I had my first ride out in the rain and its not fun, least iv done it though. Was nice and sunny when I left lol Thank goodness I could get past all the traffic, even though some of the driver of cars tried to stop me getting past by pulling over and close to the islands in the roads, grrr bloody idiots they aint getting wet. No wonder bikers get pee'd off with car drivers. On a plus i got the bikers nod :D
RustyKnight In: Newton Aycliffe
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adz I only started riding again last year and my first couple of stints in the rain did my head in. With the blurred visor misting up and thoughts of wet white lines and man hole covers my thighs were aching my ar*e was twitching that much. JulieJ on here advised me to get out in the wet as much as I could so I did and now it doesn't bother me half as much
With bikes trying to squeeze between you and oncoming traffic and the thought of hitting one no wonder car drivers get so pee'd off with us bikers too eh
I would agree with RK that its best to go out a couple of times while its raining because then if you get caught out (like you did today) you wont need worry !
Did my training with a school in Blackburn & as plenty will tell you, when it rains in Blackburn, by fook it rains!!!
It was a baptism of fire-so to speak
Did my test un all at Blackburn behind t old railway station on a go kart track 3 day course and it rained for 4 of em lol that's proper lancs rain red lol
Probably same outfit, believe they used to be at go-kart track,now at golf club, or they were a coupla year back...West Pennine??
Waterproofs weren,t so waterproof in those torrents of rain!!
Looked like I,d peed myself cos water would gather on seat & seep through(least thats what I told them!!)
I find it odd when folk talk about being worried about riding in the rain cos it never crossed my mind, when I used to ride my own bike. Unless the forecast was for wind speeds of over 20mph or icy roads, or snow I would ride. It never worried me at all to ride in the rain. I was more worried about the bike breaking down, as it did on most of my rides out.
I wouldn't say I'm worried about riding in the rain, I just don't like it. I was riding bikes for 12 years before I passed my car test, I did my fair share of riding in the rain, and these days I just prefer my comfort. I passed my bike test when it was pissing it down, I think I only passed because the guy wanted to get it over with and get out of the rain.
I never LIKED riding in the rain but if I waited til we had dry days I wouldn't have ridden much lol
if I had a quid for every time someone said it was easy to pass their test I could afford my own bike dealership, worldwide
Hey Adz I wouldn't call riding in the rain fun but it's 1 of them things that u get used 2. I've always found thick fog more challenging,when the only way of making sure u stay on the black stuff is 2 ride the cats eyes !!!! Couple of tips 4 the rain thou: 'RainX' on exterior of visor makes vision much better & a little fairy liquid on the inside helps with misting. Watch your distances more & even out the braking else u'll end up sliding on ur side down t road (I know I've done it!) Enjoy the 'summer'
I agree with the reaper man,it does help concentration and riding abilities,ie smooth riding,brakes ,gas and lean?personally dont like the rain but we cant stay in waiting for the sun can we?
If you,re gonna keep riding Adz you aint gonna have much choice!!
I mean how many *nice* days have you gone out & it peed down an hour later?? Unless of course you,re leaving us for sunnier climes!
You may WILL do more wet rides
I went for a ride out on Saturday with friends, completely failed to keep up when it was sunny, but they slowed down enough when we hit torrential rain that I was able to- rain doesn't bother me, but having to put wet gloves on the next day wasn't pleasant!
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