12-14-2021, 12:30 PM
(12-14-2021, 07:10 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Reminds me of a trip a year ago to visit some friends in the California Sierras. On a twisty mountain road near Lake Tahoe we got caught in a snap hail storm that was so heavy that our CRV started sliding around. We pulled over in a spot that had a wide enough turnout. A state highway snowplow pulled up to see if we were ok, and led us to a covered parking area for road equipment where we could sit out the worst of it. While we were waiting, we saw a guy on an R1200GS chugging his way through the hail like it was nothing. I couldn't trust my eyes on that one!
All can be good until the first turn.
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I once got caught in deep, wet snow (about 5") on a 550 cc inline-4. Of course I had road tires, but a bit aggressive Avon on the front. To make matters worse, my throttle decided to stick, so a sort of throttle lock. The cold/ice clearly impacted the throttle.
Anyway, I made it home. It was a bit crazy, but calm on the straightaways. Turning at intersections was where my metal was tested. Anyway, it went way better than expected. I remember my chain being all caked up with fresh snow. Luck may have been in the fact that the 550 was lacking in low-end torque.
The next day my riding buddies tried it themselves on their 400 cc twins and they both dropped them (one in a major intersection).