Winter!

[willytheekid]

....good for pushing the envelope.

ALWAYS fun!

...Ive got it wrong again huh...damnit! (Its age!...and stupidity...and all those head injuries)

[george formby]

Stay warm, stay relaxed, stay smooth & keep your wits about you. Winter riding presents it's own challenges & I used to love it. Made me feel all manly managing to get home or to the pub through the snow. Mind you, I've forgotten how painful it was when the circulation came back to my hands & feet.
Black ice on frosty mornings is an absolute arse, invisible teflon. Trail bike or engine bars help with the consequences.

Always carry something to clean your visor, low sun & road crud = Ray Charles.

[unstuck]

A little bit of ice, can be a whole lot of fun(or not, depends how mad you are).

[Fast Eddie]

ride all year round.

my bikes are the only transport I have, so I ride rain/sun/snow and heaaaps of ice in dunners, combined with epic hills and corners.

you learn heaps.. like how to skid straight thru intersection with ur ass eating ur seat..

ride all year, its fine. u learn plenty about the bike.

don't avoid corners or hills. thats sissy talk

if it snows I like to change from tinted visor to clear visor..

[george formby]

ride all year round.

my bikes are the only transport I have, so I ride rain/sun/shine and heaaaps of ice in dunners, combined with epic hills and corners.

you learn heaps.. like how to skid straight thru intersection with ur ass eating ur seat..

ride all year, its fine. u learn plenty about the bike.

don't avoid corners or hills. thats sissy talk

if it snows I like to change from tinted visor to clear visor..

Epic! maybe an extra singlet too?

[Nzpure]

Alaska = Ski-mobiles

I would do more riding in Winter than any other season, less public holidays therefore more days I have to commute Still on SH1 I don't have to worry too much about ice thanks to the trucks. The wind makes thing fun but that's mainly spring and autumn, it is just that in winter if you are cold it makes reactions slower, as pointed out before.

I keep thinking about heated grips, so far the Rain-offs are the best I have for added protection for the hands as they do both cold (a little) and wet.

I prefer winter for riding, spend less time sweating your balls off in your leathers.

[Nzpure]

Epic! maybe an extra singlet too?

pffff wuss!

[Nzpure]

ride all year round.

my bikes are the only transport I have, so I ride rain/sun/snow and heaaaps of ice in dunners, combined with epic hills and corners.

you learn heaps.. like how to skid straight thru intersection with ur ass eating ur seat..

ride all year, its fine. u learn plenty about the bike.

don't avoid corners or hills. thats sissy talk

if it snows I like to change from tinted visor to clear visor..

Bloody Oath good on ya mate!
I still think your a bit of a wuss going to the clear visor, In the mighty snow of 2011 i found the tinted visor was much better in the snow glares a bit rough you see.

[Subike]

is there accually a difference between riding in winter
as opposed to riding in summer
The roads are the same
A few hours less daylight
temperature a bit lower
still the same roads, same dangers, same muppets in cages
But I do find that some of the clear crisp winter nights in Canterbury,
if you dare to wrap up warm and venture out where there no artificial lighting
you will see some of the most amazing nights skys

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I miss the heated grips I had on my Bandit, I'll probably get some for the gixxer soon.

[Fast Eddie]

Bloody Oath good on ya mate!
I still think your a bit of a wuss going to the clear visor, In the mighty snow of 2011 i found the tinted visor was much better in the snow glares a bit rough you see.

haha I thought the same, the tinted visor would be better for the glare.. almost edited the post but in dunedin at least last year, during the snow weekish, the sun never came out. was always dark not much glare.. so had to go clear

I got 2 helmets now, one tinted one clear.. lavish student life eh.

hope it snows this year again was awesome last year

[Oakie]

Noooo it's almost winter. Just curious if anyone here still rides during the icy morning months. Personally I do but try avoid it when it's raining and it gets nicer in the afternoon sometimes.

Hell yeah! Every day 17.6km to work and then home in the afternoon, 5 days a week. Pouring rain or howling wind ... although I did choose discretion over valour about 4 times last winter when it was both pouring rain AND howling wind.

Any tips for winter riding would be awesome.

Heated handgrips. Best $129 you'll ever spend on a bike.

Apart from that, do everything a little more gently if it's wet or it looks slick (braking, accelerating, turning)

[darkwolf]

I'll be riding all winter. The only times I won't be riding is if the bus isn't running. Given how mad you have to be to be a bus driver if they aren't out - I'm staying indoors.

[xXGIBBOXx]

Ride all year round . Be smooth on the gas and brakes . watch the road if its the first rain in a week or two , brings all the oil out of the road . And what the F@#k is with all the aucklanders in the rain ? " Its raining so im going to drive my cage at like 60 on the motorway , then do 80 round botany ? "

[Coldrider]

My advice for winter riding?


Move north!

winter is just the same up norf, it's only 3 months long instead of 6