Riding during 100 degree days!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- I share all of the things that I do to make riding in Hot weather a little less miserable!
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Great job but I would add a few things.
1. If you can, stay away from black and try and get your pants, and jacket in lighter colors. Even boots if you can get a brown it will help. (I know you said you were in a club so that dictated the color but for those who are not in a club or can wear other colors.)
2. I don't have an umbrella but I have one of those big brimmed cloth hats I can put on and it folds up nice in a saddle bag.
3. when it is really hot that means your bike is hot so don't push your bike really hard and cause it to get even hotter. Especially applicable to air cooled bikes.
4. If you can, plan your ride so that you can be stopped and inside in the peak heat of the day.
5. I have a cooling vest that works great, you soak it and then put it on, you can get a good couple of hours out of it under your mesh jacket before you need to soak it again.
Love the channel, keep up the great work.
Well said! Thank you for the thoughtful comments!
At least when riding dirt bikes, they sell mesh shirts so your entire upper body is always ventilated.
Here in Florida.. that’s everyday for 7months..🔥🔥🔥
sometimes 8 months. 🥵
I visited around Christmas and even bought my first bike down there. 70⁰ was sticky and uncomfortable. In the Mojave, it's nice and dry, so 90⁰ is fine for me.
dang! Every day?!?!
After moving to Florida I learned real quick to stay covered and hydrate and hydrate often.
As soon as I got out the door!
absolutely!
Cue,
One trick I’ve learned riding in Texas to stay cool: At gas stops, get a water and take it into the beer cooler to drink. Spending 7 minutes in the cooler while drinking water brings down your core temperature.
Great idea! I will definitely do that on my next long distance ride on a hot day!
Good advice! I may start carrying a small umbrella also. One of my riding friends used to carry an umbrella while riding pillion and at red lights in the city, would pop it up to shield her and her husband while waiting on the light!
It's a good idea. I've never done it before, but I will have one in my saddlebag for my next trip.
Some solid advice for riding in the heat. Great job, Cue!
Thanks Eric! I thought of you when a passenger on a bike in Memphis passed out due to heat exhaustion
Something that I've added to my riding gear this year is cooling base layers. I've had "cool shirts" from Cycle Gear (currently Axial brand, formerly Heat-Out or Cool-R), and added their shorts and socks. One thing to note is that you'll need to drink more water, because part of their magic is amping up the evaporation of your sweat.
I've also got an armored mesh shirt, from Skull Riderz. Very reasonably priced, and a variety of plaid and solid colors.
I'm going to look into a cooling vest. I think combining it with a mesh jacket should be nice
I ride in the heat with an armored mesh jacket, ventilated Indie Ridge gloves and boots, and usually a neck gaiter to keep the sun off of my neck. When I reach a stop I often take the jacket off and put on a pair of UPF 50+ sun sleeves. I frequently get asked "Aren't you hot in that?" by guys who are sweating their buns off in t-shirts because they have nothing protecting them from the sun.
The vented Indie Ridge gloves are awesome! I have a pair of those too. I had people look at me like I was crazy putting my mesh jacket on. One person asked me if it was hot....I said yes, it's 100 degrees.
I live in Arizona and we use mesh air conditioning vests. Basically it’s a vest you soak in water and put it on over your t shirt. It will last 2-3 hours before you have to resoak. They work amazing!
That's a GREAT idea!
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Love the video, thank you very much for the important points when riding in hot weather. If it's past 90° I don't ride.
Thank you for the laugh I needed that.
Thank you for serving our country and I love you persona! Keep up the cool videos
@@-MrRichBiker1967 thank you!
Best way to beat the heat on a bike is to stay moving and keep on riding.🤘
@@Milspecpoptart agreed!
As a Texas rider, 100 degree days are like a day in spring!
ouch! I haven't had the opportunity to ride through Texas....yet.....but I think I'll avoid the hot part of the summer!
Good looking bike ...i only ware full face..gloves..& workboots for safety n summer (its risky)....i always carry small cooler with deluded tea , water & gatorade.(i use empty gatorade bottles with froze water at bottom of bottle...also...pour 2" water in bottom of cooler & freeze it....God bless everyones saftey
@@larrypeplinski593, hahaha I agree with you 100%. Hell that’s a normal day in the Texas heat.
Lol facts 100 degrees dry heat here in Bakersfield,ca is a good day!
