Wow, has this summer gotten away from us. The first weekend of August is a long way into summer to be our first long ride weekend. It did prove to be a thoroughly enjoyable ride getting there. I personally can’t think of a better way to go to a wedding than on two wheels. Janice says the second best was would be in a convertible with the top down (I gotta agree). Other than a bit of erratic behavior on the part of my bike when trying to get to the ceremony the ride there and back home was a good riding adventure.
Sunday morning we put forth added effort to get under way early just in case the bike wanted to act up again. It was amazingly well behaved and didn’t act up all the way home. We did encounter rain for about twenty miles though. Oh but that it had only been rain, no it was a downpour with lightning strikes so close the thunder claps were less than one second behind. We were rain gear clad and moving as it began. Some quick CB discussion lead us to keep going rather than being non-moving targets sitting along side the roadway. Amazingly little traffic actually went around us even though the left lane was clear.
This put the microphone amplifiers to good test and provided information for improvements that should be made. Seems the power switch tends to get wet and cause some problem until dried out again. Not what I would expect if I were buying the equipment. I also believe potting the tiny wires that connect into the DIN connector will be a good plan. The microphone amplifier circuit likewise will benefit from sealing in epoxy to assure water proof operation. Waterproof switches will certainly be in the works as well.
Once the rain stopped it took perhaps 15 to 20 minutes before things dried out and all worked well again.
