Are you confident riding in the wet?

[vifferman]

If I have to ride in the rain, I prefer it on the open road. I can do without it in the 'burbs.

Yeah, me too. The roads are (generally) less slippery, the fairing affords more protection when travelling at speed, and the rain tends to blow off the helmet visor.
But given the choice, I'd rather not ride in the rain at all.

[Motig]

Years of riding to work in all weathers, didn't worry about the rain cause you just had to get there rain or shine. Confident- never. Remember the saying- Theres Old Riders and Bold Riders but bugger all Old Bold Riders.
Plus aqua- planing across a one-lane bridge (in a car) a few years ago made me realise I'm not indestructible (its an age thing)

[That Guy]

I go through the following cycle.

1 - Being a pussy.
2 - Being confident.
3 - Being cocky.
4 - Crash!
5 - Start from one again.

I gotta get out of this cycle and know how to race on the edge with out going further than step 2...

Ha! me too. Although I'm more like:

1 - Being a pussy.
2 - Crash!
3 - Start from one again.

[LB]

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I do love the feeling when the rain stops and the road dries out and you start to see blue sky coming through the clouds, and I speed up because the surface is dry.....!!!!!
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[Motoracer]

Ha! me too. Although I'm more like:

1 - Being a pussy.
2 - Crash!
3 - Start from one again.

Ha, yea right! Once you get into F2, I'm sure you'll be overtaking me on the inside going sideways in the wet to get ahead of me. You motocross guys are mad like that!

[Quasievil]

yeah Im fairly confident in the wet, to me the big issue is I just hate riding in the wet, ie I personally get wet and it aint as much fun. And in the winter you get wet you get cold, double bummer !!

[phantom]

not really confident in the rain yet, I've really only got back into riding after 20 odd years away but the rain doesn't put me off ( got plenty on Sunday on the way to and from Sam's other memorial ride ) just makes me more cautious. New rear tyre will help ( theoretically going on now - then I can get a warrant and be a law abiding citizen again )

[Wolf]

Ride around on a light 125cc road-trail with semi-knobblies, commute all year round - fair weather and foul - do that for a couple of years and you'll either become confident in wet weather or dead... not much middle ground. You'll find afterwards that anything remotely approaching a road tyre will feel like the Rock of Gibraltar by comparison.

[Bonez]

No probs in the wet. Mind you I'm not a wannabe racer . Protection-Para rubber yellows and a pair of stout pair of gummies.............Durex brand of course.

[LB]

No probs in the wet. Mind you I'm not a wannabe racer . Protection-Para rubber yellows and a pair of stout pair of gummies.............Durex brand of course.

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Welcome back Bonez - you haven't posted for a while (unless I missed it which is quite possible of course);
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[Lou Girardin]

there were a couple of confident guys going up 16 on Sunday. Serious lean angles and speed on a streaming wet left hander north of Kanohi.

[Bonez]

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Welcome back Bonez - you haven't posted for a while (unless I missed it which is quite possible of course);
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Thanks. No, I have'nt posted for ages. Another grand kid popped out on the weekend. Already introduced him to a helmet

[loosebruce]

Yeah i dont mind the wet at all, mostly enjoy it to be honest, depends on what state of mind I'm in to how quick i'll go, i can get along alright. It's amazing how much actual grip there is available in wet conditions, only when you're smooth though, I've run supercorsa's and the likes in pretty solid rain etc and not had a problem, it's really standing water and tar patches that will give any tyre for that fact a problem.
But those looking for a shit hot wet and dry tyre, Pilot Powers are the shit, they warm up very fast and hold good heat = more grip, and are just as good in the dry, i love em. Fast warm up and heat retention is a must for fast wet road work. You pretty much have to stay on it though, if you back off for a while and then give some again, the tyre will have lost a lot of heat and you'll find you didn't have the grip you had before. Did i mention be real smooth....
Plus tis always a bit of fun seeing what speed you can get the rear wheel to down the motorway in the wet, clicking through the gears and still eh going the same speed. Or when you deicde to give it a bit of clutch in 2nd and the front wheel picks up a foot then the back shoots sideways on ya, scary fun.

[inlinefour]

And allways very careful. Kind of makes me feel like I'm riding like a wuss, but I do it never the less. Rather get there in one piece...

[TwoSeven]

I love riding in the wet, snow and ice (although dont really get as much as the last two as I would like). I've even been known to go out as soon as it starts raining just for fun.

Only type of rain I dont like its the fine misty stuff that fogs up the visor or the glasses if i'm wearing the half face.