Sick rain riding
 

Dude carries his balls in a dump track, thats for sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOERYdqx51A

Son of a B!TCH !! I admit...I don't have the confidence or nads to ride hard in the rain.

I had my bike going from side to side in the rain on Wednesday at 100km/h while passing a car. It was interesting, but I still thought it was fun.

I do ride in the rain at times and the side to side riding would be fun...after the fact. :lol:

I'll be the first to admit...I'm a performance driving cager first that just happens to enjoy bikes too. :lol

I don't mind riding in the rain. I don't go out specifically if it's raining but being caught in a down pour is no big deal. That being said, I don't get crazy. Keep it smooth and trust your equipment.

100 % in agreement.

I was riding another members Hayabusa Turbo here and my wife was riding his Ducati 999r last year heading back to his house returning from Laconia Bike Week in NH and got hit by a torrential downpour !!! We had no issues but it was a little unnerving to be riding someone else's machines. I was worried about the wife riding in this too but again...no issues.

Thanks to member 'nhgunnut'. :dthumb:

That was effing OUTSTANDING!!

Right on. I'd be nervous on someone else's bike in the rain. I dont particularly like riding other people's bikes at all, much less in adverse conditions.

Yea cool vid but it's a repost...

That point is huge.

I've never ridden with traction control but it must take HUGE nuts to pin the throttle and trust the computer not you spit you off the highside.

I'm sure there were at least a few pucker moments in that video.

Good rain Pirellis, a Ten Kate suspension set up with Honda support and you look like a hero! I did some rain endurance racing and sure wish my equipment hd been that good. Still dont know if i woulda pushed that hard tho...

that's probably because you don't have the skill either.

^^^Oh snap.

Good control...

wasn't meant to be an insult...

fact is 90% of their confidence and "balls" come from having the skill to operate in those conditions first

Experience helps alot to. European rider and asian riders, especially the Brits get alot of opportunities to race in the rain. Once they get a feel for the diff tires it is similar to finding and pushing the traction of dry tires, only with a much smaller window for correcting mistakes...

As for those wacky Europeans...they ride in all conditions, where as American's pretty much ride for fun and steer clear of dicey weather. So they probly aren't as nervous about it.

They also benefit from having safer tracks to ride on in the rain, with the exception of those crazy Irish and Brits but those guys race on real roads at times and obviously have a death wish...

Not taken that way either and you are correct.

Also the experience to acquire those skills as mentioned.