UK riding in February

[dogshome]

The UK is slowly sinking into the sea and the Atlantic is throwing buckets of water at us just to make sure we get wet.

I am thinking of increasing the size of the RT fairing to keep the water out.

Plans include a rudder and hydro-planes...

She is moored up in the dry dock at home now looking surprisingly perky since we just got Dennis, Edna, Freddy or Gertude dump a billion gallons straight down 

[Adrian]

Here in Oz we have had major Bush fires - temps up to 50 degrees - major flooding rains - cyclones & massive dust storms - on one ocaission all in the same day.
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Here in South Oz I still get 9 months of riding weather regardless. Maybe it's time to migrate to The Land Downunder [ch128077][ch128513][ch128521][ch129312][ch127958][ch65039][ch127774]
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And cheap petrol - relatively speaking

[Justin B.]

We have had over 8" of rain so far this year putting us in the Top 5 historically.

[Bob_Roller]

Clear sunny and 80 F, 27 C  today .
Perfect weather for riding .

[Barry]

The UK is slowly sinking into the sea and the Atlantic is throwing buckets of water at us just to make sure we get wet.

I did a trip from near Manchester up to York over the weekend to see my son.  He is safe from any risk but I saw where the river Ouse had burst it's banks and flowed over the flood plane. The shear volume of moving water is a scary sight.

On the positive side at least the rain is washing all the salt away.  Mines suffered a bit from the salt when commuting this winter since I changed from using my own home brew waxoyl to a proprietary spray. Big mistake.  As I'm retiring at Easter it won't be going out in the salt next year.

[dogshome]

Here in Oz we have had major Bush fires - temps up to 50 degrees - major flooding rains - cyclones & massive dust storms - on one ocaission all in the same day.
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Here in South Oz I still get 9 months of riding weather regardless. Maybe it's time to migrate to The Land Downunder [ch128077][ch128513][ch128521][ch129312][ch127958][ch65039][ch127774]
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And cheap petrol - relatively speaking

I've seen the news and heard how many animals may have been killed (which puts it in perspective). So no, not thinking of migrating just yet.

I have no idea what recovering from a country on fire means and I hope you guys can at least be prepared-for or quash-it when it comes the next time  8-)

Socks still on radiator though 

[dogshome]

  As I'm retiring at Easter it won't be going out in the salt next year.

Good man  Another 10 years here unless the missus decides to move into share trading 

Where I live, Newark on Trent, is becoming Newark on Sea, but apart from the flood plains being covered and the usual low lying spots flooded - is not too bad. The flood plains have saved us numerous times in the 30 years I've been here.

Sheffield and Worksop copped it last time, it seems everywhere else has it now - and they didn't normally get it or expect it.

My sister has her neighbour with his vintage green fire engine pumping out the locals now.

[dogshome]

Clear sunny and 80 F, 27 C  today .
Perfect weather for riding .

I hope you get sunburn 

[dogshome]

We have had over 8" of rain so far this year putting us in the Top 5 historically.

And???

Seathwaite is the wettest inhabited place in England and receives around 3,552 millimetres (140 in) of rain per year.

 

(pun went about 200" over my head)

[Kelvin]

I've seen the news and heard how many animals may have been killed (which puts it in perspective). So no, not thinking of migrating just yet.

I find the number of animals killed difficult to put into context. One feral horse can displace hundreds of native marsupial mice: which figure do you use?

I find area more accessible: since July last year, 18.6m ha. More than England and Wales put together. Or, comparable to Washington State.

From a motorcycling point of view it's a good excuse to go touring in affected areas because they need the business!