Guest Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I'm a fair weather rides and proud I have a car for crap weather the bike is for fun and It's not fun in the rain +1 until im more experienced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Some people would say I'm a fair weather rider.However I have been out in in all weathers. I don't like riding in crap weather and won't start out for a rideout if the weather is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polecat Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I would LOVE to be a fair weather rider but alas I need the bike for work and I live in England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XmisterIS Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Typically I won't ride in driving horizontal sleet, in that case I'll either drive or take the train. When I go into Portsmouth in winter in driving horizontal sleet, the train is about twice as fast as the car in the rush hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollingskies Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'm a fair weather rides and proud I have a car for crap weather the bike is for fun and It's not fun in the rain Sums up I think for most people who selected, yes. Interesting poll results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 All year and all weather biker here. Anyway, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerimp Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I ride in everything but snow, oh and that two to thee week period up to Christmas as there seems to be even more nutters on the road than usual then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonniebird Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I have to admit to being a fair weather bike these days although getting caught in the rain occasionally or being cold isn't going to put me off - Bonnie takes a lot of shining you know. lolUsed to ride in all weathers years ago when a bike was my only transport and one of my few offs was in snow on a CB100N in the late 80s. Heaving it upright, dressed in an orange babygrow while car drivers honked their horns impatiently was NOT fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spire Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I ride all year but avoid heavy rain, ice and snow if I can.The worst weather I rode in was whilst touring Spain. I only had leathers with me so when it started to chuck it down stopped and sheltered in a doorway. It was lashing it down plus was thunder and lightning. After a while it was clear it wasn't going to blow over. So had to continue in the rain. Was heading for Santander to catch the ferry the next morning. On the way into Santander past a house that was alight having been hit by the lightning. Then got to a point in the centre where the roads were flooded due to the rain. I tried to work my way around side streets to get past it but in the end gave up and had to ride through it. About 18 inches deep. Then it started hailing. Not just regular small hailstones. These things were the size of walnuts. And fecking hurt like hell.Eventually got to the hotel and stripped off. Everything I had on was completely soaked including everything in my wallet and my passport. But its another chapter in the rich tapestry of biking life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I was out today in torrential rain and loved it.My boots leaked for the first time it was that bad, but I stayed warm. My old Berghaus jacket reproofed with nickwax and worn over my biker jacket kept me dry. I was filtering on the motorway at one point and cars were getting out of my way. I had my helmet open a tiny bit and it kept my view clear. There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.I felt the back of the bike slid out a bit twice, but any junction, corner or round a bout was at slower than usual speeds.There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogin Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I ride all weathers, really hot and humid is the worst, follows by fog and ice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkeh9 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I don't ride when there the chance of ice, and if there's a decent amount of snow. Other than that, all year round I don't like wind though -_- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I intend on buying a non-faired bandit or hornet for winter so I have winter transport to ride the ice...But what am I? I dont like riding in the rain though if I need to go somewhere I simply get on with it. The bike is my only transport.I dont particularly like riding in the rain but I have to if i want to get anywhere, does that mean i am a fair weather rider or not? As if im caught out i just change styles and keep going, i dont like to walk in the rain and i still enjoy the fact im on a bike so im confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik398 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I ride in any weather really. In fact to be honest, i would prefer it if the rain was torrential rather than just your average rain, due to the fact that you then have a story to tell, a sense of achievment, and it is funny seeing car drivers expressions. My only bad experiance with extreme weather was that time not so long ago when it rained and froze on the ground instantly. Cars were going down the road outside my house sideways and walking was difficult let alone driving. People abandoning their cars etc. I literally walked outside the front door, fell on my ass, got up, saw a car going down the hill in front of me sideways, walked into the village, fell over numerous time, saw another car go into a fence, walked/slid past a load of abandoned white vans. At this point I decided not to ride, but that was the only time I have wimped out. Luckily, turned out noone could get to work in their cars let alone bikes so employer was not too angry lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redline Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 7 days a week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indie Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 i hang me head in shame, i buy a cheap car (dont care what it is) for the winter months, But i do still ride in the winter if there is no snow or ice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 i hang me head in shame, i buy a cheap car (dont care what it is) for the winter months, But i do still ride in the winter if there is no snow or ice No need for shame its common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollingskies Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Replacing broken fairing and other components on a spill would cost more than a winter run-around. I am surprised just how many people just seem to love riding in the rain, cold, ice and whatever else that man normally avoids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabluegal Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I am a genuine fair weather biker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I was out and about again today. I found plastic bags inside my boots worked really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer5 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 All weather just don't like wearing waterproofs over leathers...BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mawsley Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I was out and about again today. I found plastic bags inside my boots worked really well. Two old bread bags or carrier bags over your boots will make putting on overtrousers easy.You can choose to keep the bags on if you want to look as cool as me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I was out and about again today. I found plastic bags inside my boots worked really well. Two old bread bags or carrier bags over your boots will make putting on overtrousers easy.You can choose to keep the bags on if you want to look as cool as me. I decided that bags over the boots would risk being caught up in the pegs/controls and would likely rip. So I put them inside to keep my socks warm and dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 sealskinz waterproof socks. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiec Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 my bike is for leisure so definately a fair weather biker, not far from you either throttled so maybe meet up some sunny day.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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