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Last night, I was riding motorcycle with my wife for pleasure. There were thunderstorm on the way and I thought I have about an hour of ride before storm hit. I rode 15 miles south to Stilwell, KS (south of Overland Park, KS). Which is a small town but lot of new business popping up. We were just visiting friend living there but he wasn't home. I looked around sky and seeing lightening flashing inside thundercloud and was very close . I told my wife that we better head back before it start to rain. So I rode on backroad heading back because wind was very strong on highway. I don't have issue with it cuz my motorcycle is heavy and steady against wind with no problem. My wife couldn't handle with helmet well on strong wind. So that's why. But when I drove by 103rd St and Antioch, My wife wanted me to stop by other friend's house close by. I turned around and head over and met up with friend at her home. My wifewith her for 30 min and I was leery about storm because the cloud was hoovering over sky and seeing dark cloud a mile away
. Then finally friend told us that we better go now because it's gonna rain any minutes. So we headed out and I fired up motorcycle and my wife have helmet on then we rode on way home. When I was only 3 miles away from home and main road became Highway. It began to rain and I didn't have helmet on. As I was halfway, rain began to pour and motorcycle front wheel began to slip a bit :Ohno: while I was riding at 55mph. I immediately slowed down to 35mph cuz I was really leery :Ohno: ... Rain hit my face wasn't that bad at 55mph (it stings a bit) but when I was 1/4th way home, Pea sized hail began to fall!!! OOWW OOWWW THAT HURTS!!!! I slowed down to 30mph and finally turned corner slowly then on backroad to my home, I slowed to 15mph and finally arrived home. my lip and face was sore from hail!!
It was funny tho and I had to tough out through hails.
I"m glad it's only Pea sized hail because when Storm moved to Missouri, there were Golf ball and Pingball sized hail fell. I would suffer bruises if Golf ball sized hail fell in my area.
My wife asked me if I need to get 2nd helmet. I told her YES!! I need it so I won't suffer hail barrage at my face!!
Catty
yike..... driver is the most important person so you should be wearing helmet because you are the one operating motorcycle. it's useless for your wife to be wearing helmet if you cannot operate motorcycle safely because both of you will be harmed.
I hope you don't go thru this experience again! :Ohno:
through rain and I was basically "riding blind" in the rain (My eyesight was blurry but can see road, lights and object. Technically, I'm not that blind tho)). I used backroad riding 20 to 25mph all the way and finally got home (rode for 5 miles). My daughter went in garage and saw me pulling motorcycle in 3rd garage, My jean and boot was soaking wet but not my shirt cuz I was wearing jacket 
. She's right about it. I will HAVE to order 2nd helmet so I can ride safetly. Here in KS, we do have storm middle of the night sometime unexpectedly after beautiful day and evening.
I'm sure that some Harley guys do that too. 
