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wompus
08-24-2011, 08:09 PM
Last Saturday my pontoon trailer had a flat tire. They are about 8 years old and the side just split open.
No one in my area had the tires I needed, so after a few phone calls I found a set at a 'Northerns Supply" about 32 miles from my house.
Hooked up my trailer and headed out...
Got the tires, headed home and then the sky opened up! What I thought would be a light shower turned out to be a 2 inch per friggin minute down pore! By the time I decided to stop and put on my rain suit I was too wet to worry about it. I don't think I could have been any more wetter if I had jumped in the lake.
About 7 miles up the road was a Yuppy on his Harley standing under a bridge... and being the butt hole I usually am I couldn't hold it back, I just had to do it.. P-U-S-S-Y...I said kinda loudly..as I rode by.
I guess he didn't want his ADIDAS shirt to get wet, or his Nikes shoes to get dirty.
I just kept riding until it got so bad the traffic literally stopped on the highway!! Could I really have cared? No way, I was enjoying the cool rain too much!
Why does everyone get so freakin paranoid when it rains??
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Loafer
08-24-2011, 08:48 PM
I don't know about the rest of you, but I've found that my skin is completely waterproof... ;)
I don't like to ride in the rain cause I can't see crap
Top Cat
08-24-2011, 10:25 PM
I don't like to ride in the rain because I'm so sweet I am afraid I will melt. http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif
AlabamaNomadRider
08-24-2011, 10:33 PM
I don't like to ride in the rain because I'm so sweet I am afraid I will melt. http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif
Sure you are TC.
If I get wet I usually just keep riding. Once you are soaked you just can't get any wetter.
skeeter
08-24-2011, 11:37 PM
we wash the BS off the patio with a water hose when it doesn't rain. just sayin. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
wish it would rain. we're rationing water. area wells are suckin air and we can't even talk on the patio.
Loafer
08-25-2011, 06:33 AM
TC, you and Will Rogers would have made a great team....
cactusjack
08-25-2011, 09:42 AM
I don't mind riding in the rain, but it doesn't happen very often. We only get about 7" of rain in an average year.
Top Cat
08-25-2011, 12:29 PM
TC, you and Will Rogers would have made a great team....
Will Rogers, he was that cowboy with the horse named Trigger, right. ;)
And he had an Indian companion. Sorry, Native American.
Top Cat
08-25-2011, 02:03 PM
And he had an Indian companion. Sorry, Native American.
Yes, we must be politically correct. ::)
Walk on eggshells and try not to offend anyone. http://s2.images.proboards.com/lipsrsealed.gif
deacon
08-25-2011, 03:45 PM
I don't like riding in the rain because:
A. It hurts if you don't have a face shield
B. Stuff gets slippery. The roads around here are covered with tar snakes.
C. Can't see, or be seen as well.
D. Grunge gets into crack and crevice on the bike.
I won't be riding this weekend, Irene is forecast to come right through the center of N.H.!
should be able to get Saturday in as a riding day
Loafer
08-25-2011, 06:18 PM
I don't like riding in the rain because:
A. It hurts if you don't have a face shield
B. Stuff gets slippery. The roads around here are covered with tar snakes.
C. Can't see, or be seen as well.
D. Grunge gets into crack and crevice on the bike.
I won't be riding this weekend, Irene is forecast to come right through the center of N.H.!
Holy Crap! http://s2.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif Get the H*ll out of there!!! http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
Hope it stays your side of the border.
Mac, watch out! http://s2.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif
Loafer
08-25-2011, 06:21 PM
And he had an Indian companion. Sorry, Native American.
I thought we decided we are all Africans? ???
Loafer
08-25-2011, 06:27 PM
And he had an Indian companion. Sorry, Native American.
Yes, we must be politically correct. ::)
Walk on eggshells and try not to offend anyone. http://s2.images.proboards.com/lipsrsealed.gif
TC, Will Rogers didn't have a horse named Trigger.
And he had an Indian companion. Sorry, Native American.
But he was proud to be Cherokee.
Will Rogers Biography by Joseph H. Carter
Will Rogers was first an Indian, a cowboy then a national figure. He now is a legend.
Born in 1879 on a large ranch in the Cherokee Nation near what later would become Oologah, Oklahoma, Will Rogers was taught by a freed slave how to use a lasso as a tool to work Texas Longhorn cattle on the family ranch.
As he grew older, Will Rogers' roping skills developed so special that he was listed in the Guinness Book of Records for throwing three lassos at once: One rope caught the running horse's neck, the other would hoop around the rider and the third swooped up under the horse to loop all four legs.
Will Rogers' unsurpassed lariat feats were recorded in the classic movie, "The Ropin' Fool."
His hard-earned skills won him jobs trick roping in wild west shows and on the vaudeville stages where, soon, he started telling small jokes.
Quickly, his wise cracks and folksy observations became more prized by audiences than his expert roping. He became recognized as being a very informed and smart philosopher--telling the truth in very simple words so that everyone could understand.
