Rain rides

[Sensei]

Just posting to see who do or don't like riding in the rain .
If you want to ride & it's raining will you still go or would you just leave it till some other time . I know we all get wet on some rides but that's part of it when all ready going /coming back on a ride . But do you like rain riding ,myself I enjoy the challenge . You ride smoother , pick better lines , learn excellent braking skills , get to read the road alot better & apart from getting abit wet Is good fun when done right
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[erik]

Generally if it's raining, I won't go for a ride unless I have to (ie. if I'm commuting to uni I don't have a choice). That said, I do still enjoy riding in the rain sometimes. I guess it depends on my mood and how badly my gear is leaking...

[TygerTung]

Well I don't have wet weather gear, only jeans and a leather jacket cos I just started riding a few weeks ago, so I don't really like the getting wet aspect, but I don't mind it too much as long as it isn't raining HARDOUT....

[Wolf]

Not a great fan of riding in the rain but if you're out and about when it starts and have to get home (or wherever you were going then such is life. If you're commuting you have to ride in the rain on wet days any way.

What I dislike about the rain is the reduced visibilty - not just the water running down both sides of the visor - it's trying to look through all the water between me and the car in front during a decent downpour - made worse by the drop in available light. It can be worse than fog. The larger droplets mean that at night it's like trying to see through a mirror into which your headlight is aimed.

I won't let rain put me off going somewhere I have to go but I would not actively seek to go out in it and I would cancel plans for a joy-ride if it were raining come departure time - unless I was so desperate to get out of the house that staying behind would be more of a chore than straining to see through a wall of water.

[Krusti]

Rode home from Wellington to Tirau the other day...pissing down the whole way...got to Tuarangi, rang my daughter and told her to meet us at Taupo and bring my gumboots, farm leggings and dry jacket. She met us and I offloaded meon3 and all the packs etc and road home with dry as feet, warm technics jacket and a bike that felt like a 250! I hate riding in the rain at night tho...really sux!

[John]

Night and Rain is something I always try work around.

Otherwise I ride in it if I must, If I'm on route then I will often stop and put water damageables into a plastic bag in my backpack, last time my cellphone suffered the infamous wrath of the dreeded rain.

[N4CR]

When i first got my bike, while picking it up from newmarket i had my first proper ride on the road - 3 days ago... it was A: raining B: dark C: sillicon all over new tyres.

= Not fun :/
I got fabric specifically for commuting (rain)... but im keen to get some leathers for weekend rides / track days in the future.

[Krusti]

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What I dislike about the rain is the reduced visibilty - not just the water running down both sides of the visor - it's trying to look through all the water between me and the car in front during a decent downpour - made worse by the drop in available light. It can be worse than fog. .

Got stuck behing a bloody McCarthy logging truck Levin way, the bugger knew I was there. I couldn't see any thing past him. Took about 20 + km before I felt it was safe enough to go for it. The bastard!

[XP@]

Just as long as I have my dry suit, I ok

And the puddles, don't forget the puddles If the water dosent splash up to the visor, try again... if it still dosent then go find a deeper puddle!

[babyB]

a bit of rain, storm, shine,snow(um .....ok not snow!), will not stop me from getting the bike out ....!(day or night!!)
any of you 'dry riders' want to volunteer to come around and baby sit on a wet day while i go for a ride????????

[XP@]

a bit of rain, storm, shine,snow(um .....ok not snow!), will not stop me from getting the bike out ....!(day or night!!)
any of you 'dry riders' want to volunteer to come around and baby sit on a wet day while i go for a ride????????

I forgot... snow can be fun... but need the heated dry suit for that
... and windscreen wipers useful too :-)

could maybee set up a register of dry riders and bikeless riders who would like to give the family bikers a chance to ride

[Ixion]

a bit of rain, storm, shine,snow(um .....ok not snow!), will not stop me from getting the bike out ....!(day or night!!)
any of you 'dry riders' want to volunteer to come around and baby sit on a wet day while i go for a ride????????

Snow on a bike is fantastic fun - though not on roads with other traffic, maybe.

But if you ever get a chance to do snowriding off road grab it.

[Ixion]

Just as long as I have my dry suit, I ok

And the puddles, don't forget the puddles If the water dosent splash up to the visor, try again... if it still dosent then go find a deeper puddle!

Yeah, puddles is fun, throwing up a great plume of water. But not on a BMW. And watch out for the exit wall.

[RiderInBlack]

Are yes there is nothing more romantic than riding my girl in the rain Funny I don't seem to be able to convince prospective pillion to join me on those days

[Holy Roller]

Brought a new pair of gloves that stated they were waterproof, the sales girl said that in reality only showerproof not hurricane proof. First ride in the rain before the tornado came through proved that they weren't in a tropical downpour Just as well I could dry them out at work. If I'm going somewhere and it happens to be raining plans are not changed to suit the weather, guess I'm not "old" yet.