The Trip from HELL!

[marvinsc]

Sounds like Earl had one of those this Week Both To and From the Ashville Rally. The worst I have dealt with is getting caught in a Thunder Storm. What's your worst Road Trip You lived through and Maybe even looked back on and Laughed?

[crag antler]

The worst road trip was only bad due to weather.
Back in the late 80's, don't ask me what year 8O , I rode from Chattanooga Tenn. to Melbourne Fla. About 650 miles.
As soon as I left Chattanooga the rain started.
Rained until I pulled into my garage in Melbourne, 10 hours later.
Thankfully I had a rainsuit. The only thing wet was my hands and feet.
The old KZ1000J made it all the way without a problem.
The scariest was when the front wheel tried to hydroplane on 1-10 8O 8O 8O 8O

[Cajun Cycler]

I wrote about it in the First Love story, I rode 400 miles through driving rain from Mineola Texas to Lafayette in 1970 on a small 180cc Yamaha. I don't remember ever being so wet and so tired and so cold when I finally got home. I stopped in a small town a third of the way home and bought a rain suit in a local Gibson store but it didn't help. I think to this day I avoid riding in the rain like the plague.

[earlfor]

Re: The Trip from HELL!

Yeah, rain so hard for about 650 miles, I had to run with my faceshield open because I couldnt see through the night glare and mist with it closed. I took in enough water through my open helmet to run down my collar and fill both boots, which then simply kept overflowing all night long. After a while, it gets a wee tad uncomfortable. :-) Riding in rain doesnt scare me, but I have never enjoyed it. :-) I hate it when my Victorias Secrets are wet. :-)

Earl

Sounds like Earl had one of those this Week Both To and From the Ashville Rally. The worst I have dealt with is getting caught in a Thunder Storm. What's your worst Road Trip You lived through and Maybe even looked back on and Laughed?

[marvinsc]

Dang Earl, sounds like you couldn't have gotten any Wetter riding in your Birthday Suit! 8O But we wouldn't want you setting a Poor Safety Example now would we?

[earlfor]

Birthday suit would not have been as wet. In this instance, a rain suit was nothing more than a person shaped swimming pool. At any given time, I probabl;y had 10 gallons of water inside the suit. LOL I needed faucets on my boots to drain water. May have to make that mod. :-) :-)

E.

Dang Earl, sounds like you couldn't have gotten any Wetter riding in your Birthday Suit! 8O But we wouldn't want you setting a Poor Safety Example now would we?

[Griffin]

... I needed faucets on my boots to drain water. May have to make that mod. :-) :-)

E.

I just got this mental image of an old-fashioned water tap sticking out of the heel of each boot, like a set of spurs.

LOL... :P

[bradleymaynar]

It appears you may be ready for one of those Windjammer Fairings, Earl!

Brad tt

[earlfor]

I'm not old enough for a Windjammer. LOL About the only use I will have for a Windjammer is to mount it to my walker as a windblock while I'm rollerblading. I dont own a walker............................. yet. :-)

E.

It appears you may be ready for one of those Windjammer Fairings, Earl!

Brad tt