I’ve watched your segment and agree with everything you’ve said. I live in Richmond and frequently ride to Orlando and the one addition to my riding is a water bladder. Please encourage your subscribers to add a water bladder. I fill it with 1/4 ice and 3/4 water. I put it on under my jacket and I have the hose placed under my lid to sip water whenever needed. It’s not heavy and I am able to lean against my backrest without interference.
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Nice idea
Yeah man, it's hot out there. Definitely have to stay hydrated. Cup holder is a plus. "God Sun tan lotion"😂.
That cupholder is a must have for long distance riding! Especially when it's hot!
I learned the same sunburn lesson on a trip down to South Beach years ago. I peeled for two weeks after getting back to Minnesota.
Man.....that slap on the back was life changing!😂
rode through new mexico & airzona june of 24.....it was tough to say the very least;frog tog !
I bet! I hope to make a west coast ride next year. I was planning for this year, but it's not going to happen. I'll probably do my ride in May (before it gets too hot)
Great tips. I wear a skull cap which I wet during stops. Keeps my head cool inside the helmet for the next 30 mins. Stay safe..
great idea!
I learned the umbrella trick last winter when I was in the Philippines. I seen all these people walking around on a nice sunny day with umbrellas and I couldn't understand why, then my wife explained it to me and yes she's a filipina.
I saw the same thing in China. They don't want a sun tan over there. But maybe they burn easy
Thank You for your service :)
Thank you!
One thing I would like to add and that is when to recognise your physical and cognitive decline when riding in extreme heat. Reaction times slow down along with mental processing. All heat related and a lot to do with dehydration and physical fitness. Aged riders are much more susceptible to it. From one retired sailor to another, stay safe. Great video.
Thanks for the great feedback. Paying attention to the signs your body (and mind) give you is very important!
A very good video, you raised some great points. Thanks!
Thank you!
Good tips and advice, also beautiful Mustang you have there 👍
Thank you! 66 Mustang Coupe, Tahoe Turquoise. Stock 289. Original Engine and transmission. 190,000 miles
Oh, I’ll be in Memphis for Street Hogs in a few weeks.
I live in northern Argentina (Chaco Province) and summer is long and hot. Normally high 90's to low 100's. I wear a light mesh jacket and an open face helmet with flip shield. I put a few strips on f tape across the tóp of my face shield for shade. Have tried a dark shield but hate carrying an extra clear shield. I have a full helmet but don't like it in the heat. Cup holders on all my bikes for my morning coffee then switch over to cold water when it heats up.
Cup holders are on all of my bikes. Keeps you from getting dehydrated!
Go Navy! MMCM/CMC here. 78-00. Glad to find your channel. Lots to say, but I’ll limit it to these:
1. Sunscreen. Don’t forget nose , face and neck that are almost always exposed. See the dermatologist twice a year.
2. Plan the ride: start hydrating the day before. Gives your body/cells the best protection against dehydration. I always drink a full bottle at every stop. Somebody already said it: If you get thirsty, you’re already behind.
3. These bikes come from the factory tuned lean to meet emissions. Consider a FI tuner that can add more fuel. Will see engine run cooler as well as improve power.
You hit most of the important points already. Invest in technology solutions. There’s lots of companies that have garments to keep cool in other industries.
Ride safe, brother!
I was in the Navy for 6 years. In hindsight, I wish I had stayed in
Just joined the channel, good info for riding in the heat. Another thing to consider is a cooling vest. On high ninety day it lasts about 2-3 hours of riding before it needs another soaking.
I need to get one of those. Seems like it would be great with a mesh jacket
I live in north Texas and I ride all year round, which means 3-4 months when daytime highs are around 100 with heat index well above that. I wear a Klim mesh jacket (full gear rider) and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. It’s amazing how much fluid you lose riding in those conditions.
Great products! I have most of those. Time to put Cue in the nursing home, he can’t stop falling or dropping his bike 😂 Great video brother!
😂😂it was a u turn. The road had a crown that I didn't notice until my rear wheel came off the ground! If o were cool like Joe Goe, I would have stayed on the bike....but I busted my butt
@@RidingandWrenching it happens 😂
Really great info 👊🏼 I’m in Texas and started using the cooling sleeves. Man what a difference, they protect your arms from the sun and really do feel cool when the wind hits them.
I imagine Texas has to be tough!
Nice job but one suggestion: Instead of a wet t-shirt under your mesh jacket wear a soaking wet long sleeve cotton flannel shirt. It stays wet longer and cools your arms as well. It works better than the manufactured cooling vests out there.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing!
As someone who lives and ride in the desert. Freeze Gatorade, and water bottles to carry with you. Dehydration is a problem. Gatorade slushies, and pour half frozen water on your clothes. It helps so much.
