Give me some tips for riding in the rain!

[bogan]

As YOU have (obviously) no conscience ... that will work for you.

Good luck with that ... expect the same in return if the error is yours. And the one that dies is a love of yours.

Yup, unfortunately one thing that is often learnt too late or not at all, is that self-preservation is a far far more useful trait the self-righteousness.

[bogan]

Your logic is absolutely nonsensical when you ride like me but think my riding needs practise??? I suggest you look in the mirror as you are the only one that needs practise with your fucked attitude.

I think it obvious to all that I don't ride like you. But it is good to hear I've finally convinced you to give the advice of get some practice. If you follow that one yourself you probably wouldn't end up shiny side down so often eh!

[FJRider]

You would think differently if you had been put in hospital as a result of someone elses stupid driving which I have twice. It was my fault for going out my gate that day eh!!!

And those responsible didn't care ..... ?? Poor diddums ...

Not at fault does not mean no responsibility. If you had not expected stupid driving ... (twice) ... perhaps it is YOU that is stupid. Treat ALL other riders/drivers as stupid and you wont end up in hospital (as often).

But ... I'm picking YOU WILL ...

Good luck with that.




Oh ... by leaving your OWN gate ... you accepted the risk. AND LOST.

Better luck next time ...

[granstar]

Probally not a biggy for the cityslickers, but down South things to watch for is cow shit and around farm driveways and gates. Until all underpasses are installed, and farmers are banned from driving unregistered questional safe vehicles along country roads, this shit continues to appear.

Passing or being passed by trucks spraying water across the road is another hold back until viz is well clear scenario.

Can't help notice the " Slippery When Wet " signs appearing about the highways, do a count, there are heaps of em. Fix the fucking roads, you get enough income from our rego fees...I say.

One of my mates is living proof of care should have been taken when going over shiny wet roads at open road speed. Just spat him and his VFR into the berm gravel (result new exhausts, panels, underwear, etc.). Any thing shiny bad, be careful out there.

[haydes55]

As I have said to you time and time again I do not have the ability like you to read the minds of other drivers and if we all did no one would die on the road at all now would they. The road toll would be a big fat 0 each year!!. Some of us still think its worth the risk going out our driveways each day. But I understand with your fear why you would not.

I can read drivers minds.... Kind of. I look at every single vehicle around me, watch the driver, their front wheels and look at my surroundings. If the car to my left is approaching a car ahead of them, I will presume they don't know I'm there, I will presume they will pull into my lane, I will presume they won't indicate and I will act accordingly. 9/10 of the time I didn't need to avoid the situation, because they have seen me, but I aim to avoid any potentially dangerous scenario by reading their minds (just being observant and proactive in riding defensively).

It's not mind reading, it's traffic reading.

[Berries]

According to some on here your friend needs to practise wet road skidding until he is able to recover from a skid without falling.

You are making shit up now. Nowhere in that post does it talk about braking in the wet.

[granstar]

According to some on here your friend needs to practise wet road skidding until he is able to recover from a skid without falling.

True, no braking, twas a straight piece of road, spat him off.

Yep, slow down, relax, and avoid shiny and wet patches of road where possible in the first place.

[GTRMAN]

That particular poster doesn't talk braking in the wet but others do and claim skids can be recovered from in the wet by practise.

So if you lock the front wheel under heavy braking then immediately release the brake what do you think will happen?

[bogan]

That particular poster doesn't talk braking in the wet but others do and claim skids can be recovered from in the wet by practise.

And our claims are easily proven.

[FJRider]

That particular poster doesn't talk braking in the wet but others do and claim skids can be recovered from in the wet by practise.

Only the tough and/or stupid practice their skid control on the open road. A few hours on a green grassy paddock can teach you plenty ... even on your own road bike.

Try it ... you will enjoy it.

[bogan]

If you want to call it that then if all drivers had that ability there would be zero road toll like I said. Very few have it, so count yourself lucky. In my mind though I still prefer to call it mind reading and you are just being semantical calling it traffic reading.

You call it mind reading because you're too fucking lazy and self-righteous to upskill yourself. For those who bother to learn it, it becomes as easy and natural as checking indicators/brake lights is for plebs like yourself; it most certainly is the traffic that is read, not a mind-read.

[haydes55]

I have said many times I do not wish to drop my bike in practise would you pay for the damage if I did? I bet not.

Would you prefer to risk dropping your bike, or learn a new skill, that if required, could be the difference between dropping your bike or not.

You're too scared to drop your bike in controlled situations, I'm too scared to drop my bike in a situation that happens too fast and risks my health.

[haydes55]

Maybe you should give up riding then as just because you never drop it in practise it does not mean you will never drop it on the road but if you believe otherwise good luck.

Read my post again. But with glasses on this time.

[Berries]

If you want to call it that then if all drivers had that ability there would be zero road toll like I said.

Everyone has that ability, but when you are cocooned in a nice warm car, or cocooned in a closed off mind as you are yourself, you are less likely to bother to use it.

I would have thought that in your case reading traffic would be doubly important seeing as you daren't use the brakes the way they designed.

[pritch]

Big roundabouts are perfect to practice I found.

Careful on roundabouts near a gas station when the roads are wet. People top the diesel tank right up then swing into the roundabout, gaily (in the old sense of the word) slopping diesel all over the road. All is then ready for the next unwary motorcyclist.