justinguitar
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i2i course is excellent... will do a full report when i finish tomorrow.
Riding in the rain...
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Buz
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I have a V wipe attached to index finger and it works really well.
One thing that irritates me is the wet neck, i wear a neck tube but this can also stop air circulating and mist the visor up quicker.
I've always found pin locks work well keeping the visor clear when fitted correctly.
One thing that irritates me is the wet neck, i wear a neck tube but this can also stop air circulating and mist the visor up quicker.
I've always found pin locks work well keeping the visor clear when fitted correctly.
i don't concentrate at all, wet or dry. if i have to think about it, it all goes wrong and i have to slow down.
often when i stop at the end of the day, i get a headache like i've been concentrating 110% though
often when i stop at the end of the day, i get a headache like i've been concentrating 110% though
Some excellent advice in this thread. I may have ridden for 35 years in all weathers but I am still not too old to learn. Good stuff wheres me waterproofs.
cliff
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One way to build up your confidence is to imagine the road is always wet.
Riding in the wet is the same as riding in the dark - most of us don't do it often enough and usually only when we HAVE to or get caught unexpectedly, the more you do it the more relaxed you will be and the better you will ride (and ENJOY), Unfortunately we ALL have to learn from mistakes in ALL riding conditions to gain experience so pick a rainy, miserable day, or wait for darkness and go for a run at your choice.
As for 100% concentration, I find that is when I do something stoopid, over-analysing how I do things, thinking too much about corner entry speed, looking at the speedo instead of the road ahead sort of thing, ending up fatigued and unhappy rather than enjoying and RELAXING.
As for 100% concentration, I find that is when I do something stoopid, over-analysing how I do things, thinking too much about corner entry speed, looking at the speedo instead of the road ahead sort of thing, ending up fatigued and unhappy rather than enjoying and RELAXING.
Nothing wrong with riding in the rain, just make sure you have got good kit. Keeping warm and dry means you can concentrate on riding, and not about that little cold damp patch that is creeping in through your clothing, usually in the crotch area.
I got caught in a downpour this afternoon, saw a power ranger on an R1 crawling along.
He waved me by, and I just carroied on at a sensible rate, no sudden movements, just controlled and relaxed riding. I actually quite enjoyed it.
He waved me by, and I just carroied on at a sensible rate, no sudden movements, just controlled and relaxed riding. I actually quite enjoyed it.
Fanum
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Keeping warm and dry means you can concentrate on riding, and not about that little cold damp patch that is creeping in through your clothing, usually in the crotch area.
First you get that cold dribble down the back of your neck....it's a guarantee that within ten minutes, you're going to have the same happening around your gentleman's vegetables
Not nice
Like you think about what's for dinner, that problem at work
You don't analyse what you've done after the event, that's history, and doing so is a recipe for disaster
I had a guy wanted a couple of days training, he had had a couple of accidents. It was strange that he knew the exact speed he was doing before it all went pear shaped ...
As you say, you need to be looking ahead and not at the speedo, ride relaxed, chill out .... but you still need 100% concentration I'm afraid
As I say .... never put your bike anywhere that your brain wasn't five seconds earlier
STUBBS
undead
relax and enjoy it
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