This is Sydney ( 128km around ) at the moment... 11am Fri Morning.

http://www.gixxer.com/uploads/RAIN.JPG

I rode today ( like everyday.. ). Decided to actually use my wet weather gear.
Getting it on and off adds about 15 minutes to my 45minute trip !
Still got a wet sock though.

Lucky I got spare socks at work http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

Finally, hope the rain gets to where it is needed.

i hope it fucks off before the track day.... http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

Zed_R1000 said:

This is Sydney ( 128km around ) at the moment... 11am Fri Morning.


I rode today ( like everyday.. ). Decided to actually use my wet weather gear.
Getting it on and off adds about 15 minutes to my 45minute trip !
Still got a wet sock though.

Lucky I got spare socks at work http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif





I ride every day to work too http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif---even though I have a car I just can't be stuffed with the traffic and city parking. I also used to get the wet socks thing all the time, it was always an uncomfortable moment when a stranger walked into the toilets to see me standing there barefoot in a suit with one sock balooning away over the hand drier--I think some people may have though that I lived in the toilets and was getting ready for work by washing my socks! http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

I now own some goretex SMX boots and they don't leak a drop http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

and we have none other than Drizzt and Big Al to thank for it http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif we hadnt seen a drop of rain for months until they came up to Sydney http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif thanks guys http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/banana.gif

Oh yeah, sure, just a "touch" of rain!!! sheesh! No riding for you guys on the weekend!

well im bikless anyways :P hehehe but we do need it, its been one of the worst droughts ever! seriously speaking though we need this to keep up for bout a good week before anything comes good again http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Ride the pushie Nolz! http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Better off that way, leave all these other fools to pay $1.20+ per litre, I pushbike to work everyday now, try to get fit and save $$!

i couldnt quite make the distance to work....esp with the hills but i do like to hit the firetrails atleast once a week on the mtn bike....should be fun this weekend with all the rain http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

the guys have a track day coming thursday....are you going to make it round? http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

fair enough, my commute is 30-35 mins on the bicycle, any much more than that and I'd be dead http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Besides which, I'm a slow unfit bugger, and can only average 15-20 kph.

I tried doing the "riding on weekend" thing, but I can't get motivated enough to do that, I have to work any fitness regime into work life, so that it becomes a necessity.

track day umm yeah, as soon as you send me a ticket, and arrange for shipping of the bikes, I'll let you have one of them http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Padros said:


Zed_R1000 said:

Still got a wet sock though.

Lucky I got spare socks at work http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif





...it was always an uncomfortable moment when a stranger walked into the toilets to see me standing there barefoot in a suit with one sock balooning away over the hand drier--I think some people may have though that I lived in the toilets and was getting ready for work by washing my socks! http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif





http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/spit.gif Very very funny - I know exactly what you mean !

culler said:

fair enough, my commute is 30-35 mins on the bicycle, any much more than that and I'd be dead http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Besides which, I'm a slow unfit bugger, and can only average 15-20 kph.

I tried doing the "riding on weekend" thing, but I can't get motivated enough to do that, I have to work any fitness regime into work life, so that it becomes a necessity.

track day umm yeah, as soon as you send me a ticket, and arrange for shipping of the bikes, I'll let you have one of them http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif


if it were a racer for street riding i dont think i'd be able to do it....with mtn biking though theres a fair bit of adrenaline racing through you as you negotiate teh jumps and big fark off rocks and all....that and i have about 3 other blokes that come with me...alot more fun that way watching people hurt themselvs always cracks me up http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

the reason why i took it up was because i was puttin on a fair bit of weight...but its turned out to be quite fun... http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

culler said:

fair enough, my commute is 30-35 mins on the bicycle, any much more than that and I'd be dead http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Besides which, I'm a slow unfit bugger, and can only average 15-20 kph.

I tried doing the "riding on weekend" thing, but I can't get motivated enough to do that, I have to work any fitness regime into work life, so that it becomes a necessity.

track day umm yeah, as soon as you send me a ticket, and arrange for shipping of the bikes, I'll let you have one of them http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif



We should do a ride around the river one Saturday, gotta get myself back in it too, I have put on weight and lost fitness etc..

I'll be into that, 'cept you'll have to take it easy on lil 'ol me http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

its been pissing down here in melbourne,, had to actually start up my car dammit.. http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

doesnt look like its gonna be changing anytime soon.. http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/plthumbsdown.gif

culler said:

I'll be into that, 'cept you'll have to take it easy on lil 'ol me http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif




Cool then I shall email you for one in the next few weeks http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Btw Massive Attack tickets are in my hot lilttle hands http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/bounce.gif http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Cool bananas (no I'm not going to the emoticon http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif)

Settling down...

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/radar/IDR033.20030221071121.gif

says its not gonna rain now.... http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
could change though....

Zed - can you post the link for the rain report satelitte image.

Sym, you didn't go out on the bike today did you? I saw a bike similar to yours ride past (then again how many yell 600's are there)

nope....
shes still on the trailer ready for thursday....
i think i might take it off and do some riding on the slicks just to wear them in a little bit and let the brakes seat themselves too....

Steve 1234 said:

Zed - can you post the link for the rain report satelitte image.





goto www.bom.gov.au (http://www.bom.gov.au) , choose nsw, goto rain radar... very good for planning a ride for the day etc, i use this site all the time

Steve 1234 said:

Zed - can you post the link for the rain report satelitte image.

Sym, you didn't go out on the bike today did you? I saw a bike similar to yours ride past (then again how many yell 600's are there)



Here it is ;

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR033.shtml

Sorry for the delay but as reported recently I'm having major computer problems. http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
AND JUST HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY DV CAM http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

They should get some huge fans and blow the weather over to the country where it's needed.

TB said:

They should get some huge fans and blow the weather over to the country where it's needed.



Great idea, what about if they rig them up to a dyno and give us free runs on them and our dyno runs can power the fans http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Thanks for the links guys.

I've used that site, but there is so much stuff that I can't find all the useful stuff. The radar is going into my favorites

Now there's a thought!