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Crissa

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After all this rain talk it's pouring and I hafta be in San Jose...

An hour and a half is pushing my motorcycling skills, let alone through the mountains in the rain.

And was that thunder I just heard?

Yes.  That was thunder and lightning x-x

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Re: After all this rain talk it's pouring and I hafta be in San Jose...
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2020, 12:54:03 AM »

Being a former Buell owner I have to ask...are you sure it wasn't a Lightning or some other Buell chasing after you in the rain?  ;)

But yeah...the weather reports earlier this week had me thinking about rain but I ended up working remotely today for additional reasons besides the rain (I hate driving my car in commute traffic, especially wet weather commuting).
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Re: After all this rain talk it's pouring and I hafta be in San Jose...
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2020, 06:30:34 AM »

Be safe out there.  I saw reports of snow at the summit.
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Re: After all this rain talk it's pouring and I hafta be in San Jose...
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2020, 11:16:42 AM »

Yes!  Snow!  They didn't say anything about snow!

I took off after the thunderstorm in the lee of the storm.  So it was fine!  I wasn't even wearing my thermal layer like the night before 'cause raingear is just warm itself.  Skipped the lookout 'cause I was doing fine and it was windy so it would've just made me colder.  I got to the summit and my visor kept fogging over and I was like, 'I'm not breathing heavy, what gives?' then hit the summit and it was... Snow!

It was snowing more on the valley side, so I was going down the hill with it.  Didn't see but two cars for the entire roll down into Saratoga Village.

Made it to San Jose safe and sound.

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Re: After all this rain talk it's pouring and I hafta be in San Jose...
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2020, 02:44:17 AM »

Glad to hear it.

Those were some bursts of rain and thunder, weren't they? 

Glad the snow didn't affect you too badly.
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Re: After all this rain talk it's pouring and I hafta be in San Jose...
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2020, 01:03:37 PM »

Yeah, I made sure to take off between the bands of heavy weather.

I need to get a cam for my bike 'cause you can't stop and take photos in sloppy weather like that!

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