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    Default spyder in the winter


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    Couldn't help but notice the car in beginning had a tail & brake light out!(passenger side)they didnt follow safety card procedure Best you got out from behind them when you did

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    Traction was certainly a missing commodity; wasn't it?
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    At first I thought they had the right lane blocked by fallen trees, but then I realized it must be in a left-side drive country, probably down under.

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    I guess the snow mobile heritage paid off.

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    So.... can you do donuts in the snow? I've been itching to try. Although with a sloped driveway I suspect I would get stuck at the bottom and not be able to get back in the garage.
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    So couldn't they have just switched on 3 wheel drive?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rocketman 2012 View Post
    So couldn't they have just switched on 3 wheel drive?

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    Studded tires comes to mind.

    Wonder if anyone has ever set one up for ice racing
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    I gotta stop looking for things on Google. Found these looking for Can Am Spyder Ice Racers. Wonder if drugs were involved?
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    Maybe those guys don't know that BRP sells a vehicle specially made for that kind of condition, they call it a Skidoo.
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    I am impressed with the driving skill of those in cages.. That isn't much snow on the road. Yeah I know it doesn't take much wet snow to make it real greasy.... but.

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    The cars stop and the Spyder goes.... Wow!
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    Quote Originally Posted by asp125 View Post
    So.... can you do donuts in the snow? I've been itching to try.
    I've done them on gravel!

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    Quote Originally Posted by PrairieSpyder View Post
    At first I thought they had the right lane blocked by fallen trees, but then I realized it must be in a left-side drive country, probably down under.
    Apparently here: Mt Donna Buang, Warburton VIC 3799, Australia

    https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mt...41d91aeeacdf71

    Wonder when the ride was. The video was posted Nov 8, 2015 but Google map shows the road closed Jun-Oct.

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    The owners manual says it is not for riding in the snow.

    More than a couple inches and the rear wheel will spin because the two front wheels act as a plow.

    My other fear is big SUV's and truck's that are playing hockey with each other. I don't want to end up being the puck.

    Mine is parked in the winter.

    There are those that do it. I have no argument with them. It's their ride.

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    Quote Originally Posted by asp125 View Post
    So.... can you do donuts in the snow? I've been itching to try. Although with a sloped driveway I suspect I would get stuck at the bottom and not be able to get back in the garage.
    Just ask Shawn about it...


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    And i thought george w. was a moron

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    We don't have that kind of weather very often in GA. But pretty kool way to brave the snow..
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    I didn't know that you drove on the left side of the road in Ohio!
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    Quote Originally Posted by SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN View Post
    And i thought george w. was a moron
    Nope, wrong guy, I think you were thinking of the current President.
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    interesting, but I don't think I would do it. I would still worry about fishtailing. Also, what if it gets stuck in the snow? Not fun.
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    Discretion is often the better part of valor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Denman View Post
    Discretion is often the better part of valor.
    and the limiter on excitement!

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    Quote Originally Posted by WasWinger View Post
    and the limiter on excitement!
    If I want excitement; I just ask the Missus if she's REALLY planning on wearing "that" out in public...

    We're off to the races like a shot!

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    those people obviously not from upstate new york, we actually go faster when the roads get covered like that

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