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[TheBoy]

In your absence, Tunnie, I said I'd do a test of your winter tyres, if we have more bad weather, as there has been a heated debate...

[tunnie]

In your absence, Tunnie, I said I'd do a test of your winter tyres, if we have more bad weather, as there has been a heated debate...

Oh did you now 

By the time you give them back, you would have shaved, what 3mm off them?   

Sure I could arrange a loan of them.... but need snow to see how they really perform. I saw M6 was fubared when I was away, I would have liked to try them in really deep snow.

[cem_devecioglu]

how do you find the winter tyres ?

Excellent.

Hotel carpark was slush, a bus that came in had full lock on but just slid for bit.

Some of the slipways were untouched and had fresh snow, tracked well. On slush I find summer tyres could "skate" around or sit on stop of the slush, could really feel the grip. Unless I was stupid with the throttle, it never broke traction. I attempted an emergency stop in the slush, just as a test, very good results.

Suspect I've had my use of them for UK weather now, will keep them on for another month or so I think then swap back.

Very handy having a set that can go on any one of our 4 Omegas

use them

[Lazydocker]

Looks like a good trip... I quite fancy one like that now

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

.............-18C. .You should have taken the bike, Mr Tunnie.

[tunnie]

.............-18C. .You should have taken the bike, Mr Tunnie.

 

Ridden in -3, that was more than enough for me.

Snowboarded in -22 ish, at 30mph ish I can get up to. You know its cold when then sweat in your gloves would freeze, locking your gloves in a fixed position.

I forget the speed + wind chill ratio, every 10mph is 1 degree or something? so 60mph would be -24? Brrrr!

[Rods2]

Looks like it was an interesting and enjoyable trip. Beating the elements mush have made it that much more enjoyable. 

Very good photographs. 

-10 is no fun on a motorbike, especially when it is a total pig to start in cold weather like my Triumph T150V was.

[dbug]

Nice one Tunnie - glad you enjoyed trip and good pics.  Seen ice like that in the States - left a rental parked up in Atlantic City and when we got back car iced up as in your pics, except the ice on the seaboard side was approx 1" thick!!  We had to use the other side to get in/out for 2 days.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Looks like it was an interesting and enjoyable trip. Beating the elements mush have made it that much more enjoyable. 

Very good photographs. 

-10 is no fun on a motorbike, especially when it is a total pig to start in cold weather like my Triumph T150V was.

Trident man, I see. My older brother once owned a BSA Rocket 3..........complete with  "fishtail pipe"

That would be worth a bob or two today.

[PhilRich]

I love these write ups of your trips Mark, it's like we've been there with you!

[feeutfo]

In your absence, Tunnie, I said I'd do a test of your winter tyres, if we have more bad weather, as there has been a heated debate...

Oh did you now 

By the time you give them back, you would have shaved, what 3mm off them?   

Sure I could arrange a loan of them.... but need snow to see how they really perform. I saw M6 was fubared when I was away, I would have liked to try them in really deep snow.

I wouldn't worry too much Tunnie, until next winter anyway.

[tunnie]

I love these write ups of your trips Mark, it's like we've been there with you!

Like "ride reports" from BMW GS forum I'm on, I always found it interesting reading other peoples trips 

[OOMV6]

Tunnie - see carjacking post.
I refrained from writing that before your trip - did not want to spoil it  . This happened on the stretch of autoroute you took near Charleroi, at night. Oh, and I also know someone who had their M5 stolen at gunpoint at Charleroi airport.


Anyway a 2.2 Omega, X number of years old does not have the same desirability as a 1 year old S4. Oh, and you travelled in the day, yes?

[cem_devecioglu]

I love these write ups of your trips Mark, it's like we've been there with you!

Like "ride reports" from BMW GS forum I'm on, I always found it interesting reading other peoples trips 

+1  its a free trip 

[omega3000]

.............-18C. .You should have taken the bike, Mr Tunnie.

 

A good set of thermals heated grips and a will to survive and you would be fine  I know ive been to scotland in the winter on a bike