Many years ago while I was in college, I saw a friend riding his bike to class and it had been raining. He did a short rear wheel skid at a stop sign, but was a good enough rider to keep it upright. I wasn't riding at the time, but have remembered that ever since.
Today I moved my Sportster from our old house to the garage at the new house, and it was drizzling after raining most of last night. Here in Southern California, we get rain so infrequently that the white foamy oil and rain mix stays on the road a long time, and I consciously avoid road paint as much as possible as well. I've actually ridden more in the rain here than when I learned to ride in Mississippi-mainly because I avoided riding in the rain my first year or two, and here I have actually been caught unexpectedly. One time we purposefully went on a very rainy ride to visit a friend in the hospital-since he didn't even own a four wheeled vehicle!
Any one out there with other tips and tricks for riding in the rain? How about a favorite rainsuit recommendation from those who live where it really rains?
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