matjam
Crusty old UNIX engineer
Some of you started in the spring, and you're starting to get more confident, splitting lanes and getting to work and surviving
But unless you talk to some people, you may not realize a few things. And unless you are a mr smarty smart pants and somehow just know these things without anyone telling you, you'll learn the hard way, like I did. I am not smart.
The tires you got on the bike may not be great in the rain. It's going to start raining here next week. And it's going to get wetter and wetter from now. Make sure your tires are appropriate for the wet and have plenty of tread. You don't want to be running around on Supercorsas in a torrential downpour. Done it, not fun.
The road will be colder. Tires won't warm up, they will have less grip in general. Tar snakes, are even worse. You would be able to gas it as hard through a corner. Take it easy. I know, because I wrote off my Sprint GT that way back in oz.
It's probably getting dark now on your commute home. Or at least, sunset. If you're heading east, like me, you'll be a headlight with a giant thermonuclear ball of hydrogen gas right behind it - completely invisible to most people when you're splitting. Take it easy.
Nows the time to invest in some proper waterproof motorcycle gear. I can tell you that being cold and wet with an hour to get home is miserable. Don't be me.
Lastly, most of you have done a great job of moving over in the split. A couple of guys not so much. It's not a race .. if I'm coming up behind you that's not a call for you to start splitting faster. You do you, I'll do me.
My bike is lumpy at a certain speed, in a certain gear, and I might be more comfortable going slightly faster than you, or just not want to have to change gears constantly because your bike has a different profile to mine and you need to keep dropping to an almost dead stop. It's not an insult to your manhood to let someone pass. It's ok to let someone go past. I'll thank you for it, every time.
I think that's all the things that are on my mind right now. You can return to your regularly scheduled programming.
But unless you talk to some people, you may not realize a few things. And unless you are a mr smarty smart pants and somehow just know these things without anyone telling you, you'll learn the hard way, like I did. I am not smart.
The tires you got on the bike may not be great in the rain. It's going to start raining here next week. And it's going to get wetter and wetter from now. Make sure your tires are appropriate for the wet and have plenty of tread. You don't want to be running around on Supercorsas in a torrential downpour. Done it, not fun.
The road will be colder. Tires won't warm up, they will have less grip in general. Tar snakes, are even worse. You would be able to gas it as hard through a corner. Take it easy. I know, because I wrote off my Sprint GT that way back in oz.
It's probably getting dark now on your commute home. Or at least, sunset. If you're heading east, like me, you'll be a headlight with a giant thermonuclear ball of hydrogen gas right behind it - completely invisible to most people when you're splitting. Take it easy.
Nows the time to invest in some proper waterproof motorcycle gear. I can tell you that being cold and wet with an hour to get home is miserable. Don't be me.
Lastly, most of you have done a great job of moving over in the split. A couple of guys not so much. It's not a race .. if I'm coming up behind you that's not a call for you to start splitting faster. You do you, I'll do me.
My bike is lumpy at a certain speed, in a certain gear, and I might be more comfortable going slightly faster than you, or just not want to have to change gears constantly because your bike has a different profile to mine and you need to keep dropping to an almost dead stop. It's not an insult to your manhood to let someone pass. It's ok to let someone go past. I'll thank you for it, every time.
I think that's all the things that are on my mind right now. You can return to your regularly scheduled programming.