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  • Rain Tyres and Riding Gear for Biking.

    Hi All,
    As we all know monsoons are around and biking in monsoons is a real difficulty on highways especially when you are commuting 17Kms on your bike everyday for office. I own a Yamaha Fazer 150cc


    I need some advice from you guys, what sort of gear you use in your bikes as a precautionary feature for rains. Help me to choose
    1) Tyres that are meant for Wet conditions. Price ?
    2) A rain wear , that really serves the purpose for around 1hr of biking.
    3) other things which you think are necessary.

    Please mention the brand and the product names that you have used and felt satisfied.
    Last edited by Samarth 619; 05-29-2012, 01:46 AM.

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    Topic Approved. Although, there are proper Riding Gears and Tyres thread, but since this is a combined request, I'll approve this here...

    1. Tyres having good/ more grooves and soft compound are best for rains. More the grooves, better the grip in bad conditions (rain, sand, snow, etc.). Try getting them in 140/60 only, as grip seems to be your concern, although big size is not guarantee for grip.

    2. Rain wear? You mean a jacket? Quite a many riding jackets are water resistant, with water proof pockets. Some others are full water proof, but with very low ventilation.

    I personally use a DSG Nero which is full black, costed me some 5500, and it is good for rains, very good for winters, but average for hot weather. It has some ventilation zips, which tries its best to keep cool.

    Otherwise, if you're only looking for rain protection and not crash protection, then there's a whole lot of choices in the market.
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