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Originally Posted by PersonOfInterest
If you think EV owners have a problem with the cold what about Motorcycle riders? These guys cannot undertake a trip in the freezing temperatures. This effects both Electric and Gas powered Motorcycles. On a motorcycle you need to add in wind chill and a small patch of ice and the resultant loss of traction can be a disaster. Most motorcycle riders just have to accept that they are not riding in those freezing temperatures.
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All I know about cold weather motorcycles is.........during WW2 Russia took over the BMW plant that produced motorcycles for the German Army. The Russians kept the design for the horizontally opposed 2 cylinder engine and added a chain arrangement drive the front wheel in addition to the rear wheel drive. It gave better traction in ice and snow. A Canadian guy drove one across Canada in the winter to make some kind of a record.
.........I know of a guy that drove a HARLEY every day summer and winter in Pa.
.........A long time ago, I had a Vespa that was pretty stable in ice and snow. Somehow, I lived through that. Probably luck!