Wet enough for you?

[Pwalo]

It's bucketing down in the big Welly at the moment. I've got my gear spread out around my office space slowly dripping onto the carpet.

The gloves are sitting near to the PC drying gently, and I've just wiped down the helmet (careful).

Just wondered if anyone in NZ managed to ride to work in the dry this morning?

[Wasp]

I did! but only cos my bikes in the shop and i got a lift :doh: :(

edit: hey pwalo, you arnt the owner of that blue bike near King toyota in the hutt here are you?!

[Squeak the Rat]

If you have a CRT monitor put the gloves on top of that. Dries them out nicely, and if it drips inside and shorts you'll get a nice LCD replacement.

Stopped raining for the ride in this morning in Auck :nya: , but has been plissing down all night :(

[Flyingpony]

Just wondered if anyone in NZ managed to ride to work in the dry this morning?
No :innocent:

Was filtering around the 8am traffic and as I went passed a 4x4 it decided to play in a large puddle :whistle:

[T.I.E]

If you have a CRT monitor put the gloves on top of that. Dries them out nicely, and if it drips inside and shorts you'll get a nice LCD replacement.
:(

yeah that does work well. i have a LCD too.
never thought i would miss the CRT.

[Wasp]

curses, why do i work for a laptop comapny :( hmmm well this model here has over heating issues..........

[Cajun]

i got to work dry

Jeans still nice and dry by time i did the 6 1/2 min trip to work

[Devil]

After upgrading my jacket, pants and gloves, I just dont care about the rain anymore.
Bone dry and toasty warm.

Yay dririder.

[cowpoos]

hmmmm......me about to ride to manfield.....with shit all wet weather gear....hmm....I bet I'm in a fuckin right cheerie mood later.....hmm....
but the draw of the track is great.....hmm...

what would you do......mmmm?

[Str8 Jacket]

hahahahaha! Starting wprk early (7) has its advantages... I rode form Hataitai to town in more of a drizzle than anything, my gloves hardly got wet nor did my waterproof pants! :blah: Wouldnt want to be out there now though...

BTW, shut up poo's we dont care :blah: some of us have to work! :nono:

[cowpoos]

BTW, shut up poo's we dont care :blah: some of us have to work! :nono:

your just jealous eh tart!!! now get back in that kitchen and cooks some muffins or sumfin....go on....and don't you get lippy either....ya get a slap!!

[Str8 Jacket]

your just jealous eh tart!!! now get back in that kitchen and cooks some muffins or sumfin....go on....and don't you get lippy either....ya get a slap!!

Oh, them there are fighting words! You just wait Mr Poos, you just wait...

Oh yeah have fun at Manfeild, you bastard!

[James Deuce]

hmmmm......me about to ride to manfield.....with shit all wet weather gear....hmm....I bet I'm in a fuckin right cheerie mood later.....hmm....
but the draw of the track is great.....hmm...

what would you do......mmmm?

Go to Keinzley Agvet and spend $25 on a pair of over trou and a parka. The hood of the parka folds away into the collar. I got to work this morning dry and got wetter taking my riding gear off than riding to work.

Love riding in the rain.

[Colapop]

It's not quite wet enough - soon though. I'm starting to collect 2 of everything - so far I've got 2 donuts....

[ManDownUnder]

Yeah I can relate.

Something handy I have found with the RF (and probably works with otyer big, fully faired bikes)... after you get home, plop your sodden gloves in that gap at the top of the forks (where the gaps in the fairing is)

The latent heat from the engine dries them as the motor cools, and it avoids those little leather dye stains on whatever you would have put them on/in front of.

It's also not so harsh to heat them and dry them crispy...

[oldrider]

We had that rain "all" day, yesterday. Enjoy!! :blip:

[magicfairy]

Just wondered if anyone in NZ managed to ride to work in the dry this morning?
Ha Ha. We took the day off work to ride up to the Cold Duck from Wellington today. Think we'll have another night at home in a dry bed.

mmmmm - what's on at the movies today ?

[The Pastor]

I ride faster than the rain drops, works wonders.:innocent:

[Squeak the Rat]

The guys from Mythbusters determined that running in the rain causes you to get wetter than walking (due to increased frontal contact with the water). So that means the faster you ride, the wetter the mess. Those LTSA guys got it wrong........:slap:

[James Deuce]

Thanks to Nikwax visorproof, the faster I go, the clearer my visor is.

