So you're a biker huh?

[Tank]

OK boys and girls.

Its pissing with rain outside. Heavy, cold, wet (duh), miserable rain.

Now normally I see a number of bikes on my way to work - but this morning - none.

So my poll question to you is:

How many of you normally commute to work on a bike, but cage it when its raining.

And if you cage it - whats your excuse.

[EJK]

Is a "bus" counted as a cage?

[Tank]

Is a "bus" counted as a cage?

Public transport is worse than a cage EJ.

[FROSTY]

Preferred means of transport is a bike and generally fuck the waether Ill use the bike. Definitely I'd commute rain or shine
But I'm not hairy assed chest beating biker enough that if I'm off out to dinner and its pissing down I won't take a car.
Its the total stupidity of wet driving that always amazes me--OK its raining so we will drive faster and closer so we get home quicker--eeeep

[breakaway]

Ill ride in rain only if I have to.

Only because my current gear is tattered and torn, and I can't afford to replace it with DECENT waterproof gear. If I could, I'd ride all the time, in the rain even.

[ManDownUnder]

I didn't realise it was a contest...

[Coldrider]

Raining today here in the Bay, still rode to work as usual.
Not likes it is like SI West Coast rain.

[Finn]

My 240 rear tire didn't notice it was wet this morning.

[jrandom]

My Quasi cordura gloves soaked through in 25 minutes on my commute this morning. They're not much good.

I'm off to Motomail get a new pair for this winter. Spidi H2OUTs, I reckon.

[Ixion]

What difference does it make if it is raining ? My skin is waterproof, dunno about yours. Not much point having a bike if y' have to runn off and find a cage every time there's a wee shower.

[Boob Johnson]

I use very little petrol walking down the hall from my apartment to my office :clap:


But to answer your question properly if I did need transport to go to work & it was raining I would definitely take the cage. Sorry if I don't buy into this whole "you're not a real biker if I don't ride in the rain". I have at times only had a bike so ride in any weather but when I have a choice ill take the cage ;)

Comfort, safety, a radio to listen to over someone ive never met thinking im a pansy cause I don't ride in the rain........I choose the cage thanks :yes:

Im saying that ive done an average of 535Km's a week since the 1st of August on the bike & be lucky to break 30km's in the cage

[jrandom]

My 240 rear tire didn't notice it was wet this morning.

Try gassing it over cateyes.

:niceone:

I had an interesting slappy-front moment coming home last night, standing on the pegs and going a bit quicker than I should have over some wet speed humps.

[Finn]

I'm off to Motomail get a new pair for this winter. Spidi H2OUTs, I reckon.

I've got those. They've never leaked.

[Nasty]

My new baby rides like a dream in the rain .... in the shine but prolly not in hail ... I had a great ride in the rain this morning and its pissing down now which means a ride in the rain home ... so unless its extremely windy I ride.

[jrandom]

Comfort, safety, a radio to listen to over someone ive never met thinking im a pansy cause I don't ride in the rain........I choose the cage thanks :yes:

You wouldn't if you lived in Auckland and had to choose between a dry 70-minute commute in the car and a wet 20-minute commute on the bike.

[Number One]

Gotta ride in the rain...no way I wanna pay for parking in town! Only take the cage if I have to be all tarted up for very important senior meetings...and that would be rain or shine but not very often.

Wouldn't purposely choose to set off for a cruize in the rain but needs must when it comes to getting to work and I haven't melted yet!

...Got a wet belly button on the way this morning :rolleyes:- first rain in new gears and they did a good job apart from that....

[Boob Johnson]

You wouldn't if you lived in Auckland and had to choose between a dry 70-minute commute in the car and a wet 20-minute commute on the bike.
I lived in Auckland for over 10 years, my answer remains the same <_<

[DEATH_INC.]

I don't ride to work anymore (it's like 5 mins and takes longer to get the bike out than to get to work...) but when I did I rode all the time...I've even ridden in a hailstorm so heavy cars couldn't get up hills because it looked like snow....