The bottles don't explode (break open) when you freeze them? I guess plastic will just expand and swell. I may have to give that a shot!
@RidingandWren The plastic bottles won't explode. I do it all the time, because there's no shade out here in the desert, and dehydration can come on fast.
I do a lot of 100 deg days when I'm out touring. I also wear a mesh jacket along with mesh pants. Staying hydrated is critical but water only helps part way. You have to replenish your body salts (electrolytes) as they sweat out too. I use a sports drink instead of water because if you lose too much electrolytes, you get light headed and can pass out. If you don't like sports drinks, you can get packets of powder and put it in cold water. Also, if you don't have a cooling vest you can wear an athletic wicking shirt. If you soak it with water at your stops it will hold a couple of quarts of water. I usually get about 2 hrs of cooling before the shirt goes dry. I carry an umbrella but I had it for rain storms where I had to stop with no shelter.
All great points!
Nice video and thanks for the tips. I started riding with some guys who do shorts, and I find perforated gear is a plus. One guy teased me and asked if I was warm so i showed him my FRXG jacket with removable layers which left it perforated. What I like about it is I can conceal carry (yes, I am permitted) and it has a deep pocket. I asked around and can't find any perforated chaps which I think would be great.
There are perforated riding pants. If I can get my hands on a set I'll do a review
wings handle bars. In your into. They may be "biggest" and definitely most "expensive"
They aren't cheap, but they are custom made bars. You won't find anything like them
Wow I actually found the only place online that has riding pants in my size and level 2 pads. Thanks for the promo code!
i always wet my bandana at rest stops , and it helps . i have a small umbrella with me over 20 years of riding and maybe used once ,but its all good advice
I'm going to pack an umbrella for my next trip
Having everything black you will be hotter than you need to be. Especially with the helmet. Quite a few vids measuring the trapped heat temperature showing how lighter color helmets and clothing stay significantly cooler
My Bilt Blaze2 jacket is black, but made of mesh & such. My modular helmet in gray metallic has 3 closeable vents that move air through the helmet. Defrosters for the inside of the face shield, but they don't work until you get up to 14-15MPH. So, I crack the face shield open a lil bit and that works fine. I also have the Bilt Pro Tourer Air Boots with zippers on both sides and room in the uppers for your cuffs, should you choose to do so.
I'm planning to do a test the theory of dark colors trapping heat. I've heard that all of my life, but I need to prove it to myself. Stay tuned
@@RidingandWrenching I’ll watch a video to see what you come up with, but I’ve tried it myself a few times already with an infrared thermometer. I love blacked out everything (especially gear) but I live in TX and despise being hot a lot more than I like looking cool lol.
So it sounds like most of the Info is for HD motorcycles. I was looking for Info for riding on Hot Days Period. The Mesh Jacket does work though.
Other than Harley lower fairings, everything else is universal.....including checking coolant levels.
Watching this as I’m laying in bed with a really bad sunburn on both arms from yesterdays ride. That Texas sun is unforgiving
Ouch! I'm experimenting with mesh jackets to see if I can tolerate them so far so good!
i have never tried a mesh jacket, fearing it will not be cool enough for me. i prefer a t-shirt when hot, until one of my riding buddies went down. it was 95 and we were in t-shirts, jeans, and at least he had on leather casual boots. we all got a wake up call on that as he is hurt pretty substantial. i wear a mx chest guard with a c2 plate zip tied to the back, mx elbow pads, mx knee guards and leather boots. if he had on anything other than t shirt and jeans, he would have faired better.
I will be doing some tests to determine the best color to wear and comparing my mesh jack to a t-shirt. stay tuned!
Fieldsheer evaporative vest under a mesh jacket. Lowers temp at least 10 degrees.
The only thing you need to worry about in hot summer riding is to wear white. No amount of ventilation will save you from the heat of black leather.
Get a cooling vest. I use in the 100 + F heat in Sacramento CA. I feel cool like a 70 F day. I also wear under my full leather jacket, pants, gloves and boots and I stay nice and cool. It's basically a sponge vest which evaporative cools your core.
I definitely need to try one of those cooling vests. I have heard alot of positive things about them.
