Spyder vs Hail Storm (Wisconsin 09/02/2022)

[MrSchaefer]

Was riding to a friend's cabin Friday afternoon, in fairly extreme heat, watching clouds appear and boil in front of me. I had the random thought that it would actually feel really good if it rained a bit - less than 5 minutes later I was splattered with massive drops of rain and a minute after that I was under the canopy of a gas station in a hail storm.

Managed to route North and then drift southeast behind the storm - amazing and a bit intimidating to watch. My roads were wet and full of puddles but I stayed just behind the rain for the last hour of the drive and got these shots

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[MrSchaefer]

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[Peter Aawen]

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Done!

Great pics btw! . Thanks for sharing.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Done!

Great pics btw! . Thanks for sharing.

...Those clouds were scary ................Mike

[gkamer]

Yup, the Gods were definitely angry.

[Little Blue]

...Good Luck on Your Ryde Times. Remember to check out your local weather news. Storm ryding is a painful thing sometimes. Glad you are Okay.

Stay Healthy. ....

[2dogs]

Met my wife in town for dinner. Came out and saw black storm clouds on the horizon. I was on the Spyder she was in her car and said she was going shopping. I headed home and just skirted the hail storm. OUCH, but no damage. Wife car repair 8K+. The mobile hail car repair industry was operating in town for a month after that storm.

[Yabbadabbadoo]

If I were you I would take that first pic and make a print and frame it in your garage. Nice!