Riding at night
Discussion
As it was so nice today I went out for a evening blat (3rd blat of the day - commute, post work blat and evening blat.... heh heh) - went a bit further than I thought and ended up riding the country roads in the dark. Country roads in the car in the dark can be a little creepy (the kind of roads where its more like a tunnel through trees) but on the bike its just weird (and bloody good fun I might add) I think I'll be upgrading my headlights soon but all in all I quite enjoyed the whole riding at night thing. OK you get blinded by oncomming cars but at least you can see them a mile off and they can see you easier too. The temperature was perfect and the roads were pretty much empty. Even the main roads.
The bug situation was pretty bad though.... Dam bugs!
The bug situation was pretty bad though.... Dam bugs!
The bugs really are horrific around here at night, some proper big thuds heard as they explode up the front of the bike or my visor. I swear some of them were the size of a fist.
None of my mates like riding at night, as soon as the ideas hinted at talk of having to change visors to clear, rabbits running out, deer running out, possible alien capture and all sorts of other guff excuses have been used.
I had a bahnstorming ride round the country roads here the other night, only reason I went was to check what the mille was like at night as I'd heard the headlights were ace (turns out they really are!). An hour later I got back absolutely covered in dead insects, but very pleased with the ride, stoked as some folks would say.
Great fun, I'm always weary of riding too fast incase something does bolt across the road, but I think it's worth the risk as it's such a surreal and entertaining experience. Try singing Ghostriders in the sky by johnny cash as you ride along in the pitch black for added apocolyptic-esque wierdness
Early mornings in the late summer are second to none though, they really do afford some of the best riding you'll ever do, especially at sunrise
None of my mates like riding at night, as soon as the ideas hinted at talk of having to change visors to clear, rabbits running out, deer running out, possible alien capture and all sorts of other guff excuses have been used.
I had a bahnstorming ride round the country roads here the other night, only reason I went was to check what the mille was like at night as I'd heard the headlights were ace (turns out they really are!). An hour later I got back absolutely covered in dead insects, but very pleased with the ride, stoked as some folks would say.
Great fun, I'm always weary of riding too fast incase something does bolt across the road, but I think it's worth the risk as it's such a surreal and entertaining experience. Try singing Ghostriders in the sky by johnny cash as you ride along in the pitch black for added apocolyptic-esque wierdness
Early mornings in the late summer are second to none though, they really do afford some of the best riding you'll ever do, especially at sunrise
Edited by Stu R on Friday 25th July 02:27
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