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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 09:18 AM
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Amazing what some riders do.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 09:20 AM
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I have always wondered, when is it to late to turn around????
 
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 09:25 AM
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You, my friend, have bigger nads than I do. LOL
 
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 09:30 AM
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I remember a buddy of mine riding to work in the snow, used to think he was crazy... But he made it back and forth. I guess if it's your only mode of transportation, you do what you gotta do.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 09:51 AM
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I just don't see how it's possible to stop or turn on two wheels with no traction. Even a dirt bike has some traction in the dirt. I'm not willing to try this to see how it works.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 09:52 AM
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There was a guy I used to work with that had a little Honda somethin or other. He rode it in the snow. Nice enough guy, but he definitely had some screws loose.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 10:15 AM
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Not really much different than riding in the rain, unless there's ice under the snow.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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we used to ride dirt bikes in the snow all the time, streetbikes i just don`t know maybe with different tires but i got too much money in mine to try it. I don`t like the cold anymore anyway.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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I use to ride in the snow in the 70s...it was always a harrowing experience, and laying the bike down was just a fact of life...of course it was not a harley and it was only 650cc's...and let me tell you picking a bike up in the snow is a real bitch....
 
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