weather and weird handling

feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

Is it just me, or is my bike fecked?

Does anyone else get the sensation their bike's handling a bit weird, when you're riding in unusual weather conditions?

Was riding in thick, damp foggy conditions tonight, and the bike felt very unstable, nervous.. edgy.. hard to describe.

had the screen up high, which I don't usually do, and I know some of the buffeting will have had some effect.. but still,, was strange. I stopped and checked my tyres, all good.. no play in wheel bearings, or head bearings that I could detect.. and no visible swing arm movement except what it should do..

maybe I'm just going mad.

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firefox · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Karma :

its not the bike, its you Smile

your just not used to the type of weather so your looking for faults in everything say slippy road or something you havent noticed on your bike, so you will feel unsafe and keep picking more silly things up.

ps youve always been mad Twisted Evil

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V2 · Nearly there... Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Karma :

i get this sometimes too, i put it down to my brain in a heightened state of looking for hazards

feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

yeah.. spose it was a case of heightened sensitivity...

I get it in the wet too...

in the dry, the bike just rocks Very Happy

Doesn't scare me, or worry me.. I just start trying to work out what's wrong Very Happy

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bunglehaze · Brolly Dolly Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Karma :

I get it too, in my opinion its just nerves - my bike feels like a damp floaty slidy thing when most likely its just as grippy and planted as usual but my brain is assuming the moisture is creating a paranoia which is then made real by my brain - not the bike.

HTH

leigh Very Happy

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wilbur · Traffic Copper Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Karma :

Nope this is normal.

All the oil is coming out of the roads because it floats on the water/dew/frost. It makes the road *very* dangerous for us. It lasts a few weeks at most normally.

Today was horrible. Cornering both tyres slip out. Bear with it and be VERY careful.

Barry_M2 · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Karma :

Check and adjust your tyre pressure to suit the colder / wetter weather.

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feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

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wilbur · Traffic Copper Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Karma :

Hmmm

yes if you know what you are doing.

A back slide on black ice may kill you.

If you are on a country lane you might be OK.

On a dual carriage way bye bye.

feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

V2 · Nearly there... Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Karma :

yeah i do know what im doing, and i was joking, ive slid my bike round a corner a few times but dont try to make a habit of it..

feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

V2 · Nearly there... Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Karma :

i thought they had traction control as an optional extra, or is that some other bike im thinking of? Thumbs Up

for getting the big un sideways!

feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

wilbur · Traffic Copper Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Karma :

V2 · Nearly there... Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Karma :

hmm, not sure weighing up pros and cons

DC...

crash barriers ideally placed to take your head off in a slide and you have the added risk of sliding under a car going the same direction as you

Country...

Trees/posts ideally placed to take your head off in a slide and you have the added risk of sliding under a car going the opposite direction to you

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wilbur · Traffic Copper Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Karma :

Good man

No offence intended. I only say as I see.

V2 · Nearly there... Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Karma :

none taken, ive just got a weird sense of humour