[Tank]

I use very little petrol walking down the hall from my apartment to my office :clap:


pfffft a real biker would have a mini-chopper for that commute.






(p/t)

[jrandom]

I lived in Auckland for over 10 years, my answer remains the same <_<

Really?

I mean, I agree with you on principle; if I have some pesky running-about to do in heavy rain I generally just take the car. I don't have any 'real biker' shit I'm trying to prove to anyone.

When a rush-hour commute is involved, though, the hassle of gearing up and filtering in bad conditions is worth the time I save out of the day - I mean, it's more than an hour, total, that I can be either snoozing in bed or sitting in my office instead of waiting in traffic watching my windscreen wipers and listening to inane radio DJs.

[Boob Johnson]

pfffft a real biker would have a mini-chopper for that commute.






(p/t)
lol bling to the Tank :clap:

[Boob Johnson]

Really?

I mean, I agree with you on principle; if I have some pesky running-about to do in heavy rain I generally just take the car. I don't have any 'real biker' shit I'm trying to prove to anyone.

When a rush-hour commute is involved, though, the hassle of gearing up and filtering in bad conditions is worth the time I save out of the day - I mean, it's more than an hour, total, that I can be either snoozing in bed or sitting in my office instead of waiting in traffic watching my windscreen wipers and listening to inane radio DJs.
Yes really :yes:

Bring on the insane DJ's anyday over the rain & the fuckwit drivers. Just not enjoyable to ride in those conditions at all.

[jrandom]

Bring on the insane DJ's anyday...

No, they're (mostly) not insane. Just inane (http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+inane&btnG=Google+Search&meta=).

VOCABULARY BURN LULZ!

[Boob Johnson]

No, they're (mostly) not insane. Just inane (http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+inane&btnG=Google+Search&meta=).
Oh I got it the first time J, I just think your listening to the wrong stations mate, we here in the Naki have our own local & they are insanely good ;)

[Jimmy B]

I ride daily and found that this mornings heavy showers did a pretty good job of removing bug splats off my jacket. Should be totally sweet by the time I get home.

Style Martin Boots - Waterproof - Check

Spidi Gran Turismo Cordura H2out 2 piece - Waterproof - Check

RJays Hipora Lined Gloves - Waterproof - Check but not a true winter glove and get a bit clammy. Time to upgrade.

[jrandom]

Oh I got it the first time J...

:laugh:

Good save...

[Oakie]

Heavy rain doesn't worry me. The only thing that'll make me think twice is heavy rain and strong wind together. In those circumstances I left the bike at home twice last year and one of those times was only because Mrs Oakie was driving near my work anyway.

[The Pastor]

im cageing it cos i binned the bike. and thats where the bike should be, in the bin

[jrandom]

Actually, I was riding to work this morning, thinking "I bet some hero's going to start a chest-thumping thread today about Real Bikers riding in the rain..."

The same threads pop up every autumn.

[Swoop]

I'm off to Motomail get a new pair for this winter. Spidi H2OUTs, I reckon.
I bought a pair of Fijord's for last winter's riding. Suuuuuuuuuperb!

[Maverick]

I ride every day, regardless of rain as my bike is my only transport.
(Although during tropical cyclones I take the long way rather then the newmarket overbridge) :cool:

[Usarka]

I cried when i saw the rain this morning. it was dark and scary so i stayed at home under the duvet.

[NOMIS]

only coz my bike got no gas :-( and its pay day 2nyte

[sinfull]

Cant see the point of owning a car and not using it !
However if i was commuting it might be a different story, road rage is so much more fun on a bike !

[Tank]

Actually, I was riding to work this morning, thinking "I bet some hero's going to start a chest-thumping thread today about Real Bikers riding in the rain..."

The same threads pop up every autumn.

Ouch!

I cant be a chest-thumping - my manboobs get in the way.

But - I ride everyday rain or shine for two good reasons:

1) I sold my car and havnt gotten around to buying another - leaving just a car shared between the wife and I.

