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Originally Posted by G-Rex
If you're not comfortable in the rain, do a track day in the rain. This was one of the single biggest things that helped me get over any fear I might have had of riding in the rain.
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It sounds crazy, but he's 100% right. Doing a wet track day is some of the BEST rider education and experience that ANY street rider could get!
One of my most memorable track moments (non race) was a rainy track day at Loudon where I didn't have my rain tires with me. I rode around all day on Diablo Supercorsas which are simply TERRIBLE in the rain. I was working that day so I kept things tame, but the last session or two everyone that was on the track was doing well and traffic was light I decided to have a little fun. I was sliding ALL OVER the place & just having an absolute blast.
It was extremely educational as to what my DOT race tires are capable of... and since I run the same tires on my street bike (take-offs) I know what they're like should I get caught in the rain on the street (yeah, i'm a fair weather rider for the most part.)