Hm yes well. Slipping and sliding around on my bike is somewhat more scary. It's so heavy that I would have huge difficulty controlling it if it went into a skid. I've had some close calls before now..
It's a good thing I have the Dragon GTS tyres on there. I'm used to them and they're very good in the wet as well as the dry.
I'm not a biker, but bikers have sometimes told me I drive like one. I think this was meant to be a compliment. (-8
Rain is worse after a long dry spell, of course - it lifts lots of slippery oils out of the tarmac. And with a 4-litre V8 driving the rear wheels without traction control, there's plenty of opportunity for "excitement"...
When it started raining yesterday I took the bike home at lunch time. I was nervous as buggery and drove to the office yesterday afternoon and today...
I'm hoping that I haven't turned into a dry weather rider but I'm still a bit nervous about all that power...
I don't have so much of a problem with power in the wet - as long as I'm going in a straight line. If I'm cornering I take it very easy and if I'm going slowly enough I use the clutch to lessen the impact of any bad throttle control.
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Date: 2003-07-17 12:13 am (UTC)would have preferred rain all last night, then stop while I go to work, in fact... just stop whenever I'm not inside a building :)
sort it out for me would you? there's a good chap :)
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Date: 2003-07-17 02:07 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-07-17 02:10 am (UTC)*throws chocolate drop*
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Date: 2003-07-17 12:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-07-17 12:49 am (UTC)(But then I learnt on a DT125R, which let's face it isn't that grippy on asphalt at the best of times - you learn to enjoy skidding or stop riding)
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Date: 2003-07-17 02:07 am (UTC)It's a good thing I have the Dragon GTS tyres on there. I'm used to them and they're very good in the wet as well as the dry.
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Date: 2003-07-17 02:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-07-17 03:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-07-17 04:04 am (UTC)Rain is worse after a long dry spell, of course - it lifts lots of slippery oils out of the tarmac. And with a 4-litre V8 driving the rear wheels without traction control, there's plenty of opportunity for "excitement"...
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Date: 2003-07-17 02:27 am (UTC)I'm hoping that I haven't turned into a dry weather rider but I'm still a bit nervous about all that power...
:S
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Date: 2003-07-17 03:00 am (UTC)