hey, I'm not sure if I can make it to Dale's house...is there a place later on in Daytona (I know, look for the guys in black HD shirts drinking a beer) where those who can't make it to Dale's to get together?

 

This was what I was saying earlier. A time and place when almost all expected will "physically" be in town. I figured not everyone would be here at the same time. I'm not sure how else we could arrange a back up location.

 

Local forecast must be different than the Weather Channel:

http://www.weather.com/outlook/trave...opnav_business

Or else you're trying to scare us all away and have it all to yourself!

 

I dunno man. I've been riding my bike to work every day and except for an occasional shower it has been good riding weather here every day. Even if it does rain it usually doesn't last long. I'm doing Daytona Saturday rain or shine!

 

Yea that's it. I want it all!! The Weather Chanel forecast you mention has thunderstorms right through until Tuesday the 14th. Remember, this is Florida. One town could be sunny and the next town over is pouring rain. Hell, it has literally rained some where in the state of Florida almost all summer long. Very few days it didn't rain here. We hardly ever got a chance to ride. I'm no worring about it, nor should you. It's just a drag to do anything while the ground is soaking wet. I'm just making those who are coming from out of state aware to pack their "rubbers". As 1 of 2 said, rain or shine I'll be there taking part in the festivities. Are you packed yet??? 4 days to go!!!!

 

As a Floridian, I must mention that the rain seldom lasts for more than an 1/2 hour or so. There is nearly always a 20 to 30 percent chance of rain, but don't let that deter your riding. If that slim chance occurs, set it out under a bridge or in a bar. I will have to disagree that we 'hardly ever got a chance to ride'. There are very few days during the year that you can't ride here in Florida.

 

We will be in Daytona around 2 pm Going to start at the patch and work are way to Ormond beach One of us will have a Fl crew shirt on stop and say Hi Or lets bring back bike weeks code word.

 

A half an hour of turrential Florida rain is enough to put the kybosh on anything. 'Always'? During the dry season which starts October 15th, it gets so dry for so long that they pass a law that any and all open fires are outlawed. "We", did hardly ever get a chance to ride. I don't run the risk of nor have I enjoyed getting caught in down pours. I have, and found out fast that it would be the last time I would ever get caught riding in the rain again. Being soaked to your draws on the back of a motorcycle does this to you. The actual state of the weather this past summer is no exaggeration. It was lousy riding weather all summer long. There were days that it rained all day and night for days at a time. Only a week here and there were availiable to ride in the Daytona Beach area. It's raining right now as I reply to this post. At this point it doesn't matter.The ground is so soaked right now, it'll stay that way right through until Biketoberfest is long over.

 

As long as I can still see where I am going the rain doesn't bother me.

 

Stop talking about rain!!! btw it's supposed to be beautiful this weekend

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenda...ink_undeclared