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               Originally Posted by 
              alpine100  
              Hi all, i rode home from work this morning & it was very
              icey, all the bike wanted to do was lie down on its side,
 Ive got standard tyres on from new but ive lowered it by
 40mm & the forks lowered by 30mm, ive been riding in
 all wheathers on a yamaha TTR250 without the front
 trying to wash out. My question is, is it the tyres or mayb
 The weight of the bike or me lowering it? Thanx all
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         Nothing will grip ice (except studs!), the grip levels will be the same with both bikes, but the weight (and height) of the bigger bike will not help with sense of control. Lowering it should/may help a bit. Snow is a different matter though and I'm with Tripletom on the TKCs.