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Jun 18, 2011 | 08:59 PM

#51

crackercap

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From: Waynesboro, Va

I avoid rain if possible, but you're gonna get wet if you ride much at all. The hard downpours are the worst, get's hard to see and you have to watch those brakes.

Jun 18, 2011 | 09:26 PM

#52

MJ-13000

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From: NC

I was scared of riding in the rain-until I got caught 3 times:

1st-I had 500 miles on the bike and thought, I don't need rain gear, it won't rain today-and it poured! Boots took 3 days to dry!

2nd-Riding to my 1000 mile service-the damn sky opened up-I had just bought a cheapo rain jacket and pants.

3rd-Tonight-I was expecting to see Noah's ark, because it was just like opening a damn flood gate! HD rain gear (a gift) was in the swing arm bag...with booties!

Like one poster wrote..there's rain..then there are thunder storms! Any rain gear is better than no gear and you "will" get caught if you ride! No harm in pulling over to let it pass.

Ride Safe!

Jun 18, 2011 | 11:19 PM

#53

Lost1

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From: Alabama

In nearly 40 years of riding I've been caught more than once in the rain, and try as I might I have yet to find any enjoyment in it at all. It sucks any way you look at it. But if you do get caught in it, avoid metal (bridges, manhole covers, railroad tracks, etc.) and the painted parts of the road- ESPECIALLY if leaned over. Absolutely lethal.

Get some decent riding gear (I've been using Nelson-Rigg for over 20 years- good stuff at a good price) and hope you never need it...

Jun 19, 2011 | 05:15 AM

#54

Jrsess

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From: Wesley Chapel Fl.

The key for me is a good rain suit. It's always more enjoyable when your not wet from head to toe!

Jun 19, 2011 | 06:46 AM

#55

brenn

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From: Kentucky

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEGRider

Gear up and ride if comfortable. Many times the rain is a no-show and you miss a great ride.

Especially this year - is it just me, or has the weather man never been wrong this much in the past?

Jun 19, 2011 | 06:54 AM

#56

Classic Eagle

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From: North Lima, Ohio

Everyone here has alot of good advice. Make damn sure you have your common sence with ya at all times, even in the rain. You'll know when its time to pull off the road. Trust me.

Jun 19, 2011 | 07:16 AM

#57

DMacLeod

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From: Stoughton,MA

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatJohn

So I went. And I had a blast. And it didn't even rain!

Thanks for the tips.

Glad ya went and had a good time. My wife and I were up there too for the day. On the way home the weather warning came over the radio and it freaked my wife out. (she said to me after she thought the bike was going to explode,LOL)

We missed the rain and hail and had a great time. Well except for the I-93 bridge work......

Jul 23, 2011 | 01:23 AM

#58

kanelakos

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From: Upstate NY

I know this thread is a month old and alot of good advice here.

However, I did not see much in the way of being able to see when it rains.

Having a face shield makes sense rather than a half helmet... but even that would be hard to see through with all the water on it. Seems it would be like driving in your cage in the rain with the wipers off.

How do you guys cope with that??

I know RainX is not to be used on HD windshields but would it hurt on a face shield?

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