Riding In The Snow

In the police riders manual there are some excellent tips.

Leave the bike in the garage ... take a patrol car.

 

i had to commute all year round in the past.
grip bars loosly, dangally feet and staying warm.

 

250 trials more like.
I found a Bultaco Sherpa was ideal

 

Rather you than me...
Good luck

 

I rode home this morning off nights and hit a small patch of ice on the front tyre, and it let go, but caught in time that didn't have me off. In all seriousness, take the car mate. I'll happily ride in the cold and wet, but I don't believe you can defend against a patch of black ice no matter how experienced you are, unless you ride round every corner completely upright...Take the car till temps go a little positive dude !!

 

Mark Marquez showing how it's done at Kitzbuhel -

 

That's quite a lot of run-off for a race track.

 

No thanks,,just had a slide in the landrover today!

 

I have done it a lot in the past, did a whole winter on an xs1100 yam once, nightmare, if you have to get a lightweight machine an enduro and leave the brakes alone which if you buy an xr400 or something along those lines the engine braking is a massive help being a single 4 stroke, overall ride slow, allow triple distance on any braking and brake in a straight line, never grab handfuls of throttle and don't let people hurry you on roundabouts etc, keep your lights on and wear bright clothing always, riding the duke some of this applies but its a heavy bike so tyr to at least keep to the most worn road lines never stray off those

 

Switch off all rider aids, lean back, keep it pinned and bounce off the hedges and banks.

 

I too used to ride through the winter, out of necessity. I have not had many offs in my time but 2 of them were due to ice - say no more. If you have to, a lighter bike with knobbly tyres and preferably a low centre of gravity may help a little.
In his very excellent book 'A Penguin in a Sparrows Nest' Frank Melling recounts a story of testing an all terrain bike for the Swiss army which had spikes for the ice and retractable skis for the snow. The book is worth a read anyway. Good luck sir

Here it is I've found it. Maybe be it was Sweden not Switzerland. The story is here though with pics

https://www.ridersdomain.com/magazi...a-go-that-time-melling-skied-on-a-motorcycle/

 

I too have ridden through snow in the past but only through necessity, lowest possible gear, feet down for balance, good winter gear and take your time, and that was on an old Morini 350 Kanguro...wouldn't want to be doing it on a Multi ,the lighter the bike the less damage and easier to pick up WHEN you go down....use the car mate.

 

As an advanced rider I can assure you that all the advice about using you’re car when it snows.......





Is absolutely correct. If you don’t mind falling off, and have a cheap, light, winter hack. Crack on.

But a Ducati? Nope.

 

MCN - Riding in the Snow (got a junk e-mail - I won't be buying it)

 

Here's the stream that runs beside my chalet, I'm sure you can imagine there aren't many motorbikes around at the moment!

 

I use my Benelli 250 2c when really bad as i can get balls of both feet down, the hyper 1100 I cant. if it's ice, then tyres make no difference, poeple think knoblies will work, not on ice. Have seen riders in Finland on the road at -20, but with spiked tyres. Best tyresI used in snow was CG125. No power & low light bike. Borrowed a car this week...

 

Buy a cheap shitter of a car that runs reliable and use that