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Originally Posted by AliBaba
You will never know how deep the snow is in front of you, snow evens out the surface and suddenly it can be pretty deep. It also camouflages ruts, potholes and stones, sometimes you have to guess where the road/track goes.
When it comes to overlanding I would say that travelling in deep snow on remote places is high-risk. If the weather turns bad you might be stuck for days, or weeks, or months. Can you handle it? How cold can it get? Will your bike handle it?
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That was my thought, what's under the snow!
I think a bike might be more capable than four/six wheels in these conditions. I'm more off road than on nowadays, my beloved KTM 500 two stroke is the evilest bike I've ever ridden (only I can start it  ) but I think a spell at the Norwegian School of Winter Warfare on the Hardangervidda plateau would be required by me! I have not the first conception of what real cold is really like - but that's the adventure of it. Also, no one has ever been to these parts by bike, as Colebatch and the Polish lads have demonstrated, it can only be done in winter (I'm thinking Chukotka)
I have a Zil 131 and know lots about URAL trucks too, when it comes to a bike simple is best also so air cooled, replace seals with aerospace spec ones (for the cold) up rate the electrics, design a warmer heated suit...it's all just a thought experiment for now.
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Originally Posted by ta-rider
Hi,
It can be done untill the engine tuches the snow and starts to buch snow in front of you while riding then you get stuck:
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That's a good point, never thought of that one. I wonder what a GS would be like?
There's also snow chains for bikes:
and Snow claw:
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Last edited by Fastship; 15 Mar 2012 at 15:30.
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