@Mike De Lucia: Research the smallest wheel size the PGA can take - TireRack says it can take a 15"x7 with a 35mm offset. There's a good chance you'd get a better deal on a full set of new winter tires including a set of used steel wheels from the junkyard. And, taller sidewalls make for better winter tires anyway.

@solracer: Dude, half the people here in Minneapolis (and surrounding area) forget how to drive every summer. Considering snow-free time is only from mid-April to the end of October or so, people must have fairly short memories...

The term SNOW TIRES is a misnomer. WINTER TIRES or COLD WEATHER TIRES is a more accurate description.

@EMTtech: Your budget should be built according to necessities. Like a second set of rims with winter tires included.

@civicdrivr: I approve of the Altimax Arctic. Very satisified with mine.

@DirtyFool: And if you begin to understeer, snap the clutch a bit, turn the assend around, dab-o-oppo, bury the go-pedal and look forward through the turn out the side window.

@toasteroven: I don't know what kind of all-season tires you buy, but they must wear quickly if they're worth a damn in the winter. Where are you located?

@PotbellyJoe - Road Warrior, Turned Record Setter among 113,410 others: "The lesson my dad always said "If you own snow boots, so should your car." "

@McMike: For how many times I've said EXACTLY that about MN...

@pauljones: TRUTH. If you can't afford winter tires, you can't afford to drive. At least that's my view of MN life.

@theart: Ah, a 92xAero owner I see! Good choice!

@$kaycog: A friend of mine just got a Surly Fatty for Christmas. Envy is mine...

@boluke01: My dad has Revos on his S10 Blazer and it goes like a sonovabitch in the snow. Only acceptible non-winter tire in my eyes.

@mytdawg: KZ250, I think it's a '79 but I'm likely wrong. We've had a lot of bikes ranging from 77-83. Hard to keep track of them all.

A few summers back, I was going to Brainerd International Raceway every month to watch the CRA races. Volunteers to work the corners at the races, waving flags, manning the radios, etc... would be granted a free camping pass, so my girlfriend and I volunteered every time.

@arghanoah: So, you're saying the responsible sportbiker is a myth? In the case of this kid, you're absolutely right, but blanket statements are easy to be wrong about...

@Bimmerjared: This is true. I know some countries have horsepower regulations, where you can own a literbike, but it needs a different / reprogrammed ECU to reduce output until you've graduated to full capacity.

@mytdawg: When I was 19 I rode one of these, minus the sweet sissy bar. My friend who owned it was kind enough to let me ride this to and from home and my dorm, because I couldn't afford a parking sticker for my car. It was the sweetest shit EVAR.

@Turbineguy - now with Ash78-less dispersant: Holy Hell...

@Kuang: There are absolutely no horsepower or displacement regulations in the states. If you pass the permit exam and get your motorcycle permit, which requires no riding experience and requires no skills test, (in MN at least) you can legally ride any bike you can get on. But you have to wear a helmet, stay of…