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ICE ROAD BIKER
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Nortoon Offline
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ICE ROAD BIKER
OK! Now I feel like a total wimp. I don't ride until the morning temperature is 55F or better. But I was amazed with the Revzilla Common Thread article about a 51 year man who rides the ice roads on the east side of Hudson Bay.

If you have 20 minutes to spare, read this adventure and watch the video ICE ROAD BIKER .

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12-09-2017 02:06 PM
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RE: ICE ROAD BIKER
(12-09-2017 02:06 PM)Nortoon Wrote:  OK! Now I feel like a total wimp. I don't ride until the morning temperature is 55F or better. But I was amazed with the Revzilla Common Thread article about a 51 year man who rides the ice roads on the east side of Hudson Bay.

If you have 20 minutes to spare, read this adventure and watch the video ICE ROAD BIKER .

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Nice read but count me OUT...spring is coming after winter
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12-09-2017 02:47 PM
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RE: ICE ROAD BIKER
his tires say it all , went up north and did the ice on the bridge thing = once

The best part about growing up in Florida is i didn't have to move here when i got old.
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The ferret Online
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RE: ICE ROAD BIKER
LOL guy has me beat by a bunch. I don't ride on ice. Not afraid of falling so much as being afraid not being able to pick the bike back up when I do lol

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12-09-2017 05:20 PM
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pdedse Offline
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Oregon
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RE: ICE ROAD BIKER
I can't get over that he rode those roads with no studs in the tires. Great video.

I'm going out to the garage to hug my 07 KLR650. Love that bike. I've had mine in the opposite direction as far south as Guatemala, and several times in Mexico. In it's 42k miles it has had one fuse go out and I've replaced the shock. That's it.
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12-09-2017 08:07 PM
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Rocky Offline
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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RE: ICE ROAD BIKER
An amazing rider, but no thanks, I can wait until spring.

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12-10-2017 03:04 AM
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Guth Offline
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RE: ICE ROAD BIKER
(12-09-2017 08:07 PM)pdedse Wrote:  I'm going out to the garage to hug my 07 KLR650. Love that bike. I've had mine in the opposite direction as far south as Guatemala, and several times in Mexico. In it's 42k miles it has had one fuse go out and I've replaced the shock. That's it.

Wow, that's truly impressive. With that kind of track record I'd say you owe it more than just a hug, lol.

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12-10-2017 01:40 PM
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The ferret Online
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RE: ICE ROAD BIKER
(12-09-2017 08:07 PM)pdedse Wrote:  I can't get over that he rode those roads with no studs in the tires. Great video.

I'm going out to the garage to hug my 07 KLR650. Love that bike. I've had mine in the opposite direction as far south as Guatemala, and several times in Mexico. In it's 42k miles it has had one fuse go out and I've replaced the shock. That's it.

Modern bikes are just so good!

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Nortoon Offline
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RE: ICE ROAD BIKER
(12-09-2017 08:07 PM)pdedse Wrote:  I can't get over that he rode those roads with no studs in the tires. Great video.

From the written part of the article:

Thanks to the carbide studs in his tires — half-inch in back and three-eighths-inch up front — smooth sections of the ice roads can be traversed at speeds only limited by the degree of cold the rider is willing to tolerate. Wind chill can easily reach -75F (-24C) degrees at highway speeds. The smallest piece of exposed skin is endangered. Solaro often uses duct tape to cover parts of his body and to seal sleeves and pants legs, an old trick used by 1970s snowmobile racers. He never uses heated gear.

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RE: ICE ROAD BIKER
(12-10-2017 04:47 PM)Nortoon Wrote:  
(12-09-2017 08:07 PM)pdedse Wrote:  I can't get over that he rode those roads with no studs in the tires. Great video.

From the written part of the article:

Thanks to the carbide studs in his tires — half-inch in back and three-eighths-inch up front — smooth sections of the ice roads can be traversed at speeds only limited by the degree of cold the rider is willing to tolerate. Wind chill can easily reach -75F (-24C) degrees at highway speeds. The smallest piece of exposed skin is endangered. Solaro often uses duct tape to cover parts of his body and to seal sleeves and pants legs, an old trick used by 1970s snowmobile racers. He never uses heated gear.
Yep, missed that, I was just looking at the video and I couldn't see anything obvious...now I don't feel like such a sucky rider!
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