Are you this tuff?....Ice Road Bikers

[Dave Weaver]

I will admit that I am not nearly as tough as these guys and this video also gives you another view of the Harley.

Ice Road Riders (on Harleys)	powered by Aeva

[sugerbear]

thanks, that was cool (pun intended).  wonder weight oil they used?

-50c windchill !!!!!   NOT ME

[MarkT]

Wow.  Well, riders do this all the time on snowmobiles.  So I suppose, with the proper gear, why not?  Though I wouldn't pick HD for the ride.  Maybe a beemer.  I'm thinkin, as they have to take the bikes inside to start them, change all the fluids, and heat up the engines with a torch including setting the carb on fire, WTF are they gonna do when the bikes stop out on the trail, to get them started again?  Then it occurred to me, the camera crew is no doubt in that big panel van.  So at least they have some refuge from the cold, and likely a portable garage to fix / start them.  What these harley guys won't do, to avoid wearing a helmet.  Maybe someone should point out to them, that helmets actually are warm inside; they could put on a helmet and a balaclava for their face/neck, and it will actually be easier to keep their heads warm, than wrapping them up in hoodies and such, with a little hole to peek out of.  Bonus, if they go down and whack their head, wow possibly they won't crack their skulls.

[98 T]

I give those guys credit for attempting the near impossible... and I'd tell them they're NUTS too!

But is sure is fun to watch and interesting...especially when I'm sitting in my warm house sipping hot coffee watching  them freeze body parts off.

They got guts, that's for sure.

[Clark]

I have ridden snowmobiles at - 10 and i can guarandamntee ya these guys HAD TO GET SOME SEVER FROSTBITE ON THEIR FACES

[old2soon]

That takes some serious if frozen cohonees!! These days my bones doth protest a lot if it be less thasn 50 degree F. Maybe 30 35 years ago i might have given that a shot. Not so much now. RIDE SAFE.

[Fudd]

They don't print enough money!

[Willow]

Tough ride, no doubt, and I don't believe I would do it.  I hate enough riding in temps below 20F, although I'm sure I have some snowmobiling fiends that could.

I'm always a little skeptical as to whether a video recording actually depicts what was happening.  It's a little over 100 miles.  I wonder if they rode the entire length or whether they rode sections taking breaks in the supporting convoy.  Looks to me that they could've used better wind protection on their faces.  I've felt a cold wind on the face and I can tell you that below zero wind at any speed can do one quick harm.

As to the classic bikes, my hats off to them.  They were probably best suited for that ride(s).

Tough guys.  Tough ride.  It's on a river, by the way.    

[Fritz The Cat]

There goes my excuse for not riding when it's cold.

[olddog1946]

OK, OK, you can call me a WUSS, but I am not making that ride...on those or any other type of bike...

[R J]

Back in my younger and stupider days, I might of tried it, but not with out a windshield.

My hand goes out to them.

[Buda]

Nope

[Mr Bojangles]

The coldest I have ever been, is on my Valk Tourer in the upper MI. during july on vacation. Way too cold for this Texas boy. Great folks though!
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