2) She finds it more entertaining to make me ride by refusing to run me to the office when its raining. Regardless of how much I grovel or plead.

Right now - looking out the window - Im not looking forward to the trip home.

[fergie]

because i live and work from home(the shop) i get to ride for total pleasure only. not cause i have to, so therefore im a pansy and choose not to ride if it's pissing down, if at all possible.

[gijoe1313]

Hmmm I actually drove the cage twice to school this week! :innocent: Mind you, I was picking up stuff and tonight I got the clobber on for Parent-Teacher Insults er I meant interviews :Pokey: :girlfight:

Made up for it by ensuring to don gears and ride around in the rain at night! Each to their own, if you have your cage and ya wanna use it, use it, if yer got a bike, then use it!

Hmmmm SpidiH2Out glubs? Must investigate ...

[Headbanger]

And if you cage it - whats your excuse.


I don't need no excuse.

[Usarka]

riding in the rain is like swimming when its cold or hiking in bad weather. you want to stay inside warm and dry but it's good craic once you're out amongst it (and especially when you've finished).

[marioc]

I dont enjoy enjoy riding in the wet,and have a nice car.
Its a no-brainer really.

[mark247]

If i could ride in the rain and get to polytech and not be wet then i would ride in the rain. It's not the riding that bothers me it's the fact i have to sit for 2 hours plus in a lecture with all my wet gear

[Dodger]

I ride Lower Hutt -> Wellington every week day for work.
That's rain, shine, hail and Wellington winds.

Since the start of the month the Wife has also been on the back of the bike 4 days a week.
Only comments I have had so far regarding rain are:

- "Do you have to turn your head like that, the water gets on my visor"
- "Rain sounds strange on my helmet"

[DUCATI*HARD]

ill ride rain hail or shine if i have to,,,but the truth is rain sux:girlfight:bad traction,blurred vision,slippery surfaces,all waiting to add up to something nasty,,,wheres the fun in that:eek5:

[s8306]

Ouch!

I cant be a chest-thumping - my manboobs get in the way.

But - I ride everyday rain or shine for two good reasons:

1) I sold my car and havnt gotten around to buying another - leaving just a car shared between the wife and I.

2) She finds it more entertaining to make me ride by refusing to run me to the office when its raining. Regardless of how much I grovel or plead.

Right now - looking out the window - Im not looking forward to the trip home.

So i assume you dont consider yourself a real biker{whatever that is}either then?

[Usarka]

ill sux:girlfight:bad traction,blurred vision,slippery surfaces,all waiting to add up to something nasty,,,wheres the fun in that

sounds like sex...... :buggerd:

[Coldrider]

I've got those. They've never leaked.
Mine haven't ever leaked also, but then we haven't had proper rain for the last nine months.

[Tank]

So i assume you dont consider yourself a real biker{whatever that is}either then?

Compared with a lot of people on here - no I dont.

Im a commuter with weekend rides - and I know it.

The Boulevard run is my first 'long' ride (ANZAC weekend).

[Pwalo]

I'm not a biker, but I ride to work every day on the mighty SV. I get there drier than if I had to catch a bus, or whatever.

[DUCATI*HARD]

sounds like sex...... :buggerd:

on two wheels:devil2:

[gman49]

Hey I got these over gloves from http://www.rain-off.com/ and they are brilliant. They even keep the hands warmer, summer gloves and no heated grips inside these babies. :baby:

[glice]

I am a post man!
I pretty much always mount the bike, no matter what the weather is.
my balls got soaked this morning tho, which wasnt nice, and I'm still a bit wet after getting of the bike at 8 this morning

[madandy]

ill ride rain hail or shine if i have to,,,but the truth is rain sux:girlfight:bad traction,blurred vision,slippery surfaces,all waiting to add up to something nasty,,,wheres the fun in that:eek5:

Too right :cool:


I am a post man!
I pretty much always mount the bike, no matter what the weather is.
my balls got soaked this morning tho, which wasnt nice, and I'm still a bit wet after getting of the bike at 8 this morning

bling to you sir.

