I've ridden in the snow before...but nothing like today...even when we were up in Canada and Alaska, the snow was not anywhere near 5 inches in 3 hours.
I know for a lot of you, that's nothing. *But the last time we had anything close to that, down our way, was over 15 years ago, and I did not have a Trike at that time...and I would not venture out in snow on 2 wheels.
Took video of the ride home, will have that on youtube soon.
Here are some pics-
It started snowing this afternoon at the shop. *I had a plastic bag over the seats sheepskin cover.
Knocked some of the snow off, plugged in the heated jacket, turned on the video, and headed home.
It's about a 14 mile ride how via the backroads. *Stopped about halfway to take a few pics-
It was beautiful out, and I wished I would have left earlier so I could take a longer way home, but I did not want to be riding in this stuff after dark.
There were a few spots where it was more snow on the road, but For the most part the roads were slush. *It is amazing how much ice built up on the TG in a short 14 miles.
Check out the rear wheel filled up-
One thing that had me a bit perplexed...with all this ice, I wondered why the engine temp was running up around 200. *On the way in, when it was dry and a few degrees warmer, the engine temp was 180.
Then I saw that the vents for the radiators were iced over!
Lots of ice!
After pulling inside, I took a few pics of the underneath. *WOW! Everything covered with ice, many nooks and cranny's just filled up!*
From day one I have been amazed at the handling capabilities of the Tri-Glide. *Today my respect for its' stability and handling grew even more!
When I get the video on youtube, you will see a few places where I tried to break it loose to slide and just was amazing how stable it was. *Even the times I did break it loose, it was completely predictable.
I wasn't foolish...roads that I normally travel 55-75 on, today I was going 35-45. *But before I left, I was thinking I might have to be riding as slow as 10-15. *The TG impresses me again!!!
Oh! *I did discover one fault with the 14-up TG's. * *When I got home I put my emergency brake on. *When I went to release the brake to pull in, it was frozen on. *I dug and hit at some of the ice to break it loose. *No joy, so I rode it in with the brake on. *It was over 45 minutes later than enough of the ice had melted that the brake would release. *
Kevin