...How many of you do it?
So far ive only been stopped from using my bike for 2 days, yesterday and today because of the ~5" of snow on the road...other than that im out in the ice, fog, rain, wind, cold and darkness of winter everyday...who else is with me?
			
			
									
									Winter riding
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Winter riding
UK ZXR400 L3 (1993) - Fully restored and on the roads, my green beast!
JPN ZXR250 A2 (1990) - Revs to 19,200rpm... 'nuff said
						JPN ZXR250 A2 (1990) - Revs to 19,200rpm... 'nuff said
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Re: Winter riding
make that 1 day...not too bad out, its actually warmer than it has been for the past month!
bit of slush, no big problem, wheeling it off the snow-packed side of the road was the hardest bit
			
			
									
									bit of slush, no big problem, wheeling it off the snow-packed side of the road was the hardest bit
UK ZXR400 L3 (1993) - Fully restored and on the roads, my green beast!
JPN ZXR250 A2 (1990) - Revs to 19,200rpm... 'nuff said
						JPN ZXR250 A2 (1990) - Revs to 19,200rpm... 'nuff said
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				MrLuke
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Re: Winter riding
Not on the ZXR400, only ridden it in the wet twice! It's been tucked up in the garage for about 2 1/2 months now just being doing maintenance on it and stuff, must've saved a packet on petrol. Although when I had my moped last year I rode all through the winter, really light light compared to the ZXR and didn't drop it when drifting about in the snow pretending I was a speedway driver!  
  
			
			
									
									
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Re: Winter riding
MrLuke wrote:Not on the ZXR400, only ridden it in the wet twice! It's been tucked up in the garage for about 2 1/2 months now just being doing maintenance on it and stuff, must've saved a packet on petrol. Although when I had my moped last year I rode all through the winter, really light light compared to the ZXR and didn't drop it when drifting about in the snow pretending I was a speedway driver!![]()
petrols not that much for us, only burn through about £35 a month...so its still cheaper than a bus ticket...
UK ZXR400 L3 (1993) - Fully restored and on the roads, my green beast!
JPN ZXR250 A2 (1990) - Revs to 19,200rpm... 'nuff said
						JPN ZXR250 A2 (1990) - Revs to 19,200rpm... 'nuff said
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				MrLuke
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Re: Winter riding
Haha yes well really I only use it for fun and the occasional travel to grandparents etc, but I did something daft like 1000miles in no time after I got it and spent at least £200 in one month on petrol - what can I say, I loved riding it!
			
			
									
									
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Re: Winter riding
yes, i've ridden my ZXR for the last 6 years every day - even in the snow.
			
			
									
									
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Re: Winter riding
Only day i havent ridden in the snow is when we first got it last monday. So only one day lost to bad weather this year!
			
			
									
									
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Re: Winter riding
My bikes my only form of transport so come rain, snow or sun i'm out on mine.
			
			
									
									
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Re: Winter riding
I did 11 Winters on sportsbikes of various kinds, and looking back have no idea how I survived! ;D  Good fun, but I wouldn't do it again!
I finally took and passed my car license just over a year ago, and so had the last 2 Winters on four wheels. Part of me misses riding on the snow, to be honest. Luckily I did get my last few snow rides on cam:
			
			
									
									
						I finally took and passed my car license just over a year ago, and so had the last 2 Winters on four wheels. Part of me misses riding on the snow, to be honest. Luckily I did get my last few snow rides on cam:

