Last year I rode my '78 CB400 all winter. Here in BC, it rains ALL winter long, which filled my ancient throttle cables up with water. This was all fine and good until the rain stopped and the temperature dropped. I think -5C was the threshold where my throttle cables would start to freeze about 2 km from home. The first time it happened I just about pood myself. I managed to let it freeze in a position that would keep me at 60 km/h. There were 4-way stops, traffic lights and all sorts of stuff after that which required unbelievable skill to negotiate with a stuck throttle. But I always made it. Parked the bike inside at work to thaw it out. It happened a few times.
In hindsight, it was kind of stupid.
