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How to ride in the winterHow to ride in the winter
plus… last day to enter the giveaway
November 13, 2023 | Read Online
🧠 Need to know this week…
- 🆓 This is literally the LAST DAY to enter the SA1NT gear giveaway click here to enter
- 🛞 🛞 Two Wheel Tuesday is at 18th Ward this week
- 🔋 Another hybrid from Kawi. The Z7.
- Peak Design is running a sale on their used stuff. Great time to get that phone mount system I’ve been talking about.
- Ducati outed their Panigale V4 SP2 30th Anniversario 916
- ❓️ What’s it mean to be a real biker? And other subjective shit.
- Jesus Christ Jason Bourne would ride this scooter.
How to ride in the winter
First of all, I’m not an expert. I do however ride year round and put on some heavy miles on my Streetfighter.
Riding in 40F is very different than riding in 80F. Tire grip changes, your body is colder/stiffer, and your overall enjoyment of riding takes a different turn.
Most of my riding through the winter is done to get my ass from point A to point B. No matter how you slice it, riding in almost freezing temperatures just hits different.
It’s certainly possible — and I’ve ridden in temps below 30F — but man does it suck. The amount of additional gear you need is absolutely ridiculous and takes out a ton of the enjoyment.
But again, it is possible! And maybe it’s a bit easier if you’ve got a GS or Multi or whatever with heated ass cheeks, grips, wind protection, etc etc etc.
Aside from the gear, keep these in mind if you’re setting off in the cold:
- Your tires have less grip, especially if you’re running Supercorsas or any track oriented summer tire. I can’t underscore this enough. Some tires turn into ice skates at anything below 48F.
- Stay the fuck off the road if the temps are sub-freezing. Black ice is a thing and so is wind chill.
- Speaking of wind chill, try to stay off the highways. Wind chill at 80mph hits different.
- Heated gear is great but if you feel a chill, pull over and give yourself a break. The more uncomfortable you are in the cold, the dumber you become. For real, decision-making becomes slower.
- Stay off the twists. It’s just too damn cold. Tires don’t grip well, wind chill fucks you up, and ice is just around that blind turn.
- Goes without saying but unless you’re into going on an adventure in your adv, stay out of the snow. Street tires are useless.
- Your visor will fog up so if there is a Pinlock attachment for yours, get one asap. Bonus points for helmets that have a slight detent to help with airflow. Oh, and close your helmet vents.
- Do everything slower. Grip sucks on cold tires/roads so you’ll need that extra bit of space to react.
- Just because your bike is in a heated garage (especially if you park in Manhattan) doesn’t mean that your tires will stay warm. A 35F road will cool them down in a hurry.
together with…
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SA1NT is based in Australia and makes some of the sickest moto gear I’ve owned. Comfortable, great protection, priced right, and looks great.
SA1NT has graciously provided the Unbreakable Jacket & Pants to NYC MOTO and we’re giving them away straight to you guys.
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Do yourself a favor and take this route
A few weeks back, I linked to a route I put together out by Ashokan.
The route itself was fantastic but was missing a few key elements:
- I didn’t get any riding footage of it because my GoPro decided to rebel
- Almost ran out of gas so I wasn’t able to really enjoy the road
- Had to bail early due to a worn tire in our group
That road stayed in my head and I vowed to go back again this season and do it right. Last weekend, I did just that and took 3 friends with me.
What an amazing ride.
If you’re going to hit route 44 (and you should if you’re doing this outside of a heavy traffic day), you’ve got two hairpins on the route. Call them out in advance if you’re riding with others as they can come up fast if you’re moving.
Check out the route and hit up the Youtube video for the full section of 46/2/52:
The BEST ride in upstate New York — FULL VIDEO
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