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Jonathan · 12-03-2003, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by wasions

I managed to get some new tires on the AWD SVX. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. And let the fun begin!

You know it. Im planning to be in North Carolina in a couple of weeks and there might be some snow. If that is the case, Ive never driven on that stuff, so it could get real interesting. Suggestions on a newbie driving in those conditions, if it does snow and stick?

**Uncle Bob** · 12-03-2003, 08:53 PM

Have you ever skied ?

It's sort of like skiing in that you don't actually have a solid contact patch with the road and the best you can hope for is a controlled skid. Allow for extra stopping room and keep speeds down. Must be smooth with controls, to turn from a stop keep front wheels pointed straight until you're moving then begin your turn with a steady throttle ( letting up on gas car will stop, giving it too much gas will keep the car moving straight rather than turning ).

Slight wheel spinning is OK but keep it to a minimum. If it skids allways keep the front wheels pointed in the direction you want to go. Allow for sideways movement don't get too close to anything on either side of you.

The above would be for a snow covered road, if the road is just wet then drive as if it was raining but keep in mind that the line between wet and frozen is thin. Of course the fact that you won't have proper winter tires will make driving a very dicey proposition, figure your stopping distances as being multiplied by up to 5 or 6 times.

Fun things to encounter are glare ice under the snow, and black ice which is a very thin layer of ice that looks like dry or wet asphalt until you actually try to stop.

**Louis** · 12-03-2003, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonathan

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Originally Posted by wasions

I managed to get some new tires on the AWD SVX. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. And let the fun begin!

You know it. Im planning to be in North Carolina in a couple of weeks and there might be some snow. If that is the case, Ive never driven on that stuff, so it could get real interesting. Suggestions on a newbie driving in those conditions, if it does snow and stick?

Asphalt driver

Dwayne Hicks · 12-04-2003, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonathan

There is no way you would find me outside in those temps. I would freeze my ass off and that wouldnt be good, IMHO.

Could I please ask something - my abbreviations are not that brilliant - does IMHO mean "In My Hone Opinion" Or am I just being stupid?

Regards
Dwayne

Dwayne Hicks · 12-04-2003, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob

( most know they have more traction to get up to speed but don't know how to handle them when they get squirrely)

I was parked in a car pointing downhill. Blizzard outside. A moron in a Landrover Freelander drives past us. He puts his indicator on to turn right, but he is going downhill and too fast. He slides past the turn, hits the brakes, and the wheels locked and he just kept on sliding. It was so funny!

Regards
Dwayne

**Louis** · 12-04-2003, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Dwayne Hicks

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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob

( most know they have more traction to get up to speed but don't know how to handle them when they get squirrely)

I was parked in a car pointing downhill. Blizzard outside. A moron in a Landrover Freelander drives past us. He puts his indicator on to turn right, but he is going downhill and too fast. He slides past the turn, hits the brakes, and the wheels locked and he just kept on sliding. It was so funny!

Regards
Dwayne

Blizzard in South Africa????

Poosey · 12-04-2003, 08:31 AM

Have a front coming in today here, said it may sit and spin and dump several, several, inches of the white crap on us by weekend

**Uncle Bob** · 12-04-2003, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by louis

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Originally Posted by Dwayne Hicks

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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob

( most know they have more traction to get up to speed but don't know how to handle them when they get squirrely)

I was parked in a car pointing downhill. Blizzard outside. A moron in a Landrover Freelander drives past us. He puts his indicator on to turn right, but he is going downhill and too fast. He slides past the turn, hits the brakes, and the wheels locked and he just kept on sliding. It was so funny!

Regards
Dwayne

Blizzard in South Africa????

Blizzard in South Africa ???

Actually the trick he should of used, is to initiate the turn with his parking brake, locking the back wheels momentarily the back end would of swung around and when pointed in the new direction he wanted to go to hit the gas.

Dwayne Hicks · 12-05-2003, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob

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Originally Posted by louis

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Originally Posted by Dwayne Hicks

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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob

( most know they have more traction to get up to speed but don't know how to handle them when they get squirrely)

I was parked in a car pointing downhill. Blizzard outside. A moron in a Landrover Freelander drives past us. He puts his indicator on to turn right, but he is going downhill and too fast. He slides past the turn, hits the brakes, and the wheels locked and he just kept on sliding. It was so funny!

Regards
Dwayne

Blizzard in South Africa????

Blizzard in South Africa ???

