Do you get wet riding in the rain?

[pegasus1300]

San Diego to Paradise Az, rained like there was no tomorrow. Between the RT design and the Can Am rain suit I stayed dry. My Sena perched on my helmet however was another story. It drowned.

 

[bogeywb]

Rain doesn't just fall in front of you. It falls ON YOU. Yes, of course you will get wet riding in the rain.

 

[mecsw500]

If there is a chance of rain before I gear up, I wear 100% GORETEX jacket, pants, boots, gloves. On non-summer trips, I only wear GORTEX gear. My mesh gear and backup rain gear are for local summer runs. I stay dry and the GORTEX breathes. Rainsuits get VERY steamy and you have to guess when to wear and when remove between showers. Pulling over to switch can be hazardous and slows progress.

I was raised in the UK, and long before genuine Goretex type gear was available. Everyone had a Barry Sheene (RIP) endorsed Rukka over suit, Rukka over mitts and Derri boots. If it was going to rain, especially in winter, it was likely going to be for days on end.

I have a BMW textile adventure jacket from way back when which I admit works well, and it even has a secondary waterproof liner. The pants, however, were never quite waterproof. I returned them twice, but each pair suffered from nasty wet crotch syndrome.

So, I’ve settled on the over suit type of rain gear and sure, sometimes it a bit inconvenient to put on and take off, but I’m lucky I live out in the usually low humidity desert so the steamy effect is usually gone a few minutes after the rain stops.

Being you can see for many miles and therefore predict as to when the rain is coming, timing when you need rain gear is usually fairly easy. For most of the year, it doesn’t rain much either.

It must be my upbringing, but I quite like riding in the rain. That feeling of it being all wet and nasty, yet you are all bundled up and bone dry, is somehow very satisfying. I know, I’m weird.

 

[Lctriple]

@mecsw500, I like riding in the rain, too. It's me against Mother Nature, I guess with me holding my own and still having fun. My favorite part is passing cars that have pulled over because it's raining and there I am " that crazy motorcycle guy" riding like there's no tomorrow.

 

[RogerC60]

It must be my upbringing, but I quite like riding in the rain. That feeling of it being all wet and nasty, yet you are all bundled up and bone dry, is somehow very satisfying. I know, I’m weird.

Then I'm weird, too.

 

[RogerC60]

It depends on the rain's intensity and the quality of the rain gear. I don't think I know anyone who's ever been able to keep their crotch from getting wet. It just seems to be a catch point.

I put a BeadRider on my Spyder seat, keeps me from sitting in a puddle when I'm in the rain. So far my Aerostich Darien pants have kept me dry from the waist down on the Spyder, including the crotch. On the Beemer I sit in a puddle and get a wet crotch (with the same Darien pants). I've tried the BeadRider on the Beemer, but for some reason it makes the seat very uncomfortable, I could only ride for 45 minutes then I had to take the thing off.

 

[mecsw500]

I put a BeadRider on my Spyder seat, keeps me from sitting in a puddle when I'm in the rain. So far my Aerostich Darien pants have kept me dry from the waist down on the Spyder, including the crotch. On the Beemer I sit in a puddle and get a wet crotch (with the same Darien pants). I've tried the BeadRider on the Beemer, but for some reason it makes the seat very uncomfortable, I could only ride for 45 minutes then I had to take the thing off.

Hobson’s choice. A wet crotch or a pain in the rear?

 

[RogerC60]

Hobson’s choice. A wet crotch or a pain in the rear?

That's a no-brainer. Keep riding and maybe get a bit wet.