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CaptGoodvibes
05-30-2010, 11:41 PM
Wondering out loud or aloud if you prefer...

I Wendy... I Wanda... I wonder if a BMW F800GS with knobbies can handle a Denver winter day in and day out...
asp125
05-30-2010, 11:44 PM
LOL... I have a friend who rides his DRZ400S with dual sport knobbies year round, he's ridden in light snow. Not really that safe or recommended.. but he's crazy that way. Me.. I'll take the car because ice is ice.. knobbies or not.

Then again, I know of someone in town who will put ice screws in a set of knobbies for ya.
Logan
05-31-2010, 12:12 AM
I'd ride in snow...

....would never ride in snowy traffic.
RedheadRider
05-31-2010, 12:17 AM
Wondering out loud or aloud if you prefer...

I Wendy... I Wanda... I wonder if a BMW F800GS with knobbies can handle a Denver winter day in and day out...
I have to warn you Otto, I used to box for Oxford.
Oh yeah? Well I used to kill for the CIA.
asp125
05-31-2010, 12:21 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5LzidWqe8I&feature=related

looks fun!
felyn3
05-31-2010, 08:15 AM
WHY are you thinking about WINTER now??
Karl_L
05-31-2010, 09:27 AM
http://www.mv-motorrad.de/cosmoshop/pix/a/n/1104836894-14354.jpg (http://www.mv-motorrad.de/cosmoshop/lshop,showdetail,13240,e,1105803788-30287,,10107,,,.htm)
CaptGoodvibes
05-31-2010, 11:27 AM
WHY are you thinking about WINTER now??

Part of my wonderment(twisted plan) includes not having a cage for the next winter season...
asp125
05-31-2010, 11:03 PM
http://www.destinationcycles.com/images/Uralgearcamo.jpg

A set of knobbies plus two wheel drive and you won't have to worry about needing a cage.
lopsarong
03-25-2011, 01:20 AM
Oh really? what a great idea..Now I know..
CaptGoodvibes
03-25-2011, 02:10 AM
Officially, I'm not considering a Beemer anymore although, I am considering a Bimmer so...

Zombie thread die!!!
Midori
03-25-2011, 10:58 AM
I have to warn you Otto, I used to box for Oxford.
Oh yeah? Well I used to kill for the CIA.

The London underground is not a political movement. I looked it up.
CaptGoodvibes
03-25-2011, 12:01 PM
The London underground is not a political movement. I looked it up.

Apes don't read philosophy.

Yes they do, Otto. They just don't understand it.
mica
03-27-2011, 09:54 AM
Note the snow packed between the knobbies. I'd get a setup like Karl posted. The dry snow out west probably won't pack like the wet snow of the east coast but I would put something on my tires. I had almost Zero traction. But a lot of funny looks as I fishtailed through an intersection in town. :)

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_rGc52bC2T_U/SyxJZNn8trI/AAAAAAAABPw/YY3LPs593sU/s640/PC180004.JPG
RockyMtnRoadRash
03-27-2011, 10:09 AM
I don't think much of the combination of snow and two wheelers. This is a well documented fact.
expatbrit
03-29-2011, 08:31 AM
I don't think much of the combination of snow and two wheelers. This is a well documented fact.

"Is it naptime," said the Strom?

"Yes," said Todd, "it is."

"How nice," said the Strom, and ungracefully flopped to the ground. "I think I shall take my nap Right Here."
RockyMtnRoadRash
03-29-2011, 09:58 AM
"Is it naptime," said the Strom?

"Yes," said Todd, "it is."

"How nice," said the Strom, and ungracefully flopped to the ground. "I think I shall take my nap Right Here."

Stroms are notoriously sleepy bikes.