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Post by dan50 on Oct 5, 2016 14:50:37 GMT -5
And that's one fine looking tire too. I'll have to go back to that website and see if they have those in my size. I'd be about willing to commute to work on those in all but really bad road conditions. I'd still sneak down the back roads, avoiding real traffic. But real winter riding would seem a lot more possible on those. It's already getting late in the season. There's still time. But not a lot of it. Even if I don't manage it this year, though, there's always another winter coming. Thanks. Motorcycle Superstore ships very quick, if the item is in stock. If it's not in stock they will notify you ahead of time when they expect to have it in stock. I had to wait 3 days for them to get my Kenda's in stock, and i got them 3 days later.
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Post by moofus02 on Oct 6, 2016 7:02:44 GMT -5
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Post by moofus02 on Oct 6, 2016 7:05:47 GMT -5
These were the kind of tires I was talking about. I've road in Temps below zero F and in snow with just the stock duel purpose tires and rich jetting. Windshield and snowmobile helmet and clothes go a long way to keep you warm
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Post by aeroxbud on Oct 6, 2016 9:17:48 GMT -5
The things always find gets cold is my hands, especially at the higher speed on the motorcycle. Bar muffs are the best thing for keeping your hands warm. Might not be the best looking thing on a scooter, but at least your warm
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Post by dan50 on Oct 6, 2016 15:36:45 GMT -5
I have hand guards mounted on my Dongfang. They do cut down on quite a bit of the air on your hands. I have a pair of scooter mits in my wishlist. I used to have Elephant Ears brand hand muffs on my motorcycle and I loved them in the cold weather.
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Post by bluegoatwoods on Oct 10, 2016 8:45:56 GMT -5
OK, I have a question about winter riding. Yes, I agree that you need to re-tune for the colder, denser air...no problem there. But, now think about this for a minute, us air-cooled guys (which is most of us I believe) give the scoot a minute or two to warm up before really leaning on it right? So now, let's say it is -5 like Dan rides in. Our cooling fans and shrouds are still the same as they were when riding in 100 degree weather so...my million dollar question is...will our engines over-cool in this kind of climate? Maybe the few winter riders we have can chime in here, especially if they are running a cht gauge as well. My concern is that, with that fan turning and turning like always, and the air at -5 degrees F, is the engine ever really "warmed up"? Or, are we just riding around putting excessive wear on the parts because they never reach operating temperature? I do not know, that is why I am putting this out there. I am afraid this might be the case but...I do not know. Thoughts anyone? Bill I have some experience with a 50cc, 2 stroke engine mounted on a bicycle. I found that when the temp was in single digits Fahrenheit my motor would simply not get up to full power or smoothness. It would get warm enough to warm my hands somewhat. Yet it still never ran really right I always kinda meant to pick up an IR thermometer and check these things, but I never got around to it. But my feeling is that those engines, anyway, did not get up to proper operating temp in those conditions.
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Post by adkbiker on Oct 11, 2016 17:48:52 GMT -5
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