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riding to work on a bike in the snow!!

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:35 am
by scouse
my mate was undeterred by the snow this morning and set off to work!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W__9aXK1 ... r_embedded

Gary T

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:41 am
by malc87
he definately took a"dab" at the first right! :shock:

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:42 pm
by SAM
Nutter! See those Kids snow balling :lol: :lol:

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:52 am
by nipper
Done that on my H2 many years ago and i never fell off.
But those days are long gone now,lol

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:03 am
by Rubbadub
I remember having to get off my Fs1E to kick the snow out of the spokes because it was slowing the bike down on my way back from Work. Those of you who owned fizzies probably recall that when fitted with the metal spark plug caps, in rain and snow the water used to get in and short out the electrics. This resulted in much kicking over until it started again, I still have a scar on my 15 hole docs where i hoofed the fizzy in anger and frustration and the rr brake pedal bit me.

Oh and if you leave the rubber boot off the centre coil in the pouring rain like I did, the HT system shorts down into the motor through the clutch cable and into the clutch lever, so when u chainged gear u got 10 000 volts through your sodden leather gloves.....

such fun we had

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:04 am
by Rubbadub
centre coil on the s series I should add

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:17 am
by scouse
Yep rode to work many a time on my KH500
only a 20 mile round trip in those days

Gary T

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:17 am
by husson73
nice happy guy 8)

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:22 pm
by Posh Pete
Yep! Eighteen years old CY1977, a KH500 and six inches of snow. Nightshift at Cummins in Daventry, a 10 mile ride but only took me 30 minutes to get there.

In the morning it was another 2 inches deep and it took me two hours to get home. Not so much because of the snow, just all the other cars and trucks stuck and blocking the road. 8)

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 7:41 am
by Wolfie
I remember a mate turning up at another's house on his XL125 in similar conditions..

Then the fooker wouldn't start, we couldn't bump it cos the rear wheel just skidded (so did we), one brave soul tried yanking the back wheel round by hand (in gear), we eventually gave up and left the thing there, I gave him a lift home.. in the car.

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:55 am
by husson73
Posh Pete wrote:
In the morning it was another 2 inches deep and it took me two hours to get home. Not so much because of the snow, just all the other cars and trucks stuck and blocking the road. 8)
this is the main trouble with snow, not you but the cars and trucks blocking the road :wink:

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:13 pm
by GinaG
I Rode my Chopper push bike to the chip shop last night as my car was stuck, it was brillant :lol:

Amazing what grip the wide nobbly rear tyre can give, although I was wheel spinning on the ice :?

I thought i would give it a miss trying to pull a wheelie though ha ha :roll: :wink:

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:45 pm
by TallyB
-6c this morning and I seen a bloke on a bike going to work. Proper nutter!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:39 pm
by Wolfie
He might be setting off in good time for the FYBO Rally next weekend...

http://fybo.incriminators.com/

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:02 am
by husson73
TallyB wrote:-6c this morning and I seen a bloke on a bike going to work. Proper nutter!!!!!!!!!!
no good guy 8) 8)

Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:51 pm
by TallyB
Yes JP , a real COOL dude.