When it rains.....

[Michael600r]

When you are riding home in a thunderstorm and stop at a traffic light, cagers will look at you like you are insane. You can almost hear them thinking "not so much fun saving gas now is it motorcycle boy"

[tricker]

I've gotten that look a few times. Probably got it today too

[dregier]

I get that look a lot. I also got the same look from coworkers the other day when it was pouring down rain and they were running to their cars while I sat in the building lobby and put my Frogg Toggs on. When I got home I was still completely dry. The cars on the way home just looked and smiled as I rode past them.

[cmptrmn.1]

Originally Posted by Michael600r

When you are riding home in a thunderstorm and stop at a traffic light, cagers will look at you like you are insane. You can almost hear them thinking "not so much fun saving gas now is it motorcycle boy"

When I'm on my bike and it starts pouring, I think the same thing.

[House_of_Dexter]

I get that look every day as I ride in full gear in 100F weather...

[RJohnston]

it's been 110°+ here in phoenix for the last 7-10 days. People are looking at me like I could kill over at any time. Camelback is a life saver for sure. I'll soak my arms (wearing the mesh jacket), and let the water run down my back and chest while at a stop light. Better than $4.69 for diesel.

[KwakaKZ1000]

I have got that look a couple of times this week, and I'll be getting it again this afternoon the way it looks right now.

[fretbuzz]

I love it when I get that look and when I have the chance I tell them it has NOTHING to do with saving gas.

[N3FOLN3FOL]

I simply don't look at them...I specifically watch traffic around me.

[CTRider]

If it's raining hard enough to "get the look", then I'm wearing my rain suit and don't look wet. Therefore, I seldom get the look.

Even most of my co-workers have stopped asking if I'm worried about getting wet on a day that it's looking like it's going to rain - or already is.

[alstensby]

I just look back and smile! And if co-workers ask, I explain it's not a bad thing at all, rather a free bike wash and shower!

[antiq]

Rain is just a powerwash cycle. It's all good. If the rain isn't too cold I don't bother with rain gear. Skin is wash and wear ya know.

[Michael600r]

Originally Posted by CTRider

If it's raining hard enough to "get the look", then I'm wearing my rain suit and don't look wet. Therefore, I seldom get the look.

Even most of my co-workers have stopped asking if I'm worried about getting wet on a day that it's looking like it's going to rain - or already is.

I was suited up, so it wasnt so much the rain, or that I was getting wet, it was more the stormy conditions. Lightning, wind and the like.

[NCDave]

When I see a biker caught in the rain, I usually just shake my head and mutter "Poor guy".

[Frenchy]

All last week I got caught in the rain, and I know the look. You usually get it when you're stopped on the highway, water dripping from your visor and off of your nose. I even got caught in that wicked hail/lightning storn last tuesday. Hail hurts more than june bugs, just so you know. Everytime I caught up to the hail, I would stop, put $5 in, light a butt, then head back out. I got paid back for every jogger I ever "got" with a puddle...

Hey CT, how long does it take for co-workers to shut up? It's been years and they still ask me (all day) if I heard it was going to rain. So annoying, especially when it comes from the "other" riders.

A day in the rain on a bike is way better than a day in the cage 'cause it might...

[Jaysin]

Originally Posted by fretbuzz

I love it when I get that look and when I have the chance I tell them it has NOTHING to do with saving gas.

I hear that man, I'm sure not saving gas by driving aimlessly around for 2-3 hours at a time lol.

[Gank]

I retired from my regular job in 2006, and am now a professional scuba instructor. We conduct dives in seriously cold water, often seeing bottom temperatures of 35-38 degrees F at 250 feet. To counter the effects of hypothermia, I wear a Scandinavian drysuit. It's one piece made of abrasion-proof vulcanized rubber with a watertight zipper across the back shoulders. While it would be completely impractical, I'm sorely tempted to ride it around in the rain, just for those people throwing looks. If I do, I'll get pictures.
This is me wearing my Viking drysuit after a dive on a shipwreck called The Goulandris.