I pulled my Forza 300 off of the road to take a picture of it beside snow at the side of the Allison Pass (4403 ft) Highway 3 in BC. I could see that the pullout was muddy so I slowed right down. I intended to blast through a little 5 inch ridge of sand left by a grader. It was not sand but ice covered with mud. The scooter stopped and sank in the mud. I tried to get going again but I could not. I was puzzled why such a little thing had stopped me. I got off and saw the ice ridge. My Forza was high centered on top of the little thing.
I got out my 17mm wrench and started attacking the ridge. Eventually I cleared a hole for my tire to go through. The heat of the engine melted the top of the ridge off and I was able to get through. Today was really warm so it was a surprise to get stuck on ice.
I did Hope, Princeton, Merritt and back to Hope for about 350 km. It was a nice warm day for a change, no rain. The Forza ran well and I managed to miss most of the big potholes for a change.
Stuck on a Ice ridge
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Re: Stuck on a Ice ridge
Where's the pics ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
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Re: Stuck on a Ice ridge
Sounds like a great ride, Dave. I looked at some photos of the Hope area and the Crowsnest Highway on Google Maps -- WOW --
Glad you had a good day. Let us know what the doc says.
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Glad you had a good day. Let us know what the doc says.
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Re: Stuck on a Ice ridge
Wow there's still ice up there? I didn't know Hwy 3 got that high, that's higher than the Coquihalla summit.
This highway is definitely on the list of highways to ride as soon as I get a highway capable bike.
This highway is definitely on the list of highways to ride as soon as I get a highway capable bike.
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