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JMcDonald · February 11th, 2011, 10:39 AM

Two notes:

1) Do NOT tell mother you rode a motorcycle on snow-covered streets.

2) Ice (noticed by its more transluscent appearance) is way slicker than packed snow. I had to go over about 100 feet of ice today, just going slow through a neighborhood, and it was everything I could do just to keep the bike upright, let alone in a strait line. When a bump moves you laterally or even just when you start drifting due to the road's crown, there is pretty much no way to correct without going down. Several times I found myself wandering over to the curb (due to the road's crown) and having to use my foot to keep upright. Eep! But, other than that, 95% of my commute today was just wet / dry pavement.

It is supposed to get up into the 40s today and stay in the 60s for at least another week, so I'm definitely looking forward to the change. Oklahoma never used to be like this... as a kid I remember goin several years at a time before seeing white ground at all (it might dust a bit and then be gone by the next morning, but eh). I mean, I think in all of school I'd missed like 3 days total, heh. Now the last 2 years have had record-setting snowfall and ice storms. But maybe this will be the last of it. Where is Global Warming when you need it? :P

February 11th, 2011, 10:39 AM	#8
JMcDonald ninjette.org sage Name: J Location: Oklahoma Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2008 250R Posts: 771	Two notes: 1) Do NOT tell mother you rode a motorcycle on snow-covered streets. 2) Ice (noticed by its more transluscent appearance) is way slicker than packed snow. I had to go over about 100 feet of ice today, just going slow through a neighborhood, and it was everything I could do just to keep the bike upright, let alone in a strait line. When a bump moves you laterally or even just when you start drifting due to the road's crown, there is pretty much no way to correct without going down. Several times I found myself wandering over to the curb (due to the road's crown) and having to use my foot to keep upright. Eep! But, other than that, 95% of my commute today was just wet / dry pavement. It is supposed to get up into the 40s today and stay in the 60s for at least another week, so I'm definitely looking forward to the change. Oklahoma never used to be like this... as a kid I remember goin several years at a time before seeing white ground at all (it might dust a bit and then be gone by the next morning, but eh). I mean, I think in all of school I'd missed like 3 days total, heh. Now the last 2 years have had record-setting snowfall and ice storms. But maybe this will be the last of it. Where is Global Warming when you need it? :P __________________________________________________ Factory Pro Jet Kit, K&N R-0990 Pod Filter, Sportisi VR Black Exhaust, BRT TIS Ignition, White Paint, and 16/41 Sprockets. Soon: Maybe a 37T Rear Sprocket if I get things running like I'd hoped.