I moved to Orange about 6 months ago, right in the middle of winter. I had some rather um, "interesting" moments with the black ice around here. I was doing on ride and it was early morning and foggy and I had to keep scraping the ice off my visor so I could see. I was riding a long a highway, so I didn't need to touch my brake or clutch until I came into town. When I did use the levers they were very slippery with the thin layer of ice that had formed on them. My jacket and tops of my gloves had gone white with all the ice that had formed on them. I had to ride through the snow a couple of times too. I guess you guys have worse snow than I do, but still that shouldn't stop you from going for a spin now and then.