Riding in the Rain

formikec · 10-02-2008, 06:59 PM

I have gained an appreciation...no, maybe a desire...for riding in light rain. I actually enjoy it. Slow down some, enjoy the ride, then when the sun comes back out, dried off in no time.

Does anyone else feel this way? I think I'm losing my sanity. :-/

chainsaw · 10-02-2008, 10:00 PM

If you need help, I know a good, no make that super, social worker. He will be happy to listen to you. Won't you Mr. Bug Masher?

gghost · 10-02-2008, 10:23 PM

I think of all those spots from rain on my beautiful black bike and stay away from rain!

Perhaps you are just having a Blonde moment...

rksaw · 10-03-2008, 01:54 AM

If you ride in the Northwest, then you ride in the rain. I have a set of engine guard chaps that really help in the cold and rain. I also keep my raingear in the left saddlebag all year, because you just never know when you'll need it.

Mike, I've always said that I'd rather ride in the rain then ride in the fog. Rain isn't too bad, but fog is a mess.
Rich

formikec · 10-03-2008, 03:17 PM

I know, I'm weird. lol

I guess it's sort of like jumping in puddles when you are a kid... ;)

rksaw · 10-04-2008, 01:30 AM

Never grow up!

chainsaw · 10-04-2008, 04:48 PM

I don't mind riding in the rain, I just hate to leave home in it. If I'm out, I'm OK with it.

goldstar225 · 10-05-2008, 02:38 PM

Same here. I won't start out in the rain but I don't stay home because it "might" rain. My wife and I keep our gear on the bike all the time, just in case.

**Cajunrider** · 10-05-2008, 10:26 PM

Don't care much for riding in the rain. I have been caught in light rain a few times but never heavy stuff. I keep raingear in my bag but do all I can to avoid the wet stuff.

macmac · 10-06-2008, 01:49 PM

Same thing in the nor'east. You don't ride, if you don't ride in rain. I don't bother much with rain gear though. The bar covers help a lot.

blowndodge · 10-06-2008, 03:38 PM

Not a real fan of riding in the rain. Anything that increases the possibility of cagers and bikes colliding I'm against...

waterman · 10-06-2008, 04:48 PM

Around here, you can normally ride and avoid the rain. But if you ride much, you will get caught in a thunder boomer eventually. Rain isn't that bad. Lightning is downright scary.

mmartin · 10-06-2008, 08:37 PM

I have been got in the rain a lot, its no big deal, been caught in some gully-washers just slow down and keep going.
Left Vicksburg, MS going to Arkansas about 7pm last summer and rode in a thunder storm all the way up HWY 61, stopped at Rolling Fork for coffee and back on the road. Hit Hwy 82 and stopped in Greenville,MS at a shell station for gas and coffee. The pretty little girl working there watch me filling up, I looked like a drowned cat standing by the pumps, she brings me a cup of coffee and told me that it look like I needed it and that it was on the house. You can meet the nicest people in the rain. O'yea it stopped raining when I got to McGehee, AR., over all a good ride.
So ride and let it rain.

jonsamson · 10-09-2008, 08:40 PM

I came from Miami, while there every day in the summer around 4:00 - 6:00 it rained, felt good. Once during a real thunder boomer I stopped under an overpass, with the 3 other bikers, pulled out some cards. After the rained stopped we could drive through the steam. Umm sauna at 70 mph.

dank · 10-10-2008, 11:01 AM

I don't mind it if I can stay out of traffic. I don't like heavy traffic in the rain. Not saying I would specifically chose a rainy day ride, but I do agree that it f you have good gear it can be very comfortable and peaceful. Makes the coffee and pie taste really good when you stop. I don't look for it, but don't really mind it either.

