Commando in the Rain

DonOR · Mar 8, 2013

I've been thinking about this for some time.

I live in a wet place, about 120 inches annually at sea level, and 150 inches at my place at 3200'. I really enjoy my 40 mile round trip commute with my 41 year old roadster; its fun and saves a lot of gas. But, more often than not, I get caught in the rain, and something about that has puzzled me for a while, until last night.

I got home just after 8, and passed through some light showers about halfway up. Not enough to get really soaked, just from the knees down. What had been stumping me is that every time I get stuck in rain, its my right foot that gets wetter than anything else, every time without exception. This conundrum had me perplexed and unable to sleep, until I had my eureka! moment, and that only after some California pinot noir and a good smoke.

Anybody know what the answer is? Winner gets one quart of fresh Hawaiian rainwater, just pay shipping and handling.

concours · Mar 8, 2013

Primary on the left deflects water spray from the front tire? :?:

DonOR · Mar 8, 2013

concours said:
Primary on the left deflects water spray from the front tire? :?:

maybe, but I don't think so....

Cheshire bloke · Mar 8, 2013

Is your right foot twice the size of your left foot?

swooshdave · Mar 8, 2013

concours said:
Primary on the left deflects water spray from the front tire? :?:

It's either this or you could just look down for a second while riding and look to see where you feet are.

DonOR · Mar 8, 2013

Cheshire bloke said:
Is your right foot twice the size of your left foot?

nope, sorry. for the most part I'm anatomically balanced

JRD · Mar 8, 2013

Norton were designed in England, so for left hand riding. next time ride her on the other side and you'll be evenly wet

Going to have a glass of Burgundy wine thinking to it!

850cmndo · Mar 8, 2013

It's flung off the disc.

Chester · Mar 8, 2013

Cheshire Bloke

I haven't had a laugh like that in a long time!
Thanks

concours · Mar 8, 2013

850cmndo said:
It's flung off the disc.

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Drat. That was my first thought, but dismissed it because of the model year of the bike. I forgot Combat's had the disc.

pete.v · Mar 8, 2013

The advance unit cover acts as an air foil creating a vacuum behind it and drawing in rain over your foot. Duh, who doesn't know that?

I will need your paypal address for the S&H on that rain water.

DonOR · Mar 8, 2013

850cmndo said:
It's flung off the disc.

CORRECT!

Thanks to all for your answers...

850cmndo, PM me your delivery information.....

DonOR · Mar 8, 2013

pvisseriii said:
The advance unit cover acts as an air foil creating a vacuum behind it and drawing in rain over your foot. Duh, who doesn't know that?

I will need your paypal address for the S&H on that rain water.

must be a combination of the rotor and the point cover... so its a tie and you both win a quart

pete.v · Mar 8, 2013

DonOR said:
pvisseriii said:

The advance unit cover acts as an air foil creating a vacuum behind it and drawing in rain over your foot. Duh, who doesn't know that?

I will need your paypal address for the S&H on that rain water.

Click to expand...

must be a combination of the rotor and the point cover... so its a tie and you both win a quart

No No No! Much different. Longer smoother transition on the drive side. Anyhow, ya better mount your gopro. We're gonna need more proof than just some epiphany while slurping down a box of wine.

850cmndo · Mar 8, 2013

DonOR said:
pvisseriii said:

The advance unit cover acts as an air foil creating a vacuum behind it and drawing in rain over your foot. Duh, who doesn't know that?

I will need your paypal address for the S&H on that rain water.

Click to expand...

must be a combination of the rotor and the point cover... so its a tie and you both win a quart

No no no...I don't share well. Look me up at Atop Waikiki in Honolulu, January '14, for happy hour. I'll be the one in the Norton t-shirt. You can buy me a couple of taps. Welcome to join us pvisseriii. DonOr is buying!

850cmndo · Mar 8, 2013

pvisseriii said:
DonOR said:

pvisseriii said:

The advance unit cover acts as an air foil creating a vacuum behind it and drawing in rain over your foot. Duh, who doesn't know that?

I will need your paypal address for the S&H on that rain water.

Click to expand...

must be a combination of the rotor and the point cover... so its a tie and you both win a quart

Click to expand...

No No No! Much different. Longer smoother transition on the drive side. Anyhow, ya better mount your gopro. We're gonna need more proof than just some epiphany while slurping down a box of wine.

How did we both manage to do the "no no no" thing without seeing one anothers post? Whoa....

DonOR · Mar 8, 2013

850cmndo said:
DonOR said:

pvisseriii said:

The advance unit cover acts as an air foil creating a vacuum behind it and drawing in rain over your foot. Duh, who doesn't know that?

I will need your paypal address for the S&H on that rain water.

Click to expand...

must be a combination of the rotor and the point cover... so its a tie and you both win a quart

Click to expand...

No no no...I don't share well. Look me up at Atop Waikiki in Honolulu, January '14, for happy hour. I'll be the one in the Norton t-shirt. You can buy me a couple of taps. Welcome to join us pvisseriii. DonOr is buying!

I'm on the Big Island, though my wife just used all our miles sending herself to san francisco, I should have enough by then, and waikiki is a blast. remind me next december...
cheers,
Don

pete.v · Mar 8, 2013

All right! We need Jerry to hook us up with a vote link. I stand by my AAU cover airfoil and you can stick with your weak "disk flinging water in only one direction" (at the foot) theory.

Other than that, the wife and I would give it all up just to go and argue it for a month in dreary old Hilo or Honolulu. It would be tough to leave Michigan in March but we all have to sacrifice.

850cmndo · Mar 8, 2013

pvisseriii said:
All right! We need Jerry to hook us up with a vote link. I stand by my AAU cover airfoil and you can stick with your weak "disk flinging water in only one direction" (at the foot) theory.

Other than that, the wife and I would give it all up just to go and argue it for a month in dreary old Hilo or Honolulu. It would be tough to leave Michigan in March but we all have to sacrifice.

Maybe Jerry has a windtunnel with water jets......Leaving Michigan in March is almost as bad as leaving Minnesota in January.

pete.v · Mar 8, 2013

850cmndo said:
pvisseriii said:

All right! We need Jerry to hook us up with a vote link. I stand by my AAU cover airfoil and you can stick with your weak "disk flinging water in only one direction" (at the foot) theory.

Other than that, the wife and I would give it all up just to go and argue it for a month in dreary old Hilo or Honolulu. It would be tough to leave Michigan in March but we all have to sacrifice.

Click to expand...

Maybe Jerry has a windtunnel with water jets......Leaving Michigan in March is almost as bad as leaving Minnesota in January.

Finally, we are in agreement. Cheers!

Commando in the Rain

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