Wettest Spin Ever!!!

[Cozzy]

Yesterday I looked at my new rear hoop sitting there and looked outside, nah too wet... thought I'd take wheel off and get it fitted. On other hand I thought what's the point having new hoop fitted, put wheel back on and not ride it for who knows when weather improves so I thought ah fu*k it, I decided to bike it over. Boy, it was the wettest spin ever! Fair play to Cawleys for fitting it on on the spot. :thumbsup2: Local garages refused to fit it on for insurance reasons(!) :rolleyes2: After 10 mins at Cawleys I'm fishtailing on new hoop! Had a laugh!

The worst thing about that spin was putting back on my gloves, they were cold and literially dripping like over-soaked pair of sponges! It's like putting on wet socks! Yuk! I took the wrong pair with me by mistake. On way back, thought I was being smart, I turned on my oxford heaters up full thinking it might help dry off a little and warm my hands. Fu*k me, it nearly boiled my hands off!! I forgot water is an excellent heat conductor! I rode my bike with my finger tips barely touching the bars waiting for them to cool off! I never knew how hot it can get... when wet! :wassat:

I did approx. 150km of the wettest spin and in fact I did a detour on way home for longer spin. You know when you're on a bike and you're soaking wet it is one of those moment you think ah fu*k it why not go a little further cos you can't get any wetter!!!

In conclusion, did I enjoy it? HELL YES, I DID!!! :thumbsup2:

[jerrythebiker]

had a spin like that myself from castlebar to galway didnt have wets on though but enjoyed the soakin all the same

[blitzer]

last summer went over to U.K to pick up the KTM it was the week they had all the floods due to serious feckin rain, drove about 300km through the worst weather I've ever seen could hardly see a fecking thing, miserable ride except for the fact I had a brand new bike:biggrin_old:

[kennedydpk]

Dry as a bone up here yesterday but was only able to get out for a couple of hours as I was heading out at 3.

Pissing down late last night and all morning. Fine drizzle at present but sky still looks full of it. :bag:

[Cozzy]

last summer went over to U.K to pick up the KTM it was the week they had all the floods due to serious feckin rain, drove about 300km through the worst weather I've ever seen could hardly see a fecking thing, miserable ride except for the fact I had a brand new bike:biggrin_old:


:lbhbh:

Know what? Every bike I bought always rained that day when I brought it home!!! The current bike was the first bike ever I rode home without any rain!!!

[Blade RR]

once drive for 9 hrs straight in through a french monsoon to make a ferry back home after misjudging the return date to home while on a biking holiday.

Was hard going at the time but i look back now and it was a great experience. Had almost two weeks of dry weather so i whole day wasnt too bad was it :biggrin_old:


Its no so much riding in the rain, its the way others drive their cages thats the hard part to get your head round....