Oh my Ludwig had me on edge of seat squealing and LOL at the rooster tailing zig zag and on the view of picking up a 'snow angel' : ) I'm still waiting for the 'other shoe to drop' on putting the side stand down but not showing letting go of bike ...
22. C below, I'd think tires would crack and you'd need diesel instead of oil to run.
I may be a south Fla native but know snow enough to recognize dry crystalline powder with some grit friction but still tiny ice with a wet layer grip threshold.
I've not had a Cdo running to try on snow. Its not so much play for me as forced practice for highway crisis saves and to practice 'slowly' other phases of handling that only work when out of full traction. Forced crisis, like a kidnap victim bonding with captors, has imprinted unhealthy addiction to riding loose. On SV 17" race only slick tires I could hardly get going enough to make head way unless starting off slight down hill. I had to stay in slightly spun state, I assume similar to claim max traction of 10% tire slippage. Any more = wipe out. One pain in the arse was to discover that even a slightly spun tire in max grip state, no matter what - will weather vane down hill once pure ballistic speed is lost, So no matter what the front will aways point up hill and not the way home. Had to 'burn' out to swing back down to get any where again. I did find a way to get over steering fast decreasing radius turn with rear spinning by tipping my butt to jerk bike over at same time flip to straight steering into turn, whips bike around so fast it literally spiraled me into the snow packed grass. Its similar to the rolling burn out stunters do w/o feet on the ground. I'd turned mirrors in and bike landed on me so nothing hurt but cold fingers and toes.
Blocking wind is the primary way to stay warm, next is covering, then heat sources. I've been caught out and know engine fins only help a few seconds.
Peel's huge screen made completely still air behind it. Id light cig's with bic lighter at any speed. If I stopped I got chilled as slight breeze hit, roll again, still air again. I rotated after market mirrors under bars and could aim them so in combo with the bar end shields not much wind got to hands. On rides below freezing I'd stick heat packs in palms of gloves and boot toes, ahhhh. I'd pack them in small plastic bottle w/o little air space and seal up to shut em down and get more hours of use later when exposed to oxygen. About 20'F is as cold as I would ride on purpose w/o more serious heating methods. New Peel's 600 watts is big part of her all weather comfort character plan.
Its often 20' or less in am's but then 50's by late morning till sun gets low and temps drop fast again. I carried extra layers on rack as never knew how late I'd be getting to or returning on motorcycles.
As I've regrown my neck my skinny body take cold a bunch better. Last 2 yr I could lose feeling in hands but core muscles still worked and they did not burn on warm up, yeah! Prior would lose grip and level control, dead numb paralysis : (
Nerves control most of circulation and bike postures can aggravate spinal cord to decay cold tolerance even more. This year I practice a bit by washing hands in unheated water and stick a hand out car window at 60 to see what I can take. I feel it but it just don't bite deep like it used to. This getting old is great for me and an 82 year old, very distant patient, recovered enough he rides a Yamaha V Star in Smokey Mt's, with a wind screen though.
