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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: 08087 on June 14, 2012, 01:23:02 AM
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How much do you let the weather stop you from riding?
The weather by me has been "changable" the past few weeks and being I want to use my scoot for work I need the weather to hold up for about 9 hours without rain. I've not been lucky and only managed to bring my scoot 3 times in 2 weeks. The rest of this week looks much better and I may be able to ride her in the next 4 days.
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The weather doesnt bother me at all. I ride in the rain all the time. Just need to have the proper gear and attitude on the road. Rain gear is a permanent accessory in my scoot. We have 2 storms coming right now and lots of rain today. The more the rain, the more I need to ride the scoot, why? Because of heavy traffic during heavy rains... If I'm stuck in traffic in my car and I see all those scoots passing me, I get pissed..
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..i ride in rain whenever it comes...
..ridden in sleet numerous times and 3 inches of snow once..
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Seems like I have been riding in the rain everyday lately. Hope it ends before my trip. Always have rain gear on the bike.
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I ride 5 days/week, at least 48-50 weeks of the year.
Rain, wind, sleet or snow wont stop me. Ok the snow does but only if its real bad. If the roads are clear and open then i ride to work, the alternative is a 1-1.5hr bus journey (25-30mins on scoot).
Best investment i made was my US Army Parka, its great, tie it up round the legs and pull it over your thighs when you ride and i dont ecen really need waterproof trousers since the parka and legshield covers my legs.
Get some waterproofs and dont be a wimp :D
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Below -15°C the scoots are already harder to start. Below -20°C it's getting difficult.
Another handicap is a warm front raining on frozen ground, resulting in thick pure ice.
Usually the keyhole is frozen too, a convenient excuse to stay at home and watch interesting traffic news.
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My Honda scoot' has NEVER been wet.
My Kymco was ridden in the wet before I bought it but has not had any more than a very slight springle on it.
I hate rain...
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I avoid the rain whenever possible. Never liked having my scooter sit in the rain, especially if I have to park, and I didn't bring a tarp.
My commute back home is ofter at night. Riding in the rain at night really cuts down on your visibility, not only for me, but for cars.
This means it's harder to seen in a rear/side-view mirror, especially if it's only one headlight seen; which can be confusing if they can't see
it's a motorcycle/scooter behind them or in an adjacent lane. Even though I have a visor on my helmet, it doesn't come with a windshield wiper,
so my vision is limited. Add that to the fact that moderate to heavy rain can often wash debris into roads, and intersections making for much
more dangerous road hazards and riding conditions. Having a cautious strategy for bad weather helps, but it's still more dangerous than usual.
Fortunately, my wife and I have a car. On rainy days, or if it's snowed and the roads haven't plowed, or if it's below freezing I take the car or
the hide-speed train into the city, depending on where I'm teaching that day.
Love scooting, but there are some circumstances where I walk away.
-Wolf
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I don't think I would have a problem riding in bad weather, I do worry about the others I'd have to share the road with though. I'd be riding at night in a city and some points with bad street lighting and am concerned that I'd get hit by someone.
I do have the auto option so for now at least I'll error on the side of caution and take the car when it applies. In the mean time as a just in case I'll get a rain coat for the bike.
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We are in the same summer patterns here that Vivo gets. It may rain like heck for 1/2 hr, and then clear as ever... I run between the rain storms, and not in them.
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I'll ride in dry weather. The roads around here are bad, flooding is common, and there are some drivers around here that shouldn't be driving. I don't mind the cold and will drive to about 20F. I have been caught in the rain a couple of times, and haven't been overly worried, but try to avoid it. I would not drive in the snow around here. If I went down, I would definitely be run over by a cager. ::)
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That's why my airbox is stock. Open/exposed air filters won't work in the rain.
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Open/exposed air filters won't work in the rain.
..sorry, sir..you are wrong there...
..been riding open for going on 5 years....
..several different scoots...
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How much rain do you get there? We are hit by around 25 typhoons a year here. Rain=Floods. Last week I posted about a knee deep flood that I had to ride through. I had a modified older bike with exposed filter. Just did not work under very heavy rain. Water comes from all directions. When a car passes you , water is splashed all over you, I mean all over. How can you avoid water to enter your exposed air filter?
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..well, i'm NOT going to try riding in knee-deep floods.., that's just stupid.. however,i've ridden in some very heavy downpours, when there was no alternative..
..if i must be at work at 6am, and there's a storm in my road, well...there's just a storm, i gotta roll regardless...
..with my a50, i made a shroud that deflected tire spray..
..the position of my s9 filter is directly beneath and behind my left, size 13 steel-toe boot, as i ride with feet on pegs...
..no rain will stop me, to a CERTAIN EXTENT... ;D
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Lol! one cannot deflect a spray or splash on a road full of cars and trucks here. Water come from every directions. It's different riding on a rainy, flooded, city roads. And you're right, no rain can stop me from riding either.
Right now, there are two storms queuing our country....
Islands covered with rain... lower left...
(http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/region/pacific/2/images/640x480/latest.jpg)
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..th' hell with scootin, v...
..you need one of these!!
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Nope! this will work fine.. word..
(http://www.topgear.com/uk/assets/cms/58e18b37-a5ce-498a-a38f-adc8c2c18611/670x377Image.jpg)
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..now, i need ME one of them!!!
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Nope! this will work fine.. word..
Holy SH*T...WOOOWWW.....
..now, i need ME one of them!!!
I know right.. That's just wild. Hit the French Broad in that one...
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..hell yeah!!..strap a scoot onna pontoon and hit th lake!!!
..they got speed laws on the lake for 50cc scoots?...hmmm........
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That Jeremy Clarkson hates scooters and motorbikes and he's having a fine time on one unique one! Lol!!
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I love Top Gear UK! Especially when they go to other countries and buy vehicles.
They're in Vietnam there. The one where they go to South America is great too.
I have always had trouble in the rain with open air filters. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.
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I thought that was Jpreston... Trying to get warranty service on a five year old scoot...
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Rowan Atkinson: Mr Bean star leads Top Gear's celebrity lap table
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..well, i'm NOT going to try riding in knee-deep floods.., that's just stupid..
And if the flood is staying for days? India has piles along many streets (*) so you can see the course of street even during monsoon time (but not the potholes - and an eventual drop and full bath is common).
(*) Similar to alpine and northern countries with deep snow covering the road. Although there is no riding in deep snow, because snow provides much resistance nearly independet of your own speed.
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Yup, really depends on what country you are. I see in the internet one scoot carrying more than 2 passengers and I say to myself that's stupid! Then I see myself doing it once in a while. Here, if you don't ride in the flood or storm, you'll get nowhere. Well, you can walk...
"I don't want my feet to get wet.."
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSK046aOo3VCbL0Kj90rZbUoVGgNiwKEPV9OuhOXfTHGakiVUz5aB3-8Wk9PA)
SUV stalled.....scoot keeps on going, going....
(http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large_610x456_scaled/photos/914145.jpg)