actually, LIKE's turn - but conditions look sporty....

[Stig / Major Tom]

So took the scooter with the best headlight when I saw how hard it was raining when I lifted the garage door!
The Piaggio has a 55/60W headlight - the LIKE200i has a 35/35 headlight.
Overnight forecast for rain was correct!

Heading out 90mins before sunrise. Conditions look....."sporty"!


Difficult to keep equipment dry when raining this hard!








These Asian scoots aren't bothered a bit by the rain. (I asked Vivo about this once, "Will my Kymco do OK in the rain?" He pointed out that they average 12 typhoons a year where he lives - and he commutes to work on his every morning.)

I figured it was too warm for rain over-pants. Mistake! My Bullit armored jeans soaked thru!
Oxford rain over-jacket kept me dry! Leather gloves drying atop some spray cans

Nice ride - good coffee.

Stig

[Stig / Major Tom]

Scooter gets a freshwater rinse, a leaf-blower dry and toweled off after these messy wet rides across a couple of counties.
Once or twice a year an application of ACF-50.
Stig

[Neil955i]

Recently discovered that, whilst my Bull-It jeans are showerproof, they certainly ain’t waterproof! A downpour riding back from Liverpool (son’s Mod 1 motorcycle test) left me with a soggy gusset!

In case anyone has been following son’s progress with his motorcycle tests, he successfully passed his Mod 2 (on road) test yesterday and now has his full UK motorcycle licence. So my rides on his KTM Adventure 890 are likely to be far fewer in number now…

[Stig / Major Tom]

Riding pants nearly dry this morning - gloves might be another day or so. Drying on a couple cans of Honda/Pro polish.


Stig