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Old 08-16-2009, 03:16 PM   #9
Water Warrior 2
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Re: Winter Weather Riding Tips?

BB, found your new thread so will ask the same question here. Do you know the power draw in watts for the heated gear and how much excess the bike will put out to power the heated gear ?

Riding is Squamish is almost a year round treat for some of the hardy riders. It is generally wet but normally does not freeze up for more than a few days each winter. Quite a change from the Canadian Prairies where I spent my first 60 years of life. I did ride one winter there in temps well below "O" F but it was a warm prairie winter and I did it out of desperation rather than pleasure. This was on main streets with ice all the way. Not a great deal of snow after the plows had been out. Most intersections with traffic lights had been sanded for better traction.

Just for added interest. Way back when on the prairies in Edmonton Alberta one winter I regularly saw a real diehard on a British twin at -40 (40 below F). He must have parked it in a heated garage just so it would start.
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