Well i dont uualy do winter riding but i may as well coz everytime im out on my bike it ends up raining whether its summer, spring, autumn or winter.......i "enjoyed" 120 miles in the rain on Sunday and i fully intend on enjoying a few more rainy rides until i sorn it at the end of November.
The big thou isnt actually all that bad in the rain coz it can still pull in 6th gear at slow speeds and stay relatively dossile as long as the revs are kept down.