STUPID newby mistake!

[newby]

Yesterday afternoon, when it was blowing a gale, and torrential rain, especially through the waikato, i geared up and rode to cambridge! (from pukekohe) It rained the whole way, my hands and fingers were numb from the cold, and i was being blown about in the wind.

Some would say that was a mistake, but i found it ok, was even enjoying the challenge! It was dark when i left cambridge for the ride home, and about 10 mins out of huntly on SH1 in the dark and rain the bike stops...AH HUH! Finally ran out of my first tank of gas....flick to reserve....still no go

Got out of the way of the truck and trailer tailgating me, and stopped, turned it over and over, but nope nothing. The tank was dry! Seemed i got the 'on' and 'res' mixed up and it has been sitting on res the whole time! Bugger.

At least i did one thing right though, it happened right outside the Rangiriri pub, so i had somewhere light, warm and dry to wait, and a beer, while my flatmate brought me some gas

Felt like a right twat though, lesson learned

[FJRider]

Sounds like new GOOD gloves are on the list to get. GOOD gear makes a bad day bearable. Now you know how far you get on a tankfull. You are not the first to run out or gas...and wont be the last...

[newby]

Sounds like new GOOD gloves are on the list to get.

Well thats the thing....They are brand new winter gloves and are supposed to be waterproof? but by the time i finished they were saturated.

The rest of my gear is really good (well i think it is?) My jacket and pants kept me dry, and my helmet didnt fog, and it was consistent rain the whole way, with some REALLY heavy downpours at times, and bout 3 hours riding all up.

[portokiwi]

Way to go mate braving the weather. Good to see you know when to stop lol.

[newby]

And yeah your right, i did 310km on my VL250. I didnt think that was to bad

[McJim]

Sounds like new GOOD gloves are on the list to get. GOOD gear makes a bad day bearable. Now you know how far you get on a tankfull. You are not the first to run out or gas...and wont be the last...

My gear is all good. It's just not waterproof. It's all designed to keep all of your bits as close to intact as is possible in the event of the rubber bits leaving the tarmac.

I used to wear cordura until I had a slide down the road and it all melted away with the friction. I still have a winter jacket and winter gloves (made of cordura) but feel terribly exposed (from an impact point of view) when I wear them on the bike.

[FJRider]

My gear is all good. It's just not waterproof. It's all designed to keep all of your bits as close to intact as is possible in the event of the rubber bits leaving the tarmac.

I used to wear cordura until I had a slide down the road and it all melted away with the friction. I still have a winter jacket and winter gloves (made of cordura) but feel terribly exposed (from an impact point of view) when I wear them on the bike.

I didn't think Ducati's were ridden in the rain...(learn something every day ) Waterproof gloves are rare. Water resistant usually. But MOST keep your hands warm even when wet. I usually have more than one pair on longer trips. A few breadbags under the seat for emergency use when on those "short" rides helps keep most of the wet stuff off. BUT IT DOES GET IN...

[xgnr]

Well thats the thing....They are brand new winter gloves and are supposed to be waterproof? but by the time i finished they were saturated.

Get a pair of rain-off overgloves. You wont regret it.

http://www.rain-off.com

[megageoff76]

Just pop in to your nearest camping store and buy a tin of leather water proofing wax, and rub it into your gloves/boots.

Worked a treat for all my gear, but it doesn't stop the water getting in through the cuffs.

[martybabe]

Get a pair of rain-off overgloves. You wont regret it.

http://www.rain-off.com

Yes, or those elasticity rubber disposable ones, they are blue but they keep the rain out without restricting movement. I've got some flexible thin gum boots from a garden centre in XL about $15 brilliant things, keep any amount of rain out, only found them in green though, meh, function over fashion.

Don't worry about the, on/ reserve thing, been done a squillion times before, as you say lesson learned, at least you weren't out in the wops.

[TimeOut]

Just pop in to your nearest camping store and buy a tin of leather water proofing wax, and rub it into your gloves/boots.

Dubbin works well

Worked a treat for all my gear, but it doesn't stop the water getting in through the cuffs.

Mine were working great (nice and dry) in a torrential down pour on the West Coast, till I got to Greymouth got off the bike and straightened my arms out and all the water ran down my arms and into my gloves.

[Katman]

Back when I was couriering in London we used to turn each others fuel taps to reserve just for a laugh. You'd only get caught out a couple of times.