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I'm riding home. It's raining. My boss is PANICKING!

So far, I've avoided riding in the rain... Figured I'd know when I was ready. After a good season of being back in the saddle, I think I'm ready to brave the elements. If I don't, I'm pretty much not riding until next spring. :)

The only think holding me back is money for a good set of pants, a set of new Metzelers, and a windshield. As it is right now, morning temps are near 40, and only get lower every morning.
 
wrench said:
earlfor said:
I dont ride in Fog for a lot of reasons.

Earl
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Yeah fog combined with wet roads can be a nuisance :?

I remember lot of rides home of a night in those conditions in UK pea soup fog,

mind you i had Lucas 6volt lighting to guide me home :lol:

ah the prince of darkness always got me home...


...white knuckled of course :wink: :lol:
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Even scarier thought is that for some italian cars for a time Lucas electrics was the *upgrade*... 8O 8O
 
fast eddie said:
Keith, I seem to recall one of your other posts saying that it just rained at your place for the first time since the spring. I'd say you have some reason to be wary of the rain. It's like anything else; you don't do it for a long time, you get rusty. Even after a few weeks of no rain riding, I'm a little careful, but I enjoy it, because it's a chance re-familiarize.

Like KBG says, once the initial rain has washed the crap off the surface, the degree of traction is not that different from dry pavement (compared to, say, driving on sand, gravel, ice etc).
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I agree completely. For many years in England a motorcycle was my only transport. If you didn't ride in the rain, you didn't ride (often). I don't recall being particularly worried by rain.

However, I have now lived in dry Colorado for almost 27 years. I will ride in the rain if I have to but I don't like it. I no longer have the "riding calibration" for wet roads. Given sufficient current riding in the rain, I am sure I could regain familiarity but I doubt that I shall have that opportunity with the Colorado climate.

BTW, ice is a definite "no-no" for me now. Patchy ice on roads also used to be a part of the English winter-time riding experience. 8O

BB
 
earlfor said:
In south Florida, if you dont ride in rain, there are going to be about 250 days a year you wont be riding. LOL I only stop riding in the rain when the water runoff is over the axles.

Earl
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Amen brada. :wink: :wink: 8) 8)
 
One day while we were out on a ride, my wife spotted a small cumulus cloud several miles away. She worriedly asked me what she needed to do different if she had to ride home in the rain.

I just told her to ride like she always does -- she's a safe, well-trained rider with good reflexes and reactions, but she's incredibly conservative. She never even gets close to using more than 10% of the available traction. She does everything right, but verrrrrry slow most of the time.
 
BB; don't come here looking for sympathy because you never get any rain! :)
 
fast eddie said:
BB; don't come here looking for sympathy because you never get any rain! :)
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Well, can I have some sympathy for the twisty roads and low traffic densities in the local canyons? :wink: :lol:

BB
 
Only if riding them in fog. :-) :-)

Earl



Bolder Biker said:
Well, can I have some sympathy for the twisty roads and low traffic densities in the local canyons? :wink: :lol:

BB
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The most dangerous place to ride a bike in the fog has to be the Blue Ridge Parkway/Skyline Drive...or is it any Interstate Highway at rush hours, or...

Fog is dangerous to be sure. Why won't people slow down because of it? Or even worse pull OFF the road instead of just stopping smack dab in the middle of the road. (darn right it happens :evil: )
 
earlfor said:
Only if riding them in fog. :-) :-)

Earl



Bolder Biker said:
Well, can I have some sympathy for the twisty roads and low traffic densities in the local canyons? :wink: :lol:

BB
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Sorry, no fog..........do tinted face-shield or sunglasses qualify? :D

BB
 
I've recently found that my bike has a special built-in safety feature when it sits in the rain for the day...





it won't start!!!! :evil:
 
WD40 the wiring harness and plug wires. It will stop water intrusion.

Earl



snowbeard said:
I've recently found that my bike has a special built-in safety feature when it sits in the rain for the day...





it won't start!!!! :evil:
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KGB said:
The worst time with rain is when it starts.
It hasn't washed the oil and grime off the road.
Think "slip and slide" toys.

Let it rain and get really wet, then ride. It's washed off the oil,diesel fuel, tranny fluid,all the slippery stuff off the road.
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I decided to resurrect an older post :wink: KGB thats great advice, I never really thought about it but a couple days ago I was coming home from work in my truck, it had just begun raining and the sun was shining just right on the highway. I could see all of the colors of the rainbow on the surface of the road where all the oils and fluids were swirling around. After periods without rain here in south georgia in the summer, i'll bet it's twice as bad when it finally comes a shower! Thanks for the warning :D
 
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