[The Pastor]

The guys from Mythbusters determined that running in the rain causes you to get wetter than walking (due to increased frontal contact with the water). So that means the faster you ride, the wetter the mess. Those LTSA guys got it wrong........:slap:


There methods aer flawed; You have to go faster than the rain falls, then you wont get a drop of rain on you....:nya:

[Squeak the Rat]

Ah, but your in the rain for a shorter time, the faster you go.. what about that one????
That's the myth they were trying to prove/disprove. They rigged up an indoor course simulating rain and did samples walking vs running, and compared before and after weights of their clothing. The faster you go the more rain drops you hit on your front. When walking it just sprinkles on your head.

That applies to an upright walking position though, so, if you are lying real flat on the bike it would seem that faster would be better.... Therefore, cruisers: slower=drier sportsbikes: faster=drier, superman: well......

[Jamezo]

Ah, but your in the rain for a shorter time, the faster you go.. what about that one????
Well, if the rate of horizontal rain contact is proportional to speed, and vertical rain contact is constant, then yes, you will get get less wet over the same distance by going faster.

But who around here needs an excuse to go fast?

I got drowned this morning. Even through nylon pants, my crotch is soaked, and my oh-so-comfy skate shoes are reduced to a turgid, sodden mess.

[James Deuce]

Jamezo - you're not parked under Telecom Towers, Jervois Quay are you?

[Pwalo]

I did! but only cos my bikes in the shop and i got a lift :doh: :(

edit: hey pwalo, you arnt the owner of that blue bike near King toyota in the hutt here are you?!

No that's not me. I work down on the Petone Esplanade, and I can park under cover, off the road - sweet.

Hope your bike's sorted.

[Blackbird]

Well I'm riding up to Coromandel in the dark tonight. That coast road between Thames and Coro is likely to be a whole heap of fun if the weather stays like this - hope I don't end up in the sea:shutup:

[Jamezo]

Jamezo - you're not parked under Telecom Towers, Jervois Quay are you?
I most certainly am. Are you also in the area?

[James Deuce]

I most certainly am. Are you also in the area?

Ahah! You're the cheeky palefaced little sucker that lanesplits with his lights off and barges past at the lgihts! (pt)

The "Orange" Z750S downstairs is mine - coffee is in order sometime.

[nudemetalz]

I didn't really get wet this morning, courtesy of having quite decent wet weather clothing. Gotta watch the right hand on the throttle though,...bit of 1000cc bike going sideways occasionally ;)

[roogazza]

Let it piss down ! Less for Sunday ! G.

[a_wildman]

Sunday's weather looks like it is going to be worse than today :cry:

[Str8 Jacket]

Saturdays looking promising though. We shall see...

[Cookie]

After upgrading my jacket, pants and gloves, I just dont care about the rain anymore.
Bone dry and toasty warm.

Yay dririder.

I'm finding Dririder stuff pretty damn good too. I got one of the cheaper jackets and pants.

Next time I will buy a jacket with loads of vents and pants with a removable liner.

The main problem I am having is not the rain - it's trying to stay cool inside my spacesuite. :)

[SPman]

Could do with some rain - had to buy water last week!!!

Hmm...today.....29C and fine...............again!:yawn:

[Lou Girardin]

I'm sure I'm dryer when I get to work than the cagers who have to sprint from their cars.
Modern riding gear is worth every cent.

[Squeak the Rat]

I'm sure I'm dryer when I get to work than the cagers who have to sprint from their cars.
Modern riding gear is worth every cent.
Shameless sales plug :rofl:

[NodMan]

I just wish I could use my own private gear for work purposes,(Auck to Wellywood bone dry in the worst weather)

but I know that the first 10 mins tonite my leather gloves will be saturated and then the issue beema gear should be leaking by the third hour...

thats when it gets even worse...I guess I'll then be ordered into a tintop for the last seven hours ....THATS WHEN LIFE REALLY SUCKS...(suggest you all dont want to meet me after 8pm tonite!!)

[Blackbird]

I just wish I could use my own private gear for work purposes,(Auck to Wellywood bone dry in the worst weather)

but I know that the first 10 mins tonite my leather gloves will be saturated and then the issue beema gear should be leaking by the third hour...

thats when it gets even worse...I guess I'll then be ordered into a tintop for the last seven hours ....THATS WHEN LIFE REALLY SUCKS...(suggest you all dont want to meet me after 8pm tonite!!)


Given your job, I'm surprised that you don't get the best of everything. Budgetary considerations or Procurement failing to consult with the end users?

