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Motorcycle Forum / General / Yamaha / September 2004Riding through "light" hail
Hello... While riding home a few days ago, I hit a patch of rain that had a few (very small) hail stones embeded in it. ....I ended up slowing to about 15 mph. ...And even at that, I had to hold my right hand above my face to shield it from the beating it took. ...Good Lord, I only went through a stretch, maybe a mile long, yet my lips were absolutely numb from the pain when I pulled into my driveway. ...I've only been driving a short period of time, but what do you experts do, say if you're on a freeway and something like this happens? ...Grow a tougher skin? ...Jon > Hello... While riding home a few days ago, I hit a patch of rain that > had a few (very small) hail stones embeded in it. ....I ended up [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > say if you're on a freeway and something like this happens? ...Grow a > tougher skin? ...Jon Imagine hitting the tarmac..... wearing a full face helmet is my solution... regards Bob - in Europe where it rains a lot :) >> Hello... While riding home a few days ago, I hit a patch of rain that >> had a few (very small) hail stones embeded in it. ....I ended up [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >- in Europe where it rains a lot :) You can always pull over for a bit. My favourite, though, is the Weather Channel. -- Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. ..It caught me by surprise, as I never take the bike out unless I know it's gonna be a nice day. ...Also, considering I spent over an hour the previous day polishing it up. (Geez, pledge does work good!! --Thanks for the tip from someone on the group here.) ...Unfortunately, this was the day I had scheduled for my class 6 road test, so the weather was secondary on my mind. Glad the sun stayed out for my test. ...Jon Even rain at 45 or 50 mph will feel like hail on your face. My helmet has a visor that can be snaped-on. I can't be bothered with the visor when it's nice and warm, but I always carry it in my saddlebag. At the first sign of rain, the visor gets on duty. Michel -- " we get old too soon and smart too late" Johnny1000@webtv.net wrote > Hello... While riding home a few days ago, I hit a patch of rain that > had a few (very small) hail stones embeded in it. ....I ended up [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > say if you're on a freeway and something like this happens? ...Grow a > tougher skin? ...Jon >Hello... While riding home a few days ago, I hit a patch of rain that >had a few (very small) hail stones embeded in it. ....I ended up [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >say if you're on a freeway and something like this happens? ...Grow a >tougher skin? ...Jon get shelter. under a bridge is good. anything with a roof is fine. > Hello... While riding home a few days ago, I hit a patch of rain that > had a few (very small) hail stones embeded in it. ....I ended up [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > say if you're on a freeway and something like this happens? ...Grow a > tougher skin? ...Jon Leathers and a full-face helmet help, but if the hail gets any bigger than BB size, you have to pull over and stop. I rode into something similar a few years ago, and it does sting alright. When I was a kid, I and a friend got caught out in a Winnipeg hailstorm that beat us black-and-blue with golfball-sized hail. When they land on pavement, they bounce with a 'pock' sound, but when they land on you, there's a 'thwack, ouch, thwack, ouch, thwack...' noise. You stop under an over pass, or exit the freeway and seek shelter until the storm passes - or at least the hail stops. > Hello... While riding home a few days ago, I hit a patch of rain that > had a few (very small) hail stones embeded in it. ....I ended up [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > say if you're on a freeway and something like this happens? ...Grow a > tougher skin? ...Jon >>>> I've only been driving a short period of time, but >>>> what do you experts do, say if you're on a freeway >>>> and something like this happens? ...Grow a tougher >>>> skin? ...Jon I tend to wear a full face helmet which keeps your face and head nice and dry. It also has the added bonus of stopping my face looking like I've had a fight with a cheese grater if I was to fall off and keeps my skull in one piece if that was to happen as well. But I'm sure you're too tough to need such a girly thing or just to good a rider, eh? >But I'm sure you're too tough to need such a girly thing or just to good a >rider, eh? Why do you feel the need to belittle people who do not wear fullface helmets? -- Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. > >>>> I've only been driving a short period of time, but >>>> what do you > experts do, say if you're on a freeway >>>> and something like this [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > But I'm sure you're too tough to need such a girly thing or just to good a > rider, eh? That is certainly an option, but for those that wear an open face helmet, stopping under an overpass during a hail storm makes sense. What made you get nasty anyway? And, why did you flame me instead of reply to the original poster? |
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