Caught in the Rain
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 124
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From: n.e. Texas
Got caught one time on my previous harley during a summer pop up thunderstorm. Tha road conditions and rain didn't bother me as much as tha clean up on tha scoot when I got home. Guess i'm a little OCD about it. Yeah I know, ride it like ya stole it. Don't think i'll ever be accused of doing that lol.
Growing up with trail bikes then moving on to metric cruisers, I never minded what kinda weather it was but i'm just not that way with tha harleys. Scoot is not my only mode of transportation and here in Texas there's always a better day in tha near future.
Lastly, my reason to be caught in a rain event went way down a few yrs. ago when I got a smart phone with tha weather radar app. I have ridden around rain showers several times since then
Growing up with trail bikes then moving on to metric cruisers, I never minded what kinda weather it was but i'm just not that way with tha harleys. Scoot is not my only mode of transportation and here in Texas there's always a better day in tha near future.
Lastly, my reason to be caught in a rain event went way down a few yrs. ago when I got a smart phone with tha weather radar app. I have ridden around rain showers several times since then
Last edited by scootertex; Dec 13, 2014 at 01:49 AM.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 25,310
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From: Eastern NE
OP; you just voided the bike's warranty...time to trade. 
Never go/like riding in the wet stuff...guess I'm a big wuss and not worthy. =8^)
Never go/like riding in the wet stuff...guess I'm a big wuss and not worthy. =8^)
Last edited by Iceman24; Dec 13, 2014 at 06:09 AM.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2007
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jmb79, I get your message and agree. I have ridden thousands and thousands and thousands of miles in all kinds of rain. I have not, nor do I want to ride in hail (damage scoot). I rode from Savannah, GA (am) to central NC (pm) in very heavy rain. Upon our arrival (330 miles) it was the high temperature of the day of 37 degrees. Don't think it would have been as much fun without the electric Gerbing/Harley gloves and jacket liner. I prefer dry cool weather but rain.... the show must go on. Riding in the rain is better to me, than a day at work.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 3,426
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From: Northern, Ohio (Yuck!)
If you are going to ride, then sooner or later you will be caught in the rain. If I only rode on sunny, cloudless days with no chance of rain my bike would not have half the miles on it.
Last summer we rode down from the summit (heading west) on the Cherohala Skyway in a blinding thunder storm. On the same trip we got caught in downpour that was hard I could not see where I was going. I had to look straight down at the yellow line on the side of the highway to find the exit 1/2 mile ahead. Now that was an adventure!
The difference between a miserable ride and an adventure is good quality rain gear.
Last summer we rode down from the summit (heading west) on the Cherohala Skyway in a blinding thunder storm. On the same trip we got caught in downpour that was hard I could not see where I was going. I had to look straight down at the yellow line on the side of the highway to find the exit 1/2 mile ahead. Now that was an adventure!
The difference between a miserable ride and an adventure is good quality rain gear.
Banned
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 4,790
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From: NJ Shore and IRB Fla
1000,s of miles in he rain.
BFD don't be a *****. My rain gear lives in my bags.
On a hot summer day/night I love it.
BFD don't be a *****. My rain gear lives in my bags.
On a hot summer day/night I love it.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2014
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From: DeLand, Florida
Got caught in a rain storm riding around Sturgis a couple of years ago. All was well until it started to hail. No helmet on and I thought I was going to get knocked out so we had to stop, park under a tree to avoid damage to the bike. That was a first for me and don't really want to experience that again.
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,328
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From: Lake City, Florida
Getting some rain or even getting into a down pour is not that much of a problem now days that I run with a full fairing Ultra, hard lowers, and fork air deflectors year round. It's the lighting that usually gets me looking for cover.