RIDING IN THE RAIN

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

Took a ride up to Maggie Valley yesterday. I will have another post about that later, but when riding back home to Rural Hall on I40, I got caught in some really heavy rain and strong winds. I was very happy on how Cocaine handled the weather. I had to slow down to 70mph because of the standing water on the road but she never hydroplaned. Tracked straight and true. Got a kick out of watching the front tires shedding the water a couple feet away from me. Didn't wear a rain suit and got :cus: soaked but I actually loved the ride home. Had a ball! :yes::yes:

 

[Ron2andia]

:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[PrairieSpyder]

I experienced hydroplaning in Utah on I-70 coming home from Red Rocks recently. I was high up on a mountain pass, hard rain, no standing water to speak of. I slowed to about 50 mph and it stopped. Scary! :yikes:

 

[Chupaca]

Gotta say...

We have a good rain here once in a blue moon so when caught in it we do have fun with it. You do have to be careful till the rain washes down the road and in many cases does not last that long. Glad you enjoyed playing in the rain and made it safely through... ⛆⛆

 

[sealfloorboards]

Coming home from Red Rock, we experienced very heavy rain on the last 160 leg from Bend, Or. to Newberg, Or. I was hauling my trailer with almost 400 lbs. of Vendor stuff. No time for "playing' in the rain". with that much weight, plus the two of us, I kept it real easy thru the mountain ranges. Not a whole lot of fun, especially when getting passed by tanker trucks and logging trucks:yikes:. This made my very special cargo seated behind me happy! Always better to be on the "safe side" and live to have fun another day. We're too old to die!:lecturef_smilie:!
Ride in safety and cold, wet comfort,

 

[motoswami]

rain on way home from Red Rock

The ladyfriend and I got caught in some very heavy rain on the last day of our return from Red Rock, coming over Unicoi Pass on US129 north of Cleveland, GA. It was the very outer swirl of hurricane Matthew, best as we could tell from the weather maps.

I was glad for the F4 windshield, but visibility was still difficult at speeds when I needed my faceshield down to keep raindrops from smiting me in the eyeballs.

Torrents of road water coming off the front wheels close to my boots, but feet stayed dry

All in all, not a bad end to a 5350-mile trip. Enjoyed the rally in St George, the North Rim, Zion, Monument Valley, the South Rim, Petrified Forest, Painted Desert and so forth.

Pete

 

[ARtraveler]

The :spyder2: will handle most rain events. Good to have the VSS on board to help if you get into a hydroplane situation. Over 50 mph and standing water seems to be what activates going into hydroplane.

 

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

The nanny never did kick in and I was going a lot faster at times. I wasnt going to let any trucks pass me either. If Pebbles was with me she would have had me pull over or take a side road. Glad I had just put on my new Kumho. Powered right through that crap.

 

[Bob Denman]

 

[SpyderAnn01]

Glad you had no issues this time but be very, very careful in the rain. You may not be as lucky next time.

 

[Jetfixer]

We were there. We drove up to Maggie Valley Saturday morning and dragged the hurricane with us the whole way. I actually find it peaceful to ride in the rain. BTW, my FroggToggs kept me completely dry. Hers, not so much. Seems the swirling air behind the bike really soaks the passenger. Some folks there suggested the trailer hitch mud flap stops a lot of that.

 

[Jimboregon]

We were there. We drove up to Maggie Valley Saturday morning and dragged the hurricane with us the whole way. I actually find it peaceful to ride in the rain. BTW, my FroggToggs kept me completely dry. Hers, not so much. Seems the swirling air behind the bike really soaks the passenger. Some folks there suggested the trailer hitch mud flap stops a lot of that.

Installed two weeks ago. Solves the rooster tail, swirling water in the back issue.

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[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

I have a mud flap on Cocaine, but I still have the Shorty Shield on and I think it just caused all the air flow to go right at my legs for the maximum soaking. Gotta get a rain suit!!!

 

[jaherbst]

The :spyder2: will handle most rain events. Good to have the VSS on board to help if you get into a hydroplane situation. Over 50 mph and standing water seems to be what activates going into hydroplane.

All the more reason to stay with the Kenda. Softer compound M/C tire. Seriously it will be the last to Hydroplane. Remember we have very little weight on each wheel and there for less traction.

​Jack

 

[tmcquain]

Riding in the rain

We too got washed and dried several times on the way home from Maggie Valley. It was our first real experience in the rain. We have Frog Togs, full face helmets, and really stayed dry. We took it easy, but I was amazed at how the Spyder handled the water. We have avoided riding in the past because of a chance of rain, we will be a little less conservative next time. Of course our load was a little lighter, I left all my cash with the venders in Maggie Valley.....#farklepaloosa

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

70mph :yikes:

 

[trucker1]

rain

Riding in the rain doesn't take rocket science. Experience is what counts plus a good rain suit helps. And tires don't matter what kind they are its more about the road type, weather and the rider. Or whether you get home safe or in a ambulance. Just saying

 

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

70mph :yikes:

I guess you don't want to know how fast I was going when I was passing tractor trailers then, do you? :yes::yes::yes:

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

i have no problem cruising 90-100 in dry road but i am very cautious in the wet

 

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

i have no problem cruising 90-100 in dry road but i am very cautious in the wet

I was being cautious. Thats why I was only going 70.