Snow?

My neighbor's father went to PA a week or so ago....not sure what part. He claimed they got 12" of snow while he was there.

Anyway, we got our first snow last night and today..about 3-4". But, it's the snowbelt. Drive a few miles in most any direction from our town.....nada.

Anybody else seen powder yet?

terry

Update: neighbor said his dad was in the Johnstown/Altoona area

Your neighbor's father was right. The Pocono's got a foot of snow. We missed it completely. So far no snow in the forecast.

We got about 3" this morning here in Cuba, NY (along I-86 NY/PA Border).

It was snowing when I left for work this AM...people giving me weird looks on the way in...guess they didn't figure a bike should be running around in the snow...flurries...whatever...

Are you sure that is the reason they were giving you wierd looks ????


Hey I'm just asking ??????



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Rick

av8r wrote:It was snowing when I left for work this AM...people giving me weird looks on the way in...guess they didn't figure a bike should be running around in the snow...flurries...whatever...

When I was a teenager for winter riding we would drill and put small bolts through the rear tire then lay rubber over the bolt heads to protect the tube.


Found this photo on the internet.

av8r wrote:...guess they didn't figure a bike should be running around in the snow...flurries...whatever...

Your a diehard! I park the bike when the temp falls below 65* -- after riding around in 115* heat of Phoenix, the cold air just feels 100 times colder........ naww, I'm just a puss.




We had some heavy sleet for about 10 minutes this afternoon -- looked like the end of the world rolling in, with the dark, black clouds and all. 10 minutes later, the sun was out.

This is perfectly normal NE weather

Chemung, I used to do that with the CR125 that I posted a pic of in the motorcycle thread -- me & a group of buddies got to talk to a guy who raced professionally, & he gave us the inside scoop on the angle of the studs, what size to use & the firehose, or rubber-over-the-tube trick. Nobody could touch us out there (local frozen lake). My 125 was smoking 500's ! It was just like riding on pavement, only you could drift in every corner without high-siding.

SMITTY wrote:
Chemung, I used to do that with the CR125 that I posted a pic of in the motorcycle thread -- me & a group of buddies got to talk to a guy who raced professionally, & he gave us the inside scoop on the angle of the studs, what size to use & the firehose, or rubber-over-the-tube trick. Nobody could touch us out there (local frozen lake). My 125 was smoking 500's ! It was just like riding on pavement, only you could drift in every corner without high-siding.

Ran them on a frozen lake, Cool. We just drove around town and in fields.

chemung wrote:

av8r wrote:It was snowing when I left for work this AM...people giving me weird looks on the way in...guess they didn't figure a bike should be running around in the snow...flurries...whatever...

When I was a teenager for winter riding we would drill and put small bolts through the rear tire then lay rubber over the bolt heads to protect the tube.


Found this photo on the internet.

We did the same thing with our MX bikes....what a blast on the local ponds!!

heehehe...

Rick 386 wrote:Are you sure that is the reason they were giving you wierd looks ????


Hey I'm just asking ??????



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Rick

av8r wrote:
We did the same thing with our MX bikes....what a blast on the local ponds!!

Have you ever been to the Champion Speedway? It's been a while for me but I've been there.

SMITTY wrote:

av8r wrote:...guess they didn't figure a bike should be running around in the snow...flurries...whatever...

Your a diehard! I park the bike when the temp falls below 65* -- after riding around in 115* heat of Phoenix, the cold air just feels 100 times colder........ naww, I'm just a puss.

Had a guy come over to me at the gas station on the way home. Tells me I'm a die hard and that he has been thinking about beemers, but they're always too tall for him. Just sold his Hardley and wanted a bike he can ride 600 miles a day (whoa) When I told him they make a short version he was surprised no dealer had ever told him that.

I didn't have the heart to tell him I was quite surprised by the snow as the weather forecast was for clouds only....heehehe

chemung wrote:

av8r wrote:
We did the same thing with our MX bikes....what a blast on the local ponds!!

Have you ever been to the Champion Speedway? It's been a while for me but I've been there.

It's only a few miles from my house. We go once in a while in the summer.

av8r wrote:..........and that he has been thinking about beemers, but they're always too tall for him.

I've never been able to touch tip-toed on any bike I've ever owned -- except the Harley. I just hang my ass off the side when I need to stop! You should have seen me on the DRZ!


They screwed up the forecast here too -- said sprinkles in the morning, then all sun --- but I took the truck in....

You have more brains than I do...Just ask my wife! She wasn't too pleased with me riding home in the snow...ah well...she should be used to it by now.