Brammofan:
Ah, the joys of riding in the rain. I remember a trip I took in 1989 from northern Virginia to Cleveland, Ohio on my old '84 VF750 Interceptor. Fun trip, except that it started POURING just outside of Pittsburgh, and didn't stop until I was over the ohio state line. I've never been so wet in my life, but fortunately, it stopped, and by the time I got to my stepsister's house, I was almost totally dry.
It's even funnier here in balmy phoenix arizona. I rode a bike year-round during my college years, and didn't even own a car. People would ask me what I did when it rained. I replied, "I get wet." This usually resulted in a blank stare, as the questioner invariably was rendered speechless. Fun stuff. People have become such babies in this day and age.
I also find it amusing that people are concerned about being electrocuted by riding an e-bike. I can't imagine a manufacturer would let something like this out of the factory door without SERIOUS testing; it would be corporate suicide, as the ambulance-chasing media would put it into continuous-loop 'reporting', with some moronic commentator spouting nonsense about how electric vehicles are a threat to people's safety. I also wonder why nobody's ever afraid of this happening to them on a 'conventional' motorcycle or car; they generate enough electricity to give you a nice zap if there's a short in the system, too. They don't do this, however, because the manufacturers figured out a long time ago how to make them safe. Common home appliances like toasters and hairdryers are actually FAR more dangerous, but people's perception of danger often has little basis in reality.
End of Rant. Sorry!
eric, AKA the webman
