Ever Ride a Sportbike in the Snow? - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

Hardware · 12-28-2004, 07:06 PM

So, I rode into work this morning at 0530 hrs. I pulled out of my garage and as I sat, waiting for the door to close behind me while I pulled on my gloves, I noticed “precipitation”. It was cool but not freezing out and the precip was hard to distinguish – was it rain or wet snow?

Anyway, I rode the Hayabusa to work. Now that I’m sitting here three hours later, I’m looking out and watching the SNOW coming down.

I may have to leave the bike in the underground parking at work until this clears up…

Good thing I wore my warm, GoreTex lined Ballistic suit and not the leathers or mesh gear.

**Louis** · 12-28-2004, 07:17 PM

Poor Busa. I'd be scared to ride a bike in the snow.

Pinhy · 12-28-2004, 07:24 PM

snow wouldnt be as bad as ICE though!

let us know how you wind up getting home!

LayinLo · 12-28-2004, 07:26 PM

So, your Christmas leathers kept you warm?

Hardware · 12-28-2004, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinhy

snow wouldnt be as bad as ICE though!

let us know how you wind up getting home!

Well, the snow is coming down harder and it's now sticking on the ground. I'll be driving home in the car with the G-F. No worries...

DocBooty · 12-28-2004, 10:16 PM

Mmmmmmmmmm, yes I FONDLY remember the days when I used to take my katana out in the snow. Very intresting riding when it is snowing out... I had to ride a half an hour to get home from school right as the sun was setting... It had snowed while I was in class and what did I see when I came out??? A foot of snow!!!!

Mmmmmmmm... Yeah, I had this news chopper follow me home lol, wonder what exactly they were waiting for.... But the roads were okay, man was I lucky...

Hardware · 12-28-2004, 11:30 PM

So it now looks like this outside...

Gixxerdale · 12-29-2004, 12:13 AM

Nice! I'd ride the Busa home, just to say I did it! Cold wet snow can be fun, and there isn't any traffic!

SDSUsnowboards · 12-29-2004, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by DocBooty

Yeah, I had this news chopper follow me home lol, wonder what exactly they were waiting for....

That's funny as hell. Smart people though, they would have been the first people on the "scene" had you not been so lucky... You should have ****ed with them by staying out so long that they'd have to refeul.

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Originally Posted by Gixxerdale

Nice! I'd ride the Busa home, just to say I did it! Cold wet snow can be fun, and there isn't any traffic!

...Says the man who lives in SoCal

Gixxerdale · 12-29-2004, 12:44 AM

[quote=SDSUsnowboards

...Says the man who lives in SoCal

[/QUOTE]

Ya, but I'll be going up the Crest on the Gixxer this weekend to play in the snow. I know it's SoCal, but that should count, right?

I've done my time in the snow on two wheels, usually not by my choice. I've been caught in the Sierras several times late in the riding season! Nothing like heading downhill in a hurry on a bike!

SDSUsnowboards · 12-29-2004, 12:46 AM

lol. I would be the one to ride a bike in the snow given I had enough money to fix my poor toy after dropping it a couple times.

Gixxerdale · 12-29-2004, 12:52 AM

Just like your snowboard, forget the bike has brakes and watch how you lean!

98G · 01-02-2005, 09:50 AM

ni v koyem sluchaye!

Wouldn't even consider it.

98G

stevie c · 01-03-2005, 07:36 AM

I rode right thru winter last year,one time it took me two hours to travel 4 miles.
Thing is you can't use the front brake or the bike drops,you can't use the back brake because if you take your feet off the ground the bike drops,so to slow down you use engine braking and your heels!Loads of fun once you are used to it.
Also rode on ice,done killer slides and only dropped once all winter,with no damage done, YEE HAA!

Adrenalin_Junky · 01-03-2005, 04:47 PM

ohh you snow virgins... Luckily i just bought my bike and havent really logged any time on it yet, but i cant fathem tryin to ride with 8' drifts? stupid snow...

finch20th · 01-05-2005, 06:35 PM

it's not to bad i missed riding the bike so much i was like screw it i give it a go. all that happened is that i got really cold and wet. it wasn't to bad but of course i don't have the power that a busa does.

