Bikers poll #2

[Legzman]

Do you ride rain or shine?

 

[Mr. Daystar]

Starting out with the rain pouring down, is just asking for trouble...but if you get caught in it...suck it up, and keep going.

 

[pitino]

"if I get stuck in the rain then so be it"....can't wait to reach my destination!!!

 

[SeraphiM]

I try to at least see what the weather is going to do before I ride out,

but I've been caught in the rain a couple of times and didn't gripe about it.

 

[Legzman]

I ride rain or shine at present since I got rid of my P.O.S. car so I have no other choice but come winter I'll be on 4 wheels for sure!

 

[voufi]

if it is raining i don't think, "ok, nice weather for a ride" but if i have to go somewhere then no problem, i'll go rain or not. Besides it is easier to slide.....

 

[D-rock]

Usually riding a bike where I live in the rain is a bad idea even, for even more than the obvious reasons. Unless you’re somebody that is extremely familiar with the roads around here it can get dangerous even in good weather. In perfect weather they have sand strewn about them in some corners because they don't use enough clay on the sides of the road and even worse there is a bunch of patches and potholes that have popped up in the last few years that aren't going to be fixed any time soon. The rain can make those hard to see especially the potholes where you can't tell if there is a little pool of water there or a 6-inch deep hole. Which is too bad, there are some excellent back roads around here with some good curves. Some of them would make a great section of a racetrack on some road course somewhere. Unfortunately if you screw up there is nothing but trees to stop your momentum so there is a good chance riding a bike would kill you if you pushed it. Even going normal speed in a car is fun on them though.

 

[poggy]

I ride in all weathers, as I don't drive and work is 20 miles away.

 

[georges]

I had the opportunity to ride some motorcycles some years ago in bad and good conditions. I rode some touring motorcycles or customs. I favor comfort over something else. Under the rain you have to reduce your speed because the braking distance is longer and the motorcyle hasn't got the same stability as a car (tough with rwd cars if you accelerate too quick or press the gas pedal too much, the car will spin) even in good weather it is preferable to drive safe and not speedwhore because there can always be an unexpected event.

 

[mooks]

I try to avoid rain, but if I am cruising and it starts.. then oh well, not much I can do!