dumb question? Is it bad for a bike to get rained on?

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#11 Unread post by koji52 »

csspostal wrote:
Gummiente wrote:
RhadamYgg wrote:Some guys keep their bikes out all the time... I wouldn't recommend that.
You wuss. :P

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Me thinks it'll be a few years of riding under my belt before I get that brave.
Do you ride throughout the year? If so, you'll get caught in the snow sooner or later. Scary for me to ride in, but it's doable.
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csspostal wrote:Me thinks it'll be a few years of riding under my belt before I get that brave.
A frontal lobotomy helps. :mrgreen: And be prepared to change your name; in the summertime everyone calls me "Mike" but in winter it's "Crazy B*stard" for some reason.
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#13 Unread post by csspostal »

Do you ride throughout the year? If so, you'll get caught in the snow sooner or later. Scary for me to ride in, but it's doable.
No I just passed the safety course end of July this year. I decided to wait until spring to buy my first bike hoping to find a good deal on a used one over the winter. I should have enough saved to be looking in the 5 or 6 k range by then. So I won't have any payments.

Although everyday on the way to school I pass by two dealerships and makes me think twice on the way there and way back whether I should have just bought now :( One is a Ural dealer.

Speaking of which :laughing: Mike it is so cold your Hiway of Heros sticker fell off yours.
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#14 Unread post by jstark47 »

Gummiente wrote:
RhadamYgg wrote:Some guys keep their bikes out all the time... I wouldn't recommend that.
You wuss. :P
Yeah, so show us a pic of yer Roadglide parked next to a snowbank.... :twisted:
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jstark47 wrote:Yeah, so show us a pic of yer Roadglide parked next to a snowbank.... :twisted:
My middle name is Cupid, not Stupid. :wink:
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#16 Unread post by Greg . »

If it was a problem, then why would folks be selling RAIN GEAR?

I've ridden in the rain a couple times -- not by choice, I got "caught" -- and the bike is fine. I did dry it off when I got it home into the garage.
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Gummiente wrote:
csspostal wrote:Me thinks it'll be a few years of riding under my belt before I get that brave.
A frontal lobotomy helps. :mrgreen: And be prepared to change your name; in the summertime everyone calls me "Mike" but in winter it's "Crazy B*stard" for some reason.

And here I thought 'Crazy B*stard' WAS your name!! :laughing:
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#18 Unread post by Fargo360 »

There's a guy around here who has a bike with a sidecar that he rides in the middle of winter. Quite the site to see when its -40F and you hear a rumble pull up next to you and see a fellow biker braving the cold, snow and ice. Not my cup of tea though, in the winter I like four wheels...that all move...
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#19 Unread post by Tennif Shoe »

both my bikes sit outside full time no problems
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#20 Unread post by blues2cruise »

If I want to ride lots, I have to ride in the rain.....the bike has never had a problem, and believe me, it rains a lot here.
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