...and then it happened to me tonight. Very bad thunderstorm too. Super windy and I was getting blown all over the place. Rear tire sliding every which way. Made it home, albeit with soaked shoes, jeans, gloves, and jacket. Thank god for my OGIO backpack or my phone would have been trashed. Lesson has been learned the hard way. It's time for real gear now.
Always said I'd never get caught in a downpour...
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I have ridden in the rain several times. I even did my MSF course in the rain. Just take it as practice & ya, buy some gear...
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yellowfz
Wife got her 150 miles in pouring rain/cool temps badge of honor last year, me several miles more than that, always carry rain coat of some kind after first encounter back in the 80s.
Bikes are way more stable now than then, and not as scary in the rain at highway speed.
Bikes are way more stable now than then, and not as scary in the rain at highway speed.
FastFreddy
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2 piece storm suit is the go. Just be careful not to rip the crotch out when you swing your leg over.
One of my riding buddies has a rainsuit that fits in a little package that goes under his seat.
I get away with a jacket and the rain pants under the seat sometimes.
One of my riding buddies has a rainsuit that fits in a little package that goes under his seat.
I get away with a jacket and the rain pants under the seat sometimes.
FastFreddy
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I remember getting dry in front of a fireplace at a pub on a Sunday during a downpour once, and I'm taking my rain gear off. There was an old biker type with a long beard and he's wondering if I'm soft in the head, "When I was riding when I was younger, we didn't have that gear, we just used to get wet".
Thinking now, I could have said "Well you can stand in the rain outside now, with crotch thrust forward, if you want to reminisce"
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For me, once the water hits the crotch area on the bike, it starts to not be fun, every other part of me can be soaking wet and I'll still be grinning like an idiot under the helmet.
Thinking now, I could have said "Well you can stand in the rain outside now, with crotch thrust forward, if you want to reminisce"
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For me, once the water hits the crotch area on the bike, it starts to not be fun, every other part of me can be soaking wet and I'll still be grinning like an idiot under the helmet.
I'm with nismo here... I have done it...but don't like doing it...takes the enjoyment out of it!
I do have the gear though and I am a weather fanatic....hence my post on the best weather websites.
Depends on the weather for me, if it's brain melting hot, a good downpour always feels good and I like feeling the difference in pressure when the rain is about to hit. You get those cool air pockets at different elevations and it feels great. Work is not usually keen on me showing up like a soggy crouton though, so I usually avoid rain on work days.
That's exactly it, it's not as enjoyable being in wet gear, and having to be so cautious, and on top of that worrying about oils that have been extracted from the ground.
You my friend have a new user name...the soggy crouton! :rof: :rof: :rof:
bloodypulp
New Member
It's really not that bad for me my MSF was also in the rain. I just don't like all the cleaning up afterward mainly since removing the rear fender. Don't like mud on my gear
Back when my ex and I were living in Macon, GA, we rode down to Savannah for St. Patty's day. Had a great weekend. On the ride back it rained like God was dumping buckets.
We were on my venerable '82 CB750C. We had new leather jackets. It rained so hard that it was choking the bike out. On the highway back, we had to stop under bridges to let the air filter dry out. It didn't take long, 10 or 15 minutes or so each stop.
By the time we got home we were dyed black from our jackets. Right through our shirts (also dyed black) and into the skin. It took some scrubbing to get that out!
We gave those jackets to my Dad and his wife, at their wedding. Right off our backs. Another cool story there, but that's for another day.
We were on my venerable '82 CB750C. We had new leather jackets. It rained so hard that it was choking the bike out. On the highway back, we had to stop under bridges to let the air filter dry out. It didn't take long, 10 or 15 minutes or so each stop.
By the time we got home we were dyed black from our jackets. Right through our shirts (also dyed black) and into the skin. It took some scrubbing to get that out!
We gave those jackets to my Dad and his wife, at their wedding. Right off our backs. Another cool story there, but that's for another day.
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yellowfz
I love it, it is fun, keeps you alert. :thumbup:
I am one of those idiots who you have to tell to come out of the rain though.