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ridin in the rain - 7/25/2007 6:48:37 PM    NOSTUPIDZONE Posts: 95 Joined: 6/26/2007 Status: offline whats evrybodys helpful hints i rode about 45 minutes in heavy rain today trying to get home wasnt that bad but was very nervous deep puddles scare the crap outta me lol _____________________________ 98 cbr900rr akropovic full pipe rejetted etc dunlop 208s blacked out sheild polished wheels spokes painted Post #: 1

RE: ridin in the rain - 7/25/2007 7:48:38 PM    jrode   Posts: 67 Joined: 6/18/2007 Status: offline my advice is pull over somewhere and try to wait it out if you have the time.  i hate ridin in the rain. (in reply to NOSTUPIDZONE) Post #: 2

RE: ridin in the rain - 8/1/2007 6:56:09 PM    pick900rr Posts: 38 Joined: 4/2/2007 Status: offline take your time, don't be in hurry. Rain gear would be great, but I don't carry any. If you can get off the interstate and ride a city street it will help a lot. Got stuck in it about a month ago, the 1.5 hr ride home turned into 4+ hrs. Kept trying to pull over and wait it out, got off the interstate and it wasn't too bad. You can take your time, and not worry much about getting soaked and blown all over the roads by semi's. _____________________________ pick 1998 CBR900rr black/erion, D&D, -1/+2 (in reply to jrode) Post #: 3

RE: ridin in the rain - 8/1/2007 7:26:34 PM    OldFatGuy Posts: 1642 Joined: 12/15/2005 From: Missouri, good ol' USA Status: offline The semi's suck in the rain.  I think they enjoy flying by and blowing water up in your face.  Bastards!  If you get caught in it, just go with the flow and don't let it get under your skin.  Laugh it off.  I'm not sure secondary roads are any better... I guess depends on how long it's been raining.  The interstates seem to get rid of the oily residue quicker because of more traffic - the secondary roads can be slicker. Just slow down, give yourself more stopping room, etc. etc.  Just common sense stuff. _____________________________ '06 1000RR Red/Black '04 1800 Goldwing Candy Black Cherry '05 Shadow VLX Deluxe Pearl White (Wife's) Ride Safe, Ride Often, Ride Far (in reply to pick900rr) Post #: 4

RE: ridin in the rain - 8/2/2007 5:56:01 PM    Orangebutter   Posts: 176 Joined: 2/16/2007 Status: offline Riding in the rain is not a problem.  You better have good tires.  Take things a little slower and brake earlier and be less agressive.  It's so hot right now I kinda actually like it when it rains a little to cool me off.  I have been caught in 4 heavy down poors and the first time I was scared shitless.  But realized the tires stuck pretty good.  Take turns slower than normal,  leave it in a higher gear,  feather the clutch so on and so on.  If at anytime you are uncomfortable........Stop........Pull over.........Not worth you getting hurt. (in reply to OldFatGuy) Post #: 5

RE: ridin in the rain - 8/5/2007 2:29:29 PM    The Hammer Posts: 51 Joined: 1/27/2007 Status: offline Here in the UK I ride in the rain more than I ride in the dry. Just be smooth. Riding in the wet dont bother me, just cleaning the bike after does. _____________________________ The Hammer. Women want him, Men want to BE him. (in reply to Orangebutter) Post #: 6

RE: ridin in the rain - 8/5/2007 2:39:17 PM    baileyjn   Posts: 182 Joined: 6/10/2007 Status: offline Avoid any performance riding whatsoever. Obey the speed limit. Even the recommended limit for curves. Avoid traffic at all costs. _____________________________ Jon Bailey 2007 Black CBR 600RR Shogun Framesliders Puig Double Bubble Windshield (in reply to NOSTUPIDZONE) Post #: 7

RE: ridin in the rain - 8/5/2007 2:42:54 PM    rangerscott Posts: 3255 Joined: 6/18/2007 From: Texas Status: online I enjoy riding in the rain.    Am I weird?   (in reply to baileyjn) Post #: 8

RE: ridin in the rain - 8/5/2007 8:53:35 PM    demonchild Posts: 1491 Joined: 11/8/2006 From: Los Angeles, California Status: offline If you ride often, get a one piece suit and waterprooff boots and gloves.  (in reply to rangerscott) Post #: 9

RE: ridin in the rain - 8/17/2007 9:29:33 PM    bufferedaspirin   Posts: 48 Joined: 8/23/2006 Status: offline quote: The Hammer Riding in the wet dont bother me, just cleaning the bike after does. +1 rangerscott: I also enjoy riding in the rain :) < Message edited by bufferedaspirin -- 8/17/2007 9:31:43 PM > _____________________________ I'm looking for someone who is looking for me. (in reply to demonchild) Post #: 10

RE: ridin in the rain - 8/17/2007 10:35:09 PM    mikeys06cbr600rr Posts: 122 Joined: 6/27/2007 Status: offline love riding in the rain just take your time and give yourself to brake _____________________________ never go through life with, what if... jardine slip-on, fender elim. kit, shogun frame sliders, screaming yellow pearl paint with tapeworks metallic black wings and sticker package, KN filter, memphis windscreen, and a corbin seat (in reply to bufferedaspirin) Post #: 11

RE: ridin in the rain - 9/11/2007 7:01:45 PM    118367s   Posts: 162 Joined: 5/11/2007 Status: offline man i rode in a thunder strom and was soaking and heated just busted out all of a sudden (in reply to mikeys06cbr600rr) Post #: 12

RE: ridin in the rain - 9/11/2007 8:33:41 PM    Raven Posts: 337 Joined: 3/3/2007 From: Ruidoso, NM Status: offline  Yesterday, in the rain, I was braking and skidding at a stoplight. I had to put my foot down for a little extra braking power. It worked. Out in the flat desert, my bike and I are the tallest things around and when lightening strikes nearby I envision the effects of a downstrike upon my gas tank. There would only be charred bits of debris leftover. Every time I pull over, under an overpass, to change into raingear, it stops raining. Murpheys' Law? I love the rain! Pax, G. (in reply to 118367s) Post #: 13

RE: ridin in the rain - 9/16/2007 9:58:11 PM    NeverL8 Posts: 441 Joined: 9/12/2007 Status: offline It never rains in southern california. DAMN too bad im up north. thank god fo rthe weather channel. _____________________________ 2005 Duc Monster 620 2006 CBR 1000 RR (in reply to Raven) Post #: 14

RE: ridin in the rain - 10/12/2007 12:04:13 PM    Bumble Bee Posts: 1323 Joined: 9/19/2007 Status: offline I hate rain so i never ride in the rain.  if the forcast has rain I will not go out of my town.  I hate whe it rains and gets my car dirty like it is right now.  To me it's just not as safe to ride in the rain.  I kid dies here about a months and a half ago riding in the rain. _____________________________ If it's not jap-it's crap! (in reply to NeverL8) Post #: 15

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