ICE ROAD BIKER

[Nortoon_imp]

OK! Now I feel like a total wimp. I don't ride until the morning temperature is 55F or better. But I was amazed with the Revzilla Common Thread article about a 51 year man who rides the ice roads on the east side of Hudson Bay.

If you have 20 minutes to spare, read this adventure and watch the video ICE ROAD BIKER .

 

[peterbaron]

OK! Now I feel like a total wimp. I don't ride until the morning temperature is 55F or better. But I was amazed with the Revzilla Common Thread article about a 51 year man who rides the ice roads on the east side of Hudson Bay.

If you have 20 minutes to spare, read this adventure and watch the video ICE ROAD BIKER .

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Nice read but count me OUT...spring is coming after winter
:hello:
pb

 

[use2b_imp]

his tires say it all , went up north and did the ice on the bridge thing = once

 

[the Ferret]

LOL guy has me beat by a bunch. I don't ride on ice. Not afraid of falling so much as being afraid not being able to pick the bike back up when I do lol

 

[pdedse]

I can't get over that he rode those roads with no studs in the tires. Great video.

I'm going out to the garage to hug my 07 KLR650. Love that bike. I've had mine in the opposite direction as far south as Guatemala, and several times in Mexico. In it's 42k miles it has had one fuse go out and I've replaced the shock. That's it.

 

[Rocky_imp]

An amazing rider, but no thanks, I can wait until spring.

 

[Guth_imp]

I can't get over that he rode those roads with no studs in the tires. Great video.

I'm going out to the garage to hug my 07 KLR650. Love that bike. I've had mine in the opposite direction as far south as Guatemala, and several times in Mexico. In it's 42k miles it has had one fuse go out and I've replaced the shock. That's it.

Wow, that's truly impressive. With that kind of track record I'd say you owe it more than just a hug, lol.

 

[the Ferret]

I can't get over that he rode those roads with no studs in the tires. Great video.

I'm going out to the garage to hug my 07 KLR650. Love that bike. I've had mine in the opposite direction as far south as Guatemala, and several times in Mexico. In it's 42k miles it has had one fuse go out and I've replaced the shock. That's it.

Modern bikes are just so good!

 

[Nortoon_imp]

I can't get over that he rode those roads with no studs in the tires. Great video.

I'm going out to the garage to hug my 07 KLR650. Love that bike. I've had mine in the opposite direction as far south as Guatemala, and several times in Mexico. In it's 42k miles it has had one fuse go out and I've replaced the shock. That's it.

From the written part of the article:

Thanks to the carbide studs in his tires — half-inch in back and three-eighths-inch up front — smooth sections of the ice roads can be traversed at speeds only limited by the degree of cold the rider is willing to tolerate. Wind chill can easily reach -75F (-24C) degrees at highway speeds. The smallest piece of exposed skin is endangered. Solaro often uses duct tape to cover parts of his body and to seal sleeves and pants legs, an old trick used by 1970s snowmobile racers. He never uses heated gear.

 

[pdedse]

I can't get over that he rode those roads with no studs in the tires. Great video.

I'm going out to the garage to hug my 07 KLR650. Love that bike. I've had mine in the opposite direction as far south as Guatemala, and several times in Mexico. In it's 42k miles it has had one fuse go out and I've replaced the shock. That's it.

From the written part of the article:

Thanks to the carbide studs in his tires — half-inch in back and three-eighths-inch up front — smooth sections of the ice roads can be traversed at speeds only limited by the degree of cold the rider is willing to tolerate. Wind chill can easily reach -75F (-24C) degrees at highway speeds. The smallest piece of exposed skin is endangered. Solaro often uses duct tape to cover parts of his body and to seal sleeves and pants legs, an old trick used by 1970s snowmobile racers. He never uses heated gear.

From the written part of the article:

Thanks to the carbide studs in his tires — half-inch in back and three-eighths-inch up front — smooth sections of the ice roads can be traversed at speeds only limited by the degree of cold the rider is willing to tolerate. Wind chill can easily reach -75F (-24C) degrees at highway speeds. The smallest piece of exposed skin is endangered. Solaro often uses duct tape to cover parts of his body and to seal sleeves and pants legs, an old trick used by 1970s snowmobile racers. He never uses heated gear. Yep, missed that, I was just looking at the video and I couldn't see anything obvious...now I don't feel like such a sucky rider!