Ill ride in rain only if I have to.
I rode to work rain hail or shine for several years but then earned a work vehicle that saves me thousands over the course of a year so I drive a Hilux Monday to Friday. I would choose to ride to work again if i lost that priveledge however.
If I have planned to ride and it starts to rain, I ride. There are times though when I'll reserve my decision to to go for a ride to see how the weather turns out because when I go for a ride I like to really enjoy it:cool:

[Sparrowhawk]

Cage is being de-rego'd this week. Took the bike yesterday, first real wet-weather ride. Not much difference, just got be a bit gentler with the right wrist, and remember that auckland cage dwellers are dickheads in the wet.

Sorry, more than they usually are... :lol:

[glice]

Ill ride in rain only if I have to.
I rode to work rain hail or shine for several years but then earned a work vehicle that saves me thousands over the course of a year so I drive a Hilux Monday to Friday. I would choose to ride to work again if i lost that priveledge however.
If I have planned to ride and it starts to rain, I ride. There are times though when I'll reserve my decision to to go for a ride to see how the weather turns out because when I go for a ride I like to really enjoy it

fair enough.
My old car was english and often stopped working in the rain, so had to walk and then you get wet anyway.

car is there for carrying things (people/surboards/bicycles/other crap.)

[s8306]

Compared with a lot of people on here - no I dont.

Im a commuter with weekend rides - and I know it.

The Boulevard run is my first 'long' ride (ANZAC weekend).

Good on ya.I,ll be at suzuki heads road with the video camera and then out on the motorway filming the bikes as they go past.Should be a good weekend for you guys.

[Ixion]

Actually, the sad thing is that the question even need be asked. Ichabod, ichabod.

[FruitLooPs]

Rain hail or shine if it's to work, no other choice. Anywhere else i'll ride in drizzle/rain but if it's a decent distance or bucketing I've got the car so i'll use it.

I've ridden in torrential west coast roots ya cellphone thru ya cordura jacket rain before. Came to a steaming halt (both the bike, and me) at the gas station in Hokitika , and it gets old pretty quick.. :pinch:

[mynameis]

Where's the option you never commute on a bike and always in a cage because there are too many idiots out there?

[glice]

over there..............see

[Deano]

Riding in the rain is for people without a car.

[sweetp]

I have a no lighting rule. Thought being on a big metal thing might tempt fate, but then I see a guy was hit by lighting on a horse today so might have to revise my rule.

But bike all the way, it is a pain and gearing up takes twice as long but I do a 35km commute and in the rain at least 15 of it is lane splitting. So bugger the cage! And who wants to be jammed into a train full of wet people....

[Bonez]

My 240 rear tire didn't notice it was wet this morning.
You big boy you. Neither did my Cheng Shin 110/90/18 this arvo.

[wharfy]

I don't own a car so its bike every day, but only 10 - 12 min. You get used to the wind and rain in Wellywood.

[inlinefour]

OK boys and girls.

Its pissing with rain outside. Heavy, cold, wet (duh), miserable rain.

Now normally I see a number of bikes on my way to work - but this morning - none.

So my poll question to you is:

How many of you normally commute to work on a bike, but cage it when its raining.

And if you cage it - whats your excuse.

I cage it now, just because I can't friggin ride anymore. But back in the day I had the one piece wet weather suit that wend over my codura and most of my boots. hands got wet, but they was only mx gloves anyway, so harden up and would ride my DRZ400 especially in the rain on mossy back roads to do a bit of motard type riding (according to some that followed). Anyone who cries at the sight of rain either has a well set up sportsbike (my CBR600RR would have been lethal in the rain with the M1 tyres and killed me) or is a pansy... (IMO)...:headbang:

[Rockbuddy]

ive used my cage 3 times this year for work once cause it was raining

[swbarnett]

I rode in yesterday morning in torrential rain. Got to work with wet feet and hands and a little bit of water on the underside of the arms. Good gear is invaluable in that kind of weather.

I would've ridden in this morning but the puddle of front fork oil on the garage floor said otherwise.

