STUDS 12

[daddyrat]

After a year with no safe ice, I met up with my dirt bike buddy Pat. He has a dedicated ice bike, an old 79 Honda XL 500. Another guy was there, Stan, who was riding a KX 500 and they both were very fast. It turns out that Stan and I had a Vo tech class together in highschool 35 years ago and I hadn't seen him since. He reminded me of some of the trouble we got into back than which I probably shouldn't mention online. Pat's step son, Harvey was also there riding a CR 250.

My snowmobile studed front tires worked great, but the rear tires didn't hook up coming out of the corners. The bikes had Kold Kutters and I got creamed down the straights which can be seen on a few clips. I originally chose those spikes to foof around, and ride snow covered ice but hoped they would work with these guys, they didn't. I ended up just tearing up the ice on their track.

The tune is from Fu Mancho and you may remember was used in Huevos 4 video ice racing segment. I got out the swivel cam but didn't aim it right again...

http://youtu.be/B7ghgTuiucQ 
     

[Hefe]

man I do miss that!!

[Krandall]

Yea, didn't look like there was much hooking up in the corners from you. snowmobiles (depending on how many studs) will have close to 1/2 of their studs touching the ice at any given point. So probably 50+.. vs your maybe 10? get some screws in there, and I bet you'll be a lot quicker

great vid!!!

[daddyrat]

Yea, didn't look like there was much hooking up in the corners from you. snowmobiles (depending on how many studs) will have close to 1/2 of their studs touching the ice at any given point. So probably 50+.. vs your maybe 10? get some screws in there, and I bet you'll be a lot quicker

great vid!!!

I agree, my original idea with the snowmobile studs was only to play around on the snow covered ice, and not have to shovel a track.  My buddy Pat has been pestering me about coming over there.  I tried to convince them that we didn't need to plow a track and we should just ride an oval in the snow, but no go.    I am thinking of loading up my rear pair of Maxis Rzr II's with Kold Kutters and going at it again with the bikes.  On a positive note, my spiked front tires worked great!  Maybe in 2 weeks, if there is still good ice, I will go over there and take on the bikes again.  You know, I could have edited those corners out.   

Next Saturday, I plan to ride quads with my brothers.  We will all have similar setups and just foof around at the swamp.  Thanks!   

[daddyrat]

Yesterday, I couldn't ride with my brothers because the ice was too thin around the edges from our warm up last week.  So I studded my Razr 2's with 1000 Kold Kutters.  I look forward to next Saturday for a rematch with the bikes.  Weather and ice thickness permitting...

[Peelz]

damn.... NICE

[Hefe]

wow... nice work Tom!