No - this was in South Wales - United Kingdom. Sorry - should have clarified that...

Regards
Dwayne

**Uncle Bob** · 12-05-2003, 08:26 AM

Still Blizzard in South Wales, please give us your definition of Blizzard.

Jonathan · 12-06-2003, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Dwayne Hicks

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Originally Posted by Jonathan

There is no way you would find me outside in those temps. I would freeze my ass off and that wouldnt be good, IMHO.

Could I please ask something - my abbreviations are not that brilliant - does IMHO mean "In My Hone Opinion" Or am I just being stupid?

Regards
Dwayne

IMHO means, In My Humble Opinion.

saleemas · 12-07-2003, 08:49 AM

We got 8" of snow in Philly. Temps in the low 20's F. wicked mix, my car was grounded for a day. At least public transit is pretty good here and it's convenient. I'm riding somewhere as soon as we thaw. They predict rain and temps in the 40's later this week so we should have clear roads for the weekend

Jonathan · 12-08-2003, 03:51 PM

Your the man if you get out and ride in those conditions. I wouldnt be able to get out and do that. Too damn cold for me.

saleemas · 12-09-2003, 05:51 AM

I think it's really relative. We get from 99F to -5F in the same year sometimes. In late summer when we get the first cool evening we say its cold, then 50's make 60's seem hot etc. I'm waiting for late Feb. we usually get a week of heat wave in the upper 40's. People go out in shorts tank tops and general summer gear. That's probably going to be the first riding week. But I think we adapt to such a wide range of temps and get used to it. If you lived here you would probably be riding right along with us.

saleemas · 12-09-2003, 06:11 AM

Now reading through this thread at one time I'd say Uncle Bob has dibbs on snow I Can't imagine snow up to the windows! And BTW Jonathan to me

Winter Park and Florida are definitely oxymorons. It's Florida! WHAT winter?????

Gotto go to work, Chow

**Uncle Bob** · 12-09-2003, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by saleemas

We get from 99F to -5F in the same year sometimes.

-5F hell that's shorts weather up here in febuary, try - 35 to -40 ( -40 is the same in farenheit and celcius ). Just breathing in can be painfull. Some areas in Quebec had a 50 cm of snow ( thats over a foot and a half of snow and actually because of the way they mesure snowfall (they remove air), snow can actually be almost twice as deep ?) this weekend.

In Montreal we had a couple inches but it was so windy that it was coming down sideways at a balmy 8 degrees F.

Jonathan · 12-09-2003, 10:35 AM

If I ever saw those readings on a temp. gauge, I wouldnt know what to do.

I will be in North Carolina this coming weekend and the temps are forecasted to be in the upper 20's and low 30's. Yikes! That is freakin cold for this Florida boy!!

The temps here in Florida have warmed back up into the 70's during the day and low 50's at night. I can tolerate those temps at night. Last night on the news, they did a long range forecast and it looks like the middle of December it will be down in the 40's at night and staying there for awhile.

Need to clean up and fire up the fireplace and get some heat going!!!

**Uncle Bob** · 12-09-2003, 12:06 PM

Going to have to dig out the wool shorts.

saleemas · 12-09-2003, 07:12 PM

Now it's my turn. Uncle Bob if I had temps like that I'd move. You got that!

**Uncle Bob** · 12-09-2003, 09:16 PM

Where will I ride this if it's warm and snowless.

12-03-2003, 08:53 PM	#22 (permalink)
Uncle Bob Site Admin & Squeegee Boy Joined: Dec 1969 Bike: 2003 Volusia SE Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada Posts: 107	Have you ever skied ? It's sort of like skiing in that you don't actually have a solid contact patch with the road and the best you can hope for is a controlled skid. Allow for extra stopping room and keep speeds down. Must be smooth with controls, to turn from a stop keep front wheels pointed straight until you're moving then begin your turn with a steady throttle ( letting up on gas car will stop, giving it too much gas will keep the car moving straight rather than turning ). Slight wheel spinning is OK but keep it to a minimum. If it skids allways keep the front wheels pointed in the direction you want to go. Allow for sideways movement don't get too close to anything on either side of you. The above would be for a snow covered road, if the road is just wet then drive as if it was raining but keep in mind that the line between wet and frozen is thin. Of course the fact that you won't have proper winter tires will make driving a very dicey proposition, figure your stopping distances as being multiplied by up to 5 or 6 times. Fun things to encounter are glare ice under the snow, and black ice which is a very thin layer of ice that looks like dry or wet asphalt until you actually try to stop. __________________ Yadda yadda yadda, whatever, they ain't going to listen anyway.

