HEAT

[The Velvet Monkey]

Had to run some errands today, but before leaving my garage, noticed that the garage thermometer/hygrometer read 97F with humidity of 83%. I'm sure it was even hotter on the pavement.

Anyone riding in hotter more humid weather?

[Optimus Prime]

Had to run some errands today, but before leaving my garage, noticed that the garage thermometer/hygrometer read 97F with humidity of 83%. I'm sure it was even hotter on the pavement.

Anyone riding in hotter more humid weather?

It's been in the 90's, humid and no cloud cover for the better part of two months. Not fun to ride in, but i just picked up a nice barely used cooling vest (silver eagle?) for $35. It works very well.

Hopefully, I'll be able to manage so more seat time.

[darthrider]

Hotter (100) but lower humidity (30-60).
Drink more cold beer.

[cricman]

Amen Darth,

I have been commuting from my North East Fort Worth abode to work the last 2 days (Its the gas ya'll..I've gone from my Dodge 1500, to a Toyota Camry, to the trusty Roadster in an effort to save money!). I have to wear a uniform that is already layered with a mandatory undershirt and heavy rip-stop cotton shirt. The good thing is that my work boots serve nicely as riding boots. I wear a Joe Rocket Phoenix Jacket over that. On the move, its not too bad...but the lights get a little warm. I guess because I spend most of my time outdoors, or in un-airconditioned enclosures, I'm heat tolerant. It also helps that my commute is only 30 minutes each way. C'mon October!!!!!

Ride Cool,

cricman

[mistercindy]

Its been hotter at 100 to 102 or so. Humidity has been around 35%. Riding on the highway feels like a furnace blast is hitting you.

[BobFV1]

Sorry - we win the heat contest. Glad it's a "dry heat".

CURRENT LOCAL TIME: 1900

CURRENT AIR TEMPERATURE: 107

CURRENT HUMIDITY: 13 percent

It only "feels" like 105 or so....

[12bar1]

I live just up the road in Bradenton and know what you are talking about. I was out for an hour or so this morning but by 11:00 it was just too hot. We aren't alone though I was in Madison WI last week and it hit the mid to low 90's there.

[boxermania]

Baton Rouge, LA

97 deg, 80% humidity......Heat index 107 deg......balmy to say the least.....Ahhhhhh, I like it.

[toner87]

San Francisco (Updated: 9:56 PM PDT on August 22, 2005)
55° F
Partly Cloudy
Wind: WNW at 10 mph
Humidity: 88%
Dewpoint: 52° F
Pressure: 29.85 in
Clouds:
FEW at 200 ft
Visibility: 10.0 miles

Rode home from work tonight in some serious fog... SF's been pretty foggy of late, but you just have to ride a few miles to get out of it... I'll take the fog over the heat and humidity any day.

t.

[Guest]

Anyone riding in hotter more humid weather?

I'm riding in full Dariens around Central Florida, heat index 100+, my thermometer on the bike read 110 the other day.

Still i ride.

[arkline]

Strange days for weather. Here we've been doing a consistent mid to upper 80s in the afternoons and evenings. No rain to speak of for weeks and weeks. But as it gets light later and later, it is cooler in the mornings, say mid to high 50s. Very nice for that morning shoot to work thing. And that damned 1150R just loves cooler air temps. I don't think it is a matter of the jugs staying cooler, but the air is denser and the mix seems better in the cool.

[saguaro777]

Bob FV1, yeah it gets hot here in the valley dont it? The part about the dry heat always makes me laugh, I think about the t-shirts with the skeletons on it, that say... but its a dry heat! I usually commute to work on my bike, Ive been off for awhile due to health issues. Back in July the humidity was a cranking and the temps were well over a 100. Riding into work was tough, but I did it most every night that it didnt rain.

[collyers]

Yeah, but it's a DRY HEAVE.....

103(F), 40-60% humidity, 35miles east of darth - fully perforated leather (MUCH cooler than JR mesh junk), and keep rolling. Stoplights are a slow, merciless melt-down. But at 50mpg, $2.77 a gallon is almost a bargain.

[Rock986]

We had a couple of 100+ days here (also dry heat), and I simply sprayed my T shirt with water so that it is damp. I have a Field Sheer mesh jacket (with proper armor), which even with 100 degree wind, it is nice and cool--so long as I'm moving. Unfortuneately, the T shirt is dry after only 10 minutes. Works incredibly well.

[BobFV1]

Bob FV1, yeah it gets hot here in the valley dont it? The part about the dry heat always makes me laugh, I think about the t-shirts with the skeletons on it, that say... but its a dry heat! I usually commute to work on my bike, Ive been off for awhile due to health issues. Back in July the humidity was a cranking and the temps were well over a 100. Riding into work was tough, but I did it most every night that it didnt rain.

Cactus -

Yep, it's tough riding in the heat, but I tend to ride to and from work unless I have to be extra dressed up or haul someone around in my car. Riding the RT is particularly tough because you get NO airflow behind the excellent weather protection on that thing. I switch to sportbikes on the hottest days, but while it is cooler riding them, both my air-cooled and my water-cooled sport bikes have trouble with heat build-up in city traffic. If I have to wait more than a couple of minutes at a stoplight on my R1, the auxillary cooling fan kicks in when the coolant temp is at 221F (it has a coolant temp gauge which can toggle to show air intake temp). If it goes up another 20-25 degrees, I am supposed to shut it down. Luckily that hasn't happenned yet.

On the RT - the engine stays nice and pretty much in the middle of it's "comfort zone" of temp according to the RID. It's just me that cooks up on top behind the fairing!!!

Ride safe!

[jabrooks]

Sorry - we win the heat contest. Glad it's a "dry heat".

Sorry, Bob - haven't seen a day under 115 since late May, though with the 11% humidity, it currently "feels like" 113.

'Course, I don't get to ride in it, but I do wear my protective gear - IBA vest and kevlar helmet, lol. NOT recommended for motorcycle riding.

Sorry, couldn't resist...

Jim (in Kuwait & Iraq for only 8 more months...)

[BobFV1]

Sorry - we win the heat contest. Glad it's a "dry heat".

Sorry, Bob - haven't seen a day under 115 since late May, though with the 11% humidity, it currently "feels like" 113.

'Course, I don't get to ride in it, but I do wear my protective gear - IBA vest and kevlar helmet, lol. NOT recommended for motorcycle riding.

Sorry, couldn't resist...

Jim (in Kuwait & Iraq for only 8 more months...)

Jim -

Great to hear from you. I salute your service! I spent 60 days in Kuwait during Gulf War 1 - Sadaam's oil fires were still burning so we had the heat and the smoke to contend with.

Saty safe - wear your protective gear, and hurry home!

[Deans BMW]

Jim, great to hear from you.

Stay safe and hurry home.....................and most of all, thanks for your service.

[Rock986]

Jim:

Thank you for the service--contrary to popular belief, it is GREATLY appreciated. You are in our thoughts, come back soon!

John from CO

[jabrooks]

Thanks for the wishes, guys. I don't doubt that even the protesters in Texas are behind the troops.

Bob, we don't have the smoke to deal with, so I'll definitely count myself as lucky there. Part of my job is working at the port of Shuaiba in Kuwait (between bounces north to Iraq). Normally working at a seaport is a "good thing" in terms of weather, but this particular port is right between the cement plant and the oil refinery. Suffice it to say that chemical alarms are prominent all over, and a protective mask (gas mask) is always close at hand. I should've known something was up when they had me sign a health waiver...

Dean, I've been reading about your ST, sounds like a nice ride. Can't wait to see it in person - say in about 8 months or so