Rainy few weeks
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Cincinnatus
Not-quite retired Army
Rain, schmain, it's just liquid sunshine. Get weatherproof gear and go have fun! 
arty
artyS1KGSXR600
Well-known member
The other day I was driving my truck in the rain and it lost traction and went into a fishtail (albeit slightly) when making a left turn out of a stop sign intersection.
Yes I know how to drive properly and wasn't doing anything abnormal besides turning.
I try to avoid riding in the rain. But I can and know how to if I can't bear not to. But even with that ability, I don't see a reason to expose myself to more risk than normal.
Yes I know how to drive properly and wasn't doing anything abnormal besides turning.
I try to avoid riding in the rain. But I can and know how to if I can't bear not to. But even with that ability, I don't see a reason to expose myself to more risk than normal.
RightCoastBias
F8TRED
Year round, no cabin fever.
Cincinnatus
Not-quite retired Army
Hydroplaning is almost impossible on motorcycles because of the profile of the contact patch (oval), whereas the contact patch of an auto tire is rectangular, allowing a film of water to build up between the tire and the road surface. Not saying you're necessarily safer on a bike in wet weather, but that is one reduced factor.
whats public transit?
living in the hills way east of the bay. if you can not get your self moved...ani't no buses or bart here..:thumbup
if the company i work for had not closed down the locker room to make a management only access storage area i could still ride to work. (even in the rain).
they put in eight of the lockers in the stairwell for over 100 drivers?
my sup says change in the stairwell.
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living in the hills way east of the bay. if you can not get your self moved...ani't no buses or bart here..:thumbup
if the company i work for had not closed down the locker room to make a management only access storage area i could still ride to work. (even in the rain).
they put in eight of the lockers in the stairwell for over 100 drivers?
my sup says change in the stairwell.
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monkeythumpa
When I go slow, I go fast
Someone tell that to my old ZR-7S! I have hydroplaned my rear a few times, all while travelling in a relatively straight line at 70mph+/- in heavy rain. While holding a steady throttle on the freeway, RPMs rise quickly while the rear end gets squirrely and the bike decelerates as if I chopped the throttle. After a second or two the rubber hooks up and I go on my way.
jumph4x
Do more, bitch less.
Riding in the rain with my riding style does not work.
I like torque and I like to clutchpop and all that good stuff. I just slid the rear half a dozen times today trying to pick the front up and got tired pretty quick. That and my front slipped at a slow turn onto Embarcadero.
Didn't lowside or anything but that definitely meant 'fuck this, go home' for the day. That's on warm Q3s too (getting off the bay bridge a couple minutes before front got fishy).
I like torque and I like to clutchpop and all that good stuff. I just slid the rear half a dozen times today trying to pick the front up and got tired pretty quick. That and my front slipped at a slow turn onto Embarcadero.
Didn't lowside or anything but that definitely meant 'fuck this, go home' for the day. That's on warm Q3s too (getting off the bay bridge a couple minutes before front got fishy).
ilikefood
Well-known member
Just get some cheap rain gear and ride. On Wednesday I rode from SF to San Jose for a work meeting, pretty much in a downpour all the way (the trip back was a lot drier). A simple vinyl rainsuit, plus boot covers and glove covers work very well. All the rain gear is a pain in the ass to put on and take off, but I was dry.
sportbiker929
Track Day Junkie
Michelin PR4 Trails, stick like glue in the wet
Pking
Humble Rider
:thumbup For sho!
Didn't get my bike to just sit up in the garage until the sun comes out.
Losmeister
Well-known member
made the conversion after 2.5 yrs.
get good gear. tone it down
( unless like some you simply CANT! jajaja! which, tho that ain't me...i can dig and respect)
be extra alert.
avoid metal and paint on road...and all the effin debris.
get good gear. tone it down
( unless like some you simply CANT! jajaja! which, tho that ain't me...i can dig and respect)
be extra alert.
avoid metal and paint on road...and all the effin debris.
