Ya'know, I wouldn't say NO to a dry scooter ride!

[Stig / Major Tom]

Just sayin'.
Stig

[Neil955i]

My last couple have been dry 😂 …

[DaveG]

Just sayin'.
Stig

But if you're gonna take a wet ride that's a really nice looking one to do it on !

[randyo]

I haven't seen dry in a couple weeks ever since the storm, it's been drizzly dreary hovering above or below freezing, reports of black ice everywhere

[Neil955i]

I haven't seen dry in a couple weeks ever since the storm, it's been drizzly dreary hovering above or below freezing, reports of black ice everywhere

"Black ice"... 2 words that will put me off riding ever since I dumped my Kawasaki GPZ900R at little more than walking pace on the hateful stuff many years back.

[Stig / Major Tom]

"Black ice"... 2 words that will put me off riding ever since I dumped my Kawasaki GPZ900R at little more than walking pace on the hateful stuff many years back.

A few yrs ago, on my 5:30 AM work commute - I hit a patch of ice on a street.
I didn't go down.
It came from a street cleaner a few blocks ahead. He was spraying water so his swirling brushes didn't create dust!
This happened one other time - in the 70's in Mass, work commuting to the Hosp. in the winter on my Honda motorcycle. The same cause! Didn't go down - but I was just as P O'd
Dumbheads.
Stig

[randyo]

if I could get some knobbys in the right size for my AK, I'd drill em & stud. ice of any kind wouldn't deter me

[Tromper]

+1 on all of ya.
I hit it a few times when commuting year round, usually just a quick slip, but the worst was on my first Burgman 650 on I5 under a bridge.
Probably a 10-20' stretch.  I wasn't going particularly fast for the road, but I was on the freeway..
I didn't twitch & thought only pure thoughts for the duration and stayed up.  Longest 5 hours of my life.
Stuck to surface streets on the freezing days thereafter.  Fortunately not a lot of them around here.

A few yrs ago, on my 5:30 AM work commute - I hit a patch of ice on a street.
I didn't go down.
It came from a street cleaner a few blocks ahead. He was spraying water so his swirling brushes didn't create dust!
This happened one other time - in the 70's in Mass, work commuting to the Hosp. in the winter on my Honda motorcycle. The same cause! Didn't go down - but I was just as P O'd
Dumbheads.
Stig

[Viper254]

Been pretty miserable in the UK too for the last week or so. I had one of the more unpleasant rides I've had in quite a long time yesterday, tramping through the Derbyshire Dales on my 250. Some properly deep standing water that necessitate holding my ankles up at the tank base. Certainly wouldn't have tried it in a car.

[Neil955i]

Been pretty miserable in the UK too for the last week or so. I had one of the more unpleasant rides I've had in quite a long time yesterday, tramping through the Derbyshire Dales on my 250. Some properly deep standing water that necessitate holding my ankles up at the tank base. Certainly wouldn't have tried it in a car.

Agreed, I've avoided a ride so far this year because of the rain.  Maybe tomorrow. 

Your tale takes me back to my 365 days a year commuting by bike days.  Deepest water I ever encountered (on my Kawa ZX-9R) was on the A41 from Chester home to just North of Wolverhampton.  Only saw this lake at the last minute (it was dark & raining) so hit it at about 25 mph - about 15 or so more than ideal.  Like you, it was legs up and hang on for dear life to avoid a grim death!  Near to the RAF base & Stormy Petrel pub if you know it?  Happy days.

[Viper254]

Agreed, I've avoided a ride so far this year because of the rain.  Maybe tomorrow. 

Your tale takes me back to my 365 days a year commuting by bike days.  Deepest water I ever encountered (on my Kawa ZX-9R) was on the A41 from Chester home to just North of Wolverhampton.  Only saw this lake at the last minute (it was dark & raining) so hit it at about 25 mph - about 15 or so more than ideal.  Like you, it was legs up and hang on for dear life to avoid a grim death!  Near to the RAF base & Stormy Petrel pub if you know it?  Happy days.

I do know it!

I think my commuting days are rapidly coming to an end - change of job looming in March and I'll only be a 15 minute cycle or C70 ride from home, so no more 50 miles to Nottingham each way anymore.

[Neil955i]

I do know it!

I think my commuting days are rapidly coming to an end - change of job looming in March and I'll only be a 15 minute cycle or C70 ride from home, so no more 50 miles to Nottingham each way anymore.

Much as you can't beat it on dry Spring, Summer & Autumn days, I suspect you won't miss it at this time of year!  I certainly didn't, 24 years was quite enough for me.