What do you do?

Been riding two-wheeled motorized contraptions of one sort or another for at least 60 yrs. For the most part...I have just kept going. I generally won't start out in the rain, but usually won't stop if I run into it. On road trips I always carry a rain suit and have on occasion put on the jacket but only if I'm getting chilled by the temp in conjunction with the rain. Also when on a road trip, I always wear a helmet with a face shield and carry a shorty for local jaunts when I arrive at my destination....such as IZ this year. The face shield helps keep your kisser from getting windburn and keeps the sting off when in the rain. Some riders will only wear goggles or similar and burn like a hot dog after a couple days. A few years ago on the way home from DOTS with Charlie The Sculptor following, we ran into rain only a few miles south of Johnson City, TN. We stopped and put on the raingear and rode in it for the next 3-4 hours. I had suggested to Charlie before we left that he use a helmet with a face shield, but all he took for the entire trip was a skid lid about the size of a beanie cap. He tried hunkering down behind the windshield and pulling a neckerchief up over his face, but it didn't help much. I noticed he kept falling farther behind so pulled over under a bridge and waited. He told me the only thing he relied on was he could see my taillights, and as long as they were horizontal he knew I was still upright.

Riding in rain without some kind of face/eye shield is simply dangerous, regardless of your experience or excuses. You can buy some face shields that are double layered with a void sealed between, just like the windows in your house. They don't fog over, and you can continue riding with relatively clear vision.