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vkamnev

vkamnev

New Member
So tell me how you wear all your gear all the time when thermometer hits 40C (104 F)...

And don't lie you don't ride these days....

Yesterday was like that in Toronto, good thing I live in Calgary and we don't have that all the summer and I can ride through 6 months more or less comfortably with ocassional trips on winter.
 
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JSP

Super Moderator
Not a lie. If its too hot to wear gear I am not riding. Accidents do not stop because it is hot out.
 
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danieljardim

New Member
vkamnev said:
So tell me how you wear all your gear all the time when thermometer hits 40C (104 F)...

And don't lie you don't ride these days....


Yesterday was like that in Toronto, good thing I live in Calgary and we don't have that all the summer and I can ride through 6 months more or less comfortably with ocassional trips on winter.
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I was just telling my co-worker, since my ankle is hurt I didn't ride in this heat wave but if i need to I was thinking about drench a t-shirt with water and wear it underneath the jacket.

Does anybody tried that?
 
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JSP

Super Moderator
danieljardim said:
I was just telling my co-worker, since my ankle is hurt I didn't ride in this heat wave but if i need to I was thinking about drench a t-shirt with water and wear it underneath the jacket.

Does anybody tried that?
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I think Don or someone had a good idea of using one of those water packs that you carry like a back pack (cant think of the damn name) and partially freeze it. Still get some water for hydration and the pack can keep you cool as well.
 
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Bradlockard

New Member
its not hot when your going down the road, enjoy it! just think of the cold miserable winter months to come. blahhhhhhh
 
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99vengeur

Administrator
Staff member
jspansel said:
I think Don or someone had a good idea of using one of those water packs that you carry like a back pack (cant think of the damn name) and partially freeze it. Still get some water for hydration and the pack can keep you cool as well.
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That's what I have done. Partially freeze my camelbak so that it keeps me cool and also provides water on longer trips.
 
vkamnev

vkamnev

New Member
Bradlockard said:
its not hot when your going down the road, enjoy it! just think of the cold miserable winter months to come. blahhhhhhh
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Yep. In downtown I can feel it even better
 
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JSP

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Mesh/textile gear helps a lot too.
 
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Invader Jim

New Member
vkamnev said:
So tell me how you wear all your gear all the time when thermometer hits 40C (104 F)...

And don't lie you don't ride these days....

Yesterday was like that in Toronto, good thing I live in Calgary and we don't have that all the summer and I can ride through 6 months more or less comfortably with ocassional trips on winter.
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I don't ride when it is over 95F. My summer gear (textile mesh) is better ventilated but provides less protection than spring/fall/winter (textile) gear. Riding is riskier than driving a car. If you were really worried about maximizing your safety you wouldn't ride. Also, from what I have read, good leather is better than textile. I don't spend the money on racing leathers. Other than my boots, and one of the three pairs of motorcycle gloves I have, nothing I wear is leather. That is my choice. Also, how you ride (do you speed, tailgate, push into turns as fast as you can handle, get training on how to ride, read books about safety, practice quick stops and evasive maneuvers....) is as important or maybe more important than what you wear. Manage your risk (gear, riding style, & training). Accept the risk and live or die with it.
 
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Mayne Evnt

Member
jspansel said:
I think Don or someone had a good idea of using one of those water packs that you carry like a back pack (cant think of the damn name) and partially freeze it. Still get some water for hydration and the pack can keep you cool as well.
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A camelbak
 
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MNGreg

waiting out winter
Elite Member
I just change what kind of gear I am wearing. I am using my full textile and leather jackets right now.. I plan on using them until I can absolutely not bear the heat anymore. Then at that point I will put on my mesh jacket for commuting to work or if I want to ride somewhere.. I figure do it that way and it will not seem as bad.. Kind of acclimation..

However, if I feel it is too hot even with mesh, nope, I drive then.. I will only swap gear for comfort, not sacrifice gear for comfort.

I think I am becoming a gear whore now:
2 pairs of riding pants
2 pairs of kevlar riding jeans
3 jackets (mesh, textile, leather)
2 helmets (though only 1 fits for more than 45 minutes comfy)
2 pairs of gloves
knee pads
2 pairs of "boots"
3 visors and 2 pinlock inserts.
 
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dart1963

Super Moderator
Elite Member
mesh jacket
textile pants
riding boots
gauntlet gloves (street, not race a little lighter, Thanks Chad :))


UA shirt
UA like pants
sport socks


and yes, a camelback full of ice and camelback elixer.
 
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leem00

Sport touring Member
Elite Member
vkamnev said:
So tell me how you wear all your gear all the time when thermometer hits 40C (104 F)...

And don't lie you don't ride these days....

Yesterday was like that in Toronto, good thing I live in Calgary and we don't have that all the summer and I can ride through 6 months more or less comfortably with ocassional trips on winter.
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It depends on where and when I am riding... short close trips no gear...or during the heat of the day on longer trips I look for places to stop and rest with AC... like 2 hour lunch breaks at wendys
 
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buzzbomb

Senior Member
Elite Member
vkamnev said:
So tell me how you wear all your gear all the time when thermometer hits 40C (104 F)...

And don't lie you don't ride these days....

Yesterday was like that in Toronto, good thing I live in Calgary and we don't have that all the summer and I can ride through 6 months more or less comfortably with ocassional trips on winter.
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Well sir, I'm ATGATT. I went out on a six hour ride, in 90*F plus our ridculous SC humidity, yesterday. All my gear is mesh, except my perforated leather boots and my well ventilated helmet. I was dehydrated by my first smoke and coffee stop, a couple hours into the ride.

I chose gatorade over the coffee. By the end of the ride, the temp really had not dropped much but my body had acclimated. Yep, it was hot. But not unbearably so. When I got to work today, I took off the helmet and gloves and unzipped my jacket. Then I sat on my bike, in the sun, and had a smoke before clocking in. There was enough of a breeze that I was never really hot.

We're going to be in the triple digits, Fahrenheit here, pretty soon. I'll still be riding, and still be ATGATT. It's amazing what your body can adjust to, if you let it. And if you really want to be ATGATT, the discomfort from the heat is relatively minor compared to to all the reasons you're wearing the gear.
 
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Nastybutler

Cynical Member
Elite Member
Well I shouldn't admit this, but last night I rode in shorts. I know, I know :spank: but in my defense it was hot out (well 70 F is hot to me) and I was only going around the corner to pick up a bottle of soda water. I had all the rest of my gear on, I was just in too much of a hurry to put proper pants on. The breeze felt nice going up my shorts. :eek:
 
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buzzbomb

Senior Member
Elite Member
Nastybutler said:
Well I shouldn't admit this, but last night I rode in shorts. I know, I know :spank: but in my defense it was hot out (well 70 F is hot to me) and I was only going around the corner to pick up a bottle of soda water. I had all the rest of my gear on, I was just in too much of a hurry to put proper pants on. The breeze felt nice going up my shorts. :eek:
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My first real bike was a 1976 Honda CJ360T. Took a girl out in a short skirt. She so loved the way the wind felt that she would put her legs in the air, round about my shoulders, and scream.

She was actually dating a friend of mine, and she was jailbait. She was also in very real danger of tossing us into all kinds of trouble, with her legs on my shoulders.

I've actually ridden most of my motorcycles naked. Say what you will. Only once on each, and just because I had to feel that closeness with with my machine and the world.

I can allow a little slip, knowing what we risk by doing so. If it becomes commonplace however, than an intervention by a well meaning moron, such as myself is in order. :D
 

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