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    Default Snow Shmoe

    Who says you can't ride a three wheeler in the snow?

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    Check out this forum thread, rides a Goldwing with side car all year round in southern Ontario. https://ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=76815
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    Default Everything is good

    That's a good idea for some but not for me.
    Different things are looking, well Different.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gkamer View Post
    Who says you can't ride a three wheeler in the snow?
    I dunno about the rest of you, but I ryde my Spyder in the snow at every opportunity! . I've even been known to ryde half way across the Country just so I could go ryding in the snow; and if it's not too deep, ryding your Spyder in the snow can be a real BLAST!

    Of course, we don't get snow quite the same way you lot get snow, our roads aren't generally salted, and we don't have a lot of un-cleared roads above the snow-line that remain open during the winter, so the ryding opportunities are somewhat limited. But on average, the Australian Alps/Snowy Mountains get more snow than Switzerland . and they cover a tad over 1.6 million hectares, so if the snow's not great in one area, there's usually somewhere else to go find some snow!
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    My .02. I would not. You can go, but if you hit ice the results could be not good.

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    Being a 3-track machine, the challenge is trying to ride in traffic lanes that are 2-track with the center of the lane being mounded with snow/sleet. In pristine (open field) conditions with true snow tires, I'd be right there with you!
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    Ontario winters + salt + motorcycle = rusty bike come spring.
    Not to say I haven't done it. Got caught in a early blizzard and rode 50 miles home on a Yamaha XT500.
    Just a squall when I started for home, 6 inches on the road by time I got there.
    Then there was the "Midnight Snowdrift Grand Prix" when I was a lot younger, but I won't go there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RayBJ View Post
    Being a 3-track machine, the challenge is trying to ride in traffic lanes that are 2-track with the center of the lane being mounded with snow/sleet. In pristine (open field) conditions with true snow tires, I'd be right there with you!
    Keep in mind, snow tires or not, the two front wheels act as snow plows causing the rear wheel to lose traction. Very hard to get going in more than a couple inches of snow. IMO of course, but double your money back guarantee on my advice.

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