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Originally Posted by fizzwheel
OK hows this scenario....
Your riding on a NSL ( 60mph ) your riding at a reduced pace because its raining say 40mph...
You approach a side road, you see a car there and you slow down some more, say to 31.5mph... car hasnt seen you and pulls out in front of you....
Now you've done the swerve part of your test on a wet road, so you turn the bike and then brake to a standstill all nice and controlled and you damage neither your bike, yourself or the other vehicle, but maybe your pants...
Or
You havent done the swerve test so you dont know how to avoid an obstacle, so you grab a massive handful of front brake then either fall off or hit the car..
Or are you going to ride everywhere in the wet at 20mph...
Or
Maybe you just dont go out if its raining or the forecast says its likely to rain...
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Or maybe you do 45 through every busy town because it's dry and you managed to do the swerve test in the wet at 30.
The test has obviously been devised with wet conditions in mind. Yes it will be harder to drop the bike by snatching the brakes in the dry- logically they should make the course even tighter when it's dry rather than easier when it's wet. That would ruffle a few feathers with MAG and the like.