Avoid lightning & Nothing he could have done

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After reading this item I think I need to count my lucky stars.
In 2010, I had just finished a tour through the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia and Alberta.
I was riding across the wide open spaces of Alberta on the way to Calgary through a thunderstorm. I wasn't directly over me, but was close enough to be "thrilling." There was no shelter so no point in stopping.
It appears that the common belief that rubber tires would insulate you is just a "old wives tale" and I won't be doing that again!

Glad you can still be with us Rocky.

The problem with motorcycles, unlike cages, is they lack - well - the [metal body] cage. The cage acts somewhat like a Faraday surface protecting the occupants. The rubber tires, sans any anti-woozy ground straps to the road (or any dragging exhaust parts), do insulate the vehicle from ground. The exception for a m/c can be when it is raining and the rider and bike is wet and essentially providing a lightning path to ground via the rider.