Author Topic: I hate fog (Read 4401 times)

fireblake · « **on:** 11 December 2013, 05:01:11 am »

I checked the weather yesterday at half 4 before deciding to take the bike to work. 4°c at 5 this morning with a light mist. This translate's to -2°c and very thick fog. The thickest I've ever ridden in. Lucky a truck wss in front to guide me. I hate fog. Bloody visor mists up straight away.

ChristoT · « **Reply #1 on:** 11 December 2013, 07:07:36 am »

I had fog going in to work yesterday. Today, looking out of the window, It's foccing pea soup out there! My commute in an hours time will be fun...

slimwilly · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 December 2013, 07:16:51 am »

Yes , i hate fog too,,,,butttttt more to the point i hate fog lights,,,those on car driving around two weeks after the fog has cleared,,,just more glare in your eyes,,flash em i say!!!!!

I went out in fog last year ,early one morning, i ended up riding with the bloody visor up to see,,wet face or what?

ChristoT · « **Reply #3 on:** 11 December 2013, 07:23:34 am »

Quote from: slimwilly on 11 December 2013, 07:16:51 am

Yes , i hate fog too,,,,butttttt more to the point i hate fog lights,,,those on car driving around two weeks after the fog has cleared,,,just more glare in your eyes,,flash em i say!!!!!

I went out in fog last year ,early one morning, i ended up riding with the bloody visor up to see,,wet face or what?

Specs wearers (like me) are double fucked there.

Dead Eye · « **Reply #4 on:** 11 December 2013, 07:41:59 am »

I really love the fog (I'm very much a child at heart) until a get on the bike... and then its just an uncomfortable game of "guess where the road is"... especially on the M4 when you can't see the other lanes or hard shoulder... that was an interesting night $:\$

seangee · « **Reply #5 on:** 11 December 2013, 11:46:11 am »

Bloody horrible this morning

Fazerider · « **Reply #6 on:** 11 December 2013, 12:29:03 pm »

Visibility had improved to about 200m by the time I hit the M3 at 10:30, but even that was pretty unpleasant. It was like that the rest of the way into west London until Wood Lane where it was a beautiful sunshiny morning.
I now get to spend the rest of the day in a windowless apparatus room.

steeeve66 · « **Reply #7 on:** 11 December 2013, 12:44:52 pm »

..South Circular was pretty grim. Wish car owners would get their bloody head-lights/fog-lights aligned correctly!

goldfazer · « **Reply #8 on:** 11 December 2013, 02:47:19 pm »

Quote from: fireblake on 11 December 2013, 05:01:11 am

Lucky a truck wss in front to guide me.

Good job he could see where he was going then!!

fireblake · « **Reply #9 on:** 11 December 2013, 02:55:23 pm »

When the truck turned off I followed a car, he was doing about 60 in the middle lane and I was about 50 yards behind in the inside lane. We both came off the motorway at the same junction. He indicated to come over but as he entered the 300yard slip road he did must of thought 60 was way to fast snd braked down to 30. Bearing in ming its a really long uphill slip road. Full on RED moment as his brake lights blinded me. I've never flicked my visor open so quickly as I thought something must be in tge road I'd not seen. Nothing. Just another dick head car driver who doesn't realise his car will slow down naturally on a hill.

peterjca · « **Reply #10 on:** 11 December 2013, 02:59:12 pm »

Fog all the way into work this morning. Thick fog still outside so will be going home early when there's still light.

Mark YPVS · « **Reply #11 on:** 11 December 2013, 03:28:23 pm »

It was bad this morning, A316 then hounslow and isleworth, thick freezing fog, road flooded by Hamworth Crem, black ice, was glad to get to work and have a coffee

Mark

spencer_foxwell · « **Reply #12 on:** 11 December 2013, 05:25:53 pm »

This morning was the worst time I've had on a bike so far. Not only was the fog stopping me from seeing anything accept my cloudy visor but my bike was a heap, carb icing its tits off I had to stop 4 times! Though one of those was to wipe the inside of my visor.

I just bought a pinlock insert on my way home, no fogging at all and I am impressed so far but tomorrow morning will be the test!.... If the bike works!!!

