Night Riding...

[JonB]

Does anybody here like it?

I went to the coast tonight at about 9PM for a quick whizz about, on the way there I have to go on quite a main road, I just loved it, being on a moped isn't all that fun during the day because you get a lot of abuse from car drivers. But on a Wednesday night there is virtually no traffic on the road and cruising along at about 40MPH is quite fun, the lights are quite crap on my bike but they are bearable, I felt so much satisfaction from tonights ride. I'm so happy.

I have only one gripe with night riding and unsurprisingly it's to do with Car Drivers, as my lights aren't all that bright it takes drivers ages to recognise there is a bike there so they keep their full beam on, I try as hard as I can to keep my eyes to the side of the road but it just dassles me completely, there is nothing I can do. It is very annoying, especcially if you are going around a corner. I lost count the amoutn of times I nearly went into a hedge.

Anybody else here enjoy riding at night?

Jon
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[iCraig]

I quite like it, aslong as I have a decent headlight I'm out there.

The roads are quiet and there aren't no idiots or tractors out so its fun, look out for the police though they seem to have a habit pulling people over up here checking where people are going late at night etc.

[karen_moomin]

I don't mind it as long as I know the road and I'm not tired or anything.

I do quite like having the roads all to myself, as it takes away some of my stress

[Lee_367]

I enjoy it on street lit roads, my head light is crap, on lanes you can't go much above 30mph in case you end up in a hedge.
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[Stew]

I was enjoying a night ride tonight. That was until I turned on my high beam and it all went dark , fortunately it went light again when I switched back to dipped headlight.
Going to have a look at yet more dodgy wiring it seems.
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[Mr C]

I used to love riding at night when I was younger

now I still enjoy it as the smell brings back all those memories

funny eh?


it's also quite funny at this time of year if it's mild coz you can get sooooooo many bugs on yer visor that you can't see
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[rizo-sri200]

i love night riding

Even better when your running a 130/90 Headlight bulb

So fucking bright its unbelievable ( cars DO dip there lights now!!!)
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[JonB]

I like seeing Moths all of a sudden and hearing them splat on your helmet, it is so funny.

Another problem with Night riding is that it is much easier to misjudge a corner's intensity, I went into the other lane at one point, fortunately nothing was coming the other way!
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[mchaggis]

I love it for the lack of traffic, and not needing to go quickly anyway. That and my headlights are stupidly bright and probably aiming too high. Cars don't often seem to dip their beams anyway though... I also like the way you can see oncoming traffic from further away, cars round corners and over brows. The cracks, splats and the various other noises that insects and gravel make when they bounce off my lid keep me amused anyway. Need to keep the visor clean, or mucky visor combined with Fog city insert produces a horrible glare, you can inspect your nose all you want, but you can't see out.

It could just be me, but I'm sure the countryside smells come out more when the sun goes down.

[JonB]

[Ade067]

Probably not

I love riding at night,if I use the bike to go to work then I don't bother but if I use my van then I always try to go out for at least half an hour or so,its so much better when theres less traffic about and I reckon its a great way to chill out after a days work

[hellkat]

My favourite time to ride is just before dawn

Between 3.30am and, say, 7am. Excellent.
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[Rollins]

In 2 years of biking, the only serious night riding I do is the winter commute, but that's hardly pleasurable

I should have a good stint in the dark methinks, but not without changing the black visor first...

[zaknafien]

I hate it, can't tell where the cop's are very well.
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[mr.z]

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A couple of these REALLY help! absoloutely blimin fantastic!

My fave distance traveling time is about 4 am, or an hour before sunrise... but down the motorway throught the night is great, nothing on the road and can be where i'm going way before commuters have even woke up, and the service stations are still open for buisness... propper good.

Only dissadvantage is it is quite a bit colder (but then at midnight nobody can see your wearing a devestateingly cool balaclava )
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[Supa4]

Get some Phillips vision plus bulbs in your headlights, Best thing I ever did for Night riding - Apparently 50% more light.

[Jrod]

I like night riding, except when a cars just going by and for a few seconds you see nothing

[Git]

Night riding I love, day times fine but it's just not the same.
Dark country lanes, peace and quiet, open road, a little speed, the wildlife when stopped having a cig and either the other half or the lads winding eachother up as to who's going to end up in a bush the days when I had time

[california_rookie]

Absolutely love it! I'm not 'legally' allowed to ride at night yet, but it's not like that stops me. Or anyone else, for that matter.

The benefits include but are not limited to: temperatures down near 28-30 degrees - 25% of normal traffic on the road - I finally get to see my headlights in action!

Good clean fun all 'round.
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[Ste]

Quite like night riding, but prefer it on roads I know well as otherwise I'm more uncertain about pushing it any.

[Jinx]

[r1_lad]

I love riding at night, the lights on the r1 are so bright i get cars flashing at me as if to tell me i've got my highbeam on, i just flash em back!

As someone else said the only problem with night driving is that the car behind could be a grandad in his rover or a copper in his volvo you just never know.

[nc30 chick]

I like riding at night, the lights are not great on the VFR but oddly i feel more confident at night.

[stinkwheel]

Riding at night is great but ONLY on roads that are well marked. Try going fast on a road that has no white lines down the sides, fecking scary!

I have trouble with my supermoto because of the huge amount of suspension dive under braking, you bung it hard into a corner and suddenly can't see. I am considering a system whereby the lights are automatically switched to beam using a hydraulic banjo switch on the front brake set to a fairly high pressure.

I have the solution to cars who wont dip their lights for bikes, they are 6" round, have a sheet of clear glass over them, funny shaped mirrors in the back, draw 14 amps of current and have the word CIBIE stamped on the glass
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[cliff]

Can't see a thing at night on my bike lights are cack. Hate it.
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