Soulless82
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What do you guys do, do you change the way you ride when the roads are wet?
Noob question time...
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A number of things you have to watch in the wet - oily patches, painted lines on the road, cold tyres. As Clarky said - always ride to the conditions, slow down, give yourself more space from the vehicle in front and now that I've got a bike with a lot more power - don't twist the wrist too much.
Bloke
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I find pouring rain easy to ride in. it's slightly damp roads that screw you over big time.
Just enough water to bring the grease and oil to the surface of the tarmac, but not enough that you think "this is a wet road I'll slow down". Bloody lethal that is.
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Just enough water to bring the grease and oil to the surface of the tarmac, but not enough that you think "this is a wet road I'll slow down". Bloody lethal that is.
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AZZ3R
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Once you have ridden a few times in the wet your riding adjusts & you don't even know you're doing it.
That corner you would take at a lean your now taking it upright & that 30mph curve in the road your taking at 25.
When the weather conditions aren't perfect, which is quite alo of the time living in the UK. You will start too look so far ahead & read the road that, that grid right infront of you, you've postioned yourself without really thinking about it & are focusing & planning the next possible problem.
With riding come experiance, you need to ride in the bad conditions so when you get caught out you know how to react.
That corner you would take at a lean your now taking it upright & that 30mph curve in the road your taking at 25.
When the weather conditions aren't perfect, which is quite alo of the time living in the UK. You will start too look so far ahead & read the road that, that grid right infront of you, you've postioned yourself without really thinking about it & are focusing & planning the next possible problem.
With riding come experiance, you need to ride in the bad conditions so when you get caught out you know how to react.
ariderslife
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real sailors ride the RED seas...
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NastyEvilNinja
4 wheel racer, 2 wheel lunatic
I read a few years back that tyre manufacturers reckon your average road tyre has about 80% of the grip it does in the dry.
Dunno if I'd fancy testing that theory, though! :shock:
I move around a lot more on the bike when it's wet. This keeps the bike more upright in the turns so you get more grip. Also the best thing you can do is RELAX and keep breathing! Wet riding is almost like meditating to me, and I have to say i quite enjoy it and having to be that much more smooth with everything.
And don't get fooled into buying super-sticky treadless track tyres, because they will catch you out in the rain, and the chances are you won't be able to ride anywhere near the limits of even a modern sports touring tyre even on a dry track.
Dunno if I'd fancy testing that theory, though! :shock:
I move around a lot more on the bike when it's wet. This keeps the bike more upright in the turns so you get more grip. Also the best thing you can do is RELAX and keep breathing! Wet riding is almost like meditating to me, and I have to say i quite enjoy it and having to be that much more smooth with everything.
And don't get fooled into buying super-sticky treadless track tyres, because they will catch you out in the rain, and the chances are you won't be able to ride anywhere near the limits of even a modern sports touring tyre even on a dry track.
Chrus600
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Anything shiny. Stay off it.
Almost binned my bike going over a cattle grid, despite going straight. Wet man hole covers are a favourite at any junction; prepare for front wheel wash out or unexpected burn outs/drifting.
Just ride carefully, use your head, think ahead more.
Almost binned my bike going over a cattle grid, despite going straight. Wet man hole covers are a favourite at any junction; prepare for front wheel wash out or unexpected burn outs/drifting.
Just ride carefully, use your head, think ahead more.
A friend of mine has been riding for years, including doing a lot of touring around Europe and the only time he's dropped his bike was on a stretch of 30mph road and feathered the brakes while the front wheel was going over an oily patch on the road. He was fine, but he crumpled the fairing on his bike :S
Bloke
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Another one to watch for: road banding. The bits of tar that covers road joins for bridges or even the sensors for monitoring traffic flow and lights.
Even dead straight 70mph on the severn bridge on a wet day resulted in a slidey rear tyre and a puckering arse.
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Even dead straight 70mph on the severn bridge on a wet day resulted in a slidey rear tyre and a puckering arse.
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thunderous71
Daddy
Bloke said:
That tar they put down on bad patch jobs is so deadly even in the dry and why do they place in on so many corners!
Another thing about riding in the wet is a good set of tyres, I'm just boasting about a purchase now *grin* pilot road 3 tyres have made wet riding so much better.
thunderous71
Daddy
So far I love them but only just about scrubbed them in, still got a half inch chicken strip on the back. But yea I noticed the grip level was much better even before fully scrubbed in. I was running (for comparision) bridgestone bt21 front and bt23 rear before and never felt that safe full lean on corners and they took an age to warm up, the pilots seem to warm up very fast.
Cost fitted I paid 240ish for a set, dunno if that was good or bad.
Word of warning tho I don't have high miles on them yet so how they last I dont know. I wore the bridgestons out in 7k miles.
But I did notice the guy behind the counter at the tyre shop also had them fitted to his bike (I took that as a good sign).
Cost fitted I paid 240ish for a set, dunno if that was good or bad.
Word of warning tho I don't have high miles on them yet so how they last I dont know. I wore the bridgestons out in 7k miles.
But I did notice the guy behind the counter at the tyre shop also had them fitted to his bike (I took that as a good sign).
Darkzy43
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The Bridgstone BT45's are good (what i was using on my GS before it started getting refurbished) But have also heard good things about the Pilot Road 3's so..
Generally you want to be extra careful if its just rained after a dry spell. As the rain brings grease and stuff up off of the road making the layer of rain extra slippery. But yeah.. Ride how you're comfortable and if the back slips out you know you have to back off .. (Thats a joke btw 
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P.S The only noob question is the one not asked
Generally you want to be extra careful if its just rained after a dry spell. As the rain brings grease and stuff up off of the road making the layer of rain extra slippery. But yeah.. Ride how you're comfortable and if the back slips out you know you have to back off
.. (Thats a joke btw ) P.S The only noob question is the one not asked
RoadcraftNottingham
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