Yeah, ride anyway! I hear ya though - it's obvioulsy more fun when it's NOT raining. We usually only get that light off and on drizzle around here, not the heavy downpour stuff, so I bet you'll still have plenty of decent weather windows over the next few days. Just keep an eye on the hourly forecasts and the radar maps. I manage to ride year round in Seattle without hardly ever wearing raingear, just by doing that and being a little flexible with my driving times.
We will have to figure out a good time to have another meet up soon so I can lay my eyes on your fine new Chennai chariot!
Eamon