Riding in the rain

[RooRoo]

do you like riding in the rain? or hate it, I like it..Don't mind getting wet..

[John]

No.

I can't really see where I'm going.
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[aqualung1]

cant say i like it but latest waterproof gear is great
in this country you don't have a choice "Never ridden in rain" on an ad don't believe it

went out this morning soaked but appy on bike

[89CBRChris]

the rain can be fun but generally NO I hate it, you cant see where your going, yuo cant go as fast and i'm constantly paranoid that somebody is about to pull out in front of me and I wont be able to stop in time (or i'll lose control altogether).

I don't think I've had enough experience in wet weather riding to really enjoy it but then again last time it rained when I was out wasn't that bad.

[JonB]

Had a bad aquaplaning moment on the wet a couple of weeks ago and it has put me confidence of riding in the wet right down.

Though maybe I should of got my tyres replaced much earlier, I had next to nothing tread left, so it was my own fault.

I don't mind the actual rain though, just those little scary moments...oh and manhole covers are deadly.
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[Major_Grooves]

[JonB]

It didn't completely aquaplane, I lost complete control on the front tyre and until I had slowed down by easing off the accelerator I regained control of the front end, fortunately the back kept itself.

Sorry, what I meant by aquaplaning moment was it was sort of like it...but not, just the symptons.
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[zzr_peak]

rain! i ducking hate it!

[aqualung1]

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[JonB]

ahhhh I got caught in a light shower earlier and it wasn't that bad, but it was the roads which turned greasy because they weren't complete wet and completely dry, it constantly feels like the bike is slipping.
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[baldy]

Hi,

Love the rain because it cleans all the flies off my visor and bike,

Hate the rain because i get wet on my way to work.
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[Claud 14.7 to 1]

Its not that bad. I just ride slower, and concentrate more on road surfaces...

It's really not that bad... Sometimes its even, dare i say it, fun...

[aqualung1]

[Shade_BW]

Diesel and I just bought new waterproofs today.

One piece suit from Hein Gericke, to wear over leathers, so no armour. £29.99, folds up really small, and has 3M reflective piping along arms, legs etc.

Will let you know how I get on with it, but looks great for the price.

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[iCraig]

I don't mind riding in the rain at all.

I just go slower and don't lean the bike as much as I would in the dry.
My BT45's give me good grip in the dry or wet so it doesn't really bother me.

Though I hate it when I caught out in the rain wearing full leathers and getting piss wet through! .

[Craggles]

First (and only, so far) time I went out in the rain I'd just placed my order for coffee round a friends house, and was leaving college when buckets fell from the heavens.

It was also the first time I went down part of a By-Pass that I thought was too fast & dangerous for me in the dry .

Didn't do too badly though, felt my back wheel go when I went through a puddle, but didn't loose complete control. Shame I didn't have me leggings with me though, jeans got soaked! Top half dry as a bone though

I don't have a problem with wet riding, but _really_ need more practice. and some boots.
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[Visitor Q]

You have to change you style abit but its all still shits a giggles. I just hate the lack of vision. But if its kinda just sleeting i dont even tend to notice it.

Also oddly i find my leather jacket more waterproof then my dianese touring jacket.

oh and my back end goes awol as much in the dry as in the wet. None of you smaller bikes have any problems, nor infact do i really unless im really careless. Its the dudes on the busa's and ZX10's etc. So much power, overwhelms the grip if your not careful.
I tend to just get very careful with squeexing on the power out of corners, and take corner speeds a lot slower. Smoother (ie wait for lower revs) down changes, smoother braking. Just general smoothness. That said i still like roaring past people when its wet. Worst wet condition is dirty road sections where no cars go, like just after traffic islands and such, crank it up on one of them, back gets very unhappy.

But i dont LIKE wet riding, its a bit more dangerous then dry. And you cant go AS fast. But i do love controlling slides :p the problems when the bike just disappears from under you.
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[yambabe]

I hate riding in the rain because of the not-seeing-where-you're-going malarkey.

As I wear glasses I find that even if my visor doesn't get all fugged up, my glasses nearly always do.

Rain - yeuchhh!
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[Clanger]

I dont mind the rain...and its a good job really since I live in the UK!!!!!!!!!!
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[n0zz]

Well i have to say i drive in the rain because i don't like to be classed as a fair weather driver, but i don't really like it for the same reasons as a few have mentioned, you can just see out your visor and no more .

Plus i normally like to ride with the visor up, and when doing that my glasses do get a bit wet lol .

But not to worry, we cant have good weather all the time
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[hellkat]

So long as its not snow, I don't care.

I don't actually mind the rain. Not thrilled with deluges, especially if I have my specs on instead of my contact lenses, but I never put my visor fully down EVER, just spend my time flipping it up or down to nose level to keep the worst stinging rain off and peering out from underneath

I don't mind getting wet, either, so long as I have a change of clothes, or am on my way home.

I often arrive at my destination, looking like a candidate for the Sturdy Old Dears' Wet T-Shirt Competition
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I don't like riding in the rain, i had a horrible skid last week. But i know i need to do more of it.
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