A little note of thanks...

[Ratti]

my riding level these days is noob. But I rode from my childhood years until I was 25 in all weather. I literally had no other way to get around. There were times when I chose to not go out socially when the weather was rubbish, but would have got the sack had i not gone to work. Thats the way it was.

Here in Welly there is an option to park somewhere and get home another way, but I will disagree and repeat that sometimes there is NOT that option.

I wouldn't have ridden in that wind yesterday either. No way. Im really pleased that Clint got home safely.What will you do next time?

[CookMySock]

Look mate, if you don't think you should be on the road, then get off of it! There is no shame in chickening out and parking up if it doesn't feel right to you. Knowing when to quit is what will save you, not some mad skills picked up on some forum.

Steve

[Ratti]

Totally agree DB. As recent experience has taught me. ouch...

We weren't on the bikes, so all we have is opinion based on OUR expereince. And now I'be bet the riders concerned have an opinion based on THEIR experience. I wonder if they would do it differently next time?

[Eyegasm]

Found your bike since??

Funny Haha...

Yeah I never lost the whole thing at once, just parts.
I wasn't itntending on riding through that weather, just got caught in it.

If someone had of said "You know its meant to be thunderstorm and hail tonight"

I would have stayed at work!

[Toaster]

I would have stayed at work!

If that was my only option, I would have ridden in the storm!

[magicmonkey]

Look mate, if you don't think you should be on the road, then get off of it! There is no shame in chickening out and parking up if it doesn't feel right to you. Knowing when to quit is what will save you, not some mad skills picked up on some forum.

Steve

The weather came down during the ride rather than me shoosing to set out during it. It was sunny and nice one minute and ripping trees up the next. There were a couple of points where I thought the wind had got a bit too much for riding but they passed pretty quickly (you get good at handling wind pretty quickly in Wellington)

[CookMySock]

The weather came down during the ride rather than me shoosing to set out during it. It was sunny and nice one minute and ripping trees up the next.

Well, you can be on the road one minute, and off it the next.

There were a couple of points where I thought the wind had got a bit too much for riding but they passed pretty quickly (you get good at handling wind pretty quickly in Wellington)

You should trust your judgement. If you hear yourself think some safety warning, then heed it pronto! Give yourself some credit - you have an excellent in-built safety mechanism - use it!

"I have the training to cope with this seemingly heinious situation" is the type of bravado you post about on KB, but do not do on the road. Think of your family. Stop until it clears.

Steve

[Trudes]

Coulda, shoulda, woulda.

[Ratti]

totally agree Trudes.
It all adds up to experience and that is an hard earned thing. The ones who got caught in that brief flurry,now have experience that I don't. Valuable experience they can draw on in similar situations.
Anything else is just an opinion at the end of the day

[george formby]

Aah, the pleasures of being bike dependent. I guess many riders here who have had no choice but to use their bike all year round in all weathers know exactly were your coming from. I bet they have all become bloody good riders too, compared with fair weather hobbyists. Be prudent though, their is a point beyond which it is insane to keep riding. Water covers exhaust, snow too deep, wind blows you into oncoming traffic, frostbite etc.