Now I've seen it...........

[vadasz1]

Someone actually fitted a Vision rear tire with...................




a set of SNOW CHAINS........

http://www.xz550.de/tp3/fileadmin/xz-tour/2011/054.jpg

[munkyfistfight]

That's crazy. My Vision would be useless in the snow. She hates the cold.

[AdvRich]

That's a nice fit to the tire too. What's the back story or where'd ya find the pic?

[Rikugun]

Maybe it's not for snow. Maybe it's for fording creeks and trail riding in the Black Forest. Once you get back on tarmac it's easy enough to remove - unlike knobby tires.  ;D

[AdvRich]

Maybe it's not for snow. Maybe it's for fording creeks and trail riding in the Black Forest. Once you get back on tarmac it's easy enough to remove - unlike knobby tires.  ;D

:laugh:

Sounds like a snow job to me. :D

[vadasz1]

found the pic on xz550.de in the gallery section IIRC.

[AdvRich]

Thanks, I forgot about that link and all the photos and some of the highly modded Vees. Nice variety of crash bars and racks in there too.

[Rikugun]

Absolutely. Treedragon's fine looking Ducati slayer is in that gallery too.  :)

[fret not]

Chains on a motorcycle is usually for hill climbs.  Not sure what else you would use them for. 

One trip over the Donner Summit about 45 years ago I saw a couple bikes (it had snowed) wobbling along the apron through the 3 or 4 inches of snow.  One was a Harley sportster and had chains on the rear wheel.  That must have been one ride through hell for that guy.  We were in a car of course, and going about 25 and the bikes were lucky to be doing 15.  Too slow for good balance, in the snow, with chains, cold, on a cast iron motorcycle . . . . . . .no thank you please. 

[AdvRich]

Yeah, that was one adventure they'll never forget. 
Here's a link to pics of various wheel chain versions and the range of terrain folks apply them to mixed in with car chain pics
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=aaplw&va=motorcycle+snow+chains