You might want to contact german Martin Leonhardt, who did a trip to the North Cape in Winter some years ago on a KTM 690 Enduro. Martin was sleeping outdoors many times during this trip.
https://freiheitenwelt.de/autor/
Another good person to talk to is Hans Rönnegård, a Swede who is well know here for his year-round adventures on motorcycles.
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I have personally very limited experience of riding on ice and snow. I once had a 690 enduro equipped with 8mm studded enduro tyres which worked great on snow/ice covered logging road but gave VERY limited friction (and probably livetime) on asphalt. However riding any motorcycle on icy roads without studds seems simply suicidal to me, I know that from my own painful experience. You can loose friction that quickly that you have no time to react and a super heavy bike like the GSA could then easily smash a leg or foot. So short (car) studds are a must in Scandinavian winter, however they are not sufficient on pure ice or snow, where you would need skies in addition. Best get in contact with Hans, who can give you tons of tips!
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