| Author | Message | ||
     Zane |
Rode the XT into work today despite a 60% chance of rain. I normally get away with it at 60%. Today it's raining and I'll have to ride home in the rain. I HATE RIDING IN THE RAIN. Nothing anyone can do about it and I won't melt. I just had to b!tch to some one about it. That is all. (Message edited by Zane on May 11, 2015) | ||
| Hootowl |
I did it for years. Invest in rain gear. Also, learn to not care whether your crotch is cold and wet, because rain gear almost always channels water to your crotch. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Don't be surprised if your Uly sputters in the rain either. Apparently the aerodynamics funnel water towards the ignition coil. | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
Bitching about riding in the rain? Man, you sound like a true rider... | ||
| Reepicheep |
And bitching about people bitching about riding in the rain makes you? (Whatever it is, I suppose its better than me, because I am bitching about people bitching about people bitching about riding in the rain....) | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
lol And how was I bitching? | ||
| Froggy |
I'm usually disappointed when it is not raining. The sun hurts my pale skin so the clouds keep it at bay and the rain keeps the air cool and refreshing to ride through. I remember riding in a group with Brumbear and Someday many years ago, it rained so much and so hard that after we took shelter under an overhang at a closed store, Brumbear took his boot off, turned it over and what looked like a gallon of water came out. The same storm also killed my first Garmin Zumo 550 | ||
| Ourdee |
I like riding in the rain. I like riding in the cold. I like riding in the heat. I like riding. I sold my 4 wheeler and my wifes only comment was you will have to ride in the rain. I was leaving work while it was raining, and one of the guys in line at the gate said,"You will have to ride in the rain". I promptly replied,"No, I get to ride in the rain". While cheesing like a camera was rolling. Everyone else laughed, they know I ride all year. I had my rain gear on and everyone at the gate was already wetter than I would be when I got home. | ||
| Rpm4x4 |
I am with Ourdee. My only non riding criteria is no ice. I've had some issues with that. | ||
| Hootowl |
I used to commute from Seattle to Bremerton. On those 11 degree mornings, all bundled up in my snowmobile suit with rain gear over that, I felt a bit sorry for the people making the long walk to the boat in their uniforms or street clothes. I even left my helmet on. Snug as a bug in a rug. | ||
| Cmmagnussen |
Riding home in the rain tonight at 12. CR needed a bath anyway.... SX hasn't seen water yet.... | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
I'm a rain rider. I'll share a water repellent concoction: 1 quart odor free mineral spirits mix well with 1 tube of 100% clear silicone caulk. Apply with paint brush on just about anything you want to keep water off of. Enjoy the precipitation! | ||
| Reindog |
I'll be posting in a few days about "The California Drought Cessation Ride" that SCAB just completed this weekend. We had rain and snow and cold. But not too much on our three day 800 mile ride through Ferris Buellers ex back yard. | ||
| Ourdee |
I've been wanting to mix some of that up and paint something. Just haven't figured out what yet. | ||
| Doz |
I remember going on a ride-in the rain, Turned out to be hurricane Sandy. It was a great ride | ||
| Nobuell |
I have ridden my Uly in many torrential down pours. It started sputtering one time and I replaced the ignition wires with Magnecor. Never a problem since. | ||
| Ourdee |
Mine never sputtered due to water, and it saw some water. Water that made me sputter. I got water boarded by my own balaclava inside a full face helmet riding it once. 15 miles and I couldn't get off the front edge of the heaviest storm I ever road in. That was fun! | ||
| Oldfartnbuell |
with a good rain suit, I love riding in the rain! But I live in Phoenix too and I want to know where this rain was? I rode about a hundred miles in clear skys and sunshine! Did I miss something? | ||
| Cyclonedon |
Rain keeps the bugs off my face shield! That's a good thing! Invest in a good rain suit and enjoy the ride! | ||
| Aesquire |
Rained in spots, my yard is a swamp, if the Army Corps of Engineers was here today I'd be on protected wetlands. I really should put in a pond. Yard, where not submerged, looks lovely with fresh tall grass and pretty dandelions everywhere. Quite beautiful. can't possibly mow half of it, and I really need to get the bugs off my M2, Buttercup... My biggest problem has always been visor/glasses fogging. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ridden my Suomy Spec 1-R lid in the rain. It has excellent ventilation. (Message edited by aesquire on May 11, 2015) | ||
