Failed in snow :-(

Flukester

Flukester

Flukester

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Well it finally happened, 4-5 inches of snow overnight so thought I'd try to get to work on the ZX10. I had forgotten to put fuel in night before so first place to get to was garage... big mistake.

Living at top of a 1/4 mile hill on high ground I knew it was gonna be tough but plotted a zig zag route down hill using side streets. This was 6am so no one else had been on them yet and the bike used undertray as a kind of snow plough. Covered about 1.5miles in 1hr.

Had a few &^%$ moments on way, and i finally got to garage only to find I couldn't climb curb and small rise to get into forecourt. The dude at garage was outside having a fag and just stood and watched me... took around 20 mins to shuffle the bike by hand to the pump.

With fuel sorted next problem was how to travel next 10 miles to work. Garage was on a hill at exit and entry was that same hill... decided to use pavement and try to get to main roads... failed though and decided to call it a day walking a couple miles back to home.

Tried at midday to get bike to work but failed, and now just managed to get bike back up hill home.

Damage, well didnt fall off thank god, but my headlight fuse has popped so im guessing water has got into hotgrips GRRRRRRRRRRRR


Tomorrow it all starts again... anyone else try it today ?
 
Brave man :eek:

I looked into some knobblies for my BMW but they don't do the size I need down the road from me so it's still in the garage.
 
im about to leave North Acon to get to Hornsey about 16 miles away. Road from the data center is now icing up!!!! Main roads seem ok as gritted so im bailing out now lest I have your sort of experience flukester! I do like the GT550 in this weather, old clunky, slow and heavy but it gets there :D
 
gl mate.... I think if this slush all freezes it's gonna be hell toms

i might have to buy a winter hack, like a little honda c70 chicken chaser, would be tons of fun as you could bin it and just pick it up and laugh
 
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Flukester said:
gl mate.... I think if this slush all freezes it's gonna be hell toms

i might have to buy a winter hack, like a little honda c70 chicken chaser, would be tons of fun as you could bin it and just pick it up and laugh
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A old trail bike would surely be a better option? e.g. XL125 etc. Still very light but with much better ground clearance and with knobbly tyres you'd have a better chance of making forward progress.
 
Brave / Crazy? you decide :D

I managed about a 2m running slide in my walking boots on the main road to work this morning, nevermind trying in a car or bike :p
 
I rode home from Brighton (about 45 miles) after the first snow last year, was ok but then came off the bandit on a patch of black ice a few weeks later, it's just not worth the risk of breaking your bike to even attempt to ride in these conditions.
 
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