Going to be an interesting commute home

RosieJoe

Snowing... haven't had to commute in the snow for awhile now

RosieJoe

RosieJoe wrote: »

Snowing... haven't had to commute in the snow for awhile now

Scratch that, it's sunny again

jameshayes

I had the same thought when I seen the downpour! had flashbacks to getting caught 2 years ago!

RosieJoe

Schizo weather. Left town and it was bright and dry. Get home and there's snow all over the place. It'll be an ice rink getting out tomorrow

steveone

I drove from navan to donabate in heavy snow with a pisspot lid and 21 inch apehangers. I could handle
The back wheel with a mind of its own, I got used to not using brakes and even dealt with my visor and glasses icing over.
I spent every second thinking about being hit by a gobsheen in a car. Didn't happen. But I'll never do it again

CJhaughey

Bad forecast for Wednesday, if the weather forecasted appears there could be very strong winds on Wednesday. Take Care.

Wonda-Boy

Time to invest in a quad so you are not in a cage and not on a bike!

positron

Got some snow last night on the way home, but that's nothing compared to the rain and wind this morning - worst ever in last year or two. Sitting here at work soaked to the gills.. inevitable rinse repeat awaits in a few hours.

Hotblack Desiato

Took a day off today - right decision I think

RosieJoe

I got soaked this morning on the way in, now for the second half where I get dryed off by the wind

fenris

I had a courtesy bike (F650) instead of my own (1200GS) today as my bike was in for a service, while I would never have thought of a 650 as a small bike, it felt like a kids push bike in the wind this evening, a couple of gusts nearly moved me the full width of the lane on the N11.
Picked up my own bike and it felt way more stable and planted, don't know if it was the weight or tyres but the difference was huge.

Than being said, if I did the whole spin on my own bike I would probably think that I was getting tossed about a fair bit!

I would definitely take yesterdays bit of snow over the wind today.

rat_race

RosieJoe wrote: »

I got soaked this morning on the way in, now for the second half where I get dryed off by the wind

What was the ride home like?????

Luckily I wasn't in office yesterday. But was meant to play football at 7.30PM.

After all the pics floating around Facebook of broken shop fronts and fallen trees, etc., I decided to stay put.

That was the first time ever that weather has stopped me from going out on the bike

RosieJoe

rat_race wrote: »

What was the ride home like?????

Luckily I wasn't in office yesterday. But was meant to play football at 7.30PM.

After all the pics floating around Facebook of broken shop fronts and fallen trees, etc., I decided to stay put.

That was the first time ever that weather has stopped me from going out on the bike

It was bad enough, the bike was getting shoved around a bit. Only good thing is the commute out the N11, M11 is protected enough and I am aware of all the gaps now that you'd get a nasty blast in.

Glen of the Downs had debris all over it though, needed to take handy through there.

Frigga_92

The weather in the last 2 weeks is the worst I've driven in, I'd take snow anyday over it!

Tuesday of last week was horrendous, I got blown off the road into the hard shoulder 4 times on the way home, genuinely thought I wasn't going to make it home but I did
Then yesterday, left work early and it was seriously windy on the way home but nowhere near as bad as last Tuesday.
I travel on the N24, anyone familiar with it will know it's a really open road and I was getting blasted from all sides.
Had to laugh at work colleagues who couldn't drive their cars in it but I managed on the bike :rolleyes:

BlackWizard

My bike blew over in the car park yesterday evening

rat_race

BlackWizard wrote: »

My bike blew over in the car park yesterday evening

Damage?

bluefinger

glad i'm not the only one that doesn't appreciate that weather.
Was on the m50 on monday during the wind and snow, first time i've ever thought of giving up the bike.
didn't see another rider for my whole trip either which didn't fill me with confidence.
had to wonder what i was thinking when i was out during a nice dry spell today.

blu3r0ri0n

BlackWizard wrote: »

My bike blew over in the car park yesterday evening

Same happened to me while checking on my grandparents the other day, front fairing fcuked :mad: windscreen broken absolutely gutted! I hope yours wasn't damaged too bad! Not looking forward to sourcing the fairing for the bird, gonna be pricey.:(