Better Riding: Here come the rains

Every year when the rains come, most motorcyclists shake their fists at the pregnant skies and the attendant filth and uncertainty - of weather and by extension of traction - that surely follow. But it needn’t be so bad. Motorcycles and the Indian monsoons are not just about mucky clothes, gruelling riding and waiting for the skies to clear in September. The rains are a great time to figure out how well you ride a motorcycle in every sense of the phrase.

The first thing we need to do is prepare to get wet, or if you prefer, to not get...