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Originally Posted by farqhuar (Post 307857)

Only if there is another obvious path Rob. The lightning doesn't know you have rubber tyres and besides, I'm pretty sure it could arc over the distance of a tyre sidewall to the ground with out problem. Even if it doesn't you'll still fry - that stored energy has to go somewhere.

In a car it's not the four rubber tyres that protect you, it's the fact that the car frame acts as a Faraday cage - in effect, the reverse of a microwave oven where the Faraday cage stops the microwaves escaping..

Learn something everyday, thanks guys :thumbup1:

If you don't like riding during a storm......... don't, it's your gig dude. Nobody can make the decision for you. I don't fly, all the stats ain't changing that, it's in my head, but i'd ride through a storm :scooter:

Pete