wish we were getting some of it here in San Antonio - we've had less than 1/2 inch since October.

 

Look at the rain this way....it washes off all the oil left on the road. Oil that was dropped by the lowriders knocking the bottom out of their oil pans.

 

Ya the last few months have seemed really rainy to me down here in San Diego. I don't remember having this many rainy days I couldn't ride in quite a few years.

 

We in the Northeast feel soooooooo sorry for you

 

hell i dont even own an umbrella let alone "rain gear" lol

 

There were plenty of guys riding in the Tijuana Toy Run this year; it was raining steadily on the US side. 2000 bikes, by my estimate, crossed into TJ and were met by at least another 1000 Mexican riders. The Solo Angeles (Solo Angels) did escort duty in and out of TJ. Those dudes can ride. One of the guys I was with said: "When in Mexico, ride like the Mexican guys do!" That worked out.

We left San Diego Harley in the rain, it dried up when we got to the border and when we came back we got into the rain again about 5 miles on the US side. When 500 guys (and some women) show up in the rain to do good work (with a party thrown in) then you know who the committed riders are. We met up with at least another 1,000 bikes at the border crossing.

The 'escort' back to the states was, well, interesting. Go under the yellow 'Do Not Cross' tape that the TJ police set up, go around the TJ sentry roadblock, split lanes past the traffic jam at the border and then split 10 of us across 4 entry gates. The always-friendly Border Patrol at the entry gate shut the gate in front of New York Myke, the owner of SD Harley Davidson. I guess they didn't like us splitting lanes past the traffic. In the end they had to let us through, anyway, and bikers are a quicker check than cars. They only searched one guy, and under his jacket only.

All in all, it was a good run. The poverty in TJ is worse than ever (if that is possible) and we were mobbed by moms and kids wanting the toys we packed in. There was a whole club at the border who each packed two bicycles into Mexico, strapped to their bikes! It was a hoot. The TJ police blocked all the intersections through TJ to the main market area, and we packed probably 2500-3000 bikes in on both sides of the road, 2 deep, for about 8 blocks.

Thanks to New York Myke of San Diego Harley Davidson, and all the guys there - they pulled two trailers full of presents in to TJ, catered breakfast for about 400-500 riders and opened the store to help people keep out of the rain. Myke rode lead in the pack through SD County. The guy is a class act; he'll reach in his pocket in a second to help out a biker event or the community.

 

Kudo's to Mike at SD Harley!

 

Rain in Cali? Funny statement, "I don't need rain gear in So Cal." No you don't unless of course you decide to ride in the rain, or it starts pouring down and their isn't any easy place to get out of the rain.

All in for the little amount of rain we get it does seem silly. But then again, chit happens. I don't mind getting wet, but it's the wet + wind riding down the fwy. Guess that's why I have rain gear in the bag.

 

Aye that! Raining since Thursday, non stop. This is getting old.

 

I buy a new bike and it's been raining virtually non-stop ever since. Maybe an Ark was more in order.