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    Wet enough for you?

    It's bucketing down in the big Welly at the moment. I've got my gear spread out around my office space slowly dripping onto the carpet.

    The gloves are sitting near to the PC drying gently, and I've just wiped down the helmet (careful).

    Just wondered if anyone in NZ managed to ride to work in the dry this morning?

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    I did! but only cos my bikes in the shop and i got a lift

    edit: hey pwalo, you arnt the owner of that blue bike near King toyota in the hutt here are you?!
    1990 Suzuki Bandit GSF 250 for sale 39k kms $3,500

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    If you have a CRT monitor put the gloves on top of that. Dries them out nicely, and if it drips inside and shorts you'll get a nice LCD replacement.

    Stopped raining for the ride in this morning in Auck , but has been plissing down all night

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pwalo
    Just wondered if anyone in NZ managed to ride to work in the dry this morning?
    No

    Was filtering around the 8am traffic and as I went passed a 4x4 it decided to play in a large puddle
    90% of the time spent writing this post was spent thinking of something witty to say. It may have been wasted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Squeak the Rat
    If you have a CRT monitor put the gloves on top of that. Dries them out nicely, and if it drips inside and shorts you'll get a nice LCD replacement.
    yeah that does work well. i have a LCD too.
    never thought i would miss the CRT.

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    curses, why do i work for a laptop comapny hmmm well this model here has over heating issues..........
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    i got to work dry

    Jeans still nice and dry by time i did the 6 1/2 min trip to work

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    After upgrading my jacket, pants and gloves, I just dont care about the rain anymore.
    Bone dry and toasty warm.

    Yay dririder.

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    hmmmm......me about to ride to manfield.....with shit all wet weather gear....hmm....I bet I'm in a fuckin right cheerie mood later.....hmm....
    but the draw of the track is great.....hmm...

    what would you do......mmmm?
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    Given the short comings of my riding style, it doesn't matter what I'm riding till I've got my shit in one sock.

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    hahahahaha! Starting wprk early (7) has its advantages... I rode form Hataitai to town in more of a drizzle than anything, my gloves hardly got wet nor did my waterproof pants! Wouldnt want to be out there now though...

    BTW, shut up poo's we dont care some of us have to work!
    "Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket
    BTW, shut up poo's we dont care some of us have to work!
    your just jealous eh tart!!! now get back in that kitchen and cooks some muffins or sumfin....go on....and don't you get lippy either....ya get a slap!!
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    Given the short comings of my riding style, it doesn't matter what I'm riding till I've got my shit in one sock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cowpoos
    your just jealous eh tart!!! now get back in that kitchen and cooks some muffins or sumfin....go on....and don't you get lippy either....ya get a slap!!
    Oh, them there are fighting words! You just wait Mr Poos, you just wait...

    Oh yeah have fun at Manfeild, you bastard!
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    Quote Originally Posted by cowpoos
    hmmmm......me about to ride to manfield.....with shit all wet weather gear....hmm....I bet I'm in a fuckin right cheerie mood later.....hmm....
    but the draw of the track is great.....hmm...

    what would you do......mmmm?
    Go to Keinzley Agvet and spend $25 on a pair of over trou and a parka. The hood of the parka folds away into the collar. I got to work this morning dry and got wetter taking my riding gear off than riding to work.

    Love riding in the rain.
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    It's not quite wet enough - soon though. I'm starting to collect 2 of everything - so far I've got 2 donuts....
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    Yeah I can relate.

    Something handy I have found with the RF (and probably works with otyer big, fully faired bikes)... after you get home, plop your sodden gloves in that gap at the top of the forks (where the gaps in the fairing is)

    The latent heat from the engine dries them as the motor cools, and it avoids those little leather dye stains on whatever you would have put them on/in front of.

    It's also not so harsh to heat them and dry them crispy...
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