Riding scooters in the snow

[old geezer]

These guys are tough

[blue]

Snow is fun just dont hit the back bracks to hard.............

[wordslinger]

..i'm in central NC, and i can honestly say that ive ridden 12 miles in the snow, still snowing, and accumulated over 4 inches...
...on regular 2-lane 55 mph road...

..ran very many miles in wet slushy crap...which is much more enlightening...


..never know what grip you get...

[streido]

Looks like fun, wouldnt do it on my own scoot but i would on someone elses

Ice is far worse than snow, especially black ice, you can at least see the snow and get ok grip in it if its not all rutted

[axy]

I have custom made chains for my People 250S but did not try them yet.

Interestingly, we had snow in the past two days here.
I drove quite a few kilometers with my car (summer tires + chains). Today I spent the whole day cleaning it and bringing it back in shape.
Also, yesterday one set of chains broke because I was riding a bit too hard.



p.s. I drove pretty much everyting in the snow including my ex. Kawasaki ZR-7S. 

[MotoRandy123]

I had chains on my mountain bike. I could ride on bare ice and spin the rear tire
without falling over!

[axy]

I had chains on my mountain bike. I could ride on bare ice and spin the rear tire
without falling over!

Did you use both front and rear chains or just rear?

[MotoRandy123]

Front and rear. I still have them around here somewhere...

[08087]

It doesn't snow enough here in NJ to justify buying and installing chains, I've driven around in front and rear wheel drive cars my whole life and have never had a problem negotiating streets no matter how much snow there was. I don't want to down paly the conditions that snow brings but if you plan your route, leave extra time and stay clear of inexperianced drivers your fine. Now if your a poor driver (in snow conditions) you should use studded tires or just stay off the road, I hate having to avoid you.

[Carol]

 This looks like alot of fun.
 My Rosie won't start when temp goes below 35.
I was left stranded at work more than once, when the scoot had frosted windshield.

[08087]

This looks like alot of fun.
 My Rosie won't start when temp goes below 35.
I was left stranded at work more than once, when the scoot had frosted windshield.

What does Rosie do, dead batt., slow turning batt., or all is normal and the batt. dies from cranking her till it drops? Do you think it's a carb issue? Trying to figure out in case I have an issue this winter, so far I've turned over just fine.

[KymcoBW250Fan]

I have been riding my scooters year round including winter since 2006. I ride in snow up to about 3-4" deep. I started out with a Vitality 50cc 2-stroke, kitted to 70cc, with knobby tires in the winter. Great on the snow, because the power is low enough that it doesn't tend to break away on slick takeoffs. Last few years I've been doing it with my Bet&Win 250, it runs well on snow and ice, but requires a lot of restraint (and other drivers who aren't idiots).

[blue]

I have custom made chains for my People 250S but did not try them yet.

Interestingly, we had snow in the past two days here.
I drove quite a few kilometers with my car (summer tires + chains). Today I spent the whole day cleaning it and bringing it back in shape.
Also, yesterday one set of chains broke because I was riding a bit too hard.



p.s. I drove pretty much everyting in the snow including my ex. Kawasaki ZR-7S. 

Get a cover on theam scoots..... take care of your ride. Not nice.......................lol

[Vivo]

Get a cover on theam scoots..... take care of your ride. Not nice.......................lol

those are not scoots.. those are soldiers waiting for axy to come out... here's another view...

[Carol]

I think rosies' issue was the battery. I don't have a tender  to use it at work. Rosie is put away til spring. We received about 7 inches of snow this past weekend. Ice AND idiots in cars everywhere!