Dead Eye · « **Reply #13 on:** 11 December 2013, 05:40:34 pm »

Fog at this time of year is always a pain in the ass for carb icing... the high moisture and cold temperatures make for perfect conditions

JZS 600 · « **Reply #14 on:** 11 December 2013, 08:55:17 pm »

Yeah, the old Pinlock mostly worked this morning but the fog did start creeping up the inside part way.

Wasn't going that fast anyway due to everyone else taking it easy so not so much a pain. Still, took an hour and a half on the road foccing freezing on the way in!

ChristoT · « **Reply #15 on:** 11 December 2013, 09:29:32 pm »

It was awful today - thick all day, and my balaclava got soaked. Freezing fog on the way back, and visibility under 20 metres at times...

fireblake · « **Reply #16 on:** 11 December 2013, 10:31:51 pm »

Call me a Wuss but i took the car tonight. I'll be finished by 3 and a sedate drive home listening to the radio instead of my teeth chattering is a lot more tempting.

Mickey the Wuss

unfazed · « **Reply #17 on:** 11 December 2013, 11:07:28 pm »

Quote from: fireblake on 11 December 2013, 10:31:51 pm

Call me a Wuss but i took the car tonight. I'll be finished by 3 and a sedate drive home listening to the radio instead of my teeth chattering is a lot more tempting.

Mickey the Wuss

WUSS

ChristoT · « **Reply #18 on:** 11 December 2013, 11:16:58 pm »

Quote from: unfazed on 11 December 2013, 11:07:28 pm

Quote from: fireblake on 11 December 2013, 10:31:51 pm
Call me a Wuss but i took the car tonight. I'll be finished by 3 and a sedate drive home listening to the radio instead of my teeth chattering is a lot more tempting.

Mickey the Wuss

WUSS

Yeah, man up!

fireblake · « **Reply #19 on:** 11 December 2013, 11:30:07 pm »

I can do the man bit but not the up.

midden · « **Reply #20 on:** 12 December 2013, 03:41:50 am »

Quote from: slimwilly on 11 December 2013, 07:16:51 am

Yes , i hate fog too,,,,butttttt more to the point i hate fog lights,,,those on car driving around two weeks after the fog has cleared,,,just more glare in your eyes,,flash em i say!!!!!

I went out in fog last year ,early one morning, i ended up riding with the bloody visor up to see,,wet face or what?

Strangely enough driving home from work yesterday morning in a slight mist the car in front seemed most upset when I put my full beams on. The way i see if the fog was dense enough to have the fogs on then My beams should have dazzle me not him instead of his fog lights dazzling me.

Even better the amount of arses who figure conditions dangerous enough to warrant the use of fog lights then proceeded to weave through the traffic using all lanes at speed. Much like arses on cycles who consider flashing lights as life saving force field.

JZS 600 · « **Reply #21 on:** 12 December 2013, 06:54:39 pm »

Just stay safe.....

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #22 on:** 12 December 2013, 07:32:29 pm »

Surreal this morning. Couldn't see the white line, the edge of the road, nada. I think that's the worst I've ever experienced. Thank Christ my trip was only a short one (in the car - don't trust other road users to see the bike's tail lights). I echo JZS's sentiments - keep safe all!

ChristoT · « **Reply #23 on:** 12 December 2013, 07:35:25 pm »

Quote from: nick crisp on 12 December 2013, 07:32:29 pm

Surreal this morning. Couldn't see the white line, the edge of the road, nada. I think that's the worst I've ever experienced. Thank Christ my trip was only a short one (in the car - don't trust other road users to see the bike's tail lights). I echo JZS's sentiments - keep safe all!

On that note - when riding (as I have no other option...

), if I see a car coming up behind me, I will flash the rear brake light a few times, maybe even flash the hazards / alternate indicatos for a few flashes - anything to make them aware I'm there. Once they are, at least they're looking out for you.

cable tie · « **Reply #24 on:** 12 December 2013, 10:30:10 pm »

I did an early morning run thro the B500 Black Forest this year in thick fog and it was raining, you could only see 2 metres in front, scary, i pulled over and waited for a vehicle to pass than followed its lights.

Author Topic: I hate fog (Read 4401 times)

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