Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Bloody snow in Scotland

[BDG]

Went upto the Scottish Bike show, nice to see various local Ducati owners.

3.5 hour trip up on Friday, show on Sunday cancelled because of snow, trip home took 8 hours. What a crap trip back

The M74 was a nightmare. Still better than going northbound as it was completely closed.

[weeian]

Good to meet you at the show Shaun

Shame it was cancelled Glad i went on Saturday.

/ian

[Ray]

The UK can't hack snow, the combination of goon drivers, wrong tyres and inept authorities equals recipe for going nowhere.

If the winters are more severe on a regular basis we'd better get used to it.

In the snowy bits of Europe snow tyres and or chains will get you most places even in a two wheel drive car.
Saw a road going super moto on studded knobblies on a recent trip!!

Ray

[BDG]

snow on the M74

[BDG]

truck jack knifed and stuck, not great quality as pic taken with my phone whilst stuck on the other side

[psychlist]

Ahh, snow, I remember riding home from my parents one Boxing Day about 1997/8'ish when the M25 looked like that for a few hours, there were lightweights abandoning cars all over the place and at times my trusty 900 Daytona was the only vehicle making progress, albeit on 2 wheels + 2 feet
It got a bit awkward when the car tracks petered out but Bridgestones leave a very pretty track in virgin snow. Didn't feel too clold until I got to the A3 which was totally dry and clear. You're right about snow in this country, we just can't cope, never mind it'll soon be Easter