Riding fast in the rain

**Drew** · 5th July 2009, 16:46

Originally Posted by carver

i could stoppie my DRZ-SM two up on the rain on shinko's

The eight foot, of soggy suspension doing most of the "gentle" work does help. It can be done on alost anything, it's just a matter of not overloading the tyre.

**junkmanjoe** · 6th July 2009, 20:56

Originally Posted by McWild

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

mist, rain or just pissing down, dosn't bother me at all. i do get a little pissed off when my boots strat to leak, as i have to stop and put my bread bags on my feet.

i find strong wind is more fun than rain.
as you all know, you lean in to the wind to stop your self from being blowen over.

but you have to be ready for when the gust stops, aye..

other month up on the Rimutakas, i got cuaght out buy wind.

wind was blowing up the right hand side of the of hill,ok, so i lean in to it to keep ballance.
but, the wind was hitting the rock face and bounceing back on to the road.
so while i was leaning in to the wind, it was also trying to blow me over the same way..wasnt ready for that one....

**PrincessBandit** · 6th July 2009, 21:22

Originally Posted by carver

oh, a added bonus is less police around on the main roads.
so your free to concentrate on the task at hand

Thought you meant "the task in [your] hand".... A little bit of rain wouldn't slow you for anything would it.

**jimbo_on_travels** · 6th July 2009, 21:31

I recently got caught out in the dark and heavy rain on the Rimutakas with a girl on the back riding a bike that has not much torque (my R6). Best advice is to go slow! and stop if you have to where possible to let other faster traffic past. One thing is for sure - I don't want to be a liability to other road users

Andrew Templeton is an absolute legend ^_^