Your Blackwing in the snow

[Kawman]

If I'm squinting right, your front tires are 285s? That's a lot of front tire. And that's a lot of snow.

Correct, 285/30's front and 295/30's rear. I'm looking forward to faster corners next season.

 

[1Evil55]

I was always under the impression a more narrow tire is better in the snow. I'm running a square 255 set up on my 4 and had no issue this morning waking up to a fresh snow fall in my 25 mile drive to the office.

 

[Kawman]

I was always under the impression a more narrow tire is better in the snow. I'm running a square 255 set up on my 4 and had no issue this morning waking up to a fresh snow fall in my 25 mile drive to the office.

Correct, narrower tires are better for snow. Notice the rusty rotors? It doesn't leave the driveway around snow and salt. I've got an old pickup for those days.

I'm already focused on next year's track days.

 

[1Evil55]

You're missing out of some fun in the snow. I just wish we still had a handle for an E-brake.

 

[piranha971]

Here's the result of Friday nights storm here in CT.

Let's see who first notices the unusual thing in the close up picture.View attachment 32956

What's with the busted fender vent plastic?

 

[Kawman]

You're missing out of some fun in the snow. I just wish we still had a handle for an E-brake.

Being in my 60's I'm mostly done sliding cars around in the snow, especially a $100K car.

After many years of skiing, I tried mono-skiing, then snowboarding, followed by snowmobiling. Then there was the day I learned of the existence of these things. If I'm going outside to play in winter, this is what I'm doing.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2786080508083972

 

[T.O.Blackwing]

How’s this, my ‘22 after getting home to T.O. after the same trip 2 years ago:
View attachment 32936
(first posted on vnet back then)

… and now, my red 24, after the same drive, parked in the same spot.

Come to think of it, they’re even the same winter tires.

 

[1Evil55]

Being in my 60's I'm mostly done sliding cars around in the snow, especially a $100K car.

After many years of skiing, I tried mono-skiing, then snowboarding, followed by snowmobiling. Then there was the day I learned of the existence of these things. If I'm going outside to play in winter, this is what I'm doing.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2786080508083972

Never too old! I've been snowboarding since way before it was cool. Before a lot of places allowed it for that matter. Of all the powersports I've experienced from 2 wheels to 4, snowmobiling is the holy grail for me. I heard SnoHawks were trying to make a comeback. Any time I see a snowbike on the trail I have to laugh a little as that would have been a dream come true if they were popular in the 80's.

 

[Kawman]

After my first day of riding a Hawk, I knew I'd never ride snowmobiles again.

The snowbikes are fun for off-trail in tight conditions, but they just don't have any power.

 

[1Evil55]

The extreme majority of my riding is in da nort woods yooper area. We generally stick to the trails rarely going off trail as there are not a lot of places legally to go. I've never ridden one but I can only imagine the amount of space you'd need to get beyond 3rd on a 450. I've seen a few videos of guys converting their ZX10 Ninjas to snobikes. I think I would rather live to see another day.

 

[Kawman]

The extreme majority of my riding is in da nort woods yooper area. We generally stick to the trails rarely going off trail as there are not a lot of places legally to go. I've never ridden one but I can only imagine the amount of space you'd need to get beyond 3rd on a 450. I've seen a few videos of guys converting their ZX10 Ninjas to snobikes. I think I would rather live to see another day.

The Snowbikes are primarily ridden in 2 and 3rd gears. 1st tops out at about 5mph. You can never use 5th, they simply doesn't make enough power to turn a track that fast. 4th can be used on trails where you had time to fully max out 3rd and then cruise in fourth. It's not accelerating or going up an incline in 4th. What's the average 450 making, 50hp? My 2007 800cc Snowhawk is making 160hp, so nearly as much as the converted ZX10 Ninja. It does just over 100mph. My kids couldn't keep up with me in the trails, but they'd drive away from me on a lake with their Yamaha SRX 700's. They only made 140hp, but would do right about 110mph.

 

[Clubracer6]

It’s a blast in the snow. Far more grip that I would have expected. Michelin Pilot Sport All Seasons 285 rears.

 

[schernov]

For those who are looking for Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4s - Tirerack is taking orders now for shipping them in early January. Fronts are Jan 16th, rears Jan 5. Discount Tire also has rears now, and Costco has rears.