I went to an open house today at the dealer where I bought Da' Train and got caught by the rain on the way home. I started to go in the cage but dammit I'm tired of leavin' the bike at home just because there's a cloudy sky... The temp was perfect for ridin' so I geared up and rolled out. Had fun at the open house. Met a dude that lives in my area that has a busa. I didn't even know he had a bike, much less a busa. It's a maroon/grey (unknown year) with polished everything and a full Yosh system. Sweet lookin' ride.
Anyway, about the rain. The sky never cleared all day. It was overcast and breezy. Not a drop of rain though until I headed home after the open house thing was over. It came a pretty good shower while I was headed home. That's the first time I've rode a street bike in rain. I rode it home on wet roads the day I bought it after a thunderstorm came through while I was doin' the paperwork. I've also ran up on wet roads while ridin' Cheaha Mountain but never rode with the wet stuff fallin'.
I've gotta say that it ain't so bad... until you get where you're goin' and you're soaked to the bone. While I was ridin' in it it didn't bother me. I discovered by accident that if the rain starts to build up on the visor of my lid all I have to do is turn my head slightly to either side and the wind will blow the rain off.
Anyway, Da' Train was actually rode hard and put up wet for the first time in her life.
Ahhhh, who am I kiddin'? Ya'll know damned well that I washed and dried 'er before tuckin' 'er in for the night. Here she is before I cleaned her though. She didn't complain about the rain. She just kept right on rollin'.
At least I don't have another regret to add to my list. I've missed many rides over the last year because I wouldn't roll out if it looked like a chance of rain. What sucks is that most of those times it ended up not rainin' and the busa sat at home for nothin'.
Anyway, about the rain. The sky never cleared all day. It was overcast and breezy. Not a drop of rain though until I headed home after the open house thing was over. It came a pretty good shower while I was headed home. That's the first time I've rode a street bike in rain. I rode it home on wet roads the day I bought it after a thunderstorm came through while I was doin' the paperwork. I've also ran up on wet roads while ridin' Cheaha Mountain but never rode with the wet stuff fallin'.
I've gotta say that it ain't so bad... until you get where you're goin' and you're soaked to the bone. While I was ridin' in it it didn't bother me. I discovered by accident that if the rain starts to build up on the visor of my lid all I have to do is turn my head slightly to either side and the wind will blow the rain off.
Anyway, Da' Train was actually rode hard and put up wet for the first time in her life.
At least I don't have another regret to add to my list. I've missed many rides over the last year because I wouldn't roll out if it looked like a chance of rain. What sucks is that most of those times it ended up not rainin' and the busa sat at home for nothin'.
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