I've been looking forward to this ride for a LONG time, and knew it was coming, and the weather went South, but I couldn't give up my ONE long ride on the bike.. I don't get many chances anymore for long rides, and this one I just did NOT want to give up..

So this morning, about 10:30 I took off for Emerald Isle NC on the bike. KNOWING what was coming, and already feeling the chill, I stopped at Mortons for a pair of waterproof gloves and a powerlet adaptor for the GPS..


Well I completed the ride, and now sit in my nice warm hotel room.. which was another frustration as I passed it three times looking for a Hilton, and it's a HAMPTON.

The bike performed flawlessly the only good part of the ride..

Started the day with my two piece riding suit, and added the pant liners when I stopped at Mortons.. Wasn't raining too hard, and thought the suit was doing well.. Until I stopped for gas and realized the rain was puddling in the seat of the pants, and I was soaked..

Also took the opportunity to peel off my new "waterproof" gloves and wring about a cup and a half of water out of each of them.. did that for two stops before I went back to my perforated leather.. Yeah my hands were still wet, but they didn't sponge up 3 pounds of water.

My NICE N103 Nolan helmet that I REALLY like.. I don't like it so much anymore.. During the day, the visor leaked but it didn't seem to be too bad, i could still see, but had to deal with cold wet cheekpads.. at night? Had to stop almost every 1/2 hour to wipe off the INSIDE of the visor. Couldn't see worth a damn.. and of course I screwed up on one stop and used the paper towels they have at the pumps to wipe it off.. YEAH.. BEAUTIFUL rainbow halos around every point of light the rest of the ride.

Bought a powerlet adaptor, and it gave up the ghost at the most inopportune time.. at the end of the journey when I was looking for a Hilton Hotel, that wasn't called a Hilton Hotel. (that added about 45 minutes to the ride).

i think when I got into the room and peeled all the layers off (after the wet pants fiasco i added the single piece rain suit.. THAT worked GREAT!) I must have had about 50 pounds of wet clothes on. i think the jacket weighed about 35 pounds.

Now I get to look forward to the ride home! At least I know where my house is!

I have an extra Harley rain suit if you want it. Never leaks.

I have an extra Harley rain suit if you want it. Never leaks.

My Olympia suit leaked.. My $99 dollar BMW rainsuit was watertight as a ducks ass..

I was looking at BMW waterproof gloves and just couldn't part with the $150 they wanted for them.. went for the $40 not so waterproof, not BMW gloves.. Guess a case of: You get what you pay for.


Though the thought of tooling down the road on a BMW with a BIG Harley Emblem on my back.. Wonder if anyone else would see the humor?

Get a pair of extra large dishwashing gloves for about $3 and wear them over light weight leather gloves. They're designed to provide good grip when wet and work great

I have an extra Harley rain suit if you want it. Never leaks.

BTW.. no BackHoe.. but did get the 47" tiller, and the 40 gallon boom sprayer.. The tiller gets BUTT

Next time test your gear out first. Get dressed, hop on the bike and give bubba the hose.

And never depend on electronics to get you where you are going. :lol:

BTW.. no BackHoe.. but did get the 47" tiller, and the 40 gallon boom sprayer.. The tiller gets BUTT

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I stopped at Mortons for a pair of waterproof gloves and a powerlet adaptor for the GPS.. [ :shocking: ]

My NICE N103 Nolan helmet that I REALLY like.. I don't like it so much anymore.. [You're not buying another one]

Bought a powerlet adaptor... [Quit buying new stuff!]

My Olympia suit leaked.. My $99 dollar BMW rainsuit was watertight as a ducks ass..

