20-11-13, 01:04 AM
Make sure your gear is warm and doesn't leak!
Seriously, I came up the M3 last March in a blizzard. All the cagers decided it was time to play pack animals, and drive at 70. Which was 20mph than I was comfortable with really. And my visor misted up, and my trousers leaked, and my balls froze, and I was bloody miserable and jumped into a hot bath the minute I got home. If you're cold & miserable, you worry about how cold and miserable you are, not on the road!
I'd recommend using the brakes to a minimum, and use the rear brake more than usual. As I found to my cost, even touching the front brake on an icepatch means the bike is hitting the deck. If the rear slips, there's a greater chance of saving it!
Other than that, apply common sense and you can't go far wrong!
Seriously, I came up the M3 last March in a blizzard. All the cagers decided it was time to play pack animals, and drive at 70. Which was 20mph than I was comfortable with really. And my visor misted up, and my trousers leaked, and my balls froze, and I was bloody miserable and jumped into a hot bath the minute I got home. If you're cold & miserable, you worry about how cold and miserable you are, not on the road!
I'd recommend using the brakes to a minimum, and use the rear brake more than usual. As I found to my cost, even touching the front brake on an icepatch means the bike is hitting the deck. If the rear slips, there's a greater chance of saving it!
Other than that, apply common sense and you can't go far wrong!
The Deef's apprentice