[blossomsowner]

when i only had a bike in the past used to ride all weathers.........obviously duh. now i have a company vehicle so only ditch that in favour of the bike on special good weather riding days or when I need another fix.........

[HornetBoy]

I ride a 70km stint everyday so its rain,hail or shine for me ,if i had an alternative i would take the car for sure but since i haven't for the last 3 years ive ridden in all types of downpours and the like. :rolleyes:
meh! you get used to it after a while.

[Big Dog]

Can't be bothered reading all the banter but, given the availablity and standard of gear in this age I find it surprising how many are too scared to ride in the rain let alone those who are too chicken to get wet.

16 years ago I rode to work on a bike that would be best described as handling like a comb on Kojacks head.
The tires sucked worse than shinko's even thought they were top of the line at the time I had to miss match them to get a good set because the gun brands generally could only make a good front or a good rear.

Your best wet weather gear option was Line 7 or if you were a bum arse student snow seal and several hours with your leather jacket and boots and put spare undies and jeans in your school bag.

Silk scarves rock, rain resistant, wind proof and warm like you would not believe.

Keep in mind if your genitals or armpits get wet they will not dry throughout the day.
I used to have a ziplock bag under my seat with cotton socks, underwear and a sleeveless tee (because its smaller silly). That was my wet weather gear.

Now? even my summer jacket only leaks when I don't do something up right (go Technics!) it has held up to 4 hours of tropical rain before.
My only gear that leaks (short of a user malfunction) is my Fieldsheer pants (Fantastic kit with a really inappropriately located drain hole).

On the balance? It is not that difficult, not that uncomfortable and can be rewarding in a way dry riding never will be if you just let yourself go and enjoy the ride.
If you can get into the right place mentally riding in the rain can be more fun because of the level of focus and the mental place that takes you. Also this will as a side affect improve your traction control in the dry. The whole if you can do it in the wet you can do in the dry.

[fireball]

i ride rain or shine, one or both hands in casts, with one eye and to top it off a dodgy helmet (cant afford a new one)

but the best piece of gear i own is my rain condom..... wet weather suit its a bitch to put on but ohhhh is it toasty on those late night winter rides and in the pissing rain today in thunder and lightining storms it didnt leak but my helmet did :Pokey:

but i only own a bike so on the bike it is!

[swbarnett]

ill ride rain hail or shine if i have to,,,but the truth is rain sux:girlfight:bad traction,blurred vision,slippery surfaces,all waiting to add up to something nasty,,,wheres the fun in that:eek5:
Call me mad if you like but I actually like riding in the rain. There's a different feel to a wet ride, not better than a dry ride, just different.

I also used to cycle in sub zero temperatures wearing summer gear (got mild frost-bite on the stomach once). I'm no masochist I just like the cold and can't stand hot weather.

[skidMark]

OK boys and girls.

Its pissing with rain outside. Heavy, cold, wet (duh), miserable rain.

Now normally I see a number of bikes on my way to work - but this morning - none.

So my poll question to you is:

How many of you normally commute to work on a bike, but cage it when its raining.

And if you cage it - whats your excuse.

Many need to arrive at work nice and dry and ready for work, instead of putting on all the waterproof stuff especially if running late it's just easier to jump in the car, if the car is there many are often quick to jump in it, lets face it you have to nurse it a fair bit in the wet, many who you see on motorbikes commuting only commute on them, it's the bikes you see on the rainy days that are the dedicated bikers, the guys on the sportsbikes with all the goodies and no chicken strips. the guys that 90% of the time don't own a car, or would rather take the bike out it the wet so they can do some drifts.

I used to kit up full leathers and go open road riding in the wet to practise my wet weather riding with a bit more pace.

improved my dry weather riding no end...see gravel...oh well hit it...drift....hold onto the drift, just keep going.

I seriously found wet weather riding really helped my learn to control when i would hit gravel and loose rear or front tyre grip.

But each to thier own.

[McDuck]

I have problems with keeping books dry when biking in the rain. I have been knowen to cage to tech then come home and go for a ride in the pissing rain.

