Interesting ride

[croach1]

I had one of those rides that you just don't forget this weekend. I went to Dallas for the weekend and was going to ride home on Sunday. It started raining that morning so I tried to pick a time between showers and hit the road. I had not even made it through Dallas and the rain started again.

About half way to Waco (50 miles or so) it started to down pour. Cars were pulling over on the shoulder because they could not see. Being on bike that wasn't an option so I started my search for an overpass to stop under. Before I could find a place to safely stop the car in front of me panicked about something and stomped on their brake. When I tried to break my back wheel locked up and my rear end lost traction. Now I know that it was just the position I was in and really wasn't as bad as it felt, but I swear my bike was at a 45 degree angle to the road and I was doing about 50 mph. How I did not go down is beyond me, but somehow I straightened up an kept going.

My normal 3 hour 45 minute ride became about 5 hours 30 minutes from Dallas to Austin.

I don't think I will be doing any more rides in heavy rain in the near future. This has to go down as the scariest position I have been in on the bike. The funny part to me was when I got home and realized I had never even considered wanting to be in my car instead. All I wished was that I had stayed in the hotel one more night and gone home today.

Now I'm ready for another road trip.

[NoizeBoy]

Jeeeeeeeeesus. So what time will the doctor be removing the underwear from your ass?

Glad to hear you made it through alright - makes you think that it just wasn't your time, huh?

[calicruiser]

DAMN man! if your panties weren't wet yet, they sure were afterwards:) glad you made it through without hitting the ole pavement:) later man
cali

[olpanrider]

croach - ya know what they say: if you ain't riding in the rain, ya ain't riding. But, I agree wholeheartedly, rain sucks. Seems like I get caught in the rain about every 6-7 weeks and usually on the 635 loop or 75 central and fucking bumper to bumper traffic. Each time when I get home, I ask myself "now just exactly why is it that you run without a front fender?". Form over function? or Stupidity? Maybe both..........BTW, glad ya made it home.

[RAZOR]

croach - ya know what they say: if you ain't riding in the rain, ya ain't riding. But, I agree wholeheartedly, rain sucks. Seems like I get caught in the rain about every 6-7 weeks and usually on the 635 loop or 75 central and fucking bumper to bumper traffic. Each time when I get home, I ask myself "now just exactly why is it that you run without a front fender?". Form over function? or Stupidity? Maybe both..........BTW, glad ya made it home.

i hear that i dont ride withput the front fender but my rear fender is cut and
shortened.while in the rain the back tire sends a huge fishtail right on back of my
head.just got caught in the rain saturday also down pour in just a t-shirt and
jeans.i'll tell you when i got home there was not a dry spot on me and i must of
weighed about 30-pounds heavier.
but boy was it fun,i would do it in a snap again!!!
oh i almost forgot croach glad u made it safely home.

[croach1]

Thanks guys. No way this will keep me from doing it again, but I think I will invest a little into a rain suit and gloves that I keep in a saddle bag on trips.

Olpanrider, I never noticed you were from McKinney. I usually stay in Allen when I am up there. We will have to ride some time.

[Wild Coyote]

Thanks guys. No way this will keep me from doing it again, but I think I will invest a little into a rain suit and gloves that I keep in a saddle bag on trips.

Olpanrider, I never noticed you were from McKinney. I usually stay in Allen when I am up there. We will have to ride some time.

Glad you didn't go down. Someone was definitely watching out for you that day!:Ghost_ani

[olpanrider]

Thanks guys. No way this will keep me from doing it again, but I think I will invest a little into a rain suit and gloves that I keep in a saddle bag on trips.

Olpanrider, I never noticed you were from McKinney. I usually stay in Allen when I am up there. We will have to ride some time.


sure thing, Croach. Give me a heads up before ya head this way (214-726-1780 home - 214-878-2895 cell). My wife's going thru cancer treatment for quite a while, but I'm still able to squeeze in some riding.