Register Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Go Back   GZ 250 Forums > General > Off-Topic Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-04-2009, 07:24 PM   #1
Moedad
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Orange County, CA
Posts: 642
FOG

Alan and Busy,

Did you guys ride to work in the fog this morning? It was nasty for my ride in. Most folks were leaving space between them and everybody else, but I had one guy in a Dodge Ram pickup who wanted to tail gate me for a bit. Even on a clear day he would've been too close. I moved out've his way as soon as I could I could see that it was clear and he roared past me into the fog. People are crazy.



Login or Register to Remove Ads
Moedad is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 12-04-2009, 07:57 PM   #2
JWR
Senior Member
 
JWR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Louisville, TN
Posts: 1,413
Re: FOG

Fog. It sure is tough on the eyes.

[attachment=0:3fleddly]Blue ridge 081.JPG[/attachment:3fleddly]
__________________
Jerry

Truth is there are lots of great bikes available
and not nearly as many good riders out there riding them...
"A man's got to know his limitations..."
JWR is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 12-05-2009, 02:10 AM   #3
BusyWeb
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 626
Re: FOG

Quote:
Originally Posted by Moedad
Alan and Busy,

Did you guys ride to work in the fog this morning? It was nasty for my ride in. Most folks were leaving space between them and everybody else, but I had one guy in a Dodge Ram pickup who wanted to tail gate me for a bit. Even on a clear day he would've been too close. I moved out've his way as soon as I could I could see that it was clear and he roared past me into the fog. People are crazy.
Not here in LA..
I really hate those taligaters while I'm on the saddle.
They might don't know how dangerous it is for the bike/bikers.
I got some of the similar situations, and mostly I let them pass me when the riding situations are not for the some throttle-up; like on the canyon curvers/twisters.
Sometimes, I do throttle up and go faster than those cage can handle and make some distance for myself.
Most of cages could not follow the my current bike; kind of sport-bike performance it has.
With GZ, I don't think that's good idea >> just let them pass it otherwise it's too dangerours.
Anyway, riding under the FOG is not pleasant...
__________________
BusyWeb



Login or Register to Remove Ads
BusyWeb is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 12-05-2009, 05:42 AM   #4
Water Warrior 2
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Squamish B.C Canada
Posts: 11,409
Re: FOG

Fog scares me. I can and will slow down to a safe speed but there is always that doofus coming up from behind at an unreasonable speed that is best left for ideal conditions. Overdriving your vision is the same as overdriving your headlights at night, a very poor practice that can hurt.
Water Warrior 2 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 12-05-2009, 10:49 AM   #5
mrlmd1
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Crawfordville, Florida
Posts: 2,853
Re: FOG

In really dense fog you've got to hope they see your taillight and don't run you down. Bright colored clothing with reflectors help too. It would be a good case for a blinking taillight or strobe but that's probably illegal.



Login or Register to Remove Ads
mrlmd1 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 12-05-2009, 11:22 PM   #6
alanmcorcoran
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Anaheim, CA
Posts: 2,926
Re: FOG

Moe,

I don't usually head in until around noon and it was clear by then...
__________________
[hr:5yt6ldkq][/hr:5yt6ldkq]
http://alanmarkcorcoran.com Motorcycles, Music, Musings and More…
alanmcorcoran is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 12-14-2009, 03:24 PM   #7
GZ250
Senior Member
 
GZ250's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 334
Re: FOG

FOG - we had some last night and this morning




__________________
“God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners.”
“People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.” --- Søren Kierkegaard ---
GZ250 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 12-14-2009, 05:16 PM   #8
JWR
Senior Member
 
JWR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Louisville, TN
Posts: 1,413
Re: FOG

We had it last night. Clear today.
__________________
Jerry

Truth is there are lots of great bikes available
and not nearly as many good riders out there riding them...
"A man's got to know his limitations..."
JWR is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 12-14-2009, 06:34 PM   #9
BusyWeb
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 626
Re: FOG

Quote:
Originally Posted by GZ250
FOG - we had some last night and this morning




Hi, Mr. GZ250.
Did you ride bike under those Fog?
It seems pretty dense to me....
__________________
BusyWeb
BusyWeb is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 12-14-2009, 08:47 PM   #10
GZ250
Senior Member
 
GZ250's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 334
Re: FOG

not during night, during the day I dare only when the road is not wet, sometime the fog does not wet the road that much (at least at some places). i do not start a ride if its raining, if caught in the rain i drive cautiously. this was just to take pics. it was kind of romantic during the night . it was dense but as you move in the fog it was not that dense could see upto 200 yards.
__________________
“God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners.”
“People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.” --- Søren Kierkegaard ---
GZ250 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Reply




Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:33 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.