With all the talk of early snow.....

[Spyderjockey]

I have always refused to ryde the Spydie after they put the 1st application of salt down, unless we get enough rain after that to wash it all off the roads. With this early cold and snowy weather we already have salt on the roads.:yikes: My question is am I being too paranoid about salt if all you can see is the light white residue that is left a few days after the salt has been put down? Does any one ryde in these conditions and if you do, have you had any ill effects from it with wire connections and or computer related issues etc.?:dontknow:

 

[arntufun]

I have always refused to ryde the Spydie after they put the 1st application of salt down, unless we get enough rain after that to wash it all off the roads. With this early cold and snowy weather we already have salt on the roads.:yikes: My question is am I being too paranoid about salt if all you can see is the light white residue that is left a few days after the salt has been put down? Does any one ryde in these conditions and if you do, have you had any ill effects from it with wire connections and or computer related issues etc.?:dontknow:

I have not tried it with mine, but I don't like my Spyder in the rain either because you saw how much I hate my Spyder being dirty. Bob calls my Spyder the trailer queen. :roflblack:

 

[rnet]

I think I will put Spyder and toy hauler down for the winter tomorrow. Sure wish my new 4 post lift would have come in already.

 

[SethO]

you will be fine, wash it off the same, if not less than dirt. Now I don't wash my spyder and it has not had issues from this, I did (and would tell anyone) to wash it coming off the salt flats and that is the only real issue.

Get a snow tire for the back , the come in one size smaller than stock, but are well worth it, sand bags are what I put on when its really buck.

 

[boborgera]

I Rode 3 winters just about every day, No salt/sand/gravel problems, Like i said a number of times;
It snows i Wait till the plows go by, and I'm out riding. I do hose it down in my garage every now and then,
I use a hose connected to my hot water faucet.
Nothing like riding along the Delaware with snow piled up bought sides of Rt97 and looking at the ice flows going down the River.:thumbup:

 

[ARtraveler]

I respectfully disagree with those who want to ride :spyder2: in the snow. I could not get any traction in 2-3 inches when I rode my spyder out of the garage. We had to push it back in.

Most know that I am a safety nut--so IMHO if you can't ride under full control, you could get into trouble. I would hate to encounter a SUV that goes out of control and runs into me.

For the little I would ride :spyder2: in snow conditions, a snow tire is not a good investment for me.

I will give in to those who must ride because it is their main mode of transportation. Just ride safe so we are all around to talk about the good times and agree or disagree on another subject in the future.

 

[NancysToy]

I don't ride much when that white haze is on the road. I try to wait until a good rain has washed it off. It doesn't hurt a lot, unless it is wet, but I hate to wash the Spyder, so I avoid it. Same with my BMW. There are a lot of folks here that have ridden their Spyders in anything and everything, though, and I haven't heard of any extensive corrosion. That is surprising with the alloy engine trapped there under the bodywork, but it seems to be OK. If you have removed the splash panels to ease oil changing, or to control heat, you may want to avoid the salt altogether, though.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

NO CORROSION

Then what exactly is happening to the rear fender mounts ?????

 

[NancysToy]

Then what exactly is happening to the rear fender mounts ?????

Metal fatigue from vibration.

 

[dancogan]

In the winter I do wash off the salt, but I try to use cold water. I understand that warm or hot water will more readily dissolve the salt and cause corrosion. I fill a garden herbicide sprayer with water from the kitchen sink, pump it up, and use that to wash the spyder. (Of course, I don't use if for herbicide.)

 

[Bob Denman]

WEATHER REPORT........... Starting to snow here and it's 37 degrees!

 

[Sarge707]

Started Early in CT- Wasn,t supposed to start until tonight. That 6-10 inches may be MORE!

 

[rnet]

WEATHER REPORT........... Starting to snow here and it's 37 degrees!

SAME HERE

 

[Bob Denman]

Ahhh... no big deal!
Snow is a lot like sex: You never know how many inches you'll get or long long it's gonna last!

 

[boborgera]

29 degrees, 3 inches on the ground so far and headed for a lot more.
Me thinks i should see if the Snow blower will start.:dontknow:

 

[boborgera]

Ahhh... no big deal!
Snow is a lot like sex: You never know how many inches you'll get or long long it's gonna last!

Is that [long-long] A FREUDIAN SLIP.:roflblack:

 

[spyder3]

Ahhh... no big deal!
Snow is a lot like sex: You never know how many inches you'll get or long long it's gonna last!

:yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes:

 

[SpyderWolf]

Wow, very sorry to hear about all of you that are getting snow already and thinking about putting up your Spyders for the winter. There may not be too many benefits to living in the south, but year round ryding is definitely one of them. Best of luck with surviving this winter.

 

[ARtraveler]

Based on the postings, it looks like I beat you by about 3 days. Our first snow melted from the roads and below 2000 ft. areas--so it looks like I may get to ride the :spyder2: at least one more time before I have to park it. Last year my final ride was 10/30. The mountains are beautiful though--with their coats of winter white.

 

[Sarge707]

Just turned my heat up to 65 and I didn,t even have heat on last night and woke up to 50 degrees today BUT as you see in the picture the trees are splitting and heaavy
with ALL the fall leaves still on them-- There are going to me BIG power outages in CT as the wind increases to 40 MPH tonight. No DISH (Wet Snow) ? Have to Watch MMA tapes!