I think NYC has two things that hold down the snow, first, its got all that warm water. Second, its got a lot of building and ashpalt heat. Go 50 miles up river and they get much more.
I do think NYC handles the snow better than DC does, but then, nearly everyone does it better than DC. Boston handles a foot better than DC handles an inch.
Originally posted by Henry Wong:
Particulary since the driver of the car is unlikely to see you?
If you fall off, which is far too often, you need leather or some of the new microfiber stuff. Yes, its hot. I dumped my bike at about 130 MPH ~~200kpm. While I was in the hospital, they talked about another guy who had crashed that same day. A bit later, I saw him, covered in road rash head to toe, torn clothes, etc. We talked a bit. I asked "what happened" and he said "hit some gravel on my moped at 20pmh, you?" and I replied "seized at 130", I had two small holes where my leather gloves wore thru. I was wearing racing leathers (I was on a race track). That was all that was wrong, altho I had a really bad headache.
Do you mean 'lane splitting' where you drive up between stopped cars at a light? Its fast, but very dangerous. Its legal in California, but illegal where I live. Be warmed, it really makes the dudes in cars angry. They tend to open car doors in anger.
I haven't kept current with the 250cc bikes, but a 600 ninja will come close to if not exceed 150MPH.
but is comfortable at speed, when the wind is helping with taking some of the driver's weight off of the handle bars.
Regards Pete
Originally posted by Peter Rooke:
Not sure I agree, these track focused bikes are not supposed to be comfortable – there are designed to go around twisty roads (or tracks).
Originally posted by Alan Wanwierd:
price of filtering: $100 when police are in the mood...
price of not filtering: DEATH....
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Originally posted by Alan Wanwierd:
Semantics: around here theres a distinction between illegal "splitting" (riding between cars moving in adjacent lanes - effectively carving out another narrow lane for yourself) and legaly permitted "filtering" (passing stationary traffic between lanes to get to the front and clear of traffic and danger).
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Originally posted by Henry Wong:
Also IMO, I think NYC overkills for snow events. The ridiculous amount of salt thrown on the road, and the liberal use of melters, puts all that thrown salt right into the sewer system.
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Originally posted by Jeanne Boyarsky:
Off topic - but of course! And you left out all the hype on the radio and tv beforehand :0
Regards Pete
Originally posted by Peter Rooke:
The 250cc bikes are great for tight twisty roads
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Originally posted by Stevi Deter:
Those of us in the US really need to get a reality check. Our gas is still pretty cheap, comparitively.
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