Mom's B-day

[StackMan_imp]

When I was young ... don't you hate stories that start like this?

When I was young and a motorcycle was my only form of transport and I lived in Tasmania way down in the Roaring 40s where it blows hard and there's lots of rainy days but not a lot of rain by volume, I used to have to ride in the rain a lot. I didn't like it much and I still don't, but I've some suggestions:
[li]Good wet weather gear to stay as dry as possible. Include something to keep your gloves dry. Hands get cold really fast.[/li] [li]What Ferret says—slow down, take longer to brake, try to keep the bike as upright as possible.[/li] [li]Stay away from road paint—it's nasty slippery stuff. So are metal things like manhole covers and tram rails.[/li] [li]Allow an even bigger space from cars if you can. I don't know what it is about the rain, but morons who otherwise never drive feel the urge to get their cars out and give hands-on demonstrations of why they should never get their cars out.
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If you can and you have one, take the car.

Nice pictures Stackman. The bike looks good.

thanks, good advice, basically use your head...

I hate riding in the rain, but I just try and slow down and remain as vertical as possible, anticipating longer braking times and avoiding the center of the lane where cars drop oil.

thanks, i'll try to avoid it but keep it slow and vertical if I have to