Riding at night

[750Y]

Who doesn't ride in the dark either at night or in the morning?
what's Your excuse?

[Posh Tourer :P]

I ride all times of the day and night. There is no excuse.

[Big Dog]

I ride all times of the day and night. There is no excuse.

when I was first learning it was daylight only because I felt the fewer complications the better..... And the head light was weaker than a reflector.


A little more experience (Approx 180,000kms), and a headlight that works well (better on low beam than the pillions Holden on high), no excuse given none neaded. Sure I ride differently but I still ride.

[Motoracer]

I like the idea of night blasting but I need powerfull spoties otherwise its kind of dagngerous, I have had a few close ones in the dark.

[Firefight]

[QUOTE=Motoracer]I like the idea of night blasting but I need powerfull spoties .


Or a good buddy to follow who knows the road !!

F/F

[fpsware]

With the hours I'm working the last couple of months I'm riding in the dark most of the time. I don't mind it, as long as its not raining AND dark. And at the moment it good for showing off the neons

[Big Dog]

With the hours I'm working the last couple of months I'm riding in the dark most of the time. I don't mind it, as long as its not raining AND dark. And at the moment it good for showing off the neons

Most days it is dark when I get to work and dark when I leave for home. :disapint:

[Redstar]

:sly: being an ex POM if you dont ride in the dark you dont ride much!
black ice, in the Dark, with freezing fog! :disapint: have you ever had the snot freeze accross your face then?
Seriously I dont really think about it

[Hitcher]

Riding at night is AWESOME!! The bike seems to run better in the cooler air, your view is focused on the road ahead that's beautifully illuminated by a xenon bulb...

[Nivlac]

Riding at night isn't too nad so long as your lights are good enough, the thing I find most difficult is riding in the half hour or so before it is dark. During this time, to me at least, everything ends up looking the same shade of grey... the sky, the road, the gravel between the road and the edge of the cliff, the empty void which exists after the edge of the cliff... you get the idea, damn scary and good lights don't seem to make the slightest difference.
Does anyone else find this? And before someone makes any smart ass comments, yes I have had my eyesight checked and there are no major problems or reasons for my apparent complete colour blindness during these times.

[FROSTY:Me]

Riding at night isn't too nad so long as your lights are good enough, the thing I find most difficult is riding in the half hour or so before it is dark. During this time, to me at least, everything ends up looking the same shade of grey... the sky, the road, the gravel between the road and the edge of the cliff, the empty void which exists after the edge of the cliff... you get the idea, damn scary and good lights don't seem to make the slightest difference.
Does anyone else find this? And before someone makes any smart ass comments, yes I have had my eyesight checked and there are no major problems or reasons for my apparent complete colour blindness during these times.

I used to have that same problem then I started using a high viz visor on the ol shoei helmet. Untill you've used one you have no Idea how good they can be.
Personally I like summer night riding.I tend to keep the speed down a bit but yep its a coll experience

[scumdog]

I used to have that same problem then I started using a high viz visor on the ol shoei helmet. Untill you've used one you have no Idea how good they can be.
Personally I like summer night riding.I tend to keep the speed down a bit but yep its a coll experience

Summer night riding is great - unless it's one of those nights that's favoured by condor sized moths like we get down here in the summer

[What?]

100/90W headlight bulb and night riding is no worries. Except for the time I ran over a possum - but I lived and poss didn't, so

[MD]

THE SUN NEVER SETS IN WELLINGTON !
OK, I guess you wont believe that one. Summer night riding is great.
Did a wheelie on a pitch black back country road once and that was an awesome feeling. Just the light beam aiming at the moon and the errie glow of those reflector posts flicking past at the side of the road to let me know I was still on course. Hard to ride a twisty hill at night though. Anyone else notice how your light beam disappears when you lean into a bend at that crucial point when you need to see the most!

[Bandito]

Love night riding, but gotta have a good light try arctic blue bulb in standard wattage increases light power by a claimed 50% and after trying one for myself I would have to agree.