[Big Dog]

I have problems with keeping books dry when biking in the rain. I have been knowen to cage to tech then come home and go for a ride in the pissing rain.

I have had several bags from Mercury Bay Luggage (http://www.mercurybayluggage.com/catalogue.php?cat=11) and none have ever leaked on me except when there has been a user failure.
I currently have a navigator that has survived 10 years of abuse including approx 50,000 kms.
I also had another "Hiker" that was more comfortable on the bike and had a high vis panel on the rear. It wore out after 120,000 kms of daily use.
This never once leaked. Including being dropped in puddles a couple of times.
I have also had some luck with my Oxford One Tank bag. In heavier or tropical rain the storm cover is mandatory, but even then ciggie papers stick and anything in map pocket gets damp but nothing else has in about 80,000 kms of hard use.

Most other back packs I have tried have leaked. Or plum been uncomfortable.

In the past I have found Mercury Bay to be cheap but very well constructed and they are of course locally made.

Otherwise have a look at your local bike shop. Nearly twice as much as a normal bag but many have reinforced panels in the back just in case you have an off, most are waterproof, most are made of Cordura, most have high vis panels and reflectorised strips and most have the plethora of specialist convenience pockets that we have come to expect of bike gear. Many also have a laptop area with extra padding and waterproofing.

[Number One]

Was thinking about this thread as I rode to work this morning in the pissing rain...again

I used to take my car to work. Had a sweet deal parking right next to my office building. Cost me an arm and a leg but given the reasons for getting this park that was all ok.

Anyway got back on a bike and decided that I didn't need to fork out the exhorbitant amount I was each month and have been riding in to work for about 2-3 months now...AND even on rainy days I have decided that I prefer riding my bike to work because when I get here I am not a zombie.

In the car you do switch off a bit and as I'm not a morning person I found that by the time I got to work I still didn't feel quite awake...

THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM ON THE BIKE :eek: I get to work feeling alive and envigorated - even when I've been stuck in the traffic or have to lane split at slow speed...get on the bike and it's instantaneous wake up call.

[skidMark]

Where's the option you never commute on a bike and always in a cage because there are too many idiots out there?


AKA the, i lost my balls in my last crash with a car option.

[Swoop]

remember that auckland cage dwellers are dickheads in the wet.
Sorry, more than they usually are...
They are ususally clogged up solid when it rains though. Loads of cars tightly packed on the roads and not moving as fast as normal. Great for filtering through!
The disadvantage is the fact that there are less bikes on the roads, keeping cagers aware that we exist.

[glice]

They are ususally clogged up solid when it rains though. Loads of cars tightly packed on the roads and not moving as fast as normal. Great for filtering through!
The disadvantage is the fact that there are less bikes on the roads, keeping cagers aware that we exist.

does anyone get cages opening doors or edging across so you cant fit through?

[Jimmy B]

does anyone get cages opening doors or edging across so you cant fit through?

Not so much the door action because I ride wide enough around them if they have some one in them. being squeezed out happens constantly, most often when the cage in front stops to turn right and the following cage sees it as their right to swerve into my lane, again try and anticipate, use yr horn, brake or get past quick. Foot path can be an option but road bikes dont generally mount curbs too well :sunny:

[mstriumph]

I didn't realise it was a contest...

:( everything seems to end up that way ........

[jrandom]

I'm not a morning person I found that by the time I got to work I still didn't feel quite awake...

THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM ON THE BIKE :eek:

Hmm.

I'm in a similar boat, but I find that regular exercise and forcing myself to bed at a sensible hour is the solution. A brief adrenaline rush can't make up for genuine fatigue.

If you're feeling crap when you wake up in the mornings, something's wrong.

[ManDownUnder]

If you're feeling crap when you wake up in the mornings, something's wrong.

It's a lack of love man. Join the crew - I felt better almost instantly

[jrandom]

It's a lack of man love.

Whatever works for you, dude.