| Strokizator |
Living in central Calif I never had much opportunity to ride in the rain. Mostly just rains in the winter here and then we'd head to the desert with our dirt bikes. I road to Alaska last summer and had rain 75% of the time. I got confident enough with the Michelin PR4's that, rain or shine, it really made no difference at all. I'd read that in the wet you still have 80% of your traction available. I'm a 75% rider so I didn't notice a thing. That and the Aerostitch Roadcrafter II maybe had something to do with it. | ||
| Rpm4x4 |
I will second the PR4s. Very confident inspiring in all weather conditions. | ||
| Torquehd |
I'm a slow learner. I've logged a few thousands of miles in the rain. And finally realized I don't much care for it. But. If you're going to do it; Gor-Tex is the only way to go. And make sure your top is long enough to overlap your bottoms by an unnecessary amount. And anti-fog wipes for the inside of your face shield. I never did find a good pair of waterproof gloves. In my experience, high-dollar "waterproof" gloves are only water resistant. And if you log hundreds of consecutive miles in rain gear, use baby powder or gold bond liberally. Trapped moisture on skin leads to redness and irritation. And when you're cold, wet, hungry, and hundreds of miles from home, hot coffee and some simple carbs are also good for your mental well-being. | ||
| Ezblast |
lol - I used to ride rain or shine, but I stopped doing rain rides after my wife told me I was doing great but almost got hit five different times from cars not doing so well. I figured why push it - so now I'm a fair weather biker - lol EZ | ||
| Bartimus |
I enjoy riding in the rain, my gear works well, and theres no bugs! | ||
| Zane |
Well, I made it home. No rain gear so I looked like a drowned rat but I made it. The XT did fine, not a single hiccup. I've ridden in single digit temps in Michigan, triple digit temps in Arizona and while not pleasant, nothing bothers me as much as riding in the rain. I guess rain gear would help but I'd rather just not flippin' ride in the rain. (Message edited by Zane on May 12, 2015) | ||
| Reepicheep |
To me, for the rain part of the rain, once I'm good and wet I generally enjoy it. It's pretty. But it erodes my visibility, it erodes the visibility of the people around me, it steals stopping distance and evasive capabilities for everyone, and is yet another distraction for all the drivers I don't want to kill me. So unless I am in the middle of nowhere (like in the UP MI), it's a net loss to me. Once some young jedi manages to get through all the defensive driving death star protections you have erected over the years up and cracks your pelvis, you look at stuff a little differently. It's not that you are afraid, you are just a lot more rational about benefit vs cost ratios relative to "the rest of your riding career"... | ||
| Zane |
So very true. I don't agree with my ex wife about much but she did tell my older boy when he was learning to drive: "When you're in traffic you need to assume that everyone around you is either drunk, high or stupid. Drive accordingly." That seems like pretty good advise. | ||
| Schwiiing |
I never did find a good pair of waterproof gloves. In my experience, high-dollar "waterproof" gloves are only water resistant. I agree. Commuted to work - rain or shine - for about 7 years. Tried many different winter rain gloves - none kept my hands dry. Then, I took a shot on a pair of neoprene mittens. Got them a size too big to fit over my gloves. They keep everything perfectly dry. In hindsight, I wish I had just bought them at the correct size. Even in the 30 degree range, there's no reason to wear regular gloves underneath. | ||
| Etennuly |
Best wet gloves I found was any of my full leather gloves sprayed with good leather water proofer, it'd last for a while. I tried rubber gloves under my riding gloves.....the results were wet hands from sweating. I never much paid attention to whether or not it was raining unless it was cold or carried lightning. I have ridden on streets and highways with a couple of inches of water flowing in my path. Good NEW tires really help there. I have traveled the Interstates over the speed limits where cars and trucks have pulled off because their wipers could not keep up with the heavy rain. My helmet shield just got better with more water. I enjoy a good rain now and again.....as long as it is warm water! My '06 played bad bike for one summer when it quit five minutes into any rain situation. The Cam Sensor wires wore through on the chin fairing edge so that when they got wet they would short out. Took a while to find that one! |