I'm just guessing, but I'd say you're a Navy vet. I retired with 23 years myself. I started riding around 1980, not including mini-bikes and dirt bikes as a young boy. I'd like to add a couple of things as well. One person already mentioned doing all you can to not wear black. Wearing black on a motorcycle is like a death wish because we're already VERY difficult to see. I ride with hi-viz yellow on a white Gold Wing. I can be seen quite well in that regard. One other thing is what to drink. I lived and rode in the desert of southern California for many years where it was often 120 degrees or more. Don't drink just water. Drink something that will replenish your electrolytes. If you drink only water, you are actually diluting the electrolytes in your body and doing yourself a great disservice. Hydrate often, but do so with a drink that has electrolytes. You can make your own drinks for that matter.
As for gear, I ride with a mesh jacket, armored riding pants, armored gloves, full-face helmet, and mid-calf high riding boots. I don't care how hot it is. New gear is a LOT cheaper than a skin graft if I do happen to lay her down. Safety is paramount. I also like to soak my shirt with water (if I remember to), but I haven't worn any neck gear. I might try that and see how it feels. I do know that when I wore a half helmet, the cool do-rag felt great, but it won't work in my full-face.
Everyone, please be mindful of the heat. It WILL kill you if you aren't careful. A guy died just the other day out west while riding in the heat. Macho doesn't cut it in the heat. It is a non-discriminating killer, so pay it due respect. Ride safe, ride well, and ride often!!
great guess! I served 6 years....mostly in Long Beach and San Diego CA. I started riding at 50....glad I didn't start in the 80's....I probably wouldn't be here to talk about it. Visibility is a good reason NOT to wear black. great point! I have always heard that dark colors hold heat. I am going to do some actual tests to prove it to myself. I will share it in a future video.
@@RidingandWrenching Oh, and thank you for your service. Stupid me forgot to thank you in my first post! 🙂
having mesh is a great thing. I have a mesh jacket and gloves, and even tempted to get mesh boots.
Indie Ridge boots are vented, but not the same as mesh. Very comfortable though!
Just found your channel. Fellow Memphian retired Sailer!
Awesome! Hope to see you on the road someday.
Great content
Thank you!
I had the same thing happen to me in Hawaii with sunburn. Learned a hard and painful lesson. I use SPF skin care products all year now because I don’t EVER want that to happen again! Great video! Thanks for sharing!
All good suggestions Cue. I wear a lot of black too and I’ve always wondered if a white helmet would be better in the summer.
I've always thought it was an old wives tale that dark colors are hot. I'm going to do an experiment....we will find out!
I do not get to ride in the heat. It's always cold up here at the north pole.
Great tips you've shared! 💪💪
Thank you sir!
Funny story buddy 😂
Many test have shown that white helmets lower the inside of the temperature by around 7* Black absorbed light versus white reflecting the light. My white helmet looks dumb against my new Whiskey Fire Street Glide...
@@JohnNewton-ev8ch put some stickers on it. I switched from Simpson speed bandit in black to Simpson modular in white. Made a big difference with the heat. Ride on!
Great info!!! I ride in South Texas and a temp reading on my dash of 105 is common . Solution??????
First a Mulberry Pure Silk tee shirt (wet), then a polyester long sleeve (wet), Next a size medium Ergodyne Embedded Polymers Chilliits 6665 Evaporative Cooling Vest, then a second vest size large then my, mesh ridding jacket, RESULTS????
Riding in 105 degree weather feels like its 70 degrees, The best part is that the cooling vest work very well for about 2 1/2 hours.
SO when I feel the need at a rest stop or fuel stop it only take a bottle of water down the front collar and one down the back and your good to go for another 2 1/2 hours.
I never break a sweat, it works that well.
Thanks for the great information. I rode 150 miles in Dallas, Texas Yesterday and it was brutal. I took my jacket off to try and cool down. That was a mistake. My arms are burnt today. I'm on a BMW S1000XR and the temps run high on it also.
It's definitely a torture test!
Great tips... Thanks.
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I commute on a bike 14mi a day in Tucson AZ, highest temp so far was 110. 100 in Memphis would be rough, guessing the humidity is up there too. What bike you choose makes a big difference, Italian Sport Bikes are probably the worst, Small cc bikes typically put out much less heat. But…my 140hp 1st gen FZ1 is awesome in high temps, not sure how that’s even possible.
Good video. 100F with low RH is very different from 100F in High RH. Evaporative cooling doesn’t work in high RH. I’ve ridden in 110F thru the desert and no issue if remain hydrated. That high RH is a killer. Ride safe.
White clothes in the sun is MUCH cooler 🥶
@@mr1bienvenu1 I'm going to find out! That will be the topic in a future video
Air cooled V-twin riding in the Middle East can take it’s toll on the body. Sweat dries quickly and even having highway foot pegs still doesn’t prevent the heat of the engine blowing onto the legs; it burns. Hydrate on the go and frequent stops, as you say helps.
