Show us your Snow Rides!

[Bigbird]

OK, with all the hot weather the country's been going thru lately how about thinking ahead to Winter. Who rides when the white stuff starts fallin? Let's see some pic!s Here's a couple to start things off...

http://bigbird.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Toms-Motorcycles-Past-and/Greeves-1965-Woods-Enduro-250/101726072_U6hxo-M.jpg
Yeah, I know it's not a BMW (it's a '96 Greeves Enduro), but that is snow and lots of it!

http://bigbird.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Toms-Motorcycles-Past-and/8-in-snow-oct-26-2005s/405337010_zibUD-M.jpg
Time to brush off the GS and ride!

http://bigbird.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Toms-Motorcycles-Past-and/last-ride-of-the-season-oct-28/405337013_hwHTu-M.jpg
Thank god for heated grips!

http://bigbird.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Toms-Motorcycles-Past-and/last-ride-of-the-season-oct-28/954408900_29hs4-M.jpg

So, lets see some Cool pics!

[Oldhway]

This was taken the Saturday morning at the first Color in the Catskills rally as we were all setting out for the day.

[CellarRat]

Studs... winter... ice racing!

[R80RTJohnny]

Studs... winter... ice racing!

Great way to beat Mother Nature at her own game. Neat picture!

[AKBeemer]

Doris Wiedermann, Feb 2009.

[crazydrummerdude]

30 year old street tires, couple inches of snow, off roadin'.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2129/47/3/576805190/n576805190_5739593_1050.jpg

[AKBeemer]

Isn't there a rule against riding a bike with tires on it that are older than you are? .....should be.

[crazydrummerdude]

Isn't there a rule against riding a bike with tires on it that are older than you are? .....should be.

There's probably a rule about not riding a bike sporting most of a coat hanger, and a 2x2" chunk of wood.. but.. there it is.

Note: The bike is up-to-snuff now. Even Nate Kern looked at it, nodded, and said to me "Now that's when men were men."

:ha

[Bigbird]

Here's a few pics of some First rides of the Spring
Had to shovel a ton of snow to get the K75 out of the garage! Apri 10, 2001.
http://bigbird.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Toms-Motorcycles-Past-and/FirstRideOf-The/956221436_uQJfQ-M.jpg

Pretty much the same deal with my KLR650, April 10, 2008
http://bigbird.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Toms-Motorcycles-Past-and/First-Ride-of-the-Season-apr/956221614_eAtav-M.jpg

And in 2009 with my 2nd KLR! Except the date was March 19th - earliest I ever got a bike out!
http://bigbird.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Toms-Motorcycles-Past-and/KLR-first-ride-of-the-season/956222485_dmENN-M.jpg

[Maylett]

I'm in no way looking forward to winter, but, here are a couple of photos I shot last January 29 east of Park City, Utah. The sun was out, and despite the 25 degree F temperatures, I spent the day on the bike. Between heated seat, hand grips and a Gerbing's jacket, it wasn't too bad. :thumb

http://utahwildlife.net/photos/ajordanelle_1.jpg

http://utahwildlife.net/photos/ajordanelle_2.jpg

[rdalland]

just ridin'

http://reid-dalland.smugmug.com/photos/370712056_ah69D-M.jpg

[Voni]

My birthday ride our last winter in Kansas:

http://web.bigbend.net/users/glaves/birthday.htm

[Voni]

And our first winter in the desert:

http://web.bigbend.net/users/glaves/birthday%202006.htm

Voni
sMiling

[cobbwebb]

My F650 with it's winter wear, studded knobbies for year round commuting.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9cc38b3127ccef8b29fc212ae00000030O00IbN2rRw1cMQ e3nwM/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/
and the reaction from the folks at the office;
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9cc08b3127ccef8ae29230a2600000030O00IbN2rRw1cMQ e3nwM/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

[m0rbid45]

Warm gear - 500.00
Good winter gloves - 150.00
water proof boots - 350.00
Heated grips - turn switch on

and the reaction from the folks at the office - PRICELESS!


and the reaction from the folks at the office;

[Bigbird]

No heated grips, no electric vest, just keep on pedaling!:)

"Icebike" Ride, dec 20, 2008, temp +8F
http://bigbird.smugmug.com/Sports/Bicycling/Winter-Bikingriding-in-the/1st-Icebike-Ride-dec-20-2008/439959229_Yxdvo-M.jpg

dec 20, 2009, +12F
http://bigbird.smugmug.com/Sports/Bicycling/Icebiking-Winter-200910/Tom-Icebiking-dec-20/745740464_DbuTx-M.jpg

MTB ride, B'dale Bog trail, +5F, jan 9, 2010
http://bigbird.smugmug.com/Sports/Bicycling/Icebiking-Winter-200910/MTB-ride-Bdale-Bog-trail-5F/957212374_kHMbi-M.jpg

[Visian]

My F650 with it's winter wear, studded knobbies for year round commuting.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9cc38b3127ccef8b29fc212ae00000030O00IbN2rRw1cMQ e3nwM/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/
and the reaction from the folks at the office;
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9cc08b3127ccef8ae29230a2600000030O00IbN2rRw1cMQ e3nwM/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

:ha

bet you're a pretty indispensable guy at work, eh?

ian

[cobbwebb]

They're pretty sure I'm nuts.
Most of the kids thinks so too. It's funny that the roles have reversed on the discussions about what the prudent thing to do would be when my rugby playing son and I discuss lifestyle issues

[OfficerImpersonator]

Sometimes it will start snowing while I'm at work. Usually makes for a fun commute home!

http://dvandkq.net/images/20080328-002.jpg

http://dvandkq.net/images/20090309-001.jpg

[OHScot]

Cobbwebb you are nuts, but in a nice kind of way :wave

[kamlooper]

a couple of years ago outside of whistler b.c.

[RT_Riles]

Here's my snow pic. This was Feb 08 I believe. 2005R1150%& in street tires.

Can't wait to get my Ural Patrol 2WD sidecar rig.

That was my wife n daughter can go for rides in Feb with me!

[rdalland]

Picking up an ADV Tag last winter.

http://reid-dalland.smugmug.com/photos/1003114713_iF9ra-L.jpg

[mapperjay]

Photos are on my other computer, and to be fair we did this in our Ural:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mapperjay#p/u/12/Zapb94BNajE
:nyah