Wet weather riding?

[Big Dave]

I purposely go out to ride in the rain.

Need to work on the visor fogging problem though.

Get a Pinlock visor. Not the cheapest solution. But the best. Unfoggable.

Fog city next best - mid price.

Anti fogging agents cheapest - last shortest time.

[Ixion]

Open visor. Fogging problem sorted.

[swbarnett]

Open visor. Fogging problem sorted.

This is what I do also. With a thumb width gap you still get all the rain protection your face will ever need.

[DingoZ]

Don't mind riding in the wet. Ride to work and back if it's raining. It's kind of refreshing at times. Most times I don;t get wet on the inside of the gear, but I take a spare change of work clothes in waterproof bags, just in case. Would not be very pleasant to be sitting down and working satched...



Certainly makes things interesting. Concentrate even harder, on things like throttle control, braking and braking distances, cornering. And yeah I watch the cars with even more scrutiny, as they get worse the more it rains...


Have a good old think about taking the car if it's howling with very strong winds though. But most times will take the bike....

[Big Dave]

This is what I do also. With a thumb width gap you still get all the rain protection your face will ever need.

And you also get water on both sides of the visor resulting in reduced visibility.

If you have a system enabling it to be kept shut - then an outside surface wipe clears it in oncoming headlights.

[gw555]

I ride everyday no matter the weather. On rainy days it surprises me how many others are still riding sometimes, like this morning I saw around 15 others on my commute

[swbarnett]

And you also get water on both sides of the visor resulting in reduced visibility.

Not with my helmet. It's just open a little bit so the inside stays dry.

[Big Dave]

Not with my helmet. It's just open a little bit so the inside stays dry.

When you get a bike that goes fast enough you'll see err not see what I mean. :-P

[one-speed]

na dont mind the wet at all.
Had abit of experience coming home today.
Started realy thowing it down just out of papamoa heading towards te puke,roads flooding.
Car's pulling over to the side of the road and some of those that kept going driving with there hazard light's on at snail's pace,which i found abit fustrating.
Anyway's showed them the way.
As ya do got home and it stopped.
Just have remember to take my wet weather gear and my clear visor tomorrow

[rat biker 08]

Was out on the weekend and it was wet but had fun . Just had to take it easy drop back thottle.http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/im...s/thumbsup.gif

[swbarnett]

When you get a bike that goes fast enough you'll see err not see what I mean. :-P

How fast are we talking? I've done the same thing in the past in excess of legal speeds and never had water on the inside of the visor. Maybe it depends on the angle of the rain in the first place?

[HungusMaximist]

I don't actively go out and seek to ride in ther rain but I don't mind riding in the wet.

Though I don't like riding in the wet with heaps and heaps of cars in the city.

[Big Dave]

How fast are we talking? I've done the same thing in the past in excess of legal speeds and never had water on the inside of the visor. Maybe it depends on the angle of the rain in the first place?

Gag - your bike goes plenty fast enough.

100Kph in the freeway spray will have water on the inside of all my helmets - even with the smallest opening.

[swbarnett]

Gag - your bike goes plenty fast enough.

100Kph in the freeway spray will have water on the inside of all my helmets - even with the smallest opening.

It just occurred to me that both bikes I'm talking about have good front spray protection. On the GN I have a windshield fitted and the CB750 I rode in the eighties was the full fairing version with a high touring screen. A sports fairing or a naked bike would probably be a different story.

[xwhatsit]

As Ixion says, I've always found my skin to be waterproof -- so what's the big deal? Just a bit less grip. Still more than gravel, and that's fun, right? Just have to remember to lube the chain more often and dry your glubs (girls don't like stinky glub-hands).

Snow looks even better though.
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