother me when the sides of the road turned white as the lanes were still just wet. When it got to where the lanes were white too, well I was more then a little nervous. But you know, I am REALLY impressed with how well the bike handled it. Of course I was extremely cautious. But I watched a front wheel drive car that was barely be able to proceed from having stopped on the Shute Rd overpass over 26 (they were coming south on Shute, I was stopped to turn left from the hwy 26 exit), spinning tires, pausing, spinning tires again, about four times before they were actually able to go. When it was my turn, I didn't even slip a bit. Overall, on the 45 mile ride in, I slipped the rear end a total of 3 times, and never more then a couple of feet and all easily correctable with good balance and throttle/clutch control.
I am not about to change my rule which I broke this morning about never riding in this stuff, but I'm amazed that the bike can handle it even when I make the wrong choice.
-Brett
(edited to add pic after creating Flickr account)
Actually the snow/visor issue was my worst problem by far this morning. Close the visor enough that snow didn't blow in and (since I was following cars where everybody was crawling along in first gear) it would stick to the visor, and even with wiping it off, the cold of the snow vs the warmth on my side of the visor made fogging really bad. Very little air flow when going that slow. Or open the visor more and let snow hit you in the face/eyes and try to blink fast enough to be able to keep seeing.
For the record, if I would have known, I wouldn't have ridden. But when I left the house it was just starting to snow, and the news forecast I listened to said a) it wouldn't be much, B) it would turn to rain quickly. So I rode. Didn't bother me when the sides of the road turned white as the lanes were still just wet. When it got to where the lanes were white too, well I was more then a little nervous. But you know, I am REALLY impressed with how well the bike handled it. Of course I was extremely cautious. But I watched a front wheel drive car that was barely be able to proceed from having stopped on the Shute Rd overpass over 26 (they were coming south on Shute, I was stopped to turn left from the hwy 26 exit), spinning tires, pausing, spinning tires again, about four times before they were actually able to go. When it was my turn, I didn't even slip a bit. Overall, on the 45 mile ride in, I slipped the rear end a total of 3 times, and never more then a couple of feet and all easily correctable with good balance and throttle/clutch control.
I am not about to change my rule which I broke this morning about never riding in this stuff, but I'm amazed that the bike can handle it even when I make the wrong choice.
-Brett
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