sadly by van not got me bike at mo ! WHITE VAN MAN RULES                                                                                                                                                                              

Oh no...not a white van man....I must remember to keep out of your way....lol                                                                                                                                                                              

dont get in my blind spot not when I'm whearing BJ 's speks                                                                                                                                                                             

well as i do around 40-60 thousand a year i am mainly in the van, apart from the times i can get out either with LC or my daughter on the bike, but riding a high powered bike, i dont seem the point in taking a risk on wet or icy roads and putting my pillion at risk, so if that classes me as a fair weather rider so be it !!!! 

wheres yah Viking spirit Ian                                                                                                                                                                              

oh its there.....but i too am a white van man, i will ride in bad conditions buddy if required, but wont put my daughter or LC at risk with 170bhp at the back wheel !!!!                                                                                                                                                                             

Right remember Rose...watch out for white van drivers with HUGE BJ specs....lol                                                                                                                                                                              

cor he's touchy tonight! was looking at yah hat when i wrote it LOL of cause your right ian not knocking that buddy 170at back wheel cool what is it ?                                                                                                                                                                             

Blackbird...not touchy buddy....just will always give my honest opinion...either peeps rip it to bits or agree.............hey ho !!!!                                                                                                                                                                             

some people cant take honesty i find                                                                                                                                                                              

i know......but its the only way i know, it sometimes upsets folks, and i hold back my opinion on so many things on here as people have lesser moral standards than me...so sometimes even i have to keep the horns pointing down !!!!!!!!                                                                                                                                                                             

my van is white :)                                                                                                                                                                              

I have a white van as well - in fact I want to sell it LOL                                                                                                                                                                             

Bike all year round (that's why she's in bits now lol) stripped down frame swing arm side ctr stands coiled rear springs front head light assembly and battery box support all now in DEEP plastic coating If I had the money I'd have either a winter hack or a van/estate!                                                                                                                                                                             

Cheers to the all weather riders by choice or not , since the late 90's i regard myself as a fair weather rider. I will ride my bike in all seasons but as with other peeps on here i tend to plan around the elements...definately dont enjoy windy conditions lol

  definately dont enjoy windy conditions lol   Me and my nostrils are glad to know that, excal                                                                                                                                                                              

I think best technique (well works for me) is to relax into the wind rather than fight it, it's a zen to say this but to quote Bruce Lee "Be like water let yourself flow around your opponent" but ("be ready to freeze and become like ice when you are ready to STRIKE") lol   Some of the worse conditions I've ever riden in are the times when it's sleeting! That stuff LOVES to cling togeather on your visor and is vey unpredictable under tyres too. Packet snow/ice is erm entertaining too lol.                                                                                                                                                                             

Love the sleet, Andy - what a buzz!   Rode the Harley up to Cairngorms Ski Centre in a static -12° with an inch of sleet stuck to the front of my jacket and the oil light glowing as the oil was struggling to get round the engine.... what a fantastic trip though!   I knew I was alive THAT day....                                                                                                                                                                             

Worse i can recall was being hit by a freak hailstorm with a openface helmet on,frantically searching for shelter,this started off as a hot sunny day so i never had any real kit on,fortunately made it to a service station and sat it out mostly,at the time it was pretty scary though because of impatient motorists, i've never ridden on icy roads and would'nt attempt it either.