this fucken rain

[Motu]

It must of missed us here,we've had rain,sun,rain,it's sunny again,all around it's black - I may have turned my forcefield on by mistake,I better have a look in the shed....

[FROSTY:Me]

fantastic weather here -hot sunny barely a lick of wind -mind you outside its shite

[Ratty]

I bought some wet weathers in Mt Eden Motorcycles the other day... Same brand pants and jacket but with different zips (THE BASTARDS!!!). So they don't zip together, now they have my pants so they can fix 'em... But I sold my old wet weathers thinking these are much better. I'm hangin' out for a ride without my pants so to speak.... Um yeah. :-P

[Marmoot]

Sunny and dry in Auckland at the moment. Just got back from SH22 burning some rubber. Fantastic weekend!

and my mom said I should stop smoking weed......

[saul]

Rain and very windy

So time to put the new undertail on

[**R1**]

Weather was shit out side so i took the missus for a blast instead there was some funny noises comming from the head, back end feels all good tho..

[Patrick]

Shitty in Taranaki too...raining so hard even Sky TV is fading out...

[Sniper]

Weather was shit out side so i took the missus for a blast instead there was some funny noises comming from the head, back end feels all good tho..

Too much info there me thinks

[yungatart]

Fine, sunny and warm here in HB, would go for a ride but my back is so sore I can't sit down properly....rats...

[myvice]

Fine, sunny and warm here in HB, would go for a ride but my back is so sore I can't sit down properly....rats...

X-rays of my spine look like a relief map of the Himalayas, try exercising your stomach muscles as they support your lower back and can stop your weight resting on your spine.
Works for me anyway.
Or you can tell me to fuck off and mind my own business!
Iv finished reading my book and am so very, very bored!

[texmo]

I am reading motorcycle tuning: two-stroke By John Robinson its a pretty good book, I still havent mastered the black art of tunning two-strokes.....

[What?]

Woke up this morning to find half the driveway out in the front paddock, and where there was once driveway is now the Grand Canyon (not a Cagiva, either!!). Been fair pissing down in the sunny Kaimai

[Avignon]

I used to ride rain hail or shine but I'm getting old now and prefer my fun sunny side up. However you havent lived until you've crossed a mountain ridge in a lightning storm, thats when you really know your alive. With tyres the way they are now, you can still get some quite phenomenal grip in the wet.

A few tips/thing I have larnt over the years . . .

Don't open your visor in hail or in rain when at speed. Very dumb thing to do.

Wet roads are good to learn powerslides which are fine if you initiate and control them.

Aquaplanning is freaking scary, like an out of control rollercoaster you have no control over, any stearing inputs will likely see you kiss the tarmac.

Helmets make remarkably good rain hats and your hair will stay dry in the most intense downpour.

Waterproof gloves are a must as your life in quite literally in your hands and cold wet hands aint good. Same said for boots.

No matter how much rain gear you have on or how expensive it is, somehow a bead of icy cold water will find its way down your neck and spine.

[Ixion]

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Waterproof gloves are a must as your life in quite literally in your hands and cold wet hands aint good. Same said for boots.

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Waterproof boots are a myth. Like an honest politician. Possible in theory, but never stand up to close examination. What you need is gaiters.

[Avignon]

Perhaps I meant to say water-resistant.