Greenwood Lake NY wintertrikefest

[JohnR.]

BTW just purchased a brand new 07 4x4 360 prarie with a plow to make the race track.

Excellent! We'll have at least the two of our 4x4's out there plowing then. Plus, Chris will probably have his ATC 250SX with the plow on it for cleanup duty.

I poked around the lake today down by Castle Tavern, it looks good and their parking lot is actually cleared of all the boats and other junk that used to clutter it up. Now that the whole lake has a layer on it the wind won't wreck the ice so easily. Personally, I'm hoping for no snow, it just makes more work when its time to make a track. I can remember a couple of years where we had no snow on it (at least for a couple of weekends) and its soooooo much fun to blaze the whole thing with no snow patches to worry about. If the weather report holds true for the week we might be able to get out there next weekend.

John

[riverrat]

What the snow does when there is only just a little ice is add to the thickness. It may snow 6 inches, and that weighs down the ice, and the water seeps up through the cracks. That shrinks the snow down to like 2 inches, and then freezes over night leaving nothing to plow, and a good 4 inches.

When I ice fish, we can tell how much is snow ice, and how much is black ice. The black ice is much stronger, but the snow ice will get the thickness up sooner.
I am over in Forest Knolls. See you out there as soon as its good.

[ChrisD]

[QUOTE]

Excellent! We'll have at least the two of our 4x4's out there plowing then. Plus, Chris will probably have his ATC 250SX with the plow on it for cleanup duty.[/QUOTE

Hey man! Don't pick on the 250SX. It has plowed out a number of tracks for us. Geesh...no love for the utility trike. You just wait. I'm going to pipe that sucker and we'll challenge the 4x4. Actually that saves me from having to bring it. I'm glad you guys have bikes to plow it out.

Oh and I do agree. You do not want any snow if possible. It just creates a problem when you want to plow out a track, especially when it warms and cools. You get impossible spots to plow and end up with a rough track, not to mention snowbanks that turn to a rock of ice. John and I both have broken bones to prove that sucks.

I will check with Keith later in the week and let you know if I'm coming up.

[JohnR.]

Yeah, broken bones suck. I've battled hard patches of snow while plowing with both Chris' 250SX and my buddies 4x4. I'll always take no snow over snow. Either way, it doesn't look like snow is gonna be an issue this week.

John

[riverrat]

Well I was only hoping for snow because I do not think it will freeze enough with just ice, and we won't be able to ride. There are still open spots right now. Of course I prefer just ice as well.

[JohnR.]

Don't sweat it, it'll be fine. There's about an inch and a half in front of Castle right now and I couldn't see any open spots on the way home this afternoon. If there's 4 or 5 inches of black ice its more than enough for ice racing. The forecast for this week doesn't look good right now (highs in the mid 30's and low 40's) but at least its going to be below freezing every night.

Keep your fingers crossed everyone.

John

[Meat-BoX]

All IO need now is a 61"-62" chain and an 300EX rear shock. Then Tires and studs. Project Tecate is just about done.
Pics comin soon

[Bryan Raffa]

HEY.. I got home from PA yesterday and my neighbor was out ice fishin..I got 4" at my house ...so the north end has to be 2X that!!! Git it Raggg...

[JohnR.]

Cool. That's PLENTY of ice to ride on. Is this on Conesus Lake, Bryan? I checked on line and it looks like you're a little north and east of Buffalo, right? I'm just trying to get a handle on how you are. Can you post your zip code or PM it to me if you'd prefer?

John

[Bryan Raffa]

yep.. conesus lake 14435...were gonna get some rain in the next day..that should add a few inches..and be like glass

[Meat-BoX]

Ok, The Tecate is done. Finally
I ordered a sweet Sidewinder Chain for her today and am looking for a 300EX rear shock, which I hope to have one within 1-2 weeks.
Now its time to get serious about tires.
Heres what Im thinking
For the Front, because its allready on the Trike. A Kenda Front Max. Its a great tire and pretty hard. Should hold Studs
Im gonna buy another here http://www.bikebandit.com/product/3656
Because I paid over $70 for the one on her now.
For the rear, im going with Cheng Shin C826 20-11-10 these I need to look for more closely as they are over $70 each. I need to find a deal. Then I need to find the Cold Cutter studs if they are good. I should be riding her this weekend and probably have her on the ice in 2 weeks.
Pics soon to come.

[Bryan Raffa]

hey chaplin has them for 90 a set.. what your bolt pattern.. I seen these..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-C...spagenameZWDVW

[JohnR.]

You can get the 20x11x10 from www.treaddepot.com for $54 each. Personally, I'd go with a set of Fast Trekker 18x11x10 for $50 each from them. I can't stress enough how much that extra height of the 20" will affect the stability. Also, I know that the 18's rub the rear fenders on my 1986 Tecate with my stock length swingarm but I don't know about the earlier models. I would suggest the gold screws as they have a thicker shank that the others that I have used. I've used a front max for a front tire on the ice with pretty good results. Whichever tires you choose to use, make sure to inflate them to around 35psi, then put the studs in, then air them down to around 10psi. That will kind of clamp the studs in place, I've hardly lost any studs since going to that method.

John

[Meat-BoX]

Damn, I have 4/156 mm Patten
I run Fast Trekkers in the dirt and love them. If they were as good as Cheng Shins I would run em.

I figured with the pattern, It would get sideways in the corners. I dont mind but I want to grip and go. Which should I buy. Im buyin this week. I would love 18's 4 shure.

[Meat-BoX]

18"-11-10 Fast Trekkers? or 20-11-10 Cheng Shins? Which should I run. Gonna buy em this week but want the best tire for me that will last years and be great on the ice. I would love an 18 but dont want to sacrifice traction. If the Trekkers are good for setting up for the ice, then good. If they are no where near the Cheng Shins plz let me know.
18's
20's
22's
Kold Kutter Studs What length and Dia. should I go with? Man im on a tear to get racing and the Plastic in my pocket wants out. Damn for 250 of them they are expensive. for 1000 studs man o man. Someone point me to the right spot so I can buy with confidence.
Thx
I just want to ride
with u guys :-)