4 Weeks

**cnc** · 02-15-2011, 11:17 PM

Yahoo, in 4 weeks it will be March 15th and it will be legal to drive a motorcycle again here in Quebec. The winter snow tire law legislates us off the road till then. Now if only the snow could disappear by then.

**Top Cat** · 02-15-2011, 11:19 PM

You could put a car snow tire on and ride legally all year.

AlabamaNomadRider · 02-16-2011, 12:00 AM

Never knew you couldn't ride until March 15. That sucks.

**ringadingh** · 02-16-2011, 12:17 AM

Im hoping I'll be on the bike around that date myself. Another four weeks to go.

**cnc** · 02-16-2011, 08:12 AM

TC you would need to have a snow tire front and rear to be legal. Now if I was younger and still had a street legal dirt bike, I'd probably do it just to be a wise a**.

sly · 02-16-2011, 06:34 PM

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LET'S RIDE BROTHER

rockstar · 02-16-2011, 06:46 PM

You know you learn something everyday. That must suck if you get a nice warm day.
Have you thought of putting chains on. You can ride that bike to the North Pole and Back.

sly · 02-16-2011, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

You know you learn something everyday. That must suck if you get a nice warm day.
Have you thought of putting chains on. You can ride that bike to the North Pole and Back.

Actually last year the warm weather got here March 1st... the law provides certain rights that exempt us from the law, a 7 day grace period (in case of sale, travel towards the warmer states, etc) so believe me serveral people I know asked for it (it's free) and were able to ride as of March 8th... But with the amount of snow that is on the ground right now, I'm not betting on it this year

**nomadbehappy** · 02-16-2011, 07:21 PM

Today in Barrie it was +4C, tomorrow is supposed to be +7C and rain, Fri +7C and sunny then we go back to -4/5C and some flurries. I actually saw a guy on his motorcycle today!!! Nuts in my opinion there is just way too much sand on the roads.

**cnc** · 02-16-2011, 07:58 PM

The law is pretty specific on what you can and can't use for winter tires. I find this part funny, for my truck M+S tires are not acceptable, but LT tires are. My LT tires are a Summer tread, the only way my truck is going anywhere with them is if it is down hill. LT or light truck designation has nothing to do with tread design. It is the side wall construction designating 6ply or 6ply rating.

http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/pag...on_pneus_hiver

I really don't have much of an issue with the law, for the most part it does make sense, but when the bike is concerned and we have abnormally nice weather it can be frustrating.

**nomadbehappy** · 02-16-2011, 10:03 PM

Here you go for our fellow riders in La Belle Province http://www.reifenwerk-heidenau.de/mo...oint=5&rtyp=17. This is a german company that makes snow tires (M&S rated) for motorcycles and scooters. They have a US distributor, but sorry guys, they don't make them in a size that would fit the Nomad.

**cnc** · 02-16-2011, 10:32 PM

Hey they are pretty neat, unfortunately M+S tires are not considered real winter tires here. Tires must be the snow/ice variety.

caper · 02-17-2011, 12:17 PM

wow they are snow tires :):) who would have thunk!!!! Well when its 5c and higher I'll think about riding:)

**nomadbehappy** · 02-18-2011, 09:51 PM

Okay this weather sucks. Today was +8 and sunny, and I can now see grass on almost half my yard, or I should say I could this afternoon, as it is now -7, 40kmh winds and snowing. Expected snowfall 10cms. Oh well guess I better sharpen and wax the skis for another weekend of skiing

