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It's gonna be a wet ride into work, it's a good job I didn't clean the bike yesterday

I got soaked. It was dry when I left so I didn't put my wetproofs on. SIlly me.

Oh well, it's not like I washed and waxed the bike on Saturday.......

Ragged it !

Yesterday I stripped and cleaned the rear brake caliper as it wasnt working too well, pads look fine though so happy with that, had my new bolts arrive so I can do the front calipers one evening this week once Ive got the rounded off one out somehow.

Wet ride in to work, but strangely enjoyable. Didn't seem as greasy as other wet days. Or maybe my tyres are getting grippier now they've done a few hundred miles.

Tbh I'm used to it now, I've done more wet riding this year than I have dry.

Most of the tyres work better with a decent amount of water on the road than just damp.

Edit. In my opinion. Before I get hit with stats and data

thats because heavy rain washes all the grease and crap off the road so it makes perfect sense.

I think there is also some unnoticed changes in rider mindset. If it's only slightly damp you still tend to try and hustle the bike round a bit, where as when there is rain streaming down your visor you tend to resign yourself to a slower pootle.

I don't mind doing decent speeds in the wet. Having confidence in your tyres really helps.

And what Perky says is spot on as well.

Kwacky wrote:I don't mind doing decent speeds in the wet. Having confidence in your tyres really helps.

And what Perky says is spot on as well.

Agreed, most road tyres have more than enough grip to allow you to ride the same in the wet as dry. The problem is re less relaxed on the bike (not excluding me) which is not good for the bike. Also as you ride slower there is less heat in the tyres.
Its rained that much this winter there shouldnt be any crap on the roads.

Trouble is that the roads which have banks either side, or are in thee country get all the crap washed down from the fields, so you end up with the traffic moving this crap to the centre of the roads, bends are the worse as you are forced to use one side or the other of your lane, rather than a nice smooth line with the best view...

I had to take an alternative route into work as the M6 was shut due to a massive crash. I understand that people have had to be cut out of their vehicles.

The biggest problem with riding/driving in the wet is the stopping distances. Even the very best rider will not stop as quickly in the wet.

Dropped the Multi off for it's running in service !!

Still waiting for my battery to turn up so I can fit it, I paid £6 for next day delivery so it had better.

Just spoke to a guy called Will at a company called Wrap Kings based in Cradley, gonna take my hugger to them next week see if they can carbon wrap it.

Washed the GPZ and took the seat off to see if I could wrap some of that non slip magic mat around it to give a bit more grip and discovered the battery totally flat, not impressed, but too heavy too bump start , great

Bratty wrote:Still waiting for my battery to turn up so I can fit it, I paid £6 for next day delivery so it had better.

Don't look as though it's gonna come today, don't need bike tomorrow as going into town with the wife in her car but the point is I paid £6 for next day delivery and it's not here.

Picked it up after the service and gave her a clean & polish !!