12-28-2004, 07:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hardware Sprocket Pilot Joined: Sep 2004 Bike: 2004 Hayabusa Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 843	Ever Ride a Sportbike in the Snow? So, I rode into work this morning at 0530 hrs. I pulled out of my garage and as I sat, waiting for the door to close behind me while I pulled on my gloves, I noticed “precipitation”. It was cool but not freezing out and the precip was hard to distinguish – was it rain or wet snow? Anyway, I rode the Hayabusa to work. Now that I’m sitting here three hours later, I’m looking out and watching the SNOW coming down. I may have to leave the bike in the underground parking at work until this clears up… Good thing I wore my warm, GoreTex lined Ballistic suit and not the leathers or mesh gear. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons...for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

12-28-2004, 07:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	Poor Busa. I'd be scared to ride a bike in the snow. __________________ Louis

12-28-2004, 10:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
DocBooty Clunked into first gear Joined: Oct 2004 Bike: 1125R Location: Fort Irwin Posts: 239	Mmmmmmmmmm, yes I FONDLY remember the days when I used to take my katana out in the snow. Very intresting riding when it is snowing out... I had to ride a half an hour to get home from school right as the sun was setting... It had snowed while I was in class and what did I see when I came out??? A foot of snow!!!! Mmmmmmmm... Yeah, I had this news chopper follow me home lol, wonder what exactly they were waiting for.... But the roads were okay, man was I lucky... __________________ Typical day at work-->

12-28-2004, 11:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hardware Sprocket Pilot Joined: Sep 2004 Bike: 2004 Hayabusa Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 843	So it now looks like this outside... __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons...for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

12-29-2004, 12:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	Nice! I'd ride the Busa home, just to say I did it! Cold wet snow can be fun, and there isn't any traffic! __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

12-28-2004, 07:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pinhy Doesn't think you're funny Joined: Dec 2004 Bike: 05 Boulevard M50 Black Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 5,210	snow wouldnt be as bad as ICE though! let us know how you wind up getting home!

12-28-2004, 07:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
LayinLo Flipper ( Don't Ask ) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Crunchy 02 GSX-R 750 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,936	So, your Christmas leathers kept you warm?

12-29-2004, 12:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	[quote=SDSUsnowboards ...Says the man who lives in SoCal [/QUOTE] Ya, but I'll be going up the Crest on the Gixxer this weekend to play in the snow. I know it's SoCal, but that should count, right? I've done my time in the snow on two wheels, usually not by my choice. I've been caught in the Sierras several times late in the riding season! Nothing like heading downhill in a hurry on a bike! __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

12-29-2004, 12:46 AM	#11 (permalink)
SDSUsnowboards Tin Foil Inspector Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: 2000 CBR600f4 Location: Southern California Posts: 764	lol. I would be the one to ride a bike in the snow given I had enough money to fix my poor toy after dropping it a couple times. __________________ The notion should be deleted from your noggin. -FIVEINCH

12-29-2004, 12:52 AM	#12 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	Just like your snowboard, forget the bike has brakes and watch how you lean! __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

01-02-2005, 09:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
98G Ditch Magnet Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 170	ni v koyem sluchaye! Wouldn't even consider it. 98G

01-03-2005, 07:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
stevie c Sit speling cheker Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: GSX-R 600 K1 Location: Northants,UK Posts: 1,631	I rode right thru winter last year,one time it took me two hours to travel 4 miles. Thing is you can't use the front brake or the bike drops,you can't use the back brake because if you take your feet off the ground the bike drops,so to slow down you use engine braking and your heels!Loads of fun once you are used to it. Also rode on ice,done killer slides and only dropped once all winter,with no damage done, YEE HAA! __________________ Stevie C '02 Gixer 600 K1,Yellow and Black (fastest colour!), always beats red ones!! Why put off until tomorrow what you can get someone else to do for you today.

01-03-2005, 04:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
Adrenalin_Junky Wants Better Weather Joined: Oct 2004 Bike: 2002 GSXR-750 Location: Langley,Canada Posts: 661	ohh you snow virgins... Luckily i just bought my bike and havent really logged any time on it yet, but i cant fathem tryin to ride with 8' drifts? stupid snow... __________________ "Life without Danger and the Need for Adrenalin...is a waste of Oxygen"

01-05-2005, 06:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
finch20th Baiting for a Banning!!!!!! Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: 2005 Gsxr 600 20th Anniversary Edition Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 1,107	it's not to bad i missed riding the bike so much i was like screw it i give it a go. all that happened is that i got really cold and wet. it wasn't to bad but of course i don't have the power that a busa does. __________________ Wisconsin Winters Suck! Miles to date on the 600: 2263.2 #4803!!! The Proud New Owner Of A 2005 Suzuki Gsx-R 600 20th Anniversary Edition!!!

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