10-02-2008, 06:59 PM	#1
formikec Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 462	Riding in the Rain I have gained an appreciation...no, maybe a desire...for riding in light rain. I actually enjoy it. Slow down some, enjoy the ride, then when the sun comes back out, dried off in no time. Does anyone else feel this way? I think I'm losing my sanity. :-/ Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-02-2008, 10:00 PM	#2
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	Riding in the Rain If you need help, I know a good, no make that super, social worker. He will be happy to listen to you. Won't you Mr. Bug Masher?
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10-02-2008, 10:23 PM	#3
gghost Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC, USA Posts: 626	Riding in the Rain I think of all those spots from rain on my beautiful black bike and stay away from rain! Perhaps you are just having a Blonde moment... __________________ gghost
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10-03-2008, 01:54 AM	#4
rksaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 1,430	Riding in the Rain If you ride in the Northwest, then you ride in the rain. I have a set of engine guard chaps that really help in the cold and rain. I also keep my raingear in the left saddlebag all year, because you just never know when you'll need it. Mike, I've always said that I'd rather ride in the rain then ride in the fog. Rain isn't too bad, but fog is a mess. Rich
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10-03-2008, 03:17 PM	#5
formikec Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 462	Riding in the Rain I know, I'm weird. lol I guess it's sort of like jumping in puddles when you are a kid... ;) Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-04-2008, 01:30 AM	#6
rksaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 1,430	Riding in the Rain Never grow up!
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10-04-2008, 04:48 PM	#7
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	Riding in the Rain I don't mind riding in the rain, I just hate to leave home in it. If I'm out, I'm OK with it.
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10-05-2008, 02:38 PM	#8
goldstar225 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cabot, Arkansas Posts: 211	Riding in the Rain Same here. I won't start out in the rain but I don't stay home because it "might" rain. My wife and I keep our gear on the bike all the time, just in case.
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10-05-2008, 10:26 PM	#9
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Riding in the Rain Don't care much for riding in the rain. I have been caught in light rain a few times but never heavy stuff. I keep raingear in my bag but do all I can to avoid the wet stuff. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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10-06-2008, 01:49 PM	#10
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Riding in the Rain Same thing in the nor'east. You don't ride, if you don't ride in rain. I don't bother much with rain gear though. The bar covers help a lot. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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10-06-2008, 03:38 PM	#11
blowndodge Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington City, Utah Posts: 16,474	Riding in the Rain Not a real fan of riding in the rain. Anything that increases the possibility of cagers and bikes colliding I'm against... __________________ I love my Victory Cross Country Tour 106. Smells like Victory! Ultra's are Limited There are two types of Harley riders. Those that trailer them and those that push them. The most Interesting Man in the World "Find the things in life you don't do well and don't do those things" Member # 0005
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10-06-2008, 04:48 PM	#12
waterman Top Contributor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,530	Riding in the Rain Around here, you can normally ride and avoid the rain. But if you ride much, you will get caught in a thunder boomer eventually. Rain isn't that bad. Lightning is downright scary. __________________ Joel "Waterman" 2017 HD Road Glide Ultra 2006 Nomad - Sold VBA 213 VROC 16913 Custer 09: Cortez 10: Crescent City 11: Kanab 12: Estes Park 13: Tahoe 14: Red Lodge 16
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10-06-2008, 08:37 PM	#13
mmartin Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Arkansas/Mississippi Posts: 474	Riding in the Rain I have been got in the rain a lot, its no big deal, been caught in some gully-washers just slow down and keep going. Left Vicksburg, MS going to Arkansas about 7pm last summer and rode in a thunder storm all the way up HWY 61, stopped at Rolling Fork for coffee and back on the road. Hit Hwy 82 and stopped in Greenville,MS at a shell station for gas and coffee. The pretty little girl working there watch me filling up, I looked like a drowned cat standing by the pumps, she brings me a cup of coffee and told me that it look like I needed it and that it was on the house. You can meet the nicest people in the rain. O'yea it stopped raining when I got to McGehee, AR., over all a good ride. So ride and let it rain.
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10-09-2008, 08:40 PM	#14
jonsamson Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 209	Riding in the Rain I came from Miami, while there every day in the summer around 4:00 - 6:00 it rained, felt good. Once during a real thunder boomer I stopped under an overpass, with the 3 other bikers, pulled out some cards. After the rained stopped we could drive through the steam. Umm sauna at 70 mph.
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10-10-2008, 11:01 AM	#15
dank Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,595	Riding in the Rain I don't mind it if I can stay out of traffic. I don't like heavy traffic in the rain. Not saying I would specifically chose a rainy day ride, but I do agree that it f you have good gear it can be very comfortable and peaceful. Makes the coffee and pie taste really good when you stop. I don't look for it, but don't really mind it either. __________________ Dan K Member #100 2009 ST1300: Performance exceeding even Victory riders' boasts.
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