wet hands

[Herman]

So, moving up to the 1150RS from a Yamaha Fazer I expected some superior weather protection from the much more substantial fairing. I'm a bit baffled now that every time I'm out in the rain, water runs into my gloves. Never did it before. I've checked photos of me on my old bike and the arms are angled slightly down there as well. Is there some peculiar turbulence at work?

[MikeH]

The RS does not provide much protection for the hands in wet weather or in winter. You can fit the hand guards from the GS for the winter months. I take mine off during summer months though.

Another tip is when it's raining heavily always wear the gloves under the sleeves of your jacket. If you have the gloves on the outside water will run down your arms into the gloves.

[Tracus]

I seem to remember this thread from the old site. MikeH presents one side of the equation. Allow me to present the other - by wearing the gloves inside the sleeves, rain (at speed) will be driven along the outside of the glove, under the cuff of the sleeve, onto your arm and back down into your gloves. Net result - wet hands. Others argue that by wearing the gloves outside of the sleeves, such as those gloves with extended gauntlets, the rain runs up the sleeve and off your shoulder. Slow down and the rain will run into your gloves.

In all honesty, I'm with MikeH, I ride with the gloves tucked inside the cuffs.

If we can solve this problem, we will then move onto to the dilemma of whether the roll of toilet paper should roll from the top to the front, or from the top toward the wall. :bang:

Mankind awaits an answer.

Chris

[cat0020]

In the winter time, I put these on my R1150RS.

http://home.connection.com/~dank/R1150gs1.jpg
http://home.connection.com/~dank/R1150GS%20Muffs.htm

I wear some latex/nitrile gloves inside my normal thin riding gloves, that way I can actually feel the heated grips working. It kinda defeats the purpose of heated grips if you can't feel them through the thick gloves.

Latex/nitrile gloves also keeps my sweat from freezing up when the gloves are soaked with sweat... and also keeps my hand dry in the rain.

The handlebar muffs does get some used to find the controls without looking, but once you get used to it, then it's no big deal, it gets difficult to scratch your nose at 80 mph..

[Terry]

It's great that we're getting all our old favorite threads back again :D

Does this board allow polls - we can settle this one once and for all (and solid bar mounts - or not, screen preferences, tyre choice etc)

[Tracus]

Terry,

I can't recall ever seeing this on the old site, but add it to the polls. Should the trousers be tucked inside the boots or vice versa?

Chris

[Terry]

As far as I'm concerned, this one's a style thing not a waterproof thing (although I think it's more waterproof anyway - unless the laws of physices operate differently elsewhere).

Trousers should NEVER be tucked into motorcycle boots EXCEPT:

When wearing britches ( I do not believe that there is any photographic evidence that I wore britches with my AA uniform when on an R80RT in the '80s) - Eric Morecambe style of course :laugh:

There is a double penalty for tucking trousers into boots when worn with white "seaboot stockings" UNLESS you have travelled back in time to 1965.

I'd like to say something about knee sliders on BMW riders but I don't want to insult our leader (sorry Trevor :D )

[TrevorW]

I'd like to say something about knee sliders on BMW riders but I don't want to insult our leader (sorry Trevor :D )

Eh ? My trouser is as much a knee-sliderless zone as yours.

[Terry]

Trevor,

My apologies :Bow:

I thought I remembered sliders when we met at our first rideout in '02

[MikeH]

What you mean you lads haven't got your knee down yet! :rolleyes:

I was looking at some of the posts on the VFR Club - wide and varied discussion. But I do find it amusing when you get "got my knee down for the first time on the Viffer". I felt like replying, "What? only your knee! You mean that you haven't got your cyclinder head down yet?". :laugh:

[Ed Miller]

The only time I get my knees on the ground is to check the oil in the sight glass;)

I have scuffed the cylinder head though.:Bow:

[cat0020]

I think the purpose of "dragging knees" in a curve is so that you can lean the bike less, when the pavement is off-camber and you don't want the wheels to wash out underneath you, scootch your behind and getting the knee out would be good techniques to use to allow more counterweight and less bike lean, which makes having knee sliders for Boxer engine BMW riders simply practical.

[Herman]

Thanks for your responses especially the relevant ones. Clearly the issue is of insufficient interest to sustain debate. However the boffins out there missed the opportunity to consider why the wet hands phenomenon has only just started happening on this particular bike.

Herman