Comments on: Riding Between Good Snow and Bad https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/riding-between-good-snow-and-bad/ Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Tue, 08 Jul 2014 19:59:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/riding-between-good-snow-and-bad/#comment-8165 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 03:25:10 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=62#comment-8165 Concetta: I’m going to have to look around for my Nikwax and see what kind I have used. It’s time for me to get busy and waterproof my jacket.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/riding-between-good-snow-and-bad/#comment-8164 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 03:24:22 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=62#comment-8164 bob skoot: snow over ice — the worst. So far that has been held to a minimum…

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/riding-between-good-snow-and-bad/#comment-8163 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 03:23:43 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=62#comment-8163 RichardM: The Vespa does the same thing to the hum drum commute!

]]> By: Concetta Phillipps https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/riding-between-good-snow-and-bad/#comment-8154 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:15:50 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=62#comment-8154 Steve, which Nikwax do you use on your jacket? My husband doesn’t ride in the snow (too many bad drivers around) but he does often ride in the rain, and increasing the rainproofing on his jacket would be a good thing. Mine too, actually!

]]> By: bob skoot https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/riding-between-good-snow-and-bad/#comment-8153 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:10:29 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=62#comment-8153 Steve:

about a week ago we had minor snow over an ice layer. Bad snow for any vehicle, esp cars.

Our good snow lands in PA, actually around your neighbourhood. We like it that way

be careful out there

bob
Riding the Wet Coast

]]> By: Richard M https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/riding-between-good-snow-and-bad/#comment-8152 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 04:15:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=62#comment-8152 Yep, no challenge at all with the third wheel. The sidecar turns the hum drum commute into recreation especially in the snow…

]]> By: Keith - Circle Blue https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/riding-between-good-snow-and-bad/#comment-8151 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 01:09:35 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=62#comment-8151 Steve,
I have a similar feeling. I figure it’s my Midwestern tendency to expect the other boot is about to fall. We’ll see.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/riding-between-good-snow-and-bad/#comment-8148 Sun, 15 Dec 2013 20:16:29 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=62#comment-8148 Charlie6: Are you on the payroll of URAL? You’ve developed a fine, slick presentation of the relative merits and benefits of the rig.

But where’s the challenge of riding on three wheels?

No way to bog down a Vespa save perhaps going up a really steep hill where gravity and traction work to slow the engine down.

The most unnerving part for me is the knowledge that the time interval between a wheel starting to slide and ending up on the ground is very small. Want to avoid that…

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/riding-between-good-snow-and-bad/#comment-8147 Sun, 15 Dec 2013 20:13:10 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=62#comment-8147 Deb: I think a lot of winter activities are best experienced indoors with a hot drink!

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/riding-between-good-snow-and-bad/#comment-8146 Sun, 15 Dec 2013 20:10:43 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=62#comment-8146 Bryce Lee: Winter tires make a big difference — on a car or a scooter. The car salesman have everyone believing all season tires are just fine. Add 4WD or AWD and a good driver is fine. But snow tires, studded ones especially, wow…

The evening was warm and cozy and Junior is getting fat and happy as he often does in winter…

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