02-15-2011, 11:17 PM	#1
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	4 Weeks Yahoo, in 4 weeks it will be March 15th and it will be legal to drive a motorcycle again here in Quebec. The winter snow tire law legislates us off the road till then. Now if only the snow could disappear by then. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-15-2011, 11:19 PM	#2
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	4 Weeks You could put a car snow tire on and ride legally all year. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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02-16-2011, 12:00 AM	#3
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	4 Weeks Never knew you couldn't ride until March 15. That sucks. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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02-16-2011, 12:17 AM	#4
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	4 Weeks Im hoping I'll be on the bike around that date myself. Another four weeks to go. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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02-16-2011, 08:12 AM	#5
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	4 Weeks TC you would need to have a snow tire front and rear to be legal. Now if I was younger and still had a street legal dirt bike, I'd probably do it just to be a wise a**. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-16-2011, 06:34 PM	#6
sly Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: St.-Eustache, Québec, Canada Posts: 2,837	4 Weeks AARRRGGHHHHHHHHH :(" title="" border="0"/> :(" title="" border="0"/> :(" title="" border="0"/> :(" title="" border="0"/> that sounds so far away... then again, in 2 weeks I'll be on vacation for 2 weeks, sooooo LET'S RIDE BROTHER __________________ Sylvain "Sly" Lafrance St. Eustache, Quebec, Canada eh!! 2004 Blue & Silver (the fastest colors) Gone but not forgotten 2012 Ebony Black Kawasaski Concours 14
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02-16-2011, 06:46 PM	#7
rockstar Jr. Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 42	4 Weeks You know you learn something everyday. That must suck if you get a nice warm day. Have you thought of putting chains on. You can ride that bike to the North Pole and Back. __________________ KEEP THE SHINY SIDE UP!!
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02-16-2011, 07:21 PM	#9
nomadbehappy Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Barrie, ON Posts: 332	4 Weeks Today in Barrie it was +4C, tomorrow is supposed to be +7C and rain, Fri +7C and sunny then we go back to -4/5C and some flurries. I actually saw a guy on his motorcycle today!!! Nuts in my opinion there is just way too much sand on the roads. __________________ Brian Muscat bamuscat@gmail.com Barrie, ON KawaNOW #1404 2008 Kawasaki Nomad (Ultra) *Red* and Black because they're the fastest colours! Winter is nature's way of telling us to add more *Chrome!*
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02-16-2011, 07:58 PM	#10
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	4 Weeks The law is pretty specific on what you can and can't use for winter tires. I find this part funny, for my truck M+S tires are not acceptable, but LT tires are. My LT tires are a Summer tread, the only way my truck is going anywhere with them is if it is down hill. LT or light truck designation has nothing to do with tread design. It is the side wall construction designating 6ply or 6ply rating. http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/pag...on_pneus_hiver I really don't have much of an issue with the law, for the most part it does make sense, but when the bike is concerned and we have abnormally nice weather it can be frustrating. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136
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02-16-2011, 10:03 PM	#11
nomadbehappy Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Barrie, ON Posts: 332	4 Weeks Here you go for our fellow riders in La Belle Province http://www.reifenwerk-heidenau.de/mo...oint=5&rtyp=17. This is a german company that makes snow tires (M&S rated) for motorcycles and scooters. They have a US distributor, but sorry guys, they don't make them in a size that would fit the Nomad. __________________ Brian Muscat bamuscat@gmail.com Barrie, ON KawaNOW #1404 2008 Kawasaki Nomad (Ultra) *Red* and Black because they're the fastest colours! Winter is nature's way of telling us to add more *Chrome!*
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02-16-2011, 10:32 PM	#12
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	4 Weeks Hey they are pretty neat, unfortunately M+S tires are not considered real winter tires here. Tires must be the snow/ice variety. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136
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02-17-2011, 12:17 PM	#13
caper Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 1,137	4 Weeks wow they are snow tires :):) who would have thunk!!!! Well when its 5c and higher I'll think about riding:) __________________ Live in the NOW !
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02-18-2011, 09:51 PM	#14
nomadbehappy Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Barrie, ON Posts: 332	4 Weeks Okay this weather sucks. Today was +8 and sunny, and I can now see grass on almost half my yard, or I should say I could this afternoon, as it is now -7, 40kmh winds and snowing. Expected snowfall 10cms. Oh well guess I better sharpen and wax the skis for another weekend of skiing __________________ Brian Muscat bamuscat@gmail.com Barrie, ON KawaNOW #1404 2008 Kawasaki Nomad (Ultra) *Red* and Black because they're the fastest colours! Winter is nature's way of telling us to add more *Chrome!*
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