Do you consider riding in the rain and wind dangerous?

[yoyo 2wheels]

white lines in the wet, fogged up cagers windows, grit, chch pot holes, gusty winds between hedges on the open road... but still do it every day all year round, as long as im dry!
glad a knee injury stop me from the brass this year, must be some strong as winds to be blown off the road!!
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8747...clist-off-road

[MarkH]

Do you consider riding in the wet, rain and cold in traffic etc. a little risky?

In Auckland driving a car in the wet is VERY annoying, I hate moving at 5kph.
I'd rather put on good gear and ride while being more cautious than normal.
Some bikes aren't as good in strong wind as others but a little rain wouldn't stop me from riding.

One thing that helps is to use a product like Sno-seal on leathers so that the water beads off them and they don't get all wet & heavy.
I have also had a really good run from my Rain-off over gloves, 4 years later they are still in excellent condition and they really are 100% waterproof while being quite grippy on the handlebars.