Left the house yesterday to see some friends that were spending Mothers Day on the lake,,,,,,,,,when one of his kids tell me there is a storm heading our way and I should put my top up on my car..........UH,I don't have a top,,,I say a speedy good bye and headed for home,,,,,, 3 or 4 miles as the crow flys,,,,,,about 15 on the highway,,,,man,I thought I was gonna buy the farm,,,the sky turned damn near black and the wind got cool,,,,,,I kept looking for some cover,,,,,,,,,ain't none! Hell, cars were pulling of the road and the HAIL was beatin' the crap outta me ,,,,,what do you do,,ya keep going even if it is 10 miles an hour.. The car got flooded and muddy anyway,,,,,,,,and that ice,,,man, does it hurt!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,you,know.......A top might not be such a bad thing! HRP
Sounds like fun. A good roadster story too. I was headed home from a little run on Sat. Almost home when it starts to sprinkle a little, I had the top open on my A pickup. I figure if I can stay at speed most of it will go over the top. I got off the freeway 7mi from my house and the sky turned black. 4mi from my house I hit a big ass rain storm, couldn't see shit. 2min after I got into the rain Merc50 calls my cell to warn me of a nasty storm with tornado type rotation. water was draining out the doors. I found a spot to stop and snap up the top and made it home very wet. No hail for me though. TZ
Been there done that, many times. But I haven't delt with any hail though I know that would have to hurt. I've been caught in the rain on bikes and I know the rain feels like bullits hitting you.
I was comeing home from the hot rod power tour on the turn pike a couple years ago and hit some of the hardest ran and hail I have seen in a long time. I was in my tub and following some other cars from Omaha and C.B. When it hit they trying to get to the side of the road it was raining so hard you could not see five foot infront of the hood in a closed car. For me the slower I went the worst it got so when they all puled over I shot through the midel and keep going. I got the SHIT beat out of me for about ten miles I didnt see any of the others I was runing with till the next weekend at a show but did they ever have a good time giveing me some shit Damn Light Weights
You've gotta have a hail hat. Mine are a simulated WWI leather flying helmet, or an actual (later model) extreme cold weather hat (several layers of nylon). The leather one looks cooler, but the newer one works better in every way (imagine that....). I have to admit, though, that hail sucks in a roadster. That is why I have my hail hat ready for immediate (not stopping the car) installation. If you have that kind of weather, getting the hell out of there is the plan! I usually go at a moderate speed, like about 80..... Please don't convert your roadster to a coupe......
The HAIL was bad enough,,,the rain was hard and I couldn't see a damn thing!,,,,,,I had bikes years ago and have rode in hard rain and some small hail,but I had a brain bucket on! Rain,Hail,water on the inside and outside of the windshield,,friggin'glasses cause i'm blind anyway and if you can believe it the windshield even fogged up!,,,, For a little while I thought I was gonna be beat to a pulp and then drowned,,,,,,,, If I would have waited a few more days to relate this story i'm sure the hail would have been the size of deuce headlights and the water would have rivaled Noah's Biblical flood! HRP
RainEx on both sides of the windshield AND your glasses! We dodged a rain storm on Saturday. I wouldnt have minded getting wet, but I was driving a customers BRAND NEW touring. Hail would have been a bad deal.
Ouchy. I don't have a roadster, but I have been caught on the interstate riding my bike with a pack of other riders a few times. One time we were heading to a cookout/ride/charity on a hot sunny Saturday. Out of the blue this cloud sweeps in over us and unleashes all of it's fury. Super high winds, buckets of rain and a small amount hail. We were caught with our pants down. There are no overpasses to hide under and no buildings to park in - nothing but corn....Stopping just gets you wetter so bbBBwwWAAAAAAAA!!!!!! off we go! It was miserable riding - especially on an open cruiser. All of the greybeards had full fairings and rain-gear. My 3 buddies, about 5 other guys who I din't know and I had the usual jeans/t-shirt/glasses(goggles) combo. There was no rain predicted by the weatherman and the humidity was low in the morning. Total freak storm that only lasted like 20 min. But it felt like 8 hours when you are being tortured like that. There was rain that felt like a thousand miniature slaps against our skin and the occasional ice-pellets that might as well have been rocks. The wind was so bad that we al looked like drunk driver swerving around. ugg. After we made it to the cookout the sky was perfect and most folks had already been there for a few hours. We got off of our bikes and laughed our asses off. We all looked like we just got off the set of a zombie film where WE were the zombies - all filthy from road grime and half soaked. It was Miller time for sure.....
Do you have a trunk? Just crawl in there for a few minutes. Sure kids in minivans will point, but I'd rather deal with that than hail welts. Doesn't work so well for buckets though... -Jeff
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