My new "wheels" - Page 2

burkbuilds · 03-01-2014, 10:44 AM

WW, yes, still in North West Georgia. More or less about half way between Atlanta, Georgia and Chattanooga, TN. You are correct, we do not get snow here very often and when we do it usually shuts everything down for a while because local governments are not set up to deal with it. Even just a few inches can bring things to a screeching halt for a few days. I saw the local road department using a road grader as a snow plow during this event. We do not have actual snow plows apparently. A salt truck often means a dump truck filled with salt and two men with shovels flinging it out on intersections. Often there's no salt, so they just put crushed gravel out to give some friction. Which creates problems for bikers after everything melts. My co-worker went down from some gravel at an intersection the Sunday after this last snow event. He broke his right leg and did $3K damage to his triumph.

Water Warrior 2 · 03-01-2014, 12:18 PM

I can fully understand the snow dilemma and it's effects on the riders. Having both ridden in a snow bound city and being part of the temporary snow removal crew one winter. That was the only time I ever rode all winter due to being really too broke to fix the cage.
Until that time I never understood the complete cycle of dumping sand/salt in the winter and spending the rest of the year cleaning it up. The first less experienced riders out in the spring tend to have get offs due to being caught out on the sandy streets.
As much as I wanted to get back into riding the last 4 or 5 years I lived in Edmonton the short season and the dirty streets made my decision for me. Here in my little Paradise the streets are very clean and the highways are almost as clean although they do a lot of sanding and salting when it snows. The winter and spring rains help a lot to freshen up the entire situation. The snow and rain cycles keep everything fresh and clean. Gotta love it.
More riders are venturing up from Vancouver lately so I am getting a little itchy for the old Gl650 to be up and running safely. Looking forward to seeing a lot of coffee buds again as it gets warmer and sunnier.
I seem to be in a mood to babble so I better quit while I'm ahead.

03-01-2014, 10:44 AM	#11
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	WW, yes, still in North West Georgia. More or less about half way between Atlanta, Georgia and Chattanooga, TN. You are correct, we do not get snow here very often and when we do it usually shuts everything down for a while because local governments are not set up to deal with it. Even just a few inches can bring things to a screeching halt for a few days. I saw the local road department using a road grader as a snow plow during this event. We do not have actual snow plows apparently. A salt truck often means a dump truck filled with salt and two men with shovels flinging it out on intersections. Often there's no salt, so they just put crushed gravel out to give some friction. Which creates problems for bikers after everything melts. My co-worker went down from some gravel at an intersection the Sunday after this last snow event. He broke his right leg and did $3K damage to his triumph. Login or Register to Remove Ads
	0

03-01-2014, 12:18 PM	#12
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	I can fully understand the snow dilemma and it's effects on the riders. Having both ridden in a snow bound city and being part of the temporary snow removal crew one winter. That was the only time I ever rode all winter due to being really too broke to fix the cage. Until that time I never understood the complete cycle of dumping sand/salt in the winter and spending the rest of the year cleaning it up. The first less experienced riders out in the spring tend to have get offs due to being caught out on the sandy streets. As much as I wanted to get back into riding the last 4 or 5 years I lived in Edmonton the short season and the dirty streets made my decision for me. Here in my little Paradise the streets are very clean and the highways are almost as clean although they do a lot of sanding and salting when it snows. The winter and spring rains help a lot to freshen up the entire situation. The snow and rain cycles keep everything fresh and clean. Gotta love it. More riders are venturing up from Vancouver lately so I am getting a little itchy for the old Gl650 to be up and running safely. Looking forward to seeing a lot of coffee buds again as it gets warmer and sunnier. I seem to be in a mood to babble so I better quit while I'm ahead.
	0