So you're a biker huh?

**Number One** · 17th April 2008, 17:14

Originally Posted by jrandom

If you're feeling crap when you wake up in the mornings, something's wrong.

Thanks dad

Somethings wrong alright AND it is in the genes unfortunately!

I'm from a long line of night owls who just can't handle mornings. Don't feel crap so much, just hate that time of the day and it takes me a good while to get going.

Oh and I have even been eating my breakfast lately!

**MIXONE** · 17th April 2008, 17:21

Originally Posted by Chickenlegs

I must be a complete pansy then, I only ride maybe once a fortnight...

Fuck, you people are gods in your own minds....

All those choices in bikes and you ride how often?What a waste.Better give them to me and I'll keep the battery charged.

**Chickenlegs** · 17th April 2008, 17:42

Originally Posted by MIXONE

All those choices in bikes and you ride how often?What a waste.Better give them to me and I'll keep the battery charged.

Never you mind about the batteries... Nothing kick starts can't solve...

**DingoZ** · 17th April 2008, 17:53

In 6 months of riding, have only taken the car to work 4 times. And that was only because I had to. The weather has been kind up until lately.

Will continue to ride to work, even in the rain. May draw the line when the wind is "gale force" like it sometimes gets to down this way. Kind of a safety issue really.

Added up the $ savings so far by riding to work, and not having to pay for parking, and the reduced fuel bill. Saved close to $1000.00 in 6 months, so whats a little bit of water. Not that much a hassle. Gear is pretty water resistant, and I take my work clothes in waterproof bags, get changed outta the bike gear at work.

Would just like to find a good product to put on the visor to make the water bead more effectively.....?

**Griff** · 17th April 2008, 18:56

Riding in leathers in the summer, you get wet from sweat.
Riding in the rain just means you get wet from the outside-in.
Same outcome really.

**mattian** · 17th April 2008, 19:36

I don't mind riding in the rain. Take it slowly and surely ..... (especially those corners) and you're sweet as. Its the really windy days on the Harbour bridge that put the shits up me.

**DUCATI*HARD** · 18th April 2008, 15:39

Originally Posted by swbarnett

Call me mad if you like but I actually like riding in the rain. There's a different feel to a wet ride, not better than a dry ride, just different.

I also used to cycle in sub zero temperatures wearing summer gear (got mild frost-bite on the stomach once). I'm no masochist I just like the cold and can't stand hot weather.

imagine riding thru rain so bad that you can hardley see the white lines on the road ,your visor is fogged up hard and your rear is slippen out on you, your jackets sleeves are pouring water out the end like a water fire hydrant,your wet cold and soaked to the bone many miles from home,,,now try tell me that you love the rain now,,,if you do,,, your just fukn MAD

id rather be nailing it thru the corners in the dry knowing i have the best traction i can get,,,now thats far more enjoyable

**swbarnett** · 18th April 2008, 16:15

Originally Posted by DUCATI*HARD

imagine riding thru rain so bad that you can hardley see the white lines on the road ,your visor is fogged up hard and your rear is slippen out on you, your jackets sleeves are pouring water out the end like a water fire hydrant,your wet cold and soaked to the bone many miles from home,,,now try tell me that you love the rain now,,,if you do,,, your just fukn MAD

I've had at one ride like you describe (except my gear was a bit more waterproof and my tyre wasn't slipping even with minor surface flooding). From Auckland to New Plymouth in torrential rain almost the whole way. My hands and feet were saturated and water was seeping in in other places as well (although not enough to be worried about). I was lapping it up on the CB750 while my wife was not enjoying it at all on her CBR1000.

Originally Posted by DUCATI*HARD

id rather be nailing it thru the corners in the dry knowing i have the best traction i can get,,,now thats far more enjoyable

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy nailing the corners in the dry (or I will when I once again have something worthy of it). It's just that the wet brings with it's own challenges and rewards. And you certainly feel the elements more than in the dry.

**Ixion** · 18th April 2008, 16:56

Originally Posted by DUCATI*HARD

imagine riding thru rain so bad that you can hardley see the white lines on the road ,your visor is fogged up hard and your rear is slippen out on you, your jackets sleeves are pouring water out the end like a water fire hydrant,your wet cold and soaked to the bone many miles from home,,,now try tell me that you love the rain now,,,if you do,,, your just fukn MAD

id rather be nailing it thru the corners in the dry knowing i have the best traction i can get,,,now thats far more enjoyable

Then you're not properly equipped for wet weather riding. I've ridden for hours through tropical cylone rain and wind and not been soaked to the bone. Or even cold. If the visor is fogging, open it, duh. And controlling the rear wheel, that's what it's about. Throttle control , gentle easy lines.

I like a really good storm to ride in.

Must admit I'm not so keen on dreary drizzle in peak hour traffic. That's a pain, but so it is in a cage too.

**Nick from the nick** · 18th April 2008, 17:05

I use my bike here no matter what the weather is doing and in the uk just the same but you need to try doing a 120 km round trip to work in snow really not funny but i still did it

**Del Fuego** · 18th April 2008, 17:13

Ask Georgie about epic rain missions... we picked up her bike from somewhere in the middle of nowhere. I rode it home... in some sort of tropical cyclone... good times.

I don't even own a cage any more so ride any weather... but then I ride a scooter so I am probably still a homo

**tri boy** · 18th April 2008, 17:16

Rain is OK.
Fog on the other hand.........

**MIXONE** · 18th April 2008, 17:27

Originally Posted by tri boy

Rain is OK.
Fog on the other hand.........

And you know all about that in the Ykato eh.
I used to commute from the back blocks of Huntly to Gordonton and riding through Taupiri at 6.30 on a cold foggy winters morning could slow me down a bit.The fog used to freeze on my leathers so that by the time I arrived at work I would be white on front and black at back.And the pain as my hands thawed out feeeerrrkkk.

**crash harry** · 18th April 2008, 22:59

That would be me then.

Actually, I like riding in the wet. It's a different kind of fun to riding in the dry. When it's really hammering down it's a bit shit because you can't see all that well, but if you've got some waterproof gear it's no big drama and you can do all kinds of cool slidy things and rear wheel compression locks and things

Riding in snow is another thing all together. Dryer, a lot colder, and you can't see shit. Hail I'm not all that fond of either, it hurts. But I've done all of the above because I don't have a car and haven't done for about a year and a half. And when I did have one it just sat on the lawn and rusted.