Filtering + Rain

[rac3r]

I was reading the other post about road positioning etc and thought what about filtering in the rain? Most filtering takes place over white lines so......?
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[chris-red]

I've always been fine, I just slow it down a bit, the main thing I worried about it something happening quickly and locking the brakes.
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[ws4936]

[Mr Hammers]

More of a problem I find when filtering is the join you get in the middle of the road and the bike tries to follow it. Especially if I've only got an inch or two either side of the gap. For rain on white lines I just go that little bit slower.
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[Nai]

I have just taken it slower too. My normally slow pace becomes a crawl (still faster than the cars and I move out the way if any other biker comes up behind me itching to get past).

[Stiffler]

Never really thought about it. Just by the fact it's wet I'd have already adjusted my riding style to be safe and then I filter pretty much the same as I would normally.

When you're filtering you should already be going slowly enough that a white line isn't going to cause you any problems at all anyway. A wet line only normally become dangerous under decent acceleration or cornering. I'd say relax, stay alert and you'll be fine!
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[neil.]

I find visibility more of a problem in the rain. Visor down and you can't see properly and have to keep wiping every few seconds with your gloved left hand. Visor up and you have to squint to avoid as much water getting in your eyes as possible.
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[rac3r]

[Moo.]

Im always worried about the cats eyes in the rain :O
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[Walloper]

[CaNsA]

I filter in the rain, dont wanna be stuck out in the pissing rain for any longer than i have to.

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[Pickledswede]

I filter just as fast as normal in the rain, my trip to college last year was pretty much a constant traffic jam the whole way so I'd be in and out of cars with heavy acceleration and braking to make maximum progress. None of this seemed to be a problem, I guess because you're mainly upright, I used to have fun giving it some as I came out of the line of traffic to try and get the rear to spin up on the lines / cat's eyes. You rarely get much spin though (admittedly it was only a CB5) which teaches you just how far you can push before anything bad happens!

As said above the worst bit would be if you had to brake in a hurry because for every other situation your survival instinct is keeping you at a reasonable speed where it thinks you can stop even on a wet white line, but if you're going along and think 'what if that car pulled out now' you often realise you're going a bit fast...

These are my experiences anyway.

[Hazylogic]

It's the metal squares you find at crossing that give my ring a bit of a quiver.

[andyscooter]

i slow a bit in the rain but still filter

and watch out for manhole covers as the tend to put them in stupid places

end of the lane our village is on there's one right were you need to stop to turn across oncoming traffic cant stop before as you would turn on the wrong side of the road or after as you would be on the footpath

its annoyed me for years
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[Pete.]

[loply]

Cats eyes in rain are a bit worrying, as are white lines obviously.

Spread your braking a bit more (more back than normal) and try to lessen the likelihood of needing to hammer the brakes by revving the tits off your bike so everybody knows your coming and gets the fuck out of your way
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[Welshd1k]

End of the day all i will say is

COMMON FUCKING SENSE

dont ride to fast, just adjust to the road conditions. and dont ride like an arse unless your prepared to face the music when you slide into someone
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[ws4936]

I avoid the cats eyes in all weathers....the thought of them squishing under my tire makes me cringe.
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