Riding out the winter

Kawasaki Craig · 10-17-2009

So,
My wife and I recently moved to the Dallas Fort Worth region of Texas to work on some more schooling, but I've noticed that winter is just around the corner. Only owning my bike, Do I:
A. Ride out the "winter" and hope Texas plays nice, no ice
B. Spend what little money I have left on a beat up truck and tuck the
bike away until Spring

Any experience on this topic? Any suggestions to make the winter riding more enjoyable or bearable? Thanks guys!

rangerscott · 10-17-2009

You will get a few freezes, ice, sleet, snow. I would really consider getting 4 wheels in that area, escpecially if you take the highways/metro.

Here's a friend getting stuck at the top. Read his video detail.

ice stuck

kawairider · 10-17-2009

From Dallas have rode for years 365 a year just stay off overpasses and layer up your clothes it's OK

Cracker · 2 Weeks Ago

I live in the mountains of north Georgia(almost NC) and ride year round. I have heated grips and wear an AeroStich Darien, Combat touring boots and TourMaster Winter Elite gloves. Beyond that I layer up depending on conditions(fleece/merlino thermals/silk/smartwool). We get alot more ice than snow, but when it does snow it will usualy melt off in a day or so and then refreeze. Watch bridges and on secondary streets where drain pipes run under roads, they are not marked like bridges.

I have a dream to add a Connie and a ZRex to the stable some day but for now I ride a KLR and suffer on the longer high speed trips.

10-17-2009	#1 (permalink)
Kawasaki Craig Riding rookie BTK Beginner Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 71	Riding out the winter So, My wife and I recently moved to the Dallas Fort Worth region of Texas to work on some more schooling, but I've noticed that winter is just around the corner. Only owning my bike, Do I: A. Ride out the "winter" and hope Texas plays nice, no ice B. Spend what little money I have left on a beat up truck and tuck the bike away until Spring Any experience on this topic? Any suggestions to make the winter riding more enjoyable or bearable? Thanks guys!

10-17-2009	#2 (permalink)
rangerscott I ride what I like BTK Intermediate Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 249	You will get a few freezes, ice, sleet, snow. I would really consider getting 4 wheels in that area, escpecially if you take the highways/metro. Here's a friend getting stuck at the top. Read his video detail. ice stuck Last edited by rangerscott : 10-17-2009 at 10:23 PM.

2 Weeks Ago	#4 (permalink)
Cracker Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: N. GA Mountains Posts: 2	I live in the mountains of north Georgia(almost NC) and ride year round. I have heated grips and wear an AeroStich Darien, Combat touring boots and TourMaster Winter Elite gloves. Beyond that I layer up depending on conditions(fleece/merlino thermals/silk/smartwool). We get alot more ice than snow, but when it does snow it will usualy melt off in a day or so and then refreeze. Watch bridges and on secondary streets where drain pipes run under roads, they are not marked like bridges. I have a dream to add a Connie and a ZRex to the stable some day but for now I ride a KLR and suffer on the longer high speed trips. __________________ ERROR 406: file corrupt: config.america -- reboot constitution? (Y/N)

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kawairider Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4	From Dallas have rode for years 365 a year just stay off overpasses and layer up your clothes it's OK

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