God; it gets hot. Up into the 50’s C.
Been living in South Florida for 25 years, we made the move to North Central Indiana this summer...and love the fact of having to wear long sleeves in the middle of July.
Too much heat is just plain miserable. Add humidity and it’s worse. I’ve tried different gimmicks and found that nothing really beats riding in cooler weather. The temperature swing here in the desert is about 30 to 40 degrees from the hottest to the coolest, so I ride when it’s coolest using my usual gear. And look forward to winter. 😂
Your story reminded me. I have a very close buddy that is darker complected. He was complaining about being sore etc. He had mowed the yard without a shirt on. I asked him if his skin tone was lighter under his shirt, he said yes. I told him he was sun burned and it took some convincing. He is a grown man and had never experienced that before. I told him, welcome to white folks problems.
I'm going to be riding out here in the middle east once my bike clears customs. 100F on a cool day right now, and supposedly it's not even the hot part of the year yet. I think I'm going to try freezing bottles of water and keeping them in the pockets of my mesh jacket.
People talk trash about you because you have a cup holder? I don’t have one, and I would never talk trash about someone who is obviously smarter than I am 😂 I’m going to order one using your link.
Heck ya!!
I live in TX so i ride butt naked on hot days lol no but i put on light colored clothes. I got riding sneakers with little holes in them for air to flow through. Wont catch me in anything long sleeve unless its a shirt. Not wearing no kind of jackets. Thats just crazy to me. Just my opinion. But again i live in TX. The heat here is on a different level lol
In 45yrs of riding, I've rode Flatheads, Knuckleheads, Panheads, Shovelheads, and Evos on 100deg days. The cylinder heads can get from 250 up to 300 degrees on a 100deg day! That's why those old bikes ran 70wt oil! 300deg coming up, 100deg sun beating down.
Wearing black makes it even worse!
There's a reason the camel-riding guys wear white to light color robes and head coverings in the desert!
I'm planning to do some experiments on different color gear to measure the temps difference. Stay tuned
@@RidingandWrenching Step on a light color sidewalk in bare feet on a hot sunny day. Then step off the sidewalk onto the asphalt/blacktop street. Experiment over.
@@pb68slab18 my experiment will be a little different than that.
Great advice about the sun and the importance of proper riding gear.
🤣 “how’s that God suntan lotion” 🤣 Great story & good tips! We need to get one of those half shades!
I've been laughing about that story for 30 years! I wish I had stayed in touch with my buddy from the Navy
I like to use a camel back it puts the cool on your back plus cold water. It’s 3liters
I haven't tried one of those. Sounds interesting
I need to try one!
Nice video, thanks so much for your time. I ride a Ducati Rally daily and always wear a full suit for protection
At 100°, I would take 5psi out of the tires, cause they are going to get hot and expand.
I stay off my new Street Bob in this weather. It’s like a fkkng Oven with two wheels🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, those 100 degree days can hurt you. After years of riding year round, the one thing I can tell you is to keep yourself hydrated. That is the number one thing above all else. I ride a road king and don’t use the windshield much except on rain days. I try to keep my gear simple and light for summers and then layer up during winter.
wow! I haven't done any riding without a windshield. I need to remove the windshield from my Road King so that I can have the experience.....once!
@@RidingandWrenching Haha!! It really gets you in touch with nature when you take a hummingbird to the chest at 80 mph.
I thought I couldn’t burn either. I went to urgent care later cause my skin blistered and I didn’t know what it was. It was sun burn.
I wear a modular helmet it definitely keeps me cooler and not sun burnt on my head and face. Be sure to get a quality helmet with proper ventilation. I will ride on hot day but try to go out early be back by noon but sometimes you just have to deal with it. Covering up exposed skin definitely helps learned that in the desert.
I also just installed an ulterior cool 3.0 oil cooler in my SG it definitely works engine runs noticeably cooler. Also I tune my motor with a richer AFR the sightly richer AFR helps the motor run cooler but due to my cam I have to run at this AFR. HD typically run really lean AFR’s which causes the motor to run hot. You do sacrifice some MPG but I still get 200 miles a tank with all the mods I made to the motor and run cooler than a stock bike.
I generally ride early in the day during the hotest part of the summer. It's too misearable when the temperatures are high
I live in the northwest. We don’t have many 100 degree days here! But this is still all good information for our version of “hot” days.
Sunburn! Oh yea: I rode my brand new Street Glide from Everett, WA to Death Valley this past May. On my way back my right wrist was