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Bike and Hail
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:42 pm
by javaman
Saw my first ice rain today for about 10 minutes. It was awesome !!!
Now those things looks like ice pebbles and seems very slippery. What do you guys do if it hails? Stop or is it generally safe like rain ?
re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:24 pm
by ZX-10R_04
I think i would duck for the nearest cover & wait till it passed
But if i was on my way to work & had no time i would keep going
Re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:20 pm
by Smitty
javaman wrote:Saw my first ice rain today for about 10 minutes. It was awesome !!!
Now those things looks like ice pebbles and seems very slippery. What do you guys do if it hails? Stop or is it generally safe like rain ?
jav..mate
be VERY careful riding in hail
slippery shit....
and make sure the visor is down too...it hurts on the face!
I ride in it but back off a bit and am very smooooth with the throttle
re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 11:18 pm
by javaman
Thanks mate, so it seems like business as usual eh? But no one rides on sleet/snow right ?
Re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:11 am
by Neka79
depends...if im close to home/work etc i ussually just keep riding...if im
stranded in the middle of nowhere..i just keep riding....if im in town with
no where to stop, i just keep riding...actually it doesnt really depend....
only reason id stop is if the hail was hurting really bad, but i always have
a decent jacket of sum kind on so it doesnt hurt, ur legs cop a pizzlin
tho....and u just slow down & ride safely (like in the rain)....only reason
id stop is if it was dangerous & there was sum kind of shelter (carpark,
petrol station etc)
Neka
2000 CBR 929RR
1988 KDX200 thrasher
1996 VS SERIES 2 UTE
"dont hate me cos im sexy, hate me cos ur mrs thinks im sexy"
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Re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:12 am
by Neka79
no..but sumtimes it feels like snow!!
its hard enuf driving on snow let alone riding in it..pass on that
thanks..have enuf truble keeping upright as it is!!
Neka
2000 CBR 929RR
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re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:49 am
by dave#3
Javaman,
Last time it hailed I ended up parked in a Bus Shelter .... damn that shit hurts when you're wearing a vented summer jacket, but, to be honest, I was more worried about hail damage to the tank.
I suppose I slowed down a fair way, layed over the tank a bit to protect it and rode till I found somewhere to get off the road.
re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 3:36 pm
by mrmina
i'd just stay at home even if it cloudy.
re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 5:51 pm
by red_dave
I'd be pulling over and sitting under something til it passed... Painful shit that hail is...
Re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 10:10 pm
by Neka79
thats cos ur a PUSSY mina...."a life half lived, is a life thats fuking
boring" or sum such quote...
Neka
2000 CBR 929RR
1988 KDX200 thrasher
1996 VS SERIES 2 UTE
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re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:51 am
by icebreaker
I was at Mt. Disappointment for nearly 3 days.. And well It did hail a tad...
The ground was completly white... Crazy stuff.. And then it happened again.... and again... And rained.. and rained... Never seen hail stay solid on wet ground for 3+ hours.... Dunno what temp it dropped too.. But it was rather chilly... So much for summer..
Re: re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:06 am
by javaman
oz4x4 wrote:Javaman,
Last time it hailed I ended up parked in a Bus Shelter .... damn that shit hurts when you're wearing a vented summer jacket, but, to be honest, I was more worried about hail damage to the tank.
Damage the tank ??? Well I can't let that happen can I
? Better stay put when it hails then
Thanks all for the advise...
Re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 1:56 pm
by mrmina
neka79 at optusnet.com.au wrote:
"a life half lived, is a life thats fuking boring"
Words of wisdom from Neka
what a joke.
re: Bike and Hail
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:52 pm
by Jonno
Well if it feels like ya been shot from hail or heavy rain I would find a bus shelter and kick everyone out until it passes, cant have the bike in it
Other than that i would just ride like in the wet but look out for cars as when a big downpoor is on they cant see much so it is better to get off the road.