After the 10th grade, Will Rogers dropped out of school to become a cowboy in a cattle drive. He always regretted that he didn't finish school, but he made sure that he never stopped learning--reading, thinking and talking to smart people. His hard work paid off.
Will Rogers was the star of Broadway and 71 movies of the 1920s and 1930s; a popular broadcaster; besides writing more than 4,000 syndicated newspaper columns and befriending Presidents, Senators and Kings.
During his lifetime, he traveled around the globe three times-- meeting people, covering wars, talking about peace and learning everything possible.
He wrote six books. In fact he published more than two million words. He was the first big time radio commentator, was a guest at the White House and his opinions were sought by the leaders of the world.
Inside himself, Will Rogers remained a simple Oklahoma cowboy. "I never met a man I didn't like," was his credo of genuine love and respect for humanity and all people everywhere. He gave his own money to disaster victims and raised thousands for the Red Cross and Salvation Army.
At home, either on his ranch in Oklahoma or California, he always enjoyed riding horseback, roping steers or playing polo. He would scratch his head, grin and quip that he figured there was something wrong with anybody that didn't like a horse.
He always thought of himself as first a caring member of the human race, American, then a Cherokee Indian; a faithful husband and a father. Even though he was the top-paid star in Hollywood, he was a family man. Will Rogers was very close to his wife, Betty, and their four children.
Will Rogers Jr., 1911-1993, starred as his Father in two feature movies and was a war hero, a successful actor and a Congressman.
Mary Rogers, 1913-1989, was a Broadway actress.
Jim Rogers, 1915-2000, after starring in some cowboy movies as a young man, spent his life as a horse and cattle rancher.
Betty and Will Rogers's youngest son, Fred, died of diphtheria when he was two.
There were eight children born to Will Rogers' parents, but only four reached adulthood on the rugged frontier of 19th Century Indian Territory.
While a fast horse thrilled Will Rogers, he also loved flying. It was on a flight to Alaska in 1935 with a daring one-eyed Oklahoma pilot named Wiley Post that their plane crashed and both men lost their lives.
In mourning, the world reflected on Will Rogers' words:
"Live your life so that whenever you lose, you're ahead."
"If you live life right, death is a joke as far as fear is concerned."
The End
deacon
08-25-2011, 07:16 PM
should be able to get Saturday in as a riding day
I'm going to have to spend Saturday putting yard stuff away and preparing for the storm ::)
Kawhead
08-25-2011, 10:28 PM
Great post loafer. One of these here days I'm going to write a tribute to you like that for thread-jacking. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
I don't mind riding in the rain so much. It's pulling the ten pound t-shirt off and it hits the floor with a thudded slap. Fighting and struggling against the vacuum of your foot in a sock in a constricting leather boot. Then you have ta peel and and roll every freaking square inch of your jeans off. All that renders you exhausted!! Plus your boots NEVER dry out! :'(
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Bridge, card board box, or a parasol, if I can get under it I'll be out of it!
This from a guy who refuses to carry rain gear. I don't need to hear from the armchair psychologist delegation out there. I reckon whatever's wrong with me is a big word and to hard for me pronounce anyhow . http://s2.images.proboards.com/tongue.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/cheesy.gif
Loafer
08-26-2011, 05:13 AM
Great post loafer. One of these here days I'm going to write a tribute to you like that for thread-jacking. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
I don't mind riding in the rain so much. It's pulling the ten pound t-shirt off and it hits the floor with a thudded slap. Fighting and struggling against the vacuum of your foot in a sock in a constricting leather boot. Then you have ta peel and and roll every freaking square inch of your jeans off. All that renders you exhausted!! Plus your boots NEVER dry out! :'(
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Bridge, card board box, or a parasol, if I can get under it I'll be out of it!
This from a guy who refuses to carry rain gear. I don't need to hear from the armchair psychologist delegation out there. I reckon whatever's wrong with me is a big word and to hard for me pronounce anyhow . http://s2.images.proboards.com/tongue.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/cheesy.gif
http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif In June I rode for 3 hours with my new raingear on. Boots and socks were soaked, there is a stretch panel in the crotch I hadn't noticed, guess what? My wife had to pull and pull to get the boots and socks off, she told me she wasn't falling for old trick of I need help with my shorts... ;)
P.S. A little hi-jacking in life is good for the blood pressure. http://s2.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif
ringadingh
08-26-2011, 06:13 AM
Ive done my fair share of riding in the rain, remember the rally in Bath NY a couple years years. I wonder why they named the town Bath?
Ive done my fair share of riding in the rain, remember the rally in Bath NY a couple years years. I wonder why they named the town Bath?
