Braving the cold in an unheated garage, tools strewn across the concrete floor, the scooter is now ready for winter. Tires, oil, antifreeze, all changed and checked. Surveying the mess I am reminded of how disorganized I can be. I’ll never have one of those workshops that appear in The Garage Journal.
A quick ride to make sure the wheels don’t fall off and the oil stays in the engine. The Heidenau K66 SnowTex tire’s aggressive tread pattern and extra sticky grip provide a little more security on cold, wet and snowy roads. They feel weird at first, like riding on big balloons. That feeling quickly disappears.
The weather forecast calls for 19F in the morning with snow showers. I’ll look in the mirror tomorrow morning and ask that guy if he wants to ride.
Wow, those tires ARE for snow!
+2 degrees here this morning….so I guess I’ll be satisfied with your sharing of a ride.
Use care.
Steve, did you change the tires yourself? I really have to be come a little more self-sufficient.
You’re a braver man than I. Snow tires or not there’s no way you’ll find me on two wheels on icy, snowy roads – I’ve managed to slide 4 wheels off the road on more than one occasion.
Also, pardon my lack of scooter knowledge, but … antifreeze?
I like the siping on the snow tires!
When you talk to that guy in the mirror in the morning….I am sure he’ll answer back in the affirmative.
Steve: I’m sure others have suggested/asked this same question; why not go sidecar rig for the 4 months?
Coop: I hope I don’t need those tires. I try and avoid the white stuff.
David: Pulled the exhaust and the wheels but let the local service station change the tires. I was too busy to do that little chore. Have done it before with my little Harbor Freight tire changer but it’s a lot of work. And I have to go to the service station anyway because I don’t have an air compressor to fill the tires.
I’m a half-assed mechanic…
Canajun: I seldom am on icy, snowy roads. The winter tires just give better traction on cold pavement. And help for those rare times when I misjudge the weather…
The Vespa GTS is water-cooled hence the antifreeze need.
Charlie6: The guy in the mirror said, “Ride dummy”.
Angelo: I like the free feeling of two-wheels. That all goes away with a sidecar rig.
That said, I was looking at a brand new URAL Gear Up rig today. $14K. 2WD. Looked pretty. Maybe in my old age…