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[BigPoppa]

Have any Energica owners ridden their bikes in serious rain? Not drizzle or a light rain, but rain that will seep through most riding suits after 30-60 minutes?

I've been caught in light rain on my EsseEsse9 and it did fine but I have to admit I'm nervous about the thought of riding it in any real downpour.

[MVetter]

I don't get that serious of rain pretty much ever where I live. I've ridden my Zeroes and my Energica SS9 in what I would call *moderate* rain. So far the Energica doesn't seem to care, whereas the Zeros would regularly throw up error codes/isolation faults until they dried out.

[BigPoppa]

Thanks for the feedback. Having grown up in South Carolina and Georgia, I wouldn't compare Northern California rain to the storms we had growing up but I just hadn't purposely taken my SS9 out in what the local news would call a level 2+ rain storm. I probably won't intentionally go out in any real rain but it would be nice to know that if I do get caught in a significant storm that the Energica will handle it without issue.

[SBK74]

Just a few months after purchase, I caught the biggest summer shower in my life on the way back of my commute. The rain was so severe that me and another motorcyclist had to drive 10-20 mph on the left shoulder lane (cars even stopped) and the water was pouring over my helmet like someone was emptying a bucket. There was a layer of water on the highway.

I was afraid that anytime a warning would appear on the dash or the bike would die on me: nothing happened! Due to the severity of the rain, the bike was actually very clean when the shower was over. I can only recall some fog in the head light (has vents on the back) that went away later.

I have caught showers more often and am therefore not afraid of rain with the Energica. BTW, For rain drivers, please check out Energica part number ENA006081, it's a splash guard for the SS9 (Eva has other code), keeping your back(pack) and saddle dry (and clean) in the rain.

[BigPoppa]

Thanks for the tip on the splash guard. I saw that in the Ribelle configurator. I may go ahead and order at least one for my EsseEsse9.

[Anubis-R]

Hi Bigpoppa,

I'm located in france;Brittany, and here, the weather is like UK's one 
i'm riding my Eva every day for commuting (20k kms), so i'm experiencing (pretty often...) big rains with big winds

ere are my thoughts :

- one of my headlight ballast have been destroyed by a short circuit, this causes the entire headlight to shut off... which is not really a good idea while riding during winter... 
TIPS : even with low beam Out of service, you could use your high beams if you switch it ON BEFORE starting the bike.
 

this issue have been solved very efficiently by energica within the warranty by changing the light and ballast.

TIPS 2 : I put some tape under the headlight to avoid water from washing the interior of the headlight. 

- I stick to rain mode when really wet, this is very slippery in sport mode, and already experienced a nearly highside 2-3 times...
my tires are now michelin Road 5 and I love it, perfect for rain and good also for sport/dry road

- the best of raining equipment is a waterproof jacket and waterploof trousers

- Charging AC under soft rain have been fine to me too  , didn't try with heavy rain though

[BigPoppa]

Thanks for the feedback Anubis-R! I switched to sport touring tires on my EsseEsse9 once the stock rear wore out. I'm a firm believe in sport touring tires for my every day riding.

All the feedback so far makes me more comfortable that should I get caught in any significant rain the Energicas should do fine. I still won't intentionally head out in the rain though since I'm a little anal about keeping my bikes clean and I'm too lazy to spend an hour or so cleaning it up after commuting in the rain each day.