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10-02-2004, 11:13 PM
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| In Training  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia
Posts: 146
|  Day started out badly!
Well, I did what I thought I'd never do. I dropped the bike this morning, getting it out of the garage. Didn't get on like I usually do, because I was only backing it out a couple feet to check the tire pressure. It hit a tiny bump, and down it went. On the bright side, not too much damage, once I swallowed my pride and got my saint of a husband to get dressed and come help me lift 420+ pounds to start his day. I broke the amber plastic lens on one front turn signal, and a few scuffs on my engine guards (THANK YOU GIVI! I LOVE MY ENGINE GUARDS!) The turn signal still works, it just needs a new lens. So I know I got off pretty easy. So my daughter and I geared up, and rode out to go to Williamsburg for the day. Halfway there, the torrential downpour hit. As if I hadn't already had my lesson for the day, I now learned that: 1. My "waterproof" riding suit is not. Even though I just Scotchguarded it again. 2. Elkskin gloves sop up water like a sponge. They dry very slowly, even if you wring out cupfuls of water. 3. A very warm day can turn very cold very quickly when you are soaking wet. 4. I should take the rain cover for the tank bag. 5. The Givi top box is totally waterproof. Until you open it. Then the water on the lid all pours on to the dry contents. 6. You'd think car drivers would take pity on poor bikers out there in the rain. They don't. But we forged on, and had a good ride anyway. My daughter was a real trooper! |
