just a ramble about my afternoon.
I haven't been able to ride for a couple of weeks now, bad weather had settled in along with family responsibilities etc. But then today when I got home for lunch, the weather was glorious...
I checked my motorcycle weather-app, and was glad to see 0.0 mm rain forecast, so I leaped on my heritage and headed out. It's just a short 15 minutes, but I really enjoyed the sound of the pipes and the rush of wind. It was hard to turn off the road to the office... why waste a sunny afternoon at work?!
As I pulled into the parking lot, I noticed just the tip of gray slipping across the edge of the sky, so I decided I better find a covered spot. Fortunately there is a tractor shed, and I was able to squeeze the bike in just far enough to keep it mostly dry.
About an hour later, I started hearing thunder and this crazy storm just tore through, knocking small branches down and blowing like mad...
I just hate riding in the rain.. actually, I really hate CLEANING the bike after riding in the rain even more! Fortunately the storm blew over in about 2 hours and the sun came back out.
As soon as I got off work, I went out and was glad to see that the bike was dry except just a few raindrops on the tail light and one saddlebag, and glad to see that the road was already mostly dry.
I started up and headed toward home. It was great to roll on the throttle again and just listen to the 96 inch motor sing. As I crested the first hill, I noticed black black ominous clouds covering 1/3 the sky where my house is. I cranked harder on the throttle and starting thinking - wow, hope I get home before that weather hits!
For the next 10 minutes, I marveled as I watched the storm taking over the sky. Lightning started flashing and the sky darkened.
Next thing I noticed was that the wind started gusting. I was on the freeway doing 75mph, with Semi trucks all around. I found myself buffeted and blasted by wind more violently than I can remember. Almost lane-changing at times~ wow what a ride!
Still no rain though. I zipped down the side streets quick as I could and thankfully the raindrops didn't start until I hit our subdivision. I pulled up to the garage, jumped off and opened the door. Just as I got the door up, the heavy rain started.
Thankful and dry, ready for another day.
:thumbsup
I haven't been able to ride for a couple of weeks now, bad weather had settled in along with family responsibilities etc. But then today when I got home for lunch, the weather was glorious...
I checked my motorcycle weather-app, and was glad to see 0.0 mm rain forecast, so I leaped on my heritage and headed out. It's just a short 15 minutes, but I really enjoyed the sound of the pipes and the rush of wind. It was hard to turn off the road to the office... why waste a sunny afternoon at work?!
As I pulled into the parking lot, I noticed just the tip of gray slipping across the edge of the sky, so I decided I better find a covered spot. Fortunately there is a tractor shed, and I was able to squeeze the bike in just far enough to keep it mostly dry.
About an hour later, I started hearing thunder and this crazy storm just tore through, knocking small branches down and blowing like mad...
I just hate riding in the rain.. actually, I really hate CLEANING the bike after riding in the rain even more! Fortunately the storm blew over in about 2 hours and the sun came back out.
As soon as I got off work, I went out and was glad to see that the bike was dry except just a few raindrops on the tail light and one saddlebag, and glad to see that the road was already mostly dry.
I started up and headed toward home. It was great to roll on the throttle again and just listen to the 96 inch motor sing. As I crested the first hill, I noticed black black ominous clouds covering 1/3 the sky where my house is. I cranked harder on the throttle and starting thinking - wow, hope I get home before that weather hits!
For the next 10 minutes, I marveled as I watched the storm taking over the sky. Lightning started flashing and the sky darkened.
Next thing I noticed was that the wind started gusting. I was on the freeway doing 75mph, with Semi trucks all around. I found myself buffeted and blasted by wind more violently than I can remember. Almost lane-changing at times~ wow what a ride!
Still no rain though. I zipped down the side streets quick as I could and thankfully the raindrops didn't start until I hit our subdivision. I pulled up to the garage, jumped off and opened the door. Just as I got the door up, the heavy rain started.
Thankful and dry, ready for another day.
:thumbsup