Riding in the wet.

[erik]

How many of You people DONT ride in the wet?
what's your excuse?

Funny how many people have posted saying that they do ride in the wet and their reasons for it, when the original question was how many don't ride in the wet...

[Motoracer]

Funny how many people have posted saying that they do ride in the wet and their reasons for it, when the original question was how many don't ride in the wet...

I couldn't wait to show everyone what I had been up to over the weekend so as soon as I saw "Riding in the wet", I had to do it!

[MD]

How many of You people DONT ride in the wet?
what's your excuse?

IT NEVER RAINS IN WELLINGTON SO HOW CAN WE ANSWER THAT Q?
yeah right

[What?]

Funny how many people have posted saying that they do ride in the wet and their reasons for it, when the original question was how many don't ride in the wet...

OK - I am not one who doesn't ride in the wet, so I won't post to say I do.

[merv]

How many of You people DONT ride in the wet?
what's your excuse?

I usually stay home if its pissing down but if it rains when I'm out I don't mind, its too late to do anything else then. Basically that's what happened today, forecast was for showers but it looked like full blown rain to me.

[750Y]

sometimes i put plastic supermarket bags over my socks then put on my boots.
I try to waterproff my fabrics with spray each year & sno-seal my leathers/boots. I usually find that I'm enjoying it till the hands get soaked.
one time i tried to dry my gloves in the oven but forgot all about them. an hour later i could smell they were ready.

[marty]

well i flew in the rain today. it was cold too - 10 degrees at the airport, about 5 at 3000 feet. with a 25 knot headwind, with a full flap/full power stall we could hover the 152, and even fly it backwards! air traffic control asked us if we were aware that we had a zero ground speed!

[Badcat]

when i had the KTM Supermoto (pirelli MT60RS corsa wets) i used to find reasons go out riding when it rained. insane grip coupled with that lightweight flickable chassis made the rain fun!!
actually - the vanvan is almost as good in the wet - the big fat tyres grip really well too - and it's got such a low centre of gravity - just a lot less power....
maybe that's a good thing....
the gs1200ss is still staying off the wet roads untill i get to know it though..
Ken

[Andrew]

I'll ride in wet for commuting cos the bus just don't work for me.

I do enjoy riding in the rain in leathers after a while. I think the leathers must act like a wetsuit so my body heat heats up the water trapped between my leathers and my skin. It's cool cos if you're doing twisties and moving around a lot on the bike (which is my riding style cos I always move way more than I need to) it becomes almost like a watersport. You're so wet, and having an awesome time.

[danb]

IT NEVER RAINS IN WELLINGTON SO HOW CAN WE ANSWER THAT Q?
yeah right

Hey hey... IT NEVER IS WINDY IN AUCKLAND.....

Ahahaha you have got to be joking, probably worse than Wellington now

Ohh and out backsides probably contribute now - Too many Chinese Takeaways (Dam thoes onions)

[White trash]

when i had the KTM Supermoto (pirelli MT60RS corsa wets) i used to find reasons go out riding when it rained. insane grip coupled with that lightweight flickable chassis made the rain fun!!
actually - the vanvan is almost as good in the wet - the big fat tyres grip really well too - and it's got such a low centre of gravity - just a lot less power....
maybe that's a good thing....
the gs1200ss is still staying off the wet roads untill i get to know it though..
Ken

Good plan, Ken.

First thing to do before you venture out in the rain on the 1200 is change the fucking tyres. They're dangerous, plain and simple.

[Mongoose]

Its all part and parcel of riding, is it not? Ride to the conditions, same reply to the riding in the dark thread

[moko]

When I srarted riding back in the 70`s brakes didnt work in the wet and manufacturers even put stickers on the fork legs to tell you exactly that.Tyres were shit as well,a wet road felt more like an icy road.These days though there`s very little excuse for not riding in the wet.If you live in a city or big town the rain actually washes all the dropped oil and other crap off of the road and that gives me more peace of mind than anything else.keep an eye out for hazrds like mud,cow crap or whatever and dab your brakes now and again and you shouldn`t have any problem.If you wear decent gear the same applies,if you dont you deserve to get wet.Here in Britain if you dont ride in the wet you dont ride very often,simple as that.

[Two Smoker]

I dont care what the weather is like, ill ride in the wet or dry, be it commuting or going for a blat.......

Went for a little blat yesterday, and was pushing it close to as hard as i would in the dry, this is to set me up for racing on saturday which i know will be wet Almost got my knee down, but quickly pulled it into the fairing when i realised that i had my wet weather gear on im thinking about attaching sliders to my wet weather gear hehehe.......

[Motoracer]

im thinking about attaching sliders to my wet weather gear hehehe.......

Yea eh, when are they gonna come up with that one?

Where abouts did you go BTW. I just went into Waihi way via Whangamata then did the same route 3 times over to get used to the bike a bit more.