Kind of reminds me when, back in 1989, as I was taking a used BMW R80RT out for an 1,800 mile test ride before I officially bought it from a friend. We were heading from Shelbyville, TN to Murfreesboro, and we got caught in a hurricane as it headed north. We were on a state road, and there was no where to stop, so we just kept going. The rain was torrential. We (three of us on BMWs) were riding in water up to the pegs. We finally found a gas station - we were all on reserve by the time we got there - and waited for the remainder of the storm to pass. From what we saw on the news when we finally got to the B&B we were staying at (about 3 hours late), the hurricane did a lot of damage when it came ashore. I bought the BMW, since I knew it could handle just about anything, especially rain.
That bike, and several others, have taken me through some pretty weird weather experiences. 8 inches of snow on the Blue Ridge Parkway; outrunning a tornado in Kansas; 110 degree heat in Death Valley; and incredibly dense fog in Nova Scotia while doing the Cabot Trail. But I survived.
Used to ride in any weather, but since I've turned into an old geezer, I'm selective about in what types of weather I'll ride in.
BTW - Stig, we got the rain up here in NE Ohio that you had earlier in southern Ohio. Lasted most of the day. And now it's really chilly and windy, but dry.
Jeff