Driving in the rain?

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Old 01-20-2009, 10:16 AM
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How do these bikes handle in wet weather? Do the tires have good traction?
 
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Old 01-20-2009, 12:43 PM
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personally i try and avoid the rain, got caught once last summer no fun, greasy! As far as bikes / tires there are obviously better tires for the rain than others? but im guessing a Busa would be a tad less stable than our bikes? i know the Busa's/gixxer 1Khave a power mode switch on them prob for that reason?
 
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Old 01-20-2009, 01:38 PM
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i ride a 600rr and i try and avoid the rain but mine always handled okay. Just take it easy, its not much fun but they arent really made to ride in the rain. Be careful on bends but my bike holds its own in the rain if I get stuck out in it.
 
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Old 01-20-2009, 02:43 PM
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i ride all the time. but considering i live in sunny san diego its not raining a hole lot hahaha. take the turns easy and dont ever hit the gas hard. other then that its nice. like rain
 
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Old 01-20-2009, 05:33 PM
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its a little scary, but not the end of world if it rains.

last night it poured on us. my friend and I used the opportunity to play around with some drifting and burn outs in the parking lot of hooters.

just be easy on the brakes, gas and turning and you should be ok in the wet.
 
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here's how u ride in the rain..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiprW...eature=related
 
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yup when going on turns dont use too much gas or you'll burn out and fish tail.....and probably fall.....
 
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