What to do when it rains?

**emptyluve** · 15th March 2016, 19:52

Hello everyone,

So i just sold my car and bought my self a nice kawaksai ninja 300

It's my first time riding a motorcycle so i would like to know how you guys get to uni when it rains?
It takes about 10 minutes for me to get there but for now it hasn't rained yet.
I jsut don't want to get in class all wet you know what I mean haha

Any advices?

**pete376403** · 15th March 2016, 19:54

You have a decent riding jacket, pants, etc? If so you should be ok.

**Puffin' Billy** · 15th March 2016, 19:55

You could buy a rain suit. I have the Revit pacific one. Being in some nasty weather too and its done its job very well

**emptyluve** · 15th March 2016, 19:56

And where do you put the rain suit when you are not on the bike?

**tigertim20** · 15th March 2016, 19:57

you can buy one piece rain gear, goes on over your protective gear.

**BuzzardNZ** · 15th March 2016, 19:58

Originally Posted by emptyluve

And where do you put the rain suit when you are not on the bike?

When I was at uni, they had lockers you could rent for the term. Big enough for all your gear.

**Puffin' Billy** · 15th March 2016, 19:59

I ride with a 15L back pack it lives in the bottom of that. cagers at work get more wet running to their cars than i do the whole trip home

**EJK** · 15th March 2016, 20:13

Catch a bus.

**AllanB** · 15th March 2016, 20:35

I was wet once.

**rambaldi** · 15th March 2016, 20:50

You could be a cunt like half the riders I see and just leave your wet gear in one of the computer labs draped over a chair but I suggest not doing that.

Grab a locker. Depending on which uni you mean you can usually get them from your department or one of the centrally managed units (both usually via a student asscociation not direct from the uni/departmen) which ends up meaning your gear is more convenient to where you are working. Find some and they usually have signs up about who to speak to. Helmets tend to be a bit wide so sometimes people lock them to the outside stopping other people getting into their lockers.

Or you could scooter up your new bike and get a top box and chuck your wet shit in there so it is nice and ready for you when it comes time to head home.

**sidecar bob** · 15th March 2016, 20:58

Just wear it all day, that way everyone will know you ride a motorbike & it will make you look styley, cool & a bit gangster.

**Oakie** · 15th March 2016, 21:55

I just bought new Scott Ergonomic rain jacket and pants to wear over my normal gear when it's raining as I have a longish commute http://www.boydmotorcycles.co.nz/sto...23&t=1&c=71173 Best wet weather gear I've ever had. It actually is waterproof.

**TheDemonLord** · 15th March 2016, 22:38

I go to work instead of Uni....

But seriously if it is going to be wet, I ride commando, take a spare change of clothes, then when I get to work, I stick the wet gear in the hot water cupboard