Riding In the Rain

Been caught in the rain commuting. Been caught in the rain on trips. One of these days I'll need to get rain gear. Make sure you keep good tires on the bike. Bald tires don't work well in the wet. Be smooth with the controls.
 
teamorion22 said:
the more you do it you will get more comfortable. which is good. i usually ride around in somewhat of a low gear. but in the rain i keep it up one more gear than i normally ride
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Rain is no problem... but it's recommend that you keep it up one gear (not a lower gear). Keeping it in a higher gear keeps you from putting too much torque to the rubber/road... helps keeping your controls inputs slower (bogging)...
 
BUSA159 said:
I should try that on the next trip across multiple states and a couple weeks of riding? In the summer during 90 degree plus weather, the rain does not seem too bad.
This up coming ride on the Salt Lake stretch to Reno may be one of those times. :whistle:
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Nice ride :thumbsup:
 
Growing up and commuting in Chicago I got caught in the rain often. Just puts a different spin on riding, I think. Living in So Cal now, it rains so rarely I almost welcome some "real" weather.

A few years back, riding in the mountains West of Denver we got caught in heavy rain, with temps in the low 40's. Miserable, to be sure. But just slow down a little, use one gear higher than normal, make every move gentle and smooth, and pretty soon you're in the warm, dry hotel room with lots of good memories.
 
I can tell you that The worst time for me was when a friend and I were at bike week in Daytona two years ago. We had to ride home about three hours in severe weather. I mean SEVERE. We were both called into work because several tornadoes hit our hometown area. When we got to Palatka, the rain and wind started. I thank God we both made it home without crashing. We couldn't see very well and several times we had to pass log trucks on s.r.100 simpley because the back wash made it impossible to see anything. I followed his tail light most of the way. Several times I could see his back tire break loose as we passed the trucks and then feel mine do the same as I crossed the center line at about 60 mph (very slick that yellow line). I don't mind getting wet, but I don't think I will ever do that again. I probably wouldn't have done it then except I needed to get back to my family and my job. I don't recommend it. Plus I had to clean my new Busa for several hours a few days later to get all the sand and grit off of it.:banghead:
 
I hate getting caught in the rain, especially because of how friggin' nasty a bike gets, and how long it takes to clean it up afterwards (not to mention the chain maintenance). As others have said, you simply have to back the pace off a notch, not make aggressive directional changes if you can, and allow more time/room for braking/accelerating (just to reduce the likelihood of losing grip). Antifog visors really help, and turning your helmet periodically from side to side will let the wind remove at least some of the water from your visor.

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I had to ride in the rain all the time when I commuted with the gixxer, and I just got used to it. Rain and cold don't mix well though so be careful:beerchug:
 
got caught in the rain plenty of times. i have a rain suit in my tank bag 24/7 just incase.i dont trust what the weather man says.i got caught once w/o a helmet-worst experience ever.i'll cruise at 75-85 and i turn my head to the right or left to clear up the visor.avoid the roadlines esp. around bends.
 
According to the U.S. National Weather Service, the odds of being struck by lightning -- in your lifetime -- are 1 in 5,000.

The odds of being struck in any given year: 1 in 700,000
 
more odds from another site, something to think about when you buy a lottery ticket..

Everyone knows that the probability of winning the lottery is a pretty big long shot. How long, however, you probably never really thought about. Your actual odds of winning the lottery depend on where you play, but single state lotteries usually have odds of about 18 million to 1 while multiple state lotteries have odds as high as 120 million to 1.

If you have ever thought you'd win the lottery, you're not alone. About one out of every three people in the United States think that winning the lottery is the only way to become financially secure in their life. This is a frightening statistic when you sit down and consider what the above odds really mean.

It's time to take a long hard look at the chances of you winning the lottery. While winning the lottery may be something that you want, to show you your chances we'll take a look at a number of remote occurrences that you probably wouldn't like to have happen to you - and probably don't think will ever happen to you - but are still much more likely to happen to you than winning the lottery.

How about the classic odds of being struck by lightning? The actual probability of this happening varies from year to year, but as a good estimate, the National Safety Council says between 70 and 120 people a year die in the US by lightning - so let's take 100 as our base. With the US population being approximately 265 million people, that means that the chances of being killed by lightning are roughly 2,650,000 to 1. Not very likely. However you are still 6 to 45 times more likely to die from a lightning strike than you would be to win the lottery.
 
The way my luck runs, i won't chance a lightning strike. Premature death is not something I want to experience. No future in it... many years ago I had a near fatal experience. The doc that cut me open said "you had 10 minutes left" that was too close for me.........Dodged it one time, may not again. :laugh:
 
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