Thats how the finger lakes stay full http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
A couple of weeks ago the wife and I hit a shower but didn't put the rain gear on. By the time we got home we were dry
oledawg
08-26-2011, 07:23 AM
http://s2.images.proboards.com/tongue.gif I don't think I've gone on a long ride yet this year that it didn't rain. ::) But the ride back from Lehighton was the 1st time I ever got soaked right through my rain gear.I've ridden 7,000 + mi. this yr. so far and believe 5,ooo of it was in the rain. http://s2.images.proboards.com/tongue.gif
<marquee>P.S. "I HATE RIDING IN THE RAIN" </marquee>
Top Cat
08-26-2011, 08:58 AM
You guys that are getting soaked through your rain gear need to upgrade from frog togs ::)
I have this jacket it hasn't wet through yet and I have been in some toad soakers.
http://www.leatherup.com/p/Motorcycle-Rain-Gear/TOURMASTER-Sentinel-Mens-Rainsuit-Jacket-Yellow/63464.html
I do wear Frog Tog pants and they seem to be OK except my pants legs got wet up about 6" from the bottom. I will get different pants next season.
I have Harley boots that are waterproof so my feet stayed dry.
Loafer
08-26-2011, 09:11 AM
TC, thanks for the tip...
On the road I carry plastic shopping bags to put on over socks if my boots are vet from the previous days rain.
We did that as kids and we also wore socks on our hands as gloves
Top Cat
08-26-2011, 10:23 AM
On the road I carry plastic shopping bags to put on over socks if my boots are vet from the previous days rain.
We did that as kids and we also wore socks on our hands as gloves
Where were you brought up, in the Ozark Mountains ???
On the road I carry plastic shopping bags to put on over socks if my boots are vet from the previous days rain.
We did that as kids and we also wore socks on our hands as gloves
Where were you brought up, in the Ozark Mountains ???
We were so poor, How poor you ask?, we were so poor that I couldn't even pay attention. But mom always had food on the table.
Top Cat
08-26-2011, 12:43 PM
Where were you brought up, in the Ozark Mountains ???
We were so poor, How poor you ask?, we were so that I couldn't even pay attention. But mom always food on the table.
I cannot believe you didn't become a country western singer. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
I can't carry a note across the room without loosing it
Loafer
08-26-2011, 03:25 PM
Stop, stop it I say. My head hurts from laughing.... http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
Kawhead
08-26-2011, 05:33 PM
Where were you brought up, in the Ozark Mountains ???
We were so poor, How poor you ask?, we were so poor that I couldn't even pay attention. But mom always had food on the table.When I was a young-un we was so poor, at Crimus time, Diddy cut holes in my pocket so I have something to play with. :-[
A friend of mine who never carries rain gear was asked "What do you do when it rains?" He replied "I get wet"
Loafer
08-26-2011, 06:32 PM
Where were you brought up, in the Ozark Mountains ???
We were so poor, How poor you ask?, we were so poor that I couldn't even pay attention. But mom always had food on the table.
Might have been Road Kill but you still got something... ;)
billmac
08-26-2011, 07:29 PM
I won't go far in the rain for all the reasons already mentioned. But I also won't park on the shoulder under a bridge for reasons that seem obvious to me. I ride for pleasure. Riding in the rain gives me none.
Loafer
08-26-2011, 07:47 PM
Sitting under a bridge can be dangerous, if the people in cars and trucks can't see well, they might be running into you.
ringadingh
08-26-2011, 09:11 PM
Now tell us how you had to walk to school three miles each way and it was uphill both directions.
ringadingh
08-26-2011, 09:17 PM
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When I was a young-un we was so poor, at Crimus time, Diddy cut holes in my pocket so I have something to play with. :-[
A gift you still cherish today! http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
Now tell us how you had to walk to school three miles each way and it was uphill both directions.
you forgot the snow and it was up to our waist
wompus
08-26-2011, 10:35 PM
I don't like to ride in the rain because I'm so sweet I am afraid I will melt. http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif
Topcat.. always keep in mind.. a turd melts in the rain also!<GMAO> ::) http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
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Top Cat
08-26-2011, 10:40 PM
I don't like to ride in the rain because I'm so sweet I am afraid I will melt. http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif
Topcat.. always keep in mind.. a turd melts in the rain also!<GMAO> ::) http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
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Hey Mike :( , I have feelings you know. ;)
Loafer
08-27-2011, 07:53 AM
Feelings........
Sitting under a bridge can be dangerous, if the people in cars and trucks can't see well, they might be running into you.
It has happened too many times - it is far better to just get off the highway and find shelter that is not 5 feet away from large trucks going 70 mph in bad visibility. One I remember was a group of 5 Goldwings under an overpass that all got taken out with several deaths. I never again considered stopping under an overpass.
Kawhead
08-27-2011, 12:41 PM
Most of the time I pull off to a restaurant or bar if I see that first. More time than not it's been an overpass.
Pull the bike as far off the road and as close to the edge of the bridge as you can, because other riders ARE going to stop to.
For crying out loud git your azz on the other side of the bridge supports! ::)
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we stopped at car washes, Lowes at the lumber pick-up and gas station canopies even under trees.
Kawhead
08-27-2011, 02:21 PM
My last two stops to wait out a rain storm was a public restroom and then a laundromat. You meet the most interesting people in them places. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
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