[vifferman]

If you have a CRT monitor put the gloves on top of that. Dries them out nicely, and if it drips inside and shorts you'll get a nice LCD replacement.
I used to do that - it worked very well.
But I got an LCD replacement, without asking for one, and without first blowing up my monitor.
Now where do I dry my gloves? :spudwhat:

(It's actually a trick question - I'm leaving here in a few weeks and I think my new PC has a CRT monitor.)

[petesmeats]

Pretty damn cold and wet in christchurch this morning... Makes lane splitting a neccessity. My gear is stewing in my locker and will smell like buggery (not that i know what that smells like) when i go home.

[Big Dave]

Could do with some rain - had to buy water last week!!!

Hmm...today.....29C and fine...............again!:yawn:


How far to the nearest set of premium quality corners on your motorcycle? Or should I say 'corner'.:blip:

[Big Dave]

Yeah I'm pissed off with the rain. Was supposed to be testing a Moto Morini 1200 and the Daytona 675 for KR quick spins the past few days.
You can't make a reasoned assesment in these conditions and definitely not the conditions for lugging the good camera.
Tomorrow maybe.

[XP@]

Nope, not wet enough.

The water was only up to my knees.

[Ixion]

Well, I got to werk dry. Not quite sure how, black clouds on every side, but they ignored me, except for a half hearted attempt on the motorway for about 5 minutes. Der Uberfarter just did his Teutonic sneer and farted. The resultant mushroom cloud expanding outward kept the rain off. So long as I keep going at > 80kph the rain just goes over my head, don't need waterproofs. Of course , if have to *stop* , or slow down - oh shit. Wonder if a cop would accept that excuse.

[Fatjim]

All I care about is that they don't close the rugby feilds on Saturday. The sun is for summer.

[SPman]

How far to the nearest set of premium quality corners on your motorcycle? Or should I say 'corner'.:blip:
Hey - 'snot that bad..........umm........................got plenty of roos to slalom around....and there are a couple of k's up by the dam in the hills................

Damn your eyes!! :shutup:

[Big Dave]

Hey - 'snot that bad..........umm........................got plenty of roos to slalom around....and there are a couple of k's up by the dam in the hills................

Damn your eyes!! :shutup:


Dirt bike is the answer - big thumper or V-twin and get it moving sideways.

[inlinefour]

It's bucketing down in the big Welly at the moment. I've got my gear spread out around my office space slowly dripping onto the carpet.

The gloves are sitting near to the PC drying gently, and I've just wiped down the helmet (careful).

Just wondered if anyone in NZ managed to ride to work in the dry this morning?

Perfect weather for miss-behaving on an enduro or supermotard bike...:nya:

[SPman]

Something like a ........................................Buell XB12X, perchance.....?:blip:

[sunhuntin]

no work today so took off to palmy and feilding.
was soaked right through by the time i hit the highway, lol. [thermals, jeans, boots and socks. feet were half swimming! ick] top stayed relatively dry, but drying the gear is another thing. my denim vest and leather jacket are both drenched. had to buy a pair of gloves in palmy cos mine were destroyed, got a proper pair of thinsulate kids ones [finally a pair that fit!] from savemart.

not too bad a ride over though, aside from tailgators. theyve strung up that cheese cutter shit on certain corners, which freaked me right out. :gob:
saw about 6 other bikes on the road....one cruiser in palmy and the rest sportsbikes on the open road. cruiser waved....no one else did.
got lost in fielding [whoops!] and massey uni was graduating, so people in cap and gown everywhere in palmy....closed roads etc.

got home feeling like a block of ice, so defrosted in the bath. never been so cold!

[Jamezo]

Ahah! You're the cheeky palefaced little sucker that lanesplits with his lights off and barges past at the lgihts! (pt)

The "Orange" Z750S downstairs is mine - coffee is in order sometime.
hehehehe...

you've got the sweetest bike there. I also know the dude with the TRX850. He's NZFSA, are you Telecom?

[James Deuce]

hehehehe...

you've got the sweetest bike there. I also know the dude with the TRX850. He's NZFSA, are you Telecom?

Me Datacom. Me know dude with TRX too. Why me talk like caveman?

[Str8 Jacket]

Why me talk like caveman?

Always thought that you reminded me of one of the characters of the Flinstones...

[sunhuntin]

yabba dabba doooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

[Str8 Jacket]

oh fuck, Jims gonna kill me! :bye:


very funny though...

