Riding fast in the rain

[Big Dave]

The tar snakes are fucking again?

Steve

Like rabbits.

[junkmanjoe]

this may sound a bit silly, but i like to go for a ride in the wind, or windy conditions
i find its good for ballance control.

as for the rain, no trouble keeping a good speed, but yip just slow for the corners, and watch the white lines.......that was close..

[justsomeguy]

were their many bins?
i did a wet track day recently.
with wets it seemed like you could still get a good pace on.
chrislost did well

No bins, only fellas out in that session were WhiteThrash, Drew (I think), DSS3, Loosebruce, Death_Inc, Sugilite (I think) and a few others of a similar skill level.

They're not exactly a bunch of newbies....

[justsomeguy]

Like rabbits.

As long as they don't do it like the immigrant 's you guys should be fine

[carver]

No bins, only fellas out in that session were WhiteThrash, Drew (I think), DSS3, Loosebruce, Death_Inc, Sugilite (I think) and a few others of a similar skill level.

They're not exactly a bunch of newbies....

no, all running wets i guess?
would you agree that riding fast in the wet on a track and doing the same on a road are two very different things?

[DEATH_INC.]

no, all running wets i guess?
would you agree that riding fast in the wet on a track and doing the same on a road are two very different things?

Nope, no wets in them days, I was on a supercorsa front and bt002 rear from memory....
As for different, the only real differences are the unknowns on the road, like flying into a corner and finding a bunch of shit washed across the road, or a big fat tarsnake.....then yer in the shit, but the techniques are the same.
The Late Loosebruce taught me how to ga fast in the wet, that boy could fly...
The trick is really to keep ya pace up so the tyres stay warm, but as above it has it's risks..

[crazyhorse]

when riding in the rain, it a it awlays pays to stay smooth, ride like normal. More practice the better, I say. Like riding on shingle. Guys are too scared ...... chicken shits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[steve_t]

when riding in the rain, it a it awlays pays to stay smooth, ride like normal. More practice the better, I say. Like riding on shingle. Guys are too scared ...... chicken shits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Huh?

[MotoKuzzi]

Went for a ride in the wet today on a familiar road, and doing extremely moderate speeds ( less than 80kph ) with no severe throttle inputs. Lost traction the first time on a moderate left hander, the bike drifted sideways a foot or so and regained footing. Second time going up hill and started a moderate acceleration to change up a gear doing about 70k when the engine suddenly over reved and the rear wheel let go and spun up. I was sitting fairly upright and throttled off instinctively but thought I was gonna lose it because it was heading into a sideways drift. All of a sudden it regained grip with a bang through the driveshaft, started to wobble, shook its head a couple of times and settled down to a normal ride, all before I even had time to consciously react. Prior to today I never had any problems riding in the wet, and can only put it down to diesel / oil on the road.

[justsomeguy]

no, all running wets i guess?
would you agree that riding fast in the wet on a track and doing the same on a road are two very different things?

Nope - running normal tyres. All the guys I mentioned are in my opinion some of the best non-professional riders around (anywhere). I wouldn't recommend copying them - but learning from their advice.

Riding (RIDING ONLY) on the track and road are pretty similar - in that you do similar things as far as the mechanics of riding are concerned - braking, throttle application, body movements and weight transferring. On the road you ride using similar techniques but at lower speeds for as you know there are no professional sweeper trucks, ambos, marshalls, perfect surfaces and the same corner every so many seconds - and hey?? Is that mum coming towards me in the opposite lane in that cage?

[justsomeguy]

The Late Loosebruce taught me how to ga fast in the wet, that boy could fly...

I think Loosebruce used black magic to prevent the water from touching his tyres, never seemed to matter how wet it got with that chap.


RIP mate.

[James Deuce]

i was surprised how hard i could brake on cold slicks in the wet!
learning to load up the brakes is a good way to learn, as is easing on the gas.

once it has rained for a while, and the road is clean, the grip factor aint bad, then when it dries, its pretty fucking good

You can brake just as hard in the wet as you can in the dry, you just need to know what you are doing to get there. Practice helps.

[McWild]

this may sound a bit silly, but i like to go for a ride in the wind, or windy conditions
i find its good for ballance control.

as for the rain, no trouble keeping a good speed, but yip just slow for the corners, and watch the white lines.......that was close..

The pic in your signature gives me the impression that you're not so bothered by riding in "wet" conditions.

[carver]

Nope, no wets in them days, I was on a supercorsa front and bt002 rear from memory....
As for different, the only real differences are the unknowns on the road, like flying into a corner and finding a bunch of shit washed across the road, or a big fat tarsnake.....then yer in the shit, but the techniques are the same.
The Late Loosebruce taught me how to ga fast in the wet, that boy could fly...
The trick is really to keep ya pace up so the tyres stay warm, but as above it has it's risks..

yeah, i find you have to be very consistent and keep your cool and as always, ride by feel.
that just my way of describing it.

Nope - running normal tyres. All the guys I mentioned are in my opinion some of the best non-professional riders around (anywhere). I wouldn't recommend copying them - but learning from their advice.

Riding (RIDING ONLY) on the track and road are pretty similar - in that you do similar things as far as the mechanics of riding are concerned - braking, throttle application, body movements and weight transferring. On the road you ride using similar techniques but at lower speeds for as you know there are no professional sweeper trucks, ambos, marshalls, perfect surfaces and the same corner every so many seconds - and hey?? Is that mum coming towards me in the opposite lane in that cage?

on the road, your constantly needing to adapt, there is no real settling in.
just in my view

[Katman]

The trick to riding on wet roads - stay relaxed.