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sjaskow - FSO Senior Member Offline Posts: 365 Frozen Tundra of MN Gender:	Re: Why I don't like to ride in the rain Reply #15 - 07/21/16 at 10:33:56 I rode in the rain on the S40. Hell, on a trip back from http://www.hillbillyhotdogs.com/ I rode in a thunderstorm that also had pea-sized hail. I ride in the rain on the Vision. The really nice thing about it as long as I'm moving the only things that get wet are my helmet and my gloves.
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: Why I don't like to ride in the rain Reply #16 - 07/21/16 at 11:58:16 Nothing to it, just slow down, dress right, and look past your drops on your visor
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Why I don't like to ride in the rain Reply #17 - 07/23/16 at 04:17:13 Well.........The rain yesterday seems to have killed my cell phone - so I suppose that might be a good reason to hate riding in the rain. I had it in my jacket pocket, and I assumed it was going to be enough protection when we got caught in the rain - but it appears I was wrong.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Why I don't like to ride in the rain Reply #18 - 07/23/16 at 06:16:34 Open it pull battery Leave it in a warm dry spot.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Why I don't like to ride in the rain Reply #19 - 07/23/16 at 09:14:30 hope it ain't an Iphone, get them wet and the battery dies.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5106 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Why I don't like to ride in the rain Reply #20 - 07/23/16 at 10:05:03 Dave a ziplock sandwich bag works great
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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: Why I don't like to ride in the rain Reply #21 - 07/23/16 at 14:38:19 I always carry a couple of zip loc type sandwich bags in case I see rain coming. I pull over, put cell, wallet and gps in them. Killed my gps on the texas run 2 yrs ago... won't happen again
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Why I don't like to ride in the rain Reply #22 - 07/24/16 at 07:47:50 I rode through that same rainy texas day with my cell in a ziplock bag in my jacket, I got soaked pretty good despite Frog Toggs, but the phone was fine, hooray ziplocks bags
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Why I don't like to ride in the rain Reply #23 - 07/27/16 at 20:13:25 what's a cell phone? what's a gps? I took a 2000 mi ride to get away from all that! A seal-a-meal machine to bag my clothes before I leave,a tool bag,and a credit card for gas,food,and lodging ,a rain suit and I'm on the road!
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Re: Why I don't like to ride in the rain
Reply #24 - 07/28/16 at 04:32:13

The cell phone and/or GPS comes in really handy when you are leading a group ride. It is not nearly as easy to navigate intersections as a group and make quick lane changes......or to pull over and look at a map when you have a Gaggle of Savages with you.

I placed the Iphone in a bag of dessicant to see if that would dry it out, that didn't make it work. Some places suggested taking it apart to let it dry out - and when I popped out the SIMS card I could see the little "water indicator" that they have installed in these phones - and it was still silver (they turn red when exposed to water). It may have gotten water in it somewhere - but not enough to active the indicator. I tried to fill out an online repair form - but it would not allow me to as it stated I had to turn off the "Find Iphone" setting. Evidently the phone is still sending out signals - so maybe the screen has just stopped working? I eventually had to go to the Verizon store and have them turn it off. Then the repair page wouldn't recognize that I still had that phone....I had to call and talk to someone - but within 12 hours they had a box delivered so I could send the phone in for repairs.

Time will tell if this ends up being a Warranty repair or one I have to pay for.......or if I end up just keeping my old phone and getting a new battery as the current one is old and only powers the phone for about 2 hours. I need to have a phone for my job (and it is a company phone).....so going without one is not an option.

I have a Sena radio headset, and having the Iphone give me verbal route instructions is incredibly handy when trying to get to a destination in unfamiliar areas.

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Re: Why I don't like to ride in the rain
Reply #25 - 07/28/16 at 14:02:07

Next stop? Blow drier and a six pack of your favorite beverage, or maybe a heater set to low.....
Make sure the phone is a decent distance... but constant "dry heat" will dry it out. Doesn't always work here in florida, but hey... you gotta try something.
Do a you tube search on your particular model and maybe you will get a hit on how someone got theirs to work after a wetting.

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Re: Why I don't like to ride in the rain
Reply #26 - 07/29/16 at 03:39:06

old_rider wrote on 07/28/16 at 14:02:07:

Next stop? Blow drier and a six pack of your favorite beverage, or maybe a heater set to low.....
Make sure the phone is a decent distance... but constant "dry heat" will dry it out. Doesn't always work here in florida, but hey... you gotta try something.
Do a you tube search on your particular model and maybe you will get a hit on how someone got theirs to work after a wetting.

Apple Service has it now....the fate of the phone is in their hands. If they fix it under warranty all is well. If they fix it at my cost I believe it is $ 269, if I get a new battery for my old phone it is $ 129. (I tried one of those $ 29 batteries from eBay and they only last about a month).

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