1 Getting wet on the road Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:13 pm
RT
Life time member
Hello all
in a fit of desperation (the weather has been horrible for riding so far this summer) I decided to take off anyway in search of blue skies.
I'd love to share some piccies but I couldn't see a thing mostly, on day one.
I decided to head west, into the middle of our state NSW, back to my old birth town of Forbes, 449 kilometers. Checked the weather radar, clearing up, so off I went.
It rained all the way, poured. The bike got saturated inside the fairing as well, I sat on about 100kph and put my head down (lucky I bought a taller screen last year). Man it was wet.
The first thing to go wrong was the gear selection light and number, it still shows me in neutral. It doesn't matter but the green light is annoying. Then the right hand indicator wouldn't work, handy when you cannot see anyone at corners, the hazard flashers worked so I guess the switch got wet.
Day 2 was a return trip via Orange, Bathurst, Oberon and Goulburn. (Sorry Col I was in a hurry), 445 klm, sunny and warm. Dried my pants out a bit but not the boots.
Anyway made it home safe, and the best thing was she didn't skip a beat through all the road water. I never felt unsafe as she was as steady as a rock (Sports Demon on front ) .
It's the best way to gain confidence, get out there and see how they handle in the wet, I am so impressed I might do it again.
(beers were real cheap at Forbes as well).
Got some electrics to dry out, with that WD40 or whatever that stuff Blakey sells.
Cheers RT
in a fit of desperation (the weather has been horrible for riding so far this summer) I decided to take off anyway in search of blue skies.
I'd love to share some piccies but I couldn't see a thing mostly, on day one.
I decided to head west, into the middle of our state NSW, back to my old birth town of Forbes, 449 kilometers. Checked the weather radar, clearing up, so off I went.
It rained all the way, poured. The bike got saturated inside the fairing as well, I sat on about 100kph and put my head down (lucky I bought a taller screen last year). Man it was wet.
The first thing to go wrong was the gear selection light and number, it still shows me in neutral. It doesn't matter but the green light is annoying. Then the right hand indicator wouldn't work, handy when you cannot see anyone at corners, the hazard flashers worked so I guess the switch got wet.
Day 2 was a return trip via Orange, Bathurst, Oberon and Goulburn. (Sorry Col I was in a hurry), 445 klm, sunny and warm. Dried my pants out a bit but not the boots.
Anyway made it home safe, and the best thing was she didn't skip a beat through all the road water. I never felt unsafe as she was as steady as a rock (Sports Demon on front ) .
It's the best way to gain confidence, get out there and see how they handle in the wet, I am so impressed I might do it again.
(beers were real cheap at Forbes as well).
Got some electrics to dry out, with that WD40 or whatever that stuff Blakey sells.
Cheers RT
Last edited by RT on Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:15 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Typo)