| Author | Message | ||
     Sshbsn |
I like it. In fact, I'm addicted to riding in storms after so many years in Florida! Anybody else feel this way, or am I just freaky??   | ||
| Doon |
Your freaky... I don't mind riding in the rain, and it doesn't scare me as is does some of my friends. That being said I won't actively go looking for it. Just wait til you first nice hail storm, when on the slab and not an underpass in sight. That might cure ya ;) | ||
| Spiderman |
I like it. | ||
| Etennuly |
I like riding in the rain too. I don't care for the "big welder"  in the sky, or hard cross winds at the storm front though. Yeah, sleet and hail  suck too. | ||
| New12r |
Rain is not that bad, I was caught in the rain just last night. I just saw Buells new rain gear too and will have that in the saddle bags soon! | ||
| Rotzaruck |
I suspect that's just expected of a Badweatherbiker!!! | ||
| Froggy |
I love riding in the rain. A few months back, it started hailing on me, i was confused as i thought it was just really hard rain, but because i was in traffic, i was able to look down and i saw that it was hail. | ||
| Andrejs2112 |
I like rain too...as long as I'm in my rain gear. It's kind of liberating. Just watch those painted lines on the road when wet going around a curve. I almost bit it the other day when my tires were on the paint. FYI | ||
| Cataract2 |
Wow, didn't expect a post from another ride who got caught in that storm. I was over near UCF riding when that thing brewed up. BTW, Seminole Buell is a good place to visit. Hey, where were you when you shot that picture? Almost looks like Nova Rd. Hey, I noticed in your profile you have an FZR600. My first bike was a 1993 FZR600. Good bike. (Message edited by cataract2 on September 01, 2007) | ||
| Steve_mackay |
Riding in the rain ain't bad. Riding in a snow storm SUCKS!!! | ||
| M1combat |
I've learned that the more inclement the weather the more I like it. Best time I've had was a hellacious dust storm headed into Phoenix one day. Dust and dirt in my helmet, five gallon buckets whizing across the road at 30 miles an hour, couldn't see any more than 100 feet when my eyes didn't have dirt in them, 60MPH wind gusts. Good times  . Rode home 45 miles in the snow last year a few times. Even twice with about 1/2" of accumulation on the road. Got honked at by a snow plow for passing him. Rode to work at fourteen degrees F a few times last year too. You can warm your hands on the engine if you don't have time to stop. Rain is alright. If it's raining real bad I generally pull in 25-40' behind a semi just for the fun of it... | ||
| M1combat |
Steve... Get a set of Tour Master gloves with the wiper built into the left glove . They work great for wiping the built up snow off of your visor. It's good to take glasses too though because the helmet will just fog if it's wet snow... Wiping the glasses is a different story though... | ||
| Tq_freak |
Haha this thread is awesome. I JUST got home from helping a buddy all day and took the long way home because it was raining. I half hour out of my way in the rain was just what I needed to clear my mind (and cool off) I don't mind riding in the rain at all. I kind of find it fun like everyone else who has posted so far. I find it gives me more to concentrate on and makes a long trip on the slab go faster. | ||
| Sshbsn |
M1: My dad had me riding through Tulsa's horrid winters back when I was 14 and learning to slide the rear tire of my Maxim-I through snowy turns. But we don't get too much snow down here in SWFL, so I can probably skip the Tour Masters. Cataract: DUDE was that a storm or what?! I almost got blown sideways off a bridge, then spent a while dodging the wrath of God lightning. I went up to Orlando to chase work, and wanted to go to Seminole Buell while I was there--but I forgot how foul the traffic is up there so I skipped it. I snapped that pic somewhere off of 60 or 630 south of Lake Kissimmee. And that's the almost mighty FZR in the photo. The more I work on it, the more I love it. Riding in storms rules. Andre put it best above, it's liberating. Besides, we aren't drowning in twisty roads down here, so you've gotta take excitement where you can find it. (Message edited by sshbsn on September 01, 2007) | ||
| Tom_b |
Rain! that isn't bad, matter of fact if it is a summer rain is nice. Hail is another matter, that sucks. cold weather is great. 80mph on a long straightaway in a nice warm rain is something to be exprienced. anybody who says they ride and are scared of a little rain aren't riders | ||
| M1combat |
Tulsa's horrid winters? I grew up in Alaska :-P. Rode my IT250 through the winters up there . | ||
| Cataract2 |
Was crazy trying to dodge that storm today. Sadly I lost one of my rain covers for my Cortech saddlebags. Gotta order a new one of those. | ||
| No_rice |
i love chasing, and being chased by storms. homecoming last year pulling into appleton   and of course snow storms also. on the way to this ride we went through a nice snowstorm and i had my left foot on the ground like an outrigger holding us up on the ice and snow leaned against the wind. now that was entertaining lol. a few miles after we started down the road we were in about 2 inches of snow on the roads and a nice strong breeze (that definatly slowed us down ALOT)...   (Message edited by no_rice on September 01, 2007) | ||
