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rain!!!!!!!
We today my wife and I are to laeve for our little vacation ( she is driving and I am riding) I got my cup of coffee and looked out the door and IT'S RAINING,damn. My wife said well I guess your riding with me ,I said nope I am still riding the bike. So we will be leaving shortly.
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RE: rain!!!!!!!
I've had a lot of people ask me (when it's sunny) what do you do if it rains? I just give me a long long look and just say "ride". That being said, I hate to start in the rain, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. When I get caught in the rain, I don't give it a lot of thought unless it is a really hard thunderstorm and so far I haven't pulled over yet to wait it out. Last summer coming back from the beach my wife was pullling our pop up camper and I was riding the bike and when we stopped at the rest area it looked like rain. I told my wife, I wouldn't mind a little rain to cool things off. I was burned up. Well, I got my wish and more. I tailed along behind my wife at about 15 to 20 mph concentrating on her taillights to keep in my lane. I didn't even have goggles, just my sunglasses. Luckily we were about 30 miles from home and the hard rain was over in about 15 minutes.
Tnicean
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RE: rain!!!!!!!
Have a great trip and... Screw rain!!
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From: Virginia
RE: rain!!!!!!!
Just suck it up and put it on the truck or trailer. Being tuff could get you killed....
ORIGINAL: so165
We today my wife and I are to laeve for our little vacation ( she is driving and I am riding) I got my cup of coffee and looked out the door and IT'S RAINING,damn. My wife said well I guess your riding with me ,I said nope I am still riding the bike. So we will be leaving shortly.
We today my wife and I are to laeve for our little vacation ( she is driving and I am riding) I got my cup of coffee and looked out the door and IT'S RAINING,damn. My wife said well I guess your riding with me ,I said nope I am still riding the bike. So we will be leaving shortly.
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From: Virginia
RE: rain!!!!!!!
If your going on a road trip, do this. Strap a full face helmet somewhere on your bike. In the rain you can see great with one on.
ORIGINAL: Tnicean
I've had a lot of people ask me (when it's sunny) what do you do if it rains? I just give me a long long look and just say "ride". That being said, I hate to start in the rain, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. When I get caught in the rain, I don't give it a lot of thought unless it is a really hard thunderstorm and so far I haven't pulled over yet to wait it out. Last summer coming back from the beach my wife was pullling our pop up camper and I was riding the bike and when we stopped at the rest area it looked like rain. I told my wife, I wouldn't mind a little rain to cool things off. I was burned up. Well, I got my wish and more. I tailed along behind my wife at about 15 to 20 mph concentrating on her taillights to keep in my lane. I didn't even have goggles, just my sunglasses. Luckily we were about 30 miles from home and the hard rain was over in about 15 minutes.
Tnicean
I've had a lot of people ask me (when it's sunny) what do you do if it rains? I just give me a long long look and just say "ride". That being said, I hate to start in the rain, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. When I get caught in the rain, I don't give it a lot of thought unless it is a really hard thunderstorm and so far I haven't pulled over yet to wait it out. Last summer coming back from the beach my wife was pullling our pop up camper and I was riding the bike and when we stopped at the rest area it looked like rain. I told my wife, I wouldn't mind a little rain to cool things off. I was burned up. Well, I got my wish and more. I tailed along behind my wife at about 15 to 20 mph concentrating on her taillights to keep in my lane. I didn't even have goggles, just my sunglasses. Luckily we were about 30 miles from home and the hard rain was over in about 15 minutes.
Tnicean