May 8th, 2014, 06:23 AM | #41 |
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Yeah, when the road is wet I keep the RPMs lower than usually and short shift. I just assume the road is as slippery as oil (though with good tires it isn't) and both ride and brake accordingly. Keep your steering, throttle, and brake inputs slow, deliberate and steady.
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May 8th, 2014, 08:18 AM | #42 |
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I generally ride with the flow of traffic and I give myself a lot of room to brake. If I am in the twisties I will tend to take every turn.. especially the blind ones with caution. I basically ride in the rain where I feel comfortable which is generally on the slow cautious side.
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May 13th, 2014, 04:04 PM | #43 | |
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Main roads I go flat on the tank & in the bubble to keep a good bit of the rain from getting down into my crotch... My leathers have a neoprene stretch panel that acts like a wetsuit. I do something similar at traffic lights in heavy rain. Popping your head out of the bubble & looking sideways generally clears half the visor, repeat on the other side... if it doesn't then you're not going fast enough Where I'm from it rains about 10 days a month throughout the year, fair weather bikers don't get much saddle time. |
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May 13th, 2014, 06:15 PM | #44 |
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most of the time in the rain i ride as fast as i do in the dry. But the big thing i do different is give alot more space between me and cars, and if cars and on my rear i let them go and move aside.
I also slow down while cornering much more, and im careful alot more on the white marks on the roads. |
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May 15th, 2014, 11:02 AM | #45 |
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Just finished putting in another 150ish miles on my new bike in the rain. I kept it under 110 Mph or so on the highway. In wet mode I have the electronic engine braking set to high so the bike will start slowing if I let off the throttle, no need to do too much braking which can unsettle the bike in the wet. Also using TC, ABS, and low power mode (125hp) helps to keep things predictable.
With the ninjette I would probably keep it under 55 but she had the crappy stock tires, that I could feel slipping if I got too aggressive or asked for too much. |
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May 15th, 2014, 11:09 AM | #46 | |
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#2 Yeah I kept it at 55mph in the wet yesterday on the Ninja. Need to upgrade from the IRC's.
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May 15th, 2014, 03:46 PM | #47 |
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yeah i just avoid rain altogether..it's not too hard to do that in socal
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May 15th, 2014, 11:37 PM | #48 | |
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That said, I agree that the IRCs suck bad and inspire no confidence. |
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May 17th, 2014, 03:06 PM | #49 | |
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May 17th, 2014, 03:45 PM | #50 | |
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May 18th, 2014, 12:39 PM | #51 | |
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It seems like the key advice for riding in the wet is to do all the things you are supposed to do in the dry (be smooth, watch your speed, give yourself room to brake) but to an even greater degree to make up for the loss of traction. I've been trying to develop the habit of not braking on paint and avoiding manhole covers even when it is dry out. Hopefully the habit will be ingrained when it's raining and come natural.
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May 18th, 2014, 12:54 PM | #52 | |
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Flatted soda cans, cardboard, Coroplast, grass, tree leaves, fine sand: all have similar effects and avoiding those while leaning and braking is a good precaution, wet or dry. With enough miles, one develops an extra sense for what the contact patches are feeling.
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April 8th, 2015, 10:01 AM | #53 |
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Japanese Motorcycle cops in the rain!
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April 8th, 2015, 10:05 AM | #54 |
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April 8th, 2015, 10:07 AM | #55 |
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Ahhh gotcha, thanks!
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April 8th, 2015, 11:54 AM | #56 |
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April 8th, 2015, 12:10 PM | #57 |
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That was the very next video I played lol at one point near the end hes was scraping his frame sliders on the ground!
(this is my favorite part of procrastinating on school work, I find so many good videos lol) |
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April 8th, 2015, 01:24 PM | #58 |
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