:crazy:

[Ixion]

Hmm.

I'm in a similar boat, but I find that regular exercise and forcing myself to bed at a sensible hour is the solution. A brief adrenaline rush can't make up for genuine fatigue.

If you're feeling crap when you wake up in the mornings, something's wrong.

If you're feeling crap when you wake up in the morning , you've got the wrong hole.

[jrandom]

If you're feeling crap when you wake up in the morning , you've got the wrong hole.

I think The Crew would disagree with you on that point.

[ManDownUnder]

Whatever works for you, dude.

:crazy:

Oh no no no... you need to read this (http://christianteens.about.com/od/homosexuality/f/LDSHomosexualit.htm). Read and you'll understand. Come into the light

[jrandom]

Read and you'll understand. Come into the light

carver must do a shitload of prayin'.

:laugh:

[DarkLord]

Rain - shine - hail - wind - bike. Even if it means my rear tyre is slipping at 30 kph and I'm kind of leant over sideways because of the wind while going in a straight line.

[ManDownUnder]

carver must do a shitload of prayin'.

:laugh:

Bling spreading etc

[Chickenlegs]

I must be a complete pansy then, I only ride maybe once a fortnight...

Fuck, you people are gods in your own minds....

[Number One]

If you're feeling crap when you wake up in the mornings, something's wrong.

Thanks dad :shutup:

Somethings wrong alright AND it is in the genes unfortunately!

I'm from a long line of night owls who just can't handle mornings. Don't feel crap so much, just hate that time of the day and it takes me a good while to get going.

Oh and I have even been eating my breakfast lately!

[MIXONE]

I must be a complete pansy then, I only ride maybe once a fortnight...

Fuck, you people are gods in your own minds....

All those choices in bikes and you ride how often?What a waste.Better give them to me and I'll keep the battery charged.

[Chickenlegs]

All those choices in bikes and you ride how often?What a waste.Better give them to me and I'll keep the battery charged.

Never you mind about the batteries... Nothing kick starts can't solve...

[DingoZ]

In 6 months of riding, have only taken the car to work 4 times. And that was only because I had to. The weather has been kind up until lately.

Will continue to ride to work, even in the rain. May draw the line when the wind is "gale force" like it sometimes gets to down this way. Kind of a safety issue really.

Added up the $ savings so far by riding to work, and not having to pay for parking, and the reduced fuel bill. Saved close to $1000.00 in 6 months, so whats a little bit of water. Not that much a hassle. Gear is pretty water resistant, and I take my work clothes in waterproof bags, get changed outta the bike gear at work.

Would just like to find a good product to put on the visor to make the water bead more effectively.....?

:)

[Griff]

Riding in leathers in the summer, you get wet from sweat.
Riding in the rain just means you get wet from the outside-in.
Same outcome really.

[mattian]

I don't mind riding in the rain. Take it slowly and surely ..... (especially those corners) and you're sweet as. Its the really windy days on the Harbour bridge that put the shits up me.

[DUCATI*HARD]

Call me mad if you like but I actually like riding in the rain. There's a different feel to a wet ride, not better than a dry ride, just different.

I also used to cycle in sub zero temperatures wearing summer gear (got mild frost-bite on the stomach once). I'm no masochist I just like the cold and can't stand hot weather.

imagine riding thru rain so bad that you can hardley see the white lines on the road ,your visor is fogged up hard and your rear is slippen out on you, your jackets sleeves are pouring water out the end like a water fire hydrant,your wet cold and soaked to the bone many miles from home,,,now try tell me that you love the rain now,,,if you do,,, your just fukn MAD

id rather be nailing it thru the corners in the dry knowing i have the best traction i can get,,,now thats far more enjoyable:devil2:

