Motza
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Try a wet suit and flippers, Mike Nelson :shemademe_smilie: :roflblack:
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When riding on wet roads.... with the Spyder...
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bone crusher
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The Gore-Tex membrane is impervious (supposedly) but if you get around it, you're in trouble...I love my H.H. Brown Chukka boots as I can trudge through water and never get wet...but, if water gets over the edge of the boot, whoops! If you compress the Gore-Tex material against something wet, for a long enough period of time, moisture will inevitably get through...perhaps temperature affects as well? You would need basically rubber to stay totally dry, but you'd end up sweating in it anyway...Gore-Tex is as good as it gets and it is usually amazing stuff...costs enough too!
Have to disagree here me and HDX just last year:ani29:Ran from Maine near Bar harbor back to CT.Downpour all the way other than a little leakage from my gloves was dry all the way:ani29:The key for me anyways is to be suited up before it starts example bring gear in hotel room if there calling for rain
bone crusher
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Have to disagree here me and HDX just last year:ani29:Ran from Maine near Bar harbor back to CT.Downpour all the way other than a little leakage from my gloves was dry all the way:ani29:The key for me anyways is to be suited up before it starts example bring gear in hotel room if there calling for rain
Yeah...true...
I wasn't wearing 'waterproof' gear on my ride home from Easton over the summer...I would've needed to be completely sealed as water was coming down in buckets! My jacket is water-resistant, I believe, but that means nothing when you have 1.5 hours of really heavy rain...you'd have to be wearing air-tight Gore-Tex or rubber to stay dry in what I was riding in...it was actually fun as the air temp was really warm...I was so wet that I dumped water out of my boots when I got home! What a ride...what a rush...
The Spyder handled incredibly well...I was amazed...I love this bike!!!!
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
:roflblack: Been there, done that! And you can't get wetter than wearing a halfpot helmet and goggles during a downpour. There is no way you can tighten the collar of your rainsuit tight enough to keep out the water without strangling yourself...LOL. Ever swish the water in your goggles around to get rid of the fog, as if SCUBA diving? Most all-weather riders probably have amazing (and amusing) rain stories!
txknight67
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I kid you not, the first day I got the bike, I was riding back into work and hit a gully washer. Cages were pulled over on the side of the road and even a few big rigs. I didn't have any rain gear other than a rain jacket I bought when I was working on the flight line in San Antonio. Had a full face helmet and a pair of summer weight leather gloves. I was soaked from the waist down and my hands. Poured water out of my boots when I got to work. Luckily I had packed a pair of slacks and was wearing blue jeans since I didn't have my leathers yet. Was able to change out pants and just had to deal with wet boots and socks the rest of my shift that night. Luckily it was warm still then.
As everyone else has said, bike handled beautifully. Had to slow to 45 - 50 for visibility reasons, but no handling problems.
I figured out the collar part a long time ago though it is not comfy use the hood on your gear also then put your helmut on just don't let it obstruct your vision :yikes: or choke ya don't like it but it helps big time.
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bone crusher
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I had to keep my helmet 'unlocked' as the water was starting to fill up on the inside above the brim...by keeping the helmet unlocked, the water would drain out...still had the protection though...
Don't wear googles but that must be a hoot! My gloves were so wet that the black oil from the leather stained my hands for days...yikes! Itchy too!
I couldn't believe how much rain we got and how ridiculous it was for me to ride with all the lightning, esp. over the Bay Bridge...that was scary, for sure!
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
:roflblack: In the summer my gloves of choice are deerskin work gloves. I have stained my hands brown, up to the wrists, more times than I care to count. Love the way they petrify and turn into bricks after they dry out, too.
bone crusher
Alignment Specialist
Yeah....any gloves out there that do NOT stain and are leather, with some padding?
