First bike. I'm sitting at a hotel and there's a good thunderstorm going on. Really hard rain.

First question: anything I need to worry about as far as the bike getting rained on like this?

Second question, and this may be dumb but, with 45-50 mph gusts of wind, is it possible ill find my bike blown over on its side?

Thanks

 

First, no worries. Second, Faced into the wind should be fine. If you have a room on the ground floor park the bike on the side walk in front of your room, this would solve both one and two. Stay dry.

 

First question: Is it a 07 or 08 Sportster? If not, you should be fine.

Second question: Park it with the kickstand on the downwind side and you'll be fine.

 

One more thing to worry about. If you didn't put a cover on the seat, there is a good chance that the foam will be wet and you will get a wet butt when you sit on it.

 

Made a mad dash outside and bike is still standing. Unfortunately I'm on the third floor. Thanks for the info amigos. Not too worried about the wind and if the rain won't hurt it I guess she'll just get a bath. Haha

 

Enough already! You can keep your freakin` rain, Texas! OKC just broke the all time record for rain in one month, over 14 inches, and we still have over a week to go in May. `Sucks!

 

Been raining here in Wichita since yesterday and looks to continue through Monday. Rivers are full and flowing fast. Glad we don't live South, where the water is headed to meet up with the water you're getting.

 

Riding in the rain just means you'll have to clean it better than usual.

 

It has rained in Colorado and Denver every single day in the month of May. We are in danger of coming up shy of 300 days of sunshine this year that's how little the sun has been out.

We need the rain so bad so it's ridiculous to complain...but damn, I'm going to need Prozac if this goes on much longer.

 

What coac said worse part about rain is having to clean every nook and cranny on the bike