[Insanity_rules]

Anyone for wet undies?? Riding in the rain is not that fun. I got to work reasonably dry, new gear is working well.

[paturoa]

I'm confused, the new gear in your wet undies?


Anyone for wet undies?? Riding in the rain is not that fun. ..... new gear is working well.

[hunt]

I did! but only cos my bikes in the shop and i got a lift :doh: :(

edit: hey pwalo, you arnt the owner of that blue bike near King toyota in the hutt here are you?!


May be a chap by the name of Mr Stone, The colour Guy

[Oakie]

I've got good waterproof gear so I don't give a shit about a 20 minute commute in the rain. A lake covering the carpark when you get to work is a different matter though.
And like others have said, I do miss the CRT monitor to dry the gloves with.

[Lou Girardin]

[QUOTE=NodMan]
but I know that the first 10 mins tonite my leather gloves will be saturated and then the issue beema gear should be leaking by the third hour...

QUOTE]

BM gear leaking? Oh Dear and bugger.
What happened to the Spidi stuff?

Still, you could always go visiting when it's wet.
Oh sorry, that was another time and another traffic dept.

[oldrider]

Hey, talking about weather, take a look at the cold front coming up from the South tonight!
We might get a beating first but it looks like it might get all of you at some time or other.
There is quite a good covering of snow on the tops here now and they predict more snow to 300meters (That's us) tonight.
Looks like it should be a fairly promising Brass Monkey this year.
T.I.E. Did you buy some good possum/merino thermals? It looks like you are going to need them! :bye: John.

[riffer]

Not impressed with this weather.

No rugby today.

No BMX tomorrow.

Sad children all round.

But my dririder pants still don't leak (third winter now) and the Gaerne boots don't leak either. Two pairs of gloves mean one's always dry and the jackets pretty good too.

Still, with the size of the fairing on the RF, you could ride naked and still be dry if you tucked in begind the fairing.

[James Deuce]

My Eyes!!!!!

[Finn]

I'm going out of my already unstable mind! Got the new bike on Tuesday and it's been raining every single day. Remind me again why we like NZ...

[Madness]

Remind me again why we like NZ...

Here ya go Finn...........



Feel better now?

[Finn]

Here ya go Finn...........



Feel better now?

I just sat down to eat, now I just can't. You bastard!

[diggydog]

is'nt that a pest, u work during week & look forward going for a ride in comfort and all u get pissing down. It's almost like u spend your time looking out the bloody window, saying to yourself come on clear up pleassseeee :ride:

[Ixion]

I'm going out of my already unstable mind! Got the new bike on Tuesday and it's been raining every single day. Remind me again why we like NZ...
So. It's raining. Y'mean you spent all that money on a new bike and they gave you one that doesn't work in the rain?

Go ride the thing.

[Ixion]

is'nt that a pest, u work during week & look forward going for a ride in comfort and all u get pissing down. It's almost like u spend your time looking out the bloody window, saying to yourself come on clear up pleassseeee :ride:

Instead of looking out the window, go get y' waterproofs on and go for a ride!

[FROSTY]

NOW I REMEMBER why I buy bikes with full fairings. How on earth can rain make its way down into my bum crack--And how is it so darn cold??
Even my hair is wet

[Finn]

So. It's raining. Y'mean you spent all that money on a new bike and they gave you one that doesn't work in the rain?

Go ride the thing.

Ixion, it was made in Italy. The instructions clearly say "DO NOT ADD WATER"

[Ixion]

Ah, of course. I was forgetting. Italian electrics.

[Big Dave]

. Remind me again why we like NZ...

!!!!!
Ô¿Ô!
\~/

[XP@]

I'm going out of my already unstable mind! Got the new bike on Tuesday and it's been raining every single day. Remind me again why we like NZ...
at least you have your new bike ... :wait:

[Lou Girardin]

I just sat down to eat, now I just can't. You bastard!

Lose your appetite when you're aroused?

[Finn]

Lose your appetite when you're aroused?

I'd rather have sex with you.

[paturoa]

Had the pleasure of visiting wellywood today and it was a stunner. Walked to Wn motorcycles at lunch time and had a gander around. Bunch of nice bikes in there but bugger all in the accessories corner.

Probably cold tonite though!

[Lou Girardin]

I'd rather have sex with you.

It's good that you've finally come out of the closet. It will be difficult telling your wife, but you'll cope.
I'm not sure how you'll cope with commuting from Devonport though.
You will be moving, won't you?