OK, winter's here and it's time to have a dedicated thread for the three of us who have ice tires and are praying for cold temperatures with no snow. We want ice!!!!! My wife just had a rondesvous with a buddy of mine, and he paid her with these. Watch your fingers!!:huh So far it's just me, drcool, and Mtrhead73.........Anyone else??
The Tire DoGs have spoken. My fingers are still bleeding. Freeze you bastard freeze. With hope my jaunt to Hamilton on Tuesday nets me a new rear carcas to prey on. Welcome to icetopia drcool
UHM MUSKOKA ICE RIDERS?!?!?!??! Sounds like a club.......... I know I know Robbie I have to pick up tires still... And $$ a little tight right now... So I am hoping for mid Jan to have it all together... If you want a spotter while your sliding around on a bike.. I could always spot ya on yer sled?!?!?!?
Go steal one of your buddies MX bikes. It'll have tires on it. That and a box of screws is a good start. just screwin around drcool
this sounds like a club..........alright I'm in. BTW Dr.Cool I gots carcases coming out of my ass just tell me your size.
YOU need to get a bike and tires first. Club??? This thread if for people who wish to ride or try riding on the ice for fun. It's great practice for Southwood road in the spring. Post up pictures of the progress you're making on your tires. Ask questions on how to make tires. Find out when and where guys are going to ride. Follow along and have fun. Everyone welcome!!!!!!!! (even doughhead) No experience required. If you're scared, you should be........... Everyone is their first time.
you're probably the only one that thinks I can ride a motorcycle and I thank you for that. So......whats there to break? maybe if I break it enough will I have to buy the whole thing from you and call it even Steven?
Looking for 19 and 20 inch slicks for fronts and 17 and 18 inch slicks for rear. If we use old knobbies we need someone with tire lathe. I think I could turn out some pretty good stuff with some practice and a ship load of screws. Looks like aprox 250 for screws and about 150 for tires. My guess is Jordan smokes a set a season. With a little TLC I bet a set lasts me 3 years(we'll see). I need to upload some pics of my current state but I think I'll hold off until the rear is in process. 1500 screws in a pail drcool
Is this old KX still available? It could make someone a great deathtrap. I could probably bone up a set of beginner tires out of a set of dirts I have layin around. All we'd need is a bucket of gold screws. They were great for limiting terminal speed. I don't even think there is anything to break on that one.
I tried that about 30 yrs ago. Lost lots of skin putting all the screws in. The bike broke partway through the ice once and that ended that. Pretty good traction though..
Does it have to be an mx bike? Not sure if I want to take the dakar. I was going to buy a beater but ended up buying an excel supermoto setup Merry Christmas to me I do have an Ascot sitting in the shop. A little tough to start in the cold, but I think I could find some 18" knobbies that would fit it and stud them up. Not alot of suspension on it but it is kind of a flat track style beast. What do you think ?
hmm..... this takes place on a lake right..... and I'll have a sled soon.... Anyone have a radar gun!??!?! Seriously, why don't we make our way up to RobbiO's on the Saturday afternoon after Alex's bash?! Dec. 20th (too soon?)
Go for it. Search Ice Racing screws on ebay. If your not using liners get 5/8 screws max 500 front/1000 rear. Otherwise you'll have a pin cushion on the inside. big stud drcool
No ice yet. and that is likely when I'm going to need the trailer. We are hoping to see ice between christmas and New Year
