My first time caught in the rain on the way home from dinner......it actually felt great :-) drove a little more cautious of course but the feeling of the rain pelting you while cruising down the street is awesome! I thought my Bike would get all dirty but not at all. Just gave her a quick wipe around once I got home and bam! Good as new!

Not too sure if I'm going to want to do that again though but at least I know if it ever does happen again it's not the end of the world

......man I love my Harley

 

Riding in the rain, was something I worried about with my wife, since this bike was her first experiance. Since we've had it, we've ridden in the rain several times.

On the highway, it doesn't bother me. On city streets, turning...that sucks.

 

This last Memorial Day i got caught in a rain storm like a cow pissing on a flat rock. On I-35 between Centerville, Texas and Buffalo, Texas. I pulled over under the only overpass between the two towns to wait it out. Traffic slowed to 35 mph. Yeah. Getting caught in the rain is an adventure. That is why we ride.

 

We were heading back to my home town to ride in the Hot Harley night's parade and we got caught in a downpour. It was my wife's first time riding in the rain and we ended up behind a Semi pulling a flatbed, needless to say it was hitting us in sheet's and we ended up pulling into a gas station to ride out the storm. It was all good though the leathers kept us pretty dry and we were back on the road 45 minutes later.

 

I got caught in the Davy Crockett National Forest in a down pour. Pulled under somebodies drop shed on their out building for 30ish minutes. It was an adventure. I cant say fun.

Centerville is on I45. I was confused for a second

 

Riding in the rain sucks! But it's something we all do from time to time, it's going to happen.

 

I must say that I am surprised by the comments about riding in the rain. Never felt I had to take cover in the rain, and I've ridden in all kinds of downpours. Interesting.

 

I know what you mean. Over 8.5 years ago I got caught in a heavy rain an hour away from home and it was only my second day riding a motorcycle on the streets . That was fun.

 

The first time I was caught in the rain was the first time I was on a motorcycle - during my MSF course. Taught me that riding in the rain is as natural as riding on a sunny, cloudless day.

 

Living and riding in the UK, if I didn't ride in the rain I'd never get to ride my bike. I won't lie, I'd prefer a nice sunny day with dry roads but I'll be damned if I let my bike turn into a garage queen because of a little water falling from the sky.