brave or crazy?

slob · 05-01-2021, 08:00 PM

You decide, hard as nails either way.

Most Russians don’t ride much between October and April,
Evgeniy from DOC St Petersburg keeps on going

350TSS · 05-01-2021, 08:17 PM

crazy - definitely

Ron1000 · 05-01-2021, 08:32 PM

Imagine having balls that big. Trousers would never fit.

Good on him I say.

……also crazy.

pooh · 05-01-2021, 09:27 PM

Brilliant Id love to have a go with the studded tyres, on with my Kiess heated gear and off I would go.

Pooh

Mark64 · 05-01-2021, 09:37 PM

Studded tyres - Wowzer, that's proper hardcore

Grumpy · 05-01-2021, 09:45 PM

Crumbs!....How much vodka does he drink to stay warm!

Flip · 05-01-2021, 11:48 PM

.......And would comrade like the optional heated grips??

jerry · 05-01-2021, 11:52 PM

Skilled , desperate and crazy , id love a set of those tyres for Brighton

06-01-2021, 08:01 AM

....a bit of both, would love to see his cleaning regime !!!

Christy · 06-01-2021, 08:22 AM

Fair play

Mad as a box of frogs though

slob · 06-01-2021, 09:17 AM

They're all bonkers in St P.

velosam · 06-01-2021, 09:19 AM

I've got a set of studded tyres on my push bike, useful for days like today when it's -4ºc, but I'm not sure I'd want to ride something with that amount of power, you have to be pretty conscious of what you're doing when you're cycling. They do work really well though - you can ride on sheet ice / black ice with them, they occasionally lose traction slightly then grab again, which takes a bit of getting used to.

Mr Gazza · 06-01-2021, 09:44 AM

Is that a super charger driven via a centrifugal clutch?

I had a Russian bike once and it was brilliant. It would go anywhere.
I wish I had kept a copy of the starting instructions. It was normal enough for above freezing, but it then proceeded in increments of 10 degrees below freezing, starting with a small fire of pencil sized twigs lit below the sump, and working up to reasonable bonfire @-40!

I subsequently met a beautiful young Russian woman whom I was lucky enough to work with. I asked her the proper way to pronounce Dnepr (Which I knew was a river in Russia and also a previous name of my bike). She obligingly growled "Nevarlgh", which instantly explained the anglicised Neval name that mine bore. So then I asked her how she said Dneprpetrovich.. The city on the Dnepr river. "St Petersburg" she said.. "It's a very beautiful city."
I so wanted to go there.

Kato · 06-01-2021, 10:21 AM

Having been to Russia a few times with work and experienced first hand how they drive out there (like Neapolitan's on steroids) I can only look on in awe at anyone who even considers riding anything let alone when its -20 and snowing

mickj · 06-01-2021, 10:30 AM

That's hardcore. I think it was a Henry Cole interview with a chap who said he only stopped riding in winter once when his tears froze so he couldn't open his eyes, I would have bottled it long before it got that cold. Although I did ride in frozen fog which coated my jacket in a sheet of ice once, when I was young and invincible.

05-01-2021, 08:00 PM	#1
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,736	brave or crazy? You decide, hard as nails either way. Most Russians don’t ride much between October and April, Evgeniy from DOC St Petersburg keeps on going

05-01-2021, 09:27 PM	#4
pooh Lincolnshire Area Rep Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grimsby Bike: M900ie Posts: 471	Brilliant Id love to have a go with the studded tyres, on with my Kiess heated gear and off I would go. Pooh __________________ Slighty less brain cells than I was born with

05-01-2021, 09:45 PM	#6
Grumpy record breaker!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Peterborough Bike: M1200R Posts: 2,155	Crumbs!....How much vodka does he drink to stay warm! __________________ It's not the destination, but the journey that matters Definition of a motorbike, a devise for overtaking cars!

05-01-2021, 11:48 PM	#7
Flip Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Beachtown Bike: M900 Posts: 2,188	.......And would comrade like the optional heated grips?? __________________ You're perfect, yes, it's true- But without me you're only you!

05-01-2021, 11:52 PM	#8
jerry Old Git Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cricklade Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,903	Skilled , desperate and crazy , id love a set of those tyres for Brighton __________________ MONSTERMAN

05-01-2021, 08:17 PM	#2
350TSS Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Shipbourne Bike: M900 Posts: 1,422	crazy - definitely

05-01-2021, 08:32 PM	#3
Ron1000 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Livingston Bike: M1100evo Posts: 867	Imagine having balls that big. Trousers would never fit. Good on him I say. ……also crazy.

05-01-2021, 09:37 PM	#5
Mark64 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Hondon de los Frailes Bike: S4r Posts: 294	Studded tyres - Wowzer, that's proper hardcore

06-01-2021, 08:01 AM	#9
Moco1961 Guest Posts: n/a	....a bit of both, would love to see his cleaning regime !!!

06-01-2021, 08:22 AM	#10
Christy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hull Bike: M900 Posts: 76	Fair play Mad as a box of frogs though __________________ M900 (93), Guzzi Breva 1100, Tiger 900

06-01-2021, 09:17 AM	#11
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,736	They're all bonkers in St P.

06-01-2021, 09:19 AM	#12
velosam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Stirling Bike: M1000ie Posts: 120	I've got a set of studded tyres on my push bike, useful for days like today when it's -4ºc, but I'm not sure I'd want to ride something with that amount of power, you have to be pretty conscious of what you're doing when you're cycling. They do work really well though - you can ride on sheet ice / black ice with them, they occasionally lose traction slightly then grab again, which takes a bit of getting used to. Last edited by velosam; 06-01-2021 at 10:45 AM..

06-01-2021, 09:44 AM	#13
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,979	Is that a super charger driven via a centrifugal clutch? I had a Russian bike once and it was brilliant. It would go anywhere. I wish I had kept a copy of the starting instructions. It was normal enough for above freezing, but it then proceeded in increments of 10 degrees below freezing, starting with a small fire of pencil sized twigs lit below the sump, and working up to reasonable bonfire @-40! I subsequently met a beautiful young Russian woman whom I was lucky enough to work with. I asked her the proper way to pronounce Dnepr (Which I knew was a river in Russia and also a previous name of my bike). She obligingly growled "Nevarlgh", which instantly explained the anglicised Neval name that mine bore. So then I asked her how she said Dneprpetrovich.. The city on the Dnepr river. "St Petersburg" she said.. "It's a very beautiful city." I so wanted to go there. __________________

06-01-2021, 10:21 AM	#14
Kato Dismantled Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East Molesey Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,247	Having been to Russia a few times with work and experienced first hand how they drive out there (like Neapolitan's on steroids) I can only look on in awe at anyone who even considers riding anything let alone when its -20 and snowing __________________ "Political correctness is just intellectual colonialism and psychological fascism for the creation of thought crime"

06-01-2021, 10:30 AM	#15
mickj Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Clevedon Bike: M1200s Posts: 565	That's hardcore. I think it was a Henry Cole interview with a chap who said he only stopped riding in winter once when his tears froze so he couldn't open his eyes, I would have bottled it long before it got that cold. Although I did ride in frozen fog which coated my jacket in a sheet of ice once, when I was young and invincible. __________________ Keep the rubber side down. Mick