Ridin in the rain
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,750
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From: Bucks County PA
How about rain suits, I keep one in my bag with boots and have not had to use it yet!! Amazing. I guess my question is regarding a helmet. Sounds like full helmet with face shield time????
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 151
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From: Virginia
Now for an old Firefighter's drying trick ... when your boots or gloves get wet, stuff them with newspaper. By morning the newspaper will have absorbed all of the water and they will be bone dry and ready to ride !
Trust me gang, this works! I've teaching this to all new firefighter recruits and rescue teams for 30+ years.
Trust me gang, this works! I've teaching this to all new firefighter recruits and rescue teams for 30+ years.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 439
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From: Austin Texas
Nine hours yesterday in the rain running 4 scoots. Ran out of WVa into Va, Tenn, back into Va & finally Maggie Valley. I thought the hills of US 58 were fairly technical but the 2 girls on their scoots never waivered once. Anybody knows where to get waterproof gloves ?
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,605
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From: Mesa AZ
Here in Phoenix we have an excellent riding season. The only bad part is the heat so we ride up north in the mountains during the summer. Almost always get caught in an afternoon thunderstorm. It is not so bad because you dry out on your way back down to the desert. Rain suit is standard gear. Fogged goggles can be a problem. Anti-fog cream seems to help. I would rather ride in the rain than 100+ degree temps.
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 878
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From: Tellico Plains, Tenn.
ridin in the rain
I have riden in the rain plenty of times. Just hate the feet & hands gettin soaked on a long ride. Gave up on keepin the bike clean cause every time I shine it up I find some rain somewhere on the ride. Oh well! It's not a garage queen it's a rider. Thats why it's got 120,000+ miles on it. I just use some Walmart brand car wash detergent on it & ride on some more. Ride safe!
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 400
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From: Monroe, GA
Got the mens Hi-Vis HD rainsuit. works like a charm.
Found some guaranteed-waterproof Gore-Tex lined boots for $100.00 at a hardware store around the corner, made by Georgia Boot. Very comfortable. Only come in brown, but I could care less, as long as they work.
Just bought the Fxrg HD gloves. Bulky, but supposed to be waterproof. Even has a
built-in squeegee blade on the left glove.
Going on an all-month long ride to the Grand Canyon from Atlanta next month.
When we hit rain, we'll hopefully be dry.
Found some guaranteed-waterproof Gore-Tex lined boots for $100.00 at a hardware store around the corner, made by Georgia Boot. Very comfortable. Only come in brown, but I could care less, as long as they work.
Just bought the Fxrg HD gloves. Bulky, but supposed to be waterproof. Even has a
built-in squeegee blade on the left glove.
Going on an all-month long ride to the Grand Canyon from Atlanta next month.
When we hit rain, we'll hopefully be dry.
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Elite HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 4,271
Likes: 29
From: Green Country,Oklahoma
If you ride, you've ridden in the rain...
if you haven't ridden in the rain, you don't ride....
At least I can't imagine never have ridden in the rain !!!!!
Was caught in a hurricane going to Rolling Thunder in 2001,
5 country boys from Maine being blown across the interstate
in Maryland...
Made it from Bar Harbor to Alexandria, Va....spent the night
then went to the Pentagon for the parade ride to D.C.
if you haven't ridden in the rain, you don't ride....
At least I can't imagine never have ridden in the rain !!!!!
Was caught in a hurricane going to Rolling Thunder in 2001,
5 country boys from Maine being blown across the interstate
in Maryland...
Made it from Bar Harbor to Alexandria, Va....spent the night
then went to the Pentagon for the parade ride to D.C.
DANG I love your sig pic there,would like to see more bigger!!
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 145
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From:
Rode to Sturgis in "95" with 30 of the closest friends. We hit a storm on I94 coming into SD and we were all still side by side in two's. I was the third from the back and I remember we just kept right on going, no rainsuits, no slowing down, no looking for an overpass, it was a beautiful thing. I've be riding with these guys for ten years and 5 trips to Sturgis and we rode in the same groups and paired up the same everytime. I knew when the guys around me were going to sneeze, rain, what rain, we rock and roll. . .