Last Friday I rode 5 hours in rain....constant rain....sometimes really heavy rain...Sometimes sideways rain....Not my first time riding in the rain but certainly the longest.
What I learned.
1. Avoid riding in the rain....
2 Waterproof gear isn't really waterproof after an hour of pouring rain.
3. Hydroplaning sucks
4. If you think drivers don't see you when its dry, try riding in the rain.
What worked and what didn't...
Sidi Adventure rain boots....flooded after about an hour.
Aerostich Roadcrafter, made valiant effort to keep me dry but in the end....I was soaked.....even my wallet was wet.
Sena SMH-10 and SR-10....worked flawlessly....I at least had tunes and my GPS directions working.
First Gear Kathmandu gloves.....suppose to be waterproof ::025:: ::025:: not even close.....failed within 20 minutes. The cuffs are shot due to drying to put them back on wet a couple of times...still they kept my hands warm enough so can't complain to much.
Nolan N-104 helmet...worked out great...no fogging (pinlock installed) head was for the most part dry....visor cleared pretty good.
Garmin Montana 650T in Rugged mount....no issues worked as advertised.
MRA X-screen....with the spoiler up it blocked a lot of the rain hitting me directly.
The bike as expected had no issues....
To sum things up...see rule 1.
What I learned.
1. Avoid riding in the rain....
2 Waterproof gear isn't really waterproof after an hour of pouring rain.
3. Hydroplaning sucks
4. If you think drivers don't see you when its dry, try riding in the rain.
What worked and what didn't...
Sidi Adventure rain boots....flooded after about an hour.
Aerostich Roadcrafter, made valiant effort to keep me dry but in the end....I was soaked.....even my wallet was wet.
Sena SMH-10 and SR-10....worked flawlessly....I at least had tunes and my GPS directions working.
First Gear Kathmandu gloves.....suppose to be waterproof ::025:: ::025:: not even close.....failed within 20 minutes. The cuffs are shot due to drying to put them back on wet a couple of times...still they kept my hands warm enough so can't complain to much.
Nolan N-104 helmet...worked out great...no fogging (pinlock installed) head was for the most part dry....visor cleared pretty good.
Garmin Montana 650T in Rugged mount....no issues worked as advertised.
MRA X-screen....with the spoiler up it blocked a lot of the rain hitting me directly.
The bike as expected had no issues....
To sum things up...see rule 1.