Commander II Tire Not so great in snow
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Road Warrior
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From: Mid Michigan
I actually need to move my bike from the garage to the barn so I can do some body work on my truck. About 800 ft or so after I plow the 20 plus inches of snow out of the way. Last spring I tried to ride the bike up to the house from the barn in 2in of snow, the bike just slide side to side. I forgot about the rope trick, thanks for the reminder Hopper.
And Twistnride, I was taught my first winter as a baby NOT to eat the yellow snow. Even if your older sibblings tell you it's a lemon snow cone.
And Twistnride, I was taught my first winter as a baby NOT to eat the yellow snow. Even if your older sibblings tell you it's a lemon snow cone.
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I've had fun with trail bikes with knobby tires. No good on ice, but grip pretty good in powder snow. You can get knobbies for a sporty, never saw any that would fit a bagger. But of course if you're having fun, you'll go down occasionally, that wouldn't work well for a bagger or a sporty.
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Like Imold said:
Open pastures, 6"-12" of new snow, and a tankful of gas!!!
Some of the most fun I've ever had on a motorcycle.
The knobbies do a great job in the snow. Crazy good traction. It is amazing how hard you can hammer it and turn in the snow. Wide open throttle then stand on the back brake, lock it up, start your turn on the slide out and nail the throttle through the turn. Ice would be another situation.
Up to the point I got snow in the breather and into the carb.
I spent the next 90 minutes trying to kickstart it to push the water through.
Gotta pay to play though...
Last edited by Jonesee; Jan 8, 2014 at 11:46 AM.