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<blockquote data-quote="Nanotech9" data-source="post: 1448677" data-attributes="member: 676"><p>HF sets the pace and route on the F800... she's handling well for a big girl and hes keeping her in her place. The road finally turns to solid snow and he stops to make sure everyone is OK to continue on. I take the chance for a quick picture... </p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>As the group starts off again, Bill (Hamish99) notices he has a flat... but how?!?!? We haven't gotten into any rocks, and hes running tubeless tires... humm. Wane breaks out the air pump and fills the tire back up. Can't find the hole.</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Snow gets deeper the higher we climb. I'll have to admit i would have been disappointed if we didn't have at least this much snow.</p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Fowler on the right (i believe) and Robert behind him.</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>When we get to the top we find that Talimena Drive (Hwy 1) is solid snow with patches of ice. Its one thing to ride on snow and ice with an underlaying bed of dirt and rock for the tires to find traction... its a different story when its smooth pavement and the knobs can't push dirt and rocks around to find traction. Some of the guys are hesitant to continue on, expecting the road to only get worse. I suggest we take the shoulder and venture across the road over to it to show that theres plenty of traction. Of course, the shoulder is fairly sloped so it could prove to be risky. The way i see it, we give it a try, and if we run into something we can't get around (culvert or no shoulder) then we turn back. Otherwise we'll never know if its do-able.</p><p></p><p>We head out and i pull over to take pictures. </p><p></p><p>Gene</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Fowler</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Robert</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Terry</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> Wayne is the only one to ride it the entire way (?) ON THE ROAD. The rest of us take the shoulder. Not only that, but hes on what i would call 70/30 Kendas... but not even real Kendas... hes on the Shinko knockoffs!!!!! I'm not sure if hes lucky or good but he keeps the bike upright like a pro.</p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Scott (HF)</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>And thats where the battery on my little camera dies. Didn't even last half the day in the cold. I just turned it back on today to see if being warm helped any... I was right. It still shows a full charge today. I guess the cold brought the voltage down temporarily just enough to be "dead" to the camera.</p><p></p><p>So far i'm utterly emjoying the ride. Its perfect. I'm not even really cold under all my layers. Feet and hands are reasonably warm as well. All my prep work is paying off on the gloves and the handguard covers. My gear is staying put, and i've not had to tighten down anything yet. I'm riding moderately aggressive and i've not had any "oh ****" moments or felt like i was in over my head. In fact, i really acquainted riding in the snow and ice to much like riding on the sand at Draper. The bike dances around a bit, the tire spins a bit, the front end pushes a little from time to time, etc. Finally, all the riding in the sand at Draper has paid off! In fact, i'm even riding on "sand tires"... I had a decision to make before i left but running out of time helped me choose and i decided to just keep the Soft Terrain MOTO-Z Terrapactor tires on the bike that i keep on there for Draper. My other alternative was a Pirelli MT43 Trials tire, but i'm not sure it would have behaved as well in the slush, much like it performs poorly in the sand. The Moto-Z's did phenomenally. In fact i think i had the most traction out of everyone there. I definitely felt confident enough in the tires to ass off a LOT. Tons of wheelies in the snow - anywhere the tires hooked up it seemed like i couldn't keep the front wheel on the ground <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'll leave it at that for now... I have a ton more pictures. I'll try to get them all edited so i'll be ready to go tomorrow with the next half!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nanotech9, post: 1448677, member: 676"] HF sets the pace and route on the F800... she's handling well for a big girl and hes keeping her in her place. The road finally turns to solid snow and he stops to make sure everyone is OK to continue on. I take the chance for a quick picture... [b][Broken External Image][/b] As the group starts off again, Bill (Hamish99) notices he has a flat... but how?!?!? We haven't gotten into any rocks, and hes running tubeless tires... humm. Wane breaks out the air pump and fills the tire back up. Can't find the hole. [b][Broken External Image][/b] [b][Broken External Image][/b] Snow gets deeper the higher we climb. I'll have to admit i would have been disappointed if we didn't have at least this much snow. [b][Broken External Image][/b] Fowler on the right (i believe) and Robert behind him. [b][Broken External Image][/b] When we get to the top we find that Talimena Drive (Hwy 1) is solid snow with patches of ice. Its one thing to ride on snow and ice with an underlaying bed of dirt and rock for the tires to find traction... its a different story when its smooth pavement and the knobs can't push dirt and rocks around to find traction. Some of the guys are hesitant to continue on, expecting the road to only get worse. I suggest we take the shoulder and venture across the road over to it to show that theres plenty of traction. Of course, the shoulder is fairly sloped so it could prove to be risky. The way i see it, we give it a try, and if we run into something we can't get around (culvert or no shoulder) then we turn back. Otherwise we'll never know if its do-able. We head out and i pull over to take pictures. Gene [b][Broken External Image][/b] Fowler [b][Broken External Image][/b] Robert [b][Broken External Image][/b] Terry [b][Broken External Image][/b] Wayne is the only one to ride it the entire way (?) ON THE ROAD. The rest of us take the shoulder. Not only that, but hes on what i would call 70/30 Kendas... but not even real Kendas... hes on the Shinko knockoffs!!!!! I'm not sure if hes lucky or good but he keeps the bike upright like a pro. [b][Broken External Image][/b] Scott (HF) [b][Broken External Image][/b] And thats where the battery on my little camera dies. Didn't even last half the day in the cold. I just turned it back on today to see if being warm helped any... I was right. It still shows a full charge today. I guess the cold brought the voltage down temporarily just enough to be "dead" to the camera. So far i'm utterly emjoying the ride. Its perfect. I'm not even really cold under all my layers. Feet and hands are reasonably warm as well. All my prep work is paying off on the gloves and the handguard covers. My gear is staying put, and i've not had to tighten down anything yet. I'm riding moderately aggressive and i've not had any "oh ****" moments or felt like i was in over my head. In fact, i really acquainted riding in the snow and ice to much like riding on the sand at Draper. The bike dances around a bit, the tire spins a bit, the front end pushes a little from time to time, etc. Finally, all the riding in the sand at Draper has paid off! In fact, i'm even riding on "sand tires"... I had a decision to make before i left but running out of time helped me choose and i decided to just keep the Soft Terrain MOTO-Z Terrapactor tires on the bike that i keep on there for Draper. My other alternative was a Pirelli MT43 Trials tire, but i'm not sure it would have behaved as well in the slush, much like it performs poorly in the sand. The Moto-Z's did phenomenally. In fact i think i had the most traction out of everyone there. I definitely felt confident enough in the tires to ass off a LOT. Tons of wheelies in the snow - anywhere the tires hooked up it seemed like i couldn't keep the front wheel on the ground :) I'll leave it at that for now... I have a ton more pictures. I'll try to get them all edited so i'll be ready to go tomorrow with the next half! [/QUOTE]
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