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Actually, I got caught in the rain. It was not supposed to rain until late this evening, and this morning was beautiful and clear. It clouded up at lunch time and started to rain steadily around 4 pm. To quote another great American, "Doh!"
I am definitely a fair-weather rider. I first got licensed in January, and had never ridden in the wet. I considered calling my wife for a ride home and leaving the scooter at work, but I wasn't confident it would still be there tomorrow. So on the way home from work, I switched my route from major surface streets to mostly residential neighborhood streets, 25 mph tops. I was pleasantly surprised how stable the Maj was on wet pavement. I kept expecting her to skid or slide out from underneath me, and I was certainly riding like I had a bowl of goldfish on the dashboard, but I made it home with no close calls. Turns were interesting. And slow. Also, I can vouch for the quality of Olympia Motosports Airglide pants and jacket and Scorpion helmets. I was warm and dry the whole way home.
Oh, and there were two other bikes in the motorcycle parking spaces this morning when I arrived. One is a Suzuki crotch rocket, he was gone by the time I came out. The other is a huge Vulcan which looks like it should be on display behind a velvet rope at a motorcycle show. I'm not much on big bikes but this one is a beauty. Perfect chrome, leather saddle and saddlebags. The owner seems like a nice guy; we've chatted a bit. It was still there when I went out. I'll bet he is just hating life now. I wiped the Majesty down when I got home, and the rain even rinsed off the bird poop I picked up Sunday. It's a good day.
I am definitely a fair-weather rider. I first got licensed in January, and had never ridden in the wet. I considered calling my wife for a ride home and leaving the scooter at work, but I wasn't confident it would still be there tomorrow. So on the way home from work, I switched my route from major surface streets to mostly residential neighborhood streets, 25 mph tops. I was pleasantly surprised how stable the Maj was on wet pavement. I kept expecting her to skid or slide out from underneath me, and I was certainly riding like I had a bowl of goldfish on the dashboard, but I made it home with no close calls. Turns were interesting. And slow. Also, I can vouch for the quality of Olympia Motosports Airglide pants and jacket and Scorpion helmets. I was warm and dry the whole way home.
Oh, and there were two other bikes in the motorcycle parking spaces this morning when I arrived. One is a Suzuki crotch rocket, he was gone by the time I came out. The other is a huge Vulcan which looks like it should be on display behind a velvet rope at a motorcycle show. I'm not much on big bikes but this one is a beauty. Perfect chrome, leather saddle and saddlebags. The owner seems like a nice guy; we've chatted a bit. It was still there when I went out. I'll bet he is just hating life now. I wiped the Majesty down when I got home, and the rain even rinsed off the bird poop I picked up Sunday. It's a good day.