I'm not sure but I think I remember the snow flake showing up at 3c but hey I'm a Aussie so we have to look hard to find temperatures that low.
What's the lowest Air Temp the cluster shows?
Tonight I was trying to take a photo of my Vstrom out in the snow and for the first time saw the temperature show "Lo" instead of something numeric.
Does anyone know what the lowest threshold is on the dashboard/cluster's temp display?
Just curious... Because it was -7 degrees F. (we are going through the vortex thing).
Also, incase anyone wonders, the Vstrom will fire up and run very well at -7 degrees F. (This is -22 degrees C)
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Photo of my Canon R5 after coming back into the house. Never seen it freeze over like this, but it worked fine. My iPhone, on the other hand, did not make it and died outside.
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Does anyone know what the lowest threshold is on the dashboard/cluster's temp display?
Just curious... Because it was -7 degrees F. (we are going through the vortex thing).
Also, incase anyone wonders, the Vstrom will fire up and run very well at -7 degrees F. (This is -22 degrees C)
Photo of my Canon R5 after coming back into the house. Never seen it freeze over like this, but it worked fine. My iPhone, on the other hand, did not make it and died outside.
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The snowflake comes on at 38 degrees F. When I first saw it on I thought it just meant I was a special snowflake like the rest of society thinks they are. Turns out it means it's cold and your a dumbass, they just thought it was more politically correct to put the idiot light instead of a dumbass light.
38°f/4°c is the temperature that ice is completely thawedThe snowflake comes on at 38 degrees F. When I first saw it on I thought it just meant I was a special snowflake like the rest of society thinks they are. Turns out it means it's cold and your a dumbass, they just thought it was more politically correct to put the idiot light instead of a dumbass light.
between 32°f/38° is the temp where there are the most unknowns
BUT, in winter, air temp can be 50° and road surface temp still way below freezing, snowbanks melting, and refreezing into black ice as it drains across the road, and salt can turn ice into liquid
I put studs in my tires, riding in blizzards is relaxing, no traffic except a few snowplows
Years ago I had a DR250S with dirt knobbies on it. Getting ready for "The Elephant Ride" here in Colorado, where we ride up Guanella Pass (11669 ft) (was dirt then) in February, I studded the tires. !/4 inch sheet metal screws in the knobs of the tires. Worked great on the Ice and snow, not so much on the dry pavement. Was a blast. Then a few years back CDOT paved the Pass. End of the Elephant Ride. Was a tribute to Hannible crossing the Alps.
sheet metal screws or ice screws work well when riding on a pond, but not the street. I drilled stud pockets, and inserted automotive studs with a pneumatic stud gun, a little sketchy the first 50 miles or so till the studs get seated in, not like molded stud pockets like car tires. but once they are seated, it's just like studded car tires on dry pavement tic tic tic
Here's my photo from the Elephant ride circa ~1996 (maybe '97?).
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I had a 1992 BMW R100GS. My partner had a Trans-alp with home-made chains.
I had no traction aids - just those Michelin stock tires. I lost track of how many times I had to pick it up that day. it was like every single switchback - I'd fishtail and bang, down I went. I was the last guy to make it into Georgetown that day. Oh my aching back!
Man I'd love to try that again.! Thanks for the memory.
I had a 1992 BMW R100GS. My partner had a Trans-alp with home-made chains.
I had no traction aids - just those Michelin stock tires. I lost track of how many times I had to pick it up that day. it was like every single switchback - I'd fishtail and bang, down I went. I was the last guy to make it into Georgetown that day. Oh my aching back!
Man I'd love to try that again.! Thanks for the memory.
I remember the Trans Alp with the chains. One year there was also a Yamaha Venture with cleats on his tires. He trailered to Grant. If I remember correctly I went three years Feb 97-98-99
In 97 I brought my camper and DR250, 98 I brought both my Dr250 and my BMW r100gspd, and 99 we had just moved to Texas and I drove up and trailered my BMW.
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