Quote: Street flooding and running washes are all to common in southern Az during the "monsoons" of summer so IMHO bikes are better left at home when threat of rain becomes apparent.
Heh heh, but sometimes you just can't help yourself.
First time out with my wife on the back pf my Speedmaster, we headed up to Kitt Peak in August. Thunderheads started building up when we reached the summit. I told her; OK, that's enough, let's get going before it rains. Soon as we hit the bottom of the mountain, it opened up. Pulled over at a roadside picnic table with a covering over it, and waited for it to pass. Finally went from deluge to sprinkle, so we hit the road again. A mile out of 3 Points, we get soaked again and it's raining so hard I can barely see in front of me. Limp into the Chevron station at 3 Points where they gave us some rags to dry off and we bought a couple of t-shirts.
Beat it back to home only to get hit again the other side of Gates Pass. When we get to Silverbell and Grant, we can't even make it home because the road is closed in front of the nursery. So we backtrack to Famous Sam's, where we down a couple of shots of Cinnamon Schnapps to warm us up. Waited about an hour, and finally the road was open again.
My wife still rides with me, but not during monsoon season.