| Cataract2 |
Gah, I'm told by the Buell rider group in Colorado Springs that they sometimes ride in snow. That will be an experience for me being I'm a Fl. boy. | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
I got to say rain doesn't bother me. I just don't like the clean up after riding in it. Snow is another matter, to put it simply snow hurts... Your visor will fog up no matter what you do, when you vent it the snow stings your face. Not fun. If you are doing any serious riding in rain, you have to pick up a set of ortlieb bags. I LOVE mine because if it rain, my bags are submersible, so everything stays clean and dry. When I get to my destination, I can pull out a hose an rinse everything off before removing my bags. it keeps the hotel/home much cleaner. | ||
| Steve_mackay |
Steve... Get a set of Tour Master gloves with the wiper built into the left glove : ). They work great for wiping the built up snow off of your visor. It's good to take glasses too though because the helmet will just fog if it's wet snow... Wiping the glasses is a different story though... Cold front carbons? I already have 'em. The work well down to about 15-20F. And the shield wiper is great. My helmet shield fogging isn't the problem. It's my glasses fogging up. Scorpion shields don't fog up much, if at all. | ||
| Steve_mackay |
Tim, that homecoming ride was sumthin' eh? It wasn't bad, besides the huge white painted RR crossing stripes in Eagle? That SUCKED. | ||
| Hexangler |
I love the rain too. It makes me feel more isolated and alone on the highway. And that is probably why I ride in the first place. No radio, no cellphone, no cup holder--just the road, the machine, the elements, and my senses. I love passing cars and trucks on the freeway when its really coming down. Must be all those negative ions or something. Maybe its just the extra dose of reality...A battle cry in my helmet. It sure does beat the heat. Air's dense too, BIKE RUN GOOD. Hex | ||
| Gregtonn |
A strip of double sided Velcro with a 3" to 4" chunk of windshield wiper blade glued to it works great. Just strap it around the knuckles your left glove (non-throttle) when you need it. You can even use one on each hand it you want. I keep one in the fairing bag on my S3. | ||
| Danny_h__jesternut |
You guys are nutz. Bikes are for fair weather only. I don't ride if there is any hint of foul weather with in a three state radi of my home. I don't ride the day before or the day after a storm. I don't ride if the temp's are below 60*, too cold. I don't ride if the temp's are above 75*, too hot. I never ride in cities,too conjested. I never take the bike out during rush hour traffic in the am or pm. I never ride after sun set or before sun rize. In the first hours after sun up and jest before sun down I don't ride as this is the worst time for solar glare,verry bad time to ride. I don't ride out in the countryside, too many cridders running round uncaged,verry dangerious. I am a hardcore motorcyclest/rider. | ||
| Sshbsn |
THAT'S terrifically funny Danny!  | ||
| Xbduck |
I love riding in the rain. I think it's a zen thing. I loved walking into work, shaking off the water then laughing at everyone who comes running in with the umbrella. They are soaked from the waist down and wondering how I stayed so dry riding a motorcycle. As for fogging glasses, I use a Foggy hooked by velcro in my Shoei helmet. It conforms to your face across your nose and down the cheeks of your face. It forces your hot moist breath down and away from your face. | ||
| Rainman |
Some of us love riding in the rain and some of us have the rain fall upon us. For three years, every time I worked an MSF course it would pour rain. Three years and three tornado warnings. When I would even show up to the school on weekends off it would rain. Finally, on a long ride with a bunch of beginning riders, when ever I took the lead on a bike it would pour and whenever I drove the chase truck, it would shine. After three years they gave me my nickname. I'm afraid it still fits. | ||
| Beatx1 |
Judging from the last picture somebody in blue jeans is going to have a cold butt. Cold riding is great....if you have the gear for it. My coldest commute is 50 miles to work 18 degrees fahrenheit the cold finds every crack and light spot in the riding suit. | ||
| Coal400 |
When I was much a much poorer man, a motorcycle was all I had to get around. I "all seasoned" it for 2 years. I only had a handful of close calls but I consider the overall experience valuable. Although, I'm really glad those days of dependency are gone I'd much rather drive my truck through the snow. Do you "storm chasers" have any concern about your engine's longevity when riding in winter? I know that aluminum has a rather high coefficient of thermal expansion, let alone the larger tolerances on air cooled bikes. In the winter, I remember being able to put my bare hand on the cylinder head... the engine temp was probably 80*. Needless to say, my Yamaha Virago lived, what I feel to be, a short life. After 2 years, it required a substantial overhaul to keep it reliable. That was with only ~20,000 miles I put on the clock(~24k total). I ended up selling it and getting another used bike -v45 sabre. |
