Yes, that's crazy!! Wow!
I don't know if they salt the icy roads down there but make sure you wash the bike asap when you get done because the water spray from the road contains salt.
Nice vid! If you hadn't said where the localle was, I'd be willing to bet you filmed that in northern Michigan! I couldn't help but notice how similar the landscape was when we drove thru Williams on our way to the south rim last year. I kept looking for the sleds / sled tracks off to the side.
As for the "crazy" comments...... mmmmm..... didn't notice anything out of the ordinary for us north country riders! Nothing better than a clear day to get the bike out in the "crisp" air to shake off those mid-winter blues after the bike's been parked for a couple of weeks!
Yes, there may be snow on the highway, however, as the video shows, & what most of us snow riders know, there is traction on packed snow. It's that ice that's the problem.
Oh... +1 to rinsing off the bike too!
Funny you mention Northern Michigan... I'm originally from Petoskey and graduated from HS in Traverse City. I miss Snowmobiling so much living in Phoenix....
I just showed that vid to my wife. She said, 'what is that guy, stupid or something?'
Sorry about that.
My friend and his whole family is from Petoskey. do you know any Mollerings?
My buddy invited to go along on his annual snow ride from Phoenix to Flagstaff. The ride up was great but (a little cold out at 24 degrees) the ride home was crazy. The Concours did an awesome job though and never detected any slippage of course I never got on the gas or brakes during certain sections of the road. Here is a video showing the worst part of the ride... and yes I am crazy.
http://youtu.be/MKW41mxUrVE
...I'm not just stupid but "Crazy" stupid
Sorry, I'm not buying it, you maybe wild in phoenix, but not crazy stupid.
Now your buddy on the other hand, he does this annually, and he goes out front and leads
the way? Now that is Crazy stupid.
If you had said no, would he have gone anyway? (yeah, he would have.) I rest my case.
You fixed your crashed Concours?
Got a new one?
Looks like a good time, miss Arizona!
Is that 260 out of Camp Verde, EB towards SR87?Your very close... That is acctually Lake Mary road across to SR87 then down through Pine/Strawberry/Payson... Awesome ride