The other day I rode down to the High Desert with a colleague. We left early but it was already well up in the 90's by the time we arrived there. I took off the leather jacket and stowed it in the saddle bag. Eventually at about 10:15 we turned around and rode back up. A phone call reported that it was raining in Big Bear. As we rode closer to the foot of the mountains, we could see the bands of rain coming down. Perhaps we could avoid the storms. It's always a big risk that the chrome might melt if we take Harleys out in the rain! Cresting the final hill we were still dry but in one minute we were drenched. And on a part of the road that was too narrow to stop. It was very hard rain, and in just a thin T-shirt, it felt like we were being sprayed by an AK-47. It only lasted five minutes or so, but boy, was I soaked. But when I got home, the chrome had stayed intact. Phew!
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