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Uly_man
| Posted on Monday, December 20, 2010 - 10:39 am: |
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Got a lothere.
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Uly_dude
| Posted on Monday, December 20, 2010 - 11:09 am: |
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Heard you're getting pelted big time over there Marc. Welcome to my world. Just put the bike away! Ugh. Can you say, studded tires? |
Uly_man
| Posted on Monday, December 20, 2010 - 11:49 am: |
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I have been in the Swiss alps, Austria, North Spain, Andorra and many other places in deepest winter but England is the only place I can not walk, never mind ride a bike, on the roads. I shame them here. It did not happen 30 years ago. |
Johnboy777
| Posted on Monday, December 20, 2010 - 02:48 pm: |
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That Benz is one beautiful rare bird - Diesel? |
Ourdee
| Posted on Monday, December 20, 2010 - 05:46 pm: |
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I rode year round in England from 81 through 84. Don't they clean the roads anymore? |
Ratbuell
| Posted on Monday, December 20, 2010 - 08:29 pm: |
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Shot this on Saturday night in my driveway....some moron was actually out riding a Uly in this stuff
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7873jake
| Posted on Monday, December 20, 2010 - 08:37 pm: |
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Uly_man, you guys are getting your handed to you right now (like I needed to tell you, right?) Widespread homelessness throughout Europe over a little white stuff...I wonder what my old digs in Hemel Hempstead look like buried deep. |
Hooper
| Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 02:09 pm: |
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Hark! D616 tracks! Shhhh...he's close. |
Andymnelson
| Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 02:33 pm: |
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here's the view out of my office window today. Got another 4" last night (hardy har har)
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Pontlee77
| Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 03:06 pm: |
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That tread on the snow reminds me of the Audi add on tv the skimo sees some marks no the ground and tells the son fox more marks and says bear and the next is a tyre mark and he says Audi Quattro |
Union_man
| Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 05:24 pm: |
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http://www.youtube.com/user/buellextreme#p/u/2/iX9 _fu2oaFo Winter! |
Uly_man
| Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 04:58 pm: |
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Johnboy777. The Benz is gas (mechanical fuel injection and a bit like the old 109s, LOL) and in fair condition for its age. Ourdee. From about 1985 they cut back on clearing the roads and path ways in the UK. It has nothing to do with the weather and all about money. I used to live/work out in the country in the 70s and never got stuck in snow or ice. The nearest town was 15 miles away and I used a bike, Honda CB100N rubbish bike, to go to work. I live in London now and just walking on a path way is asking for a busted limb. Riding a bike is close to suicide and even 4x4s have problems. |
Eulysses
| Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 05:08 pm: |
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Just wrap some nylon rope around the tire...laced in and out of the spokes so you have some traction. Just take it easy and go drive around! Impress your neighbors. We did that before knobbies came out...a long time ago. Bicycles too. Euly |
Uly_man
| Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 06:05 pm: |
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Eulysses. Half the problem we have here is the road/speed humps of which there is one about every 20 foot. You cant see them in the snow and if you hit one you just slid off and crash. I know because I have done it. A rope around the wheel, in the UK in this day/age, would probably warrant execution by "taxing-to-death" and being banished to Mars. You would get 3 points on your ticket and a fine as well. |