What makes a good winter bike ?

[Hotdog]

My current winter bike is a fazer 600 and I'm considering selling it and buying one of these:

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190057455465&fromMakeTrack=true

Has anyone tried one ?

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[MarJay]

I'd have said it has all the downsides of a car and all the downsides of a bike...

You get wet *and* stuck in traffic...
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[Hotdog]

[ncrn]

why would you want too?

its a summer vehicle, why use it in winter?
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[Hotdog]

[CoronaBoner]

Only for a wuss.

Quit whining and ride your bike for christ sake
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[Hotdog]

[Mister James]

Have you looked at one of those MP3 scoots with 2x wheels at the front? They looked to be quite funky, and were designed to be more stable in arse conditions than a conventional PTW.
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[Hotdog]

[CoronaBoner]

Get one with a sidecar, that way you will be regarded as the coolest dad of the school,

https://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2856/hondacb900mz2xj5.jpg
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[Hotdog]

[SoND]

[colin1]

i think a good winter bike is something light with the weight low (as on a scooter), or easily controllable because its thin (as on a dirt bike)

i think a 4t 250 is a good size

a 4t 250 dirtbike with knobblies is slightly lacking in grip, but makes up for it with how easy it is to regain control when the back lets go. I think with a more road based tyre it would be great

for me the best winter commuter is a yp250 with a high screen

https://www.yamaha-motor.it/Images/Majesty25096_tcm39-25340.jpg

good weather protection, automatic, weight low, comfy, nippy, but still useable on the motorway at speed up to about 75mph

its weakness is that servicing can be expensive, unlike 4t 250 dirtbikes, and the image thing

the bike you need depends on your commute,

im a bit disappointed that someone here has suggested getting a car instead

bikes are more fun and half journey time by filtering past traffic

as for the buggy, someone near me is selling one cheap, i'll see if i can get a pic and price. i think he is desperate for a buyer.

[Rookie]

[Finglonga]

Just get a trials bike if your that worried, yea you might fall off but you kick everything back into place and carry on your journey.
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[Pete.]

[phantomtek]

You need an SV650.

[Mark312]

[Hotdog]

[mr.z]

Trike? tremendous fun in the snow so i'm told

I'm thinking more and more on the getting a sidecar route, i'll have a car soon but couldn't really bring myself to use it all the time, want to get myself a new ural eventually but could end up geitng an old honda of some sort or soemthing with a car stuck on for the timebeing..

Depends on the roads you use and how much crap you tend to caryr about, i could certainly justify it..

This is what ye want

https://www.kujuu.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rat/rat16.jpg
https://www.kujuu.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rat/rat15.jpg

(apparently not long ago some bint drove into the side of this rig.. the car bounced off and ended up with a huge dent, the rig was unscathed )
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[SoND]

[colin1]

i like the big ammo box as pannier

[Hotdog]

Actually...

The last bike I had looked like this:

https://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m98/gs_guy/SideView.jpg
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[CoronaBoner]