leave the house if it's not raining. 50% chance it won't rain at all. With scattered storms you just ride them out or pull over. When I rode from NC to Los Angeles I hit quite a few scattered storms when it wasn't suppose to rain, and sunshine when it was. Part of it. Take a rain suit and have fun.

 

Showers and rain are one thing, thunderstorms and hail something else completely. Properly geared up don't sweat the light rain. Do not ride in storms, you are miserable, you can't see and noone can see you. On the highway the rigs will make it even worse for you. Safety first.

Don't be too tied to a pre-determined route. The end destination is weeks away and you have lots of time. If it is going to be bad west, go north or south if the forecast is better. Part of the journey and the joy of riding alone (or with just one other) is you can change plans at the (rain) drop of a hat (helmet). Enjoy the freedom. If it's going to be a bit wet where you want to go grit your teeth. I'll ride rather than sit if I can. If it's going to storm everywhere stay put for a day. I've forced my way through big whole-day storms and regretted it. You'll spend the whole night trying to dry out your gear. Most of all have fun!

 

If riding in inclement weather my opinion is then don't do it. If it doesn't bother you (and you understand it's one of the vagaries of motorcycling) then I say go for it.

About the only thing that holds me up is if a tornado is in the immediate area. Other then that I ride and recommend riding.

 

Ride all the time in the rain on our trips. With good rain gear, waterproof boots and a full face helmet it is not much of a problem. With the old half helmets it was more challenging. I actually have a Shark modular helmet that can be ridden open or closed.

One thing though, I don't camp out on a motorcycle. Years ago I read an article about touring on a motorcycle and the writer said, it can be hot, cold, wet or dry, if at the end of the days you know you will be in a heated, air conditioned dry room you can put up with just about anything! TRUTH!

 

And if Momma is riding on the back of the bike with you, X2 on all of the above. My wife sticks with me in the worst of weather, but if there was only a tent at the end of the day, I think we would be stopping in some of the bad stuff. Good luck.

 

And the older you get, the more that TRUTH is true. .... I did about 9 hours doing the jump from Dease Lake to Whitehorse today. 7 hours of that was in the rain. And on a Sealcoat surface for several hours. I am beat, and my skidder Motel in Whitehorse seems like a palace....

 

No way of knowing whether you'll have weather problems until a few days beforehand. I wouldn't plan a longer route unless you wait until the last minute and base it on the forecast. No matter how far south you go, you could encounter bad weather at that time of year over the High Plains and the Rockies. On the more northern route, the potential for bad weather extends out further eastward onto the plains, but the chances are you'll be OK.

 

Can't run from the weather forever. Learn to ride in rain before you take "crash" course.

 

+1 .... so, did you go? Picts please.

 

This time of year on that route.,,you're going to get some weather. Rain, hail, tornadoes, thunder storms, pestilence. So, either you are ready for it, or you are not.