Riding in Rain Can Be Fun!

This was from the same night as the Witness Crash one but I talk about rain riding. If you really want to be a good rider the next step is to learn how to ride in the rain. Your controls have to be really smooth you can't be jerky otherwise you could end up sliding out or high siding!

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[spluesh]

Nissan GTR 3:07...wicked

[ashf00t]

@spluesh haha, you aren't the first person to pick that car out!

[nastyevilninja]

Living in the UK I have to put up with a fair bit of rain riding - luckily I quite like it!

They reckon modern tyres have about 80% of the grip in the wet that you've got in the dry... I have to say i don't push it too much in the wet, though.

[ashf00t]

@nastyevilninja Very true! I hear Oregon is a lot like the UK in the fact that it rains a lot! We didn't get sun till the second week of July!

[dsrevo79]

where did u buy camera? or what kind is it? imma buy one....ty

[ashf00t]

@dsrevo79 I bought it online. It's a Fujifilm Finepix Z20. Thanks for the sub by the way!

[RedanWhiteRebel]

Here in Ireland it is so wet we have to practise for dry weather riding lol.

[joshuatree1001]

How fast were you going? Also, do you have any kind of winter/rain tire on?

[nastyevilninja]

@arsenalfan4life1993 Yup exactly that! And I had to miss days off work when the snow was too bad. The right kit will keep you warm and dry - snow and ice is a problem because you WILL crash eventually on any bike. Music in the car is ok, but I still prefer listening to a race exhaust at 12,000rpm and the forced air induction etc... :)

[arsenalfan4life1993]

@nastyevilninja ah i see, is it because it's too cold in snow and ice or just dangerous? Yea the thing is people use a car to get to somewhere they enjoy, where as I think that I would enjoy getting to that place on a bike and it would be more of a chore in a car...the only thing that makes me want to get a car is the warmth and so i can listen to music haha. How come you passed your driving test? just needed something more pratical?

[nastyevilninja]

@arsenalfan4life1993 I had my first ever car lesson about 3 months ago then passed the test. There's just no comparison at all in terms of fun and involvement - it's made me appreciate how awesome bikes are. Riding puts you into almost a meditative state of awareness, wheras sitting in a car just makes you a bit bored! Good quality bike kit keeps you warm and dry but you do need a car for the snow and ice, really... A bike will be the best thing you ever bought! ;)

[arsenalfan4life1993]

@nastyevilninja Hi mate, thinking of getting a bike instead of car. Which do you prefer and why? Do you get extremely wet/cold when riding in the rain or can you keep warm and dry with the correct gear? thanks.