With the addition of a few inches of powder last night, I wanted to take my Talaria Sting MX5 Pro out for a ride. I have never ridden in the snow before, only walked and driven. So this would be a new experience for me on two wheels.
I was worried about falling or and dropping my bike, indeed that did happen but no harm was done. I quickly learned the powder was the place to be and the hard packed snow on the roads is quite slippery. So I stuck the the fields and rode my bike around for an hour or two.
After dropping it on some ice, misaligned the handle bar. Had to ride back home 3/4 of a mile with bent handlebars. But got back to the workshop safely. Took my allen key and readjusted the handle bars. All fixed it was time to go back out for some more fun.
I checked the connections and made sure everything looked fine.
Bringing along my allen key set so I can fix it next time while I am out. I guess its good the clamps loosened up and not bent the actual handle bar.
Had to find trees along my route to prop my bike up against.. no way I could set down my kick stand.. Maybe I should have brought a piece of wood like 
Stopped by the solar panels, they are holding up well.. the snow already melting from them.
Found another spot to prop my bike up against for a picture. The snow was really starting top build up. Luckily the temps were above freezing now so it would fall off over time.
No tire studs, just what it came with. It does feel quite different, but not as bad as I thought it would be for my first snow ride.
That bag I have on my bike is a dog pack.. I was looking for saddle bags for my bike and someone suggested a dog backpack works well.. Indeed it does! Would have never thought.
So far I rode everywhere on my bike in the snow, seeing if anywhere would be a problem. I left the hardest for last. The road down into the forest is quite steep, so I figured it would be worth a try... worst in my mind is dropping the bike and needed to fix the handle bars again.. lets do it.
I made it down the hill without wiping out, and even made it back. Time for a quick selfie.
All my gear is doing well besides my boots, they are not meant for snow.
We got a good couple inches of snow over the last week. Its been quite the wintery week. The depth of the snow is only a few inches once it compacts, but I think we got at least 5 inches in the last week overall.
I do some more exploring along the forest roads, I can see my foreman and his dog as already been out and about from all the tracks.
Riding in the powder is alot of fun, as long as I do not hit the throttle to hard it goes well.
One more selfie without my sunglasses, its so bright outside with all the snow... think I got a little bit of a sunburn.
I come back to the shop to park my bike, after it dries off some I will plug it back into my workshop and charge it up using my solar array.
Really impressed by this bike, I had no idea what to expect being my first snow ride. But it did great. Now I need to back home and get out of these wet boots. I can start to feel the ice and snow get inside.
Hah I am going to need to air these out for awhile... Probably should have warn my cowboy boots or my muckers.
Soon the snow will melt and get slushy, so its been fun riding around in the powder while it lasted. Now I will wait for the next snow day and do it again, with better boots next time..lol