Never been rained on

[Walküre]

ok i'm a little sorer than i thought i would be. landed directly on my wallet. (it had a big stack of due bills in it) so i have a purple welt that looks like i got hit by a baseball. 

Tankpost....glad you are ok!!! That's a heart-felt response!!!! I've had a few baseball welts, but believe me, they are a LOT better than the alternative!!! I was pushed off the road by a cager, who decided that his making the off-ramp was MUCH more important that my life, contrary to MY feelings. I rode it up, and then down, screaming the entire time. He never stopped, I stopped a LOT further than I expected to.

Glad you are as "ok" as can be expected. Could have been a LOT worse!!!

R

[solo1]

My most memorable ride in the rain was when I had an '86 GW Interstate.  I was coming back from Lewiston Michigan, riding in the rain, and was entering Grand Ledge. Although it was raining, the town was having a parade and the route was blocked. I ended up on some back sand and red mud road making like a offroader.  It took some time to get back on route 100 and pavement again.

Nothing like a gentleman I knew many years ago named Berlin Diehm.  He rode his Norton Manx to work every day and back winter and summer in all kinds of weather.  The only time that he didn't ride back home on a cold 22 degree day was when he was checking the oil tank after starting and found no oil return on his dry sump Manx . Someone had pissed in his oil tank, the pee had frozen, and no oil pressure. I believe that I drove him home that day.  Berlin was a heck of a rider, bless his soul.

[fudgie]

If it is raining I wont ride. High chance of rain, i wont ride. If we are on a trip then it dont matter. Hate starting out in the rain but it happens. Love the rain out west. Get wet for 10 miles and your dry the next ten. Around here its always a cold rain, which sux. Really hate tearing down camp and loading the bike in the rain.

[NITRO]

I have ridden in some of the nastiest stuff Indiana has to offer.  I don't mind the rain too much.  I don't like rain and COLD.  and I don't like rain and DARK.  But rain and 70 in the daylight is ok.

I have ridden in the dark, and the rain at the same time.  My vision gets dangerously limited.  I don't like that.  I have done my share of stupid, and I try to avoid it now.  I still find it sometimes... but it's usually just that.  Stupid.

Jabba

I agree-- rain and dark are a PITA and not fun. Otherwise, why not ride in the rain? You're not going to drown. I wear my Aerostich Roadcrafter suit to work and, regardless of rain, show up dry every day that there isn't snow on the ground. It takes me about 30 seconds to get the suit off and I'm good to go.

 I will try to avoid lightning as the crackle it makes in my headset is a little unnerving...

[0leman]

I have lived for the last 4 decades in the "dry" part of the world, WY/MT/AZ/CA/OR.  Though I have worked in rain/snow, mostly I was dry, I like being dry.  AND since I am retired, I can pick the days of the week to go for rides.   Been pretty lucky in not picking days that are going to be wet.  That said, I (WE) have been caught in several squalls that sometimes popup later in the afternoons.  Like "fudgie" said about the west "Love the rain out west. Get wet for 10 miles and your dry the next ten."   By the time one gets their rain clothes on, the rain has stopped. 

I have ridden all the months of the year for the last 10 years.  Not all of them on my Valk.  Though this winter/spring has more challenging than the rest.  Lot more moisture (ice/snow).  Even now, we are experiencing the wettest/coldest spring in any of the locals memory.  Left town yesterday in the Sun and  with warm temps. Returned 5 hours later with heavy clouds and cool temps.  But it was a good ride.
   

[dubsider]

I find what you ride has nothing to do with the attitude towards riding that is shown by the guy on the bike. There are posers on any every type of bike there is. I find the guys that stay out of bad weather are the ones that ride cruisers without bags, windshields, etc. , no matter what the make. Show me a guy with a bagger, and usually he will be a guy that rides for the sheer pleasure, and for many miles.

great observation...  I believe motorcyclists fall into three categories... 1) owners - this type has a bike, spend more time trailering than actually riding; it is a trophy, statement, or status symbol 2) riders - this type have one because they love to ride, maybe its their primary transportation, commuting and tours are part of their fabric, and 3) adventure riders.. these folk ride the earth no matter the terrain or the condition and spend months and years at a time.

[czuch]

I got caught in a Monsoon microburst. These snap phone poles. The rain/hail/everything else was literally coming from all angles. The water was above the tire bead and I had hail stored up between myself and the tank. My boots filled up and I felt like crying for the first time in 20 years. MOMMYYYYY. The funniest thing was the lady in the Suburban who had pulled over and was looking at me "that way". 3 miles later the whole thing was over and I was riding in Sunshine. 23 miles later I was mostly dry. Arizona monsoon summer storms. Aint it great?

[scoot]

I actually enjoy riding in a good summer rain. I don't go out looking for it, but if it happens thats just another part of the adventure. The part I love is when I pass cars on the freeway and the cagers look at me like I'm some kinda nut