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Holy Hail that was Scary....
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<blockquote data-quote="Spud" data-source="post: 1149003" data-attributes="member: 17601"><p>Yesterday I was on I-15 between Helena and Butte, MT. I'd been riding through a lot of thunderstorms. I see a real nasty looking one ahead but figure I'll just ride through, I'm already wet....</p><p></p><p>So the rain starts, then the drops get bigger, I drop from about 80 to 70, then the road ahead is suddenly covered in water, I go down to about 55, then like a wall I'm in pea-sized hail, crashing on my helmet, stinging like hell on my hands even with heavy gloves. The road goes from a puddle of water to a puddle of slush to white within about 100 yards.</p><p></p><p>I keep the tires in a lane made by a car ahead, panic sets in, wondering should I bail off to the side of the road and stop, but I'm on an interstate in next to zero visibility thinking I'll get hit from behind. After probably only less than a minute I'm back into heavy rain, ride out of it.</p><p></p><p>One of my most hair-raising experiences ever on this bike....surely helped I've got brand new tires on for the ride. I've really learned to trust this bike--the thing is very stable if you don't panic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spud, post: 1149003, member: 17601"] Yesterday I was on I-15 between Helena and Butte, MT. I'd been riding through a lot of thunderstorms. I see a real nasty looking one ahead but figure I'll just ride through, I'm already wet.... So the rain starts, then the drops get bigger, I drop from about 80 to 70, then the road ahead is suddenly covered in water, I go down to about 55, then like a wall I'm in pea-sized hail, crashing on my helmet, stinging like hell on my hands even with heavy gloves. The road goes from a puddle of water to a puddle of slush to white within about 100 yards. I keep the tires in a lane made by a car ahead, panic sets in, wondering should I bail off to the side of the road and stop, but I'm on an interstate in next to zero visibility thinking I'll get hit from behind. After probably only less than a minute I'm back into heavy rain, ride out of it. One of my most hair-raising experiences ever on this bike....surely helped I've got brand new tires on for the ride. I've really learned to trust this bike--the thing is very stable if you don't panic. [/QUOTE]
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