Tow-Pac for Buddy and SNOW.

sc00ter · Post by **sc00ter** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:27 pm

O.k., being dumb my wife and I (mostly my doing) bought a CanAm Spyder instead of a second car, making either a scooter or the Spyder my only transportation. We still have the Buddy 125 with the Tow Pac installed because she still enjoys riding it. Anyways, we got snow here and all the roads are icy. I figured I could take the Buddy but the rear tire has a very hard time getting traction, no matter how much "grip" I tune into it with the Tow Pac. So no snow or heavy iced roads for a Tow Pac'd Buddy, you just get rear wheel spin because of the extra weight/width of the Tow Pac.

jrsjr · Post by **jrsjr** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:05 pm

Durn. Well every experiment is a success in that it adds a data point. In this case, that's a pretty big, expensive data point, though.

sc00ter · Post by **sc00ter** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 3:19 pm

Data point. I hear about/submit those all day at work. Some go according to plan, others bring concern. The Spyder did good, but it did get kinda scary a few times. I need a beater car! I always see those metal studs, and pre-studded tires, for scooters. That may be another data point that I will submit since I have extra wheels for the Zuma.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 4:09 am

Growing up in New England, lots of guys had "winter cars". Pieces of crap that didn't matter. They usually lasted a year or so before they rusted away. Good idea!

Snap · Post by **Snap** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:00 am

We'd ride in the snow after studding knobby tires with sheet metal screws but it get cold as he**. Your brandy budget would get out of hand.

The setup worked great chasing snowmobiles and on frozen lakes but the screws are treacherous on pavement. I imagine that studs would be much the same.

Good for a laugh but really not something to depend on.

And if they use chemicals for snow on the roads that can't be good for your bikes.

I'd keep a beater car for that time of year.