12-04-2003, 08:31 AM	#27 (permalink)
Poosey Found second gear by accident Joined: Oct 2003 Bike: 1982 GS 1100EZ Location: Richmond Ky Posts: 329	Have a front coming in today here, said it may sit and spin and dump several, several, inches of the white crap on us by weekend __________________ 1982 GS1100EZ 5,300 Original Miles. Sadly, torn all apart for the winter.

12-05-2003, 08:26 AM	#30 (permalink)
Uncle Bob Site Admin & Squeegee Boy Joined: Dec 1969 Bike: 2003 Volusia SE Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada Posts: 107	Still Blizzard in South Wales, please give us your definition of Blizzard. __________________ Yadda yadda yadda, whatever, they ain't going to listen anyway.

12-07-2003, 08:49 AM	#32 (permalink)
saleemas Kickstand Operator Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Philadelphia USA Posts: 273	We got 8" of snow in Philly. Temps in the low 20's F. wicked mix, my car was grounded for a day. At least public transit is pretty good here and it's convenient. I'm riding somewhere as soon as we thaw. They predict rain and temps in the 40's later this week so we should have clear roads for the weekend __________________ Just tryin to get it off the kickstand

12-08-2003, 03:51 PM	#33 (permalink)
Jonathan U.B's LoveChild Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: Rescued and being repaired Location: Altamonte Springs, Florida Posts: 1,223	Your the man if you get out and ride in those conditions. I wouldnt be able to get out and do that. Too damn cold for me. __________________ Noticing small changes early, helps you adapt to the bigger changes that are to come. - Anonymous

12-09-2003, 05:51 AM	#34 (permalink)
saleemas Kickstand Operator Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Philadelphia USA Posts: 273	I think it's really relative. We get from 99F to -5F in the same year sometimes. In late summer when we get the first cool evening we say its cold, then 50's make 60's seem hot etc. I'm waiting for late Feb. we usually get a week of heat wave in the upper 40's. People go out in shorts tank tops and general summer gear. That's probably going to be the first riding week. But I think we adapt to such a wide range of temps and get used to it. If you lived here you would probably be riding right along with us. __________________ Just tryin to get it off the kickstand

12-09-2003, 06:11 AM	#35 (permalink)
saleemas Kickstand Operator Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Philadelphia USA Posts: 273	Now reading through this thread at one time I'd say Uncle Bob has dibbs on snow I Can't imagine snow up to the windows! And BTW Jonathan to me Winter Park and Florida are definitely oxymorons. It's Florida! WHAT winter????? Gotto go to work, Chow __________________ Just tryin to get it off the kickstand

12-09-2003, 10:35 AM	#37 (permalink)
Jonathan U.B's LoveChild Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: Rescued and being repaired Location: Altamonte Springs, Florida Posts: 1,223	If I ever saw those readings on a temp. gauge, I wouldnt know what to do. I will be in North Carolina this coming weekend and the temps are forecasted to be in the upper 20's and low 30's. Yikes! That is freakin cold for this Florida boy!! The temps here in Florida have warmed back up into the 70's during the day and low 50's at night. I can tolerate those temps at night. Last night on the news, they did a long range forecast and it looks like the middle of December it will be down in the 40's at night and staying there for awhile. Need to clean up and fire up the fireplace and get some heat going!!! __________________ Noticing small changes early, helps you adapt to the bigger changes that are to come. - Anonymous

12-09-2003, 12:06 PM	#38 (permalink)
Uncle Bob Site Admin & Squeegee Boy Joined: Dec 1969 Bike: 2003 Volusia SE Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada Posts: 107	Going to have to dig out the wool shorts. __________________ Yadda yadda yadda, whatever, they ain't going to listen anyway.

12-09-2003, 07:12 PM	#39 (permalink)
saleemas Kickstand Operator Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Philadelphia USA Posts: 273	Now it's my turn. Uncle Bob if I had temps like that I'd move. You got that! __________________ Just tryin to get it off the kickstand

12-09-2003, 09:16 PM	#40 (permalink)
Uncle Bob Site Admin & Squeegee Boy Joined: Dec 1969 Bike: 2003 Volusia SE Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada Posts: 107	Where will I ride this if it's warm and snowless. __________________ Yadda yadda yadda, whatever, they ain't going to listen anyway.

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