[swbarnett]

imagine riding thru rain so bad that you can hardley see the white lines on the road ,your visor is fogged up hard and your rear is slippen out on you, your jackets sleeves are pouring water out the end like a water fire hydrant,your wet cold and soaked to the bone many miles from home,,,now try tell me that you love the rain now,,,if you do,,, your just fukn MAD
I've had at one ride like you describe (except my gear was a bit more waterproof and my tyre wasn't slipping even with minor surface flooding). From Auckland to New Plymouth in torrential rain almost the whole way. My hands and feet were saturated and water was seeping in in other places as well (although not enough to be worried about). I was lapping it up on the CB750 while my wife was not enjoying it at all on her CBR1000.


id rather be nailing it thru the corners in the dry knowing i have the best traction i can get,,,now thats far more enjoyable:devil2:
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy nailing the corners in the dry (or I will when I once again have something worthy of it). It's just that the wet brings with it's own challenges and rewards. And you certainly feel the elements more than in the dry.

[Ixion]

imagine riding thru rain so bad that you can hardley see the white lines on the road ,your visor is fogged up hard and your rear is slippen out on you, your jackets sleeves are pouring water out the end like a water fire hydrant,your wet cold and soaked to the bone many miles from home,,,now try tell me that you love the rain now,,,if you do,,, your just fukn MAD

id rather be nailing it thru the corners in the dry knowing i have the best traction i can get,,,now thats far more enjoyable:devil2:

Then you're not properly equipped for wet weather riding. I've ridden for hours through tropical cylone rain and wind and not been soaked to the bone. Or even cold. If the visor is fogging, open it, duh. And controlling the rear wheel, that's what it's about. Throttle control , gentle easy lines.

I like a really good storm to ride in.

Must admit I'm not so keen on dreary drizzle in peak hour traffic. That's a pain, but so it is in a cage too.

[Nick from the nick]

I use my bike here no matter what the weather is doing and in the uk just the same but you need to try doing a 120 km round trip to work in snow really not funny but i still did it

[Del Fuego]

Ask Georgie about epic rain missions... we picked up her bike from somewhere in the middle of nowhere. I rode it home... in some sort of tropical cyclone... good times.

I don't even own a cage any more so ride any weather... but then I ride a scooter so I am probably still a homo :scooter:

[tri boy]

Rain is OK.
Fog on the other hand.........:mad:

[MIXONE]

Rain is OK.
Fog on the other hand.........:mad:

And you know all about that in the Ykato eh.
I used to commute from the back blocks of Huntly to Gordonton and riding through Taupiri at 6.30 on a cold foggy winters morning could slow me down a bit.The fog used to freeze on my leathers so that by the time I arrived at work I would be white on front and black at back.And the pain as my hands thawed out feeeerrrkkk.

[crash harry]

That would be me then.

Actually, I like riding in the wet. It's a different kind of fun to riding in the dry. When it's really hammering down it's a bit shit because you can't see all that well, but if you've got some waterproof gear it's no big drama and you can do all kinds of cool slidy things and rear wheel compression locks and things:devil2:

Riding in snow is another thing all together. Dryer, a lot colder, and you can't see shit. Hail I'm not all that fond of either, it hurts. But I've done all of the above because I don't have a car and haven't done for about a year and a half. And when I did have one it just sat on the lawn and rusted.

[McDuck]

I like riding in the wet. Not a long ride, probebly only about 60 kms insted of my normal 160-240kms

[Big Dog]

In 6 months of riding, have only taken the car to work 4 times. And that was only because I had to. The weather has been kind up until lately.

Will continue to ride to work, even in the rain. May draw the line when the wind is "gale force" like it sometimes gets to down this way. Kind of a safety issue really.

Added up the $ savings so far by riding to work, and not having to pay for parking, and the reduced fuel bill. Saved close to $1000.00 in 6 months, so whats a little bit of water. Not that much a hassle. Gear is pretty water resistant, and I take my work clothes in waterproof bags, get changed outta the bike gear at work.

Would just like to find a good product to put on the visor to make the water bead more effectively.....?

:)

Effective and cheap:
Rain-X.
Spit (yes free stuff you have with you all the time).
Cat Crap (no not the stuff in the litter box, the stuff from motomail).
Fox anti-fog wipes.
Scott Goggles cleaner.
Glasses cleaner.