wet weather

[scanny]

how do bikes perform in wet weather? i had a slide in an artic last night so how do bikes cope with rain?

[Ichy]

They get wet.

The biggest problem is lorry drivers overfilling their tanks and spilling diesel on the road.
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[craigs23]

Bikes handle wet weather fine, it's the rider who usually has a few issues.

[scanny]

[Ichy]

In all honesty the biggest culprits around here are farmers. One of the bonuses of being on a bike is that your closer to the road and can see large spills.
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[B_A_B]

The only problems i`ve encountered with wet weather riding are loss of stability and serious brake fade.
To counteract the above i just ride slower,show the throttle a bit more respect than usual,and leave a bigger distance between me and the vehicle in front.I`m pretty sure that`s what everyone else does aswell....unless they`re stupid.
Wet or dry......the bikes performance stays the same.It`s only "my" performance that changes
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[Finglonga]

[Ichy]

I dislike drizzly sort of rain but the proper heavy stuff has me riding like a lunatic. I just love it.

BAB, the lack of stability could easily be caused by you tensing up due to nerves.
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[Timmeh]

Only a fool breaks the two-second rule. Or four seconds if it's pissing it down with shit visibility.

I've had my fair share of experience with wet weather on the CBR - the only time I've ever shat myself was on a cold, wet, windy and downright evil night up the A1 where the back kept stepping out.

It's times like these when you have to put a lot of faith in the people who make tyres. Thankfully I was on 2CTs and they seem to handle everything I've thrown at them so far.
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[iooi]

[ZaphodBeeble]

Got soaked on the cruiser the other day on my way to Newark. I was pulling into Strensham services as it started to hammer down. Had a coffee and jumped back on the bike. I tested the rear wheel grip by opening the throttle just a crack and I had the rear wheel spinning up. I thought it just might have been the crappy car park surfaces so I did the same thing again on the slip road while cornering and had a nice little power slide going on.

That's my first time riding a big cruiser in the wet. It's not as safe as a sportsbike with grippy tyres. So if you're on a cruiser take it very gently in the wet.
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[Seb]

My old ZZR's brakes used to be absolutely shocking in the wet, doubly so if they were cold too. I vividly remember trying to slow down for a turn off after a steady run over the moors and pretty much sailing right past the junction with 'fooooooking hell' running rings round my head

Oh than that, with decent tires on it was fine. My RST is worse in the wet but imho thats down to the 020s on it, at least the brakes work
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[t121anf]

i truely am a fair weather biker, i see no need to ride in the rain unless i am already out and get wet.

[Damon]

[Reppyboyo]

Wet weather riding is easier than most people think.
Just take it steady and with more caution then usual.

Waterproof help alot also

[njd27]

Motorcycle tyres are round compared to the flat on the bottom of a lorry tyre. So it's much more difficult to aquaplane.

[Finglonga]

[njd27]

[iooi]

[County]