I was looking at BMW waterproof gloves and just couldn't part with the $150 they wanted for them.. went for the $40 not so waterproof, not BMW gloves.. Guess a case of: You get what you pay for. [No, you're not buying $150 gloves. Drive the LandRover when it rains.] See my notes, above. :burning:

:wench: :roflmao:

:lmao:

If you let him get the diswashing gloves (http://www.aerostich.com/rain-glove-covers.html), he can also use them around the house

See my notes, above. :burning:

Let me know if the red comments actually work. :ohwell:

See my notes, above. :burning:

So busted!:roflmao:

So busted!:roflmao:

That's why he posted from far away.... If he was home, he'd have a smack upside the head by now.... :smack:

See my notes, above. :burning:

:killingme

See my notes, above. :burning:

You're so cute when you're angry...

Well, to start off, if travel went as planned we'd have no stories to tell.

The good thing is I learned some lessons on my way to NC so I started out the. day dressed right and watertight.. Hooked up the heated seats this morning.. and of course had the heated grips THOSE were a life saver today.

Left NC it was 57 degrees, cloudy, but not rainy, BUT I dressed from the get go like it was raining. Looked up my directions on Mapquest before I left, and wrote the route numbers on my hand so I knew where to go (I thought 95 added a LOT of miles to the trip, very ironic in the end).

I started off going OFF the island in the wrong direction, and right off the bat added about 30 miles to the trip (a 360 mile trip according to Mapquest, so my Tripmeter should read 800 miles when I pull into the driveway). Instead of going STRAIGHT to New Bern, I made an almost three sided box to get there reading the routes on my hand.. did I tell you how FUN this trip was!

By the time I get 150 miles into the trip it's raining, and it never stops the rest of the trip.. and I find out that I forgot to right down the direction or the route.. ie.. I wrote 158.. but didn't say East or West, I assumed I wanted to go EAST off of 13, but in fact I just found out, I needed to go WEST.. added another 50 miles to the trip, and at this point the temperature starts to drop,,

Well, i went an additional 80 miles in the rain and cold (I saw 42 this afternoon) made it home a lot later than planned, but I saw parts of NC I have NEVER seen.. and about 20 dumptrucks of BEAUTIFUL topsoil with a sign that said "FREE TOPSOIL" if only I had a dumptruck.

With the lessons I learned on the way down there, I got home perfectly dry (my hands were wet, but not in sopping sponges, and the grips were HOT!!) Feet were a little chilly, but they stayed dry, and not one drop of moisture on my shirt or pants.

Little longer than planned, but HEY, I'm here.. in one piece, and I can still walk!

So my tripmeter SHOULD have read 800 miles when I got home, but it now reads 883... instead of 360 miles, I went 440 miles today. Almost EXACTLY the amount of miles I rode to get there.

So my tripmeter SHOULD have read 800 miles when I got home, but it now reads 883... instead of 360 miles, I went 440 miles today. Almost EXACTLY the amount of miles I rode to get there.

Freaky, they don't wear helmets here in Florida, I cringe every time I see a rider without a helmet, but I have seen some that do. If you had the choice, would you wear one? I would, I don't think my hubby would.

Freaky, they don't wear helmets here in Florida, I cringe every time I see a rider without a helmet, but I have seen some that do. If you had the choice, would you wear one? I would, I don't think my hubby would.

I would, I have and I do..

Simple, stupid accidents can kill you without a helmet.. and it happens ALL the time.

I would, I have and I do..

Simple, stupid accidents can kill you without a helmet.. and it happens ALL the time.

THANK YOU, and I think if you wear a "skid lid" you may as well wear nothing not to mention they are illegal in Maryland.

I would, I have and I do..

Simple, stupid accidents can kill you without a helmet.. and it happens ALL the time.So does buying more and more expensive motorcycle accessories needlessly.

Oh, and I've heard that people also get killed from buying Stihl products, too.

So does buying more and more expensive motorcycle accessories needlessly.

Oh, and I've heard that people also get killed from buying Stihl products, too.

did he reeally drive 800+ round trip in horrid weather just to ride? I'm thinking you have grounds to get him declared feeble-minded. You'll then be fully in charge of the check book and keys.