Do you ever wonder...

unKle · 25 Apr 2012 at 12:16

There's far too much enthusiasm in this wet weather thread

Just seems to be no end to it, what really got me was the fair weather leading up to this 'drought' I had a track day booked at Cadwell on Easter Monday and it chucked it down, most frightening ride of my life, 3 out laps following instructors and 1 lap out on my own. Road tyres, dry weather susp. set up, bike was sliding everywhere. Came back to paddock area, loaded up bike and went home

Spent loads on my bike readying it for that. Now I just feel deflated and not ridden it since.

So unpredictable this country, I would say roll on summer but even they've been shocking the past few years!

Someone say Marvin the Robot?!

gillywibble · 25 Apr 2012 at 12:42

No pain, no gain. Months of freezing cold and damp and then all of a sudden warm weather and a road you can really enjoy, then it seems worth it.

edd1e · 25 Apr 2012 at 12:43

I had a track day in March and even got sun burn't... I stupidly then thought the weather was actually going to be great this year. But no, it peaked way to early.. I wouldn't be at all surprised if that little hot spell was our summer

So depressing.

Fireskull · 25 Apr 2012 at 12:43

In this country if you are serious about track days you really have to get a spare set of wheels with wets, if you buy scrubs you can do the lot for under £250, and its worth getting a wet weather suspension setup at what are they on TD's £50-60?

I quite enjoy wet track days

you learn a lot, but then I am told I am quite mad...

unKle · 25 Apr 2012 at 12:59

Fireskull said:
In this country if you are serious about track days you really have to get a spare set of wheels with wets, if you buy scrubs you can do the lot for under £250, and its worth getting a wet weather suspension setup at what are they on TD's £50-60?

I quite enjoy wet track days you learn a lot, but then I am told I am quite mad...

Couldn't agree more, thing is it was my first bike track day and was on my pride and joy, so I was never going to go mad. Just having a dabble so to speak

As it was I was totally out of my depth, 90% of the guys turned up on track bikes, wet weather set ups and were riding quicker in the wet than I would in the dry!

Time for me to change my biking direction, it was a wake up call that I needed really.

So back on track, pardon the pun, KTM Super Duke's any good in the wet??!