My first ride/fight in pouring english rain.

[dew]

It was interesting to say the least. Being new rider, was never sure when it's wet roads. Today, could see it's pouring so had to decide between cage and me bike.,.
Decided to ride, the elements were all ready to make me rue my decision, the shining road markings, the leaves on the road, the pool of water, ignorant cagers , heavy downpour... but i fought along with the help of my HG goretex textiles and my newly found love of life (ninja).. And 40 mins later, I walked in office, all fresh and with a BIG smile.
I have overcome my weather demon.
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[peppa pig]

nice one

[bikerbanditz]

It felt like I had really accomplished something the first time I went out riding in the rain. I was really pleased with myself.
Nice one with facing your weather demon

Tom
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[mr.z]

Just a thought, your waterproof jacket wont stay so for all that long so its worth investing in an oversuit of some sort, that way you can arrive not smelling like a box of dead dogs

I find the rain a bit of a weird one, sometimes i dont mind, others its a right feckin pain in the ass, especially at night where it makes vission even worse and sometimes your rideing half blind At the same time ive had some of my most enjoyable rideouts in the rain, and you really do need to be prepaered for it even if you dont choose to go out this is the uk afterall
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[Ciar?n]

get some of that fabsil stuf to spray on your jacket.
Keeps it waterproof
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[J0Al1]

Well done.

I did almost 8 hrs riding on my DAS course one day, the ride back was in the dark and rain, it was hard work (esp as I was not feeling so well).

Cor, I ached that night!

[extreme3d]

[lightfoot256]

Lol, I broke my top speed in the rain... Lucky there's no corners on motorways :-p

It was a really nice hot summers evening but was absolutely chucking it down... quite a weird experience being wet and warm on the bike at the same time...

I used to commute every day from York to Sheffield weather rain or snow, luckily I don't have a sense of smell but apparently my leathers began to stink after a while!!!

Chris

[Harold_Shand]

Dew... was it you waiting at a little bastard of a roundabout just up from Northwood Hills? There is a tyre place just off of it and it is crawling with school kids. If it was you, I took the car that day. Fuck that
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Harold_Shand's theory might be the best explanation.

[st3v3]

wjere do you get that fabsil stuff?
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[dew]