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Old 11-12-11, 08:32
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Originally Posted by alpine100 View Post
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
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.