Award for crazy?
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I think I would've been impressed to a degree. I'm a fairly new rider (less than 10k miles but workin' on it) and I still find myself with both hands glued to the grips. Sometimes I have to remind myself to relax a little but that may be taking it a little too far.
Last edited by stevieg; Jul 10, 2010 at 01:09 PM. Reason: mispelling....I'm anal
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On a related note, I was on the way home a couple of weeks ago during our "rainy season" in Houston, when it was starting to sprinkle on me and looked like it was about to dump. So I pulled my bike under the awning at the Taste of Texas steak house and went in to the bar to wait it out. I was in a sleeveless tee as I've done before, so I didn't think it would be a problem. But the freakin' manager threw me out!!!
And by the time I got the bike and on the highway to get home (a very short ride on the highway to my exit), it started absolutely dumping on me. And like the guy you're talking about, I had no rain gear and no helmet. I was soaked in less than half a minute, with the water puddling on the seat between my legs. So I just took my time, was careful, and headed on home, about a 3 mile ride. Of course it wasn't raining at home, as luck would have it.
My wife met me on the front lawn and just looked at me like....WTF?? But hey, by the time I finished dryin' the bike off, she was shinin'!!!!!
And by the time I got the bike and on the highway to get home (a very short ride on the highway to my exit), it started absolutely dumping on me. And like the guy you're talking about, I had no rain gear and no helmet. I was soaked in less than half a minute, with the water puddling on the seat between my legs. So I just took my time, was careful, and headed on home, about a 3 mile ride. Of course it wasn't raining at home, as luck would have it.
My wife met me on the front lawn and just looked at me like....WTF?? But hey, by the time I finished dryin' the bike off, she was shinin'!!!!!
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...so I was headed home yesterday from a morning spent fishing out on Galveston Bay (thunderstorms, small boat, carbon fishing rods, close lightning strikes, terror), and saw a rider on some FLH variant right after a frog choker thunderstorm. I was thinking that this was a brave man to go riding through this weather, especially with no rain gear (or helmet). Then he gets his cell phone out and talks on it for a few minutes. Wacky. Then he takes both hands off the bars and rides that way for a few minutes. This is in moderately heavy Houston traffic.
The combination of all of these things impressed me somehow, against my will. My hat is off to the guy.
The combination of all of these things impressed me somehow, against my will. My hat is off to the guy.
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On a related note, I was on the way home a couple of weeks ago during our "rainy season" in Houston, when it was starting to sprinkle on me and looked like it was about to dump. So I pulled my bike under the awning at the Taste of Texas steak house and went in to the bar to wait it out. I was in a sleeveless tee as I've done before, so I didn't think it would be a problem. But the freakin' manager threw me out!!!
And by the time I got the bike and on the highway to get home (a very short ride on the highway to my exit), it started absolutely dumping on me. And like the guy you're talking about, I had no rain gear and no helmet. I was soaked in less than half a minute, with the water puddling on the seat between my legs. So I just took my time, was careful, and headed on home, about a 3 mile ride. Of course it wasn't raining at home, as luck would have it.
My wife met me on the front lawn and just looked at me like....WTF?? But hey, by the time I finished dryin' the bike off, she was shinin'!!!!!
And by the time I got the bike and on the highway to get home (a very short ride on the highway to my exit), it started absolutely dumping on me. And like the guy you're talking about, I had no rain gear and no helmet. I was soaked in less than half a minute, with the water puddling on the seat between my legs. So I just took my time, was careful, and headed on home, about a 3 mile ride. Of course it wasn't raining at home, as luck would have it.
My wife met me on the front lawn and just looked at me like....WTF?? But hey, by the time I finished dryin' the bike off, she was shinin'!!!!!
the only good part of getting caught in the rain.. she shines when you're done drying her off..
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I been in one of the T of T's wearing a tee shirt but not sure if I was in sleeveless. Never had a problem. Where is this one you had a problem with? Lots of riders here and here. Some bad mouth might change the situation.
On a related note, I was on the way home a couple of weeks ago during our "rainy season" in Houston, when it was starting to sprinkle on me and looked like it was about to dump. So I pulled my bike under the awning at the Taste of Texas steak house and went in to the bar to wait it out. I was in a sleeveless tee as I've done before, so I didn't think it would be a problem. But the freakin' manager threw me out!!!
And by the time I got the bike and on the highway to get home (a very short ride on the highway to my exit), it started absolutely dumping on me. And like the guy you're talking about, I had no rain gear and no helmet. I was soaked in less than half a minute, with the water puddling on the seat between my legs. So I just took my time, was careful, and headed on home, about a 3 mile ride. Of course it wasn't raining at home, as luck would have it.
My wife met me on the front lawn and just looked at me like....WTF?? But hey, by the time I finished dryin' the bike off, she was shinin'!!!!!
And by the time I got the bike and on the highway to get home (a very short ride on the highway to my exit), it started absolutely dumping on me. And like the guy you're talking about, I had no rain gear and no helmet. I was soaked in less than half a minute, with the water puddling on the seat between my legs. So I just took my time, was careful, and headed on home, about a 3 mile ride. Of course it wasn't raining at home, as luck would have it.
My wife met me on the front lawn and just looked at me like....WTF?? But hey, by the time I finished dryin' the bike off, she was shinin'!!!!!
Last edited by oldairboater; Jul 10, 2010 at 10:02 PM.