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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 09:56 AM
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I always have my breathable motorcycle specific Frogg Togg Road TOAD rain suit ready in the saddle bags and my Desert Doggs Rain lowers on my crash guards help a lot .
 
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 10:34 AM
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Sometimes the best memories are those when the weather is the worst! Ride safe.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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Maybe the weatherman will be wrong for a good reason this time..
 
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 11:23 AM
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Just got a new rain suit and waterproof gloves yesterday for my trip as I know I'm gonna get wet. Getting rained on is not a big deal unless you don't have the right gear.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 11:24 AM
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In Michigan if you wait for perfectly clear weather with no chance of precip you will never ride. I say laugh or cry.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 11:27 AM
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I live in Florida, You ride much in the summer you will get wet. It rains EVERY day. It is mostly small storms a few miles wide. you get dreanched come out of it and dry off in 30 min. or so of riding. Then start all over again. It's good to clean the bugs off the windshield. (cools you off too)
 
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 12:03 PM
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Great thread!
 
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 12:15 PM
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I'm waterproof. Sometimes I don't even bother with my rain gear. As hot as it is when the rain stops I dry pretty quickly. IF it stops that is.... My biggest concern is being able to see.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 12:15 PM
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Ok another down side to riding in the rain, is getting the bike filthy..
 
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 12:24 PM
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Like honestbob, I too am in Florida. Summer rain every afternoon. I ride the bridge across Tampa Bay for work so, no place to pull over. I carry rain gear in the bags cause I already know I'm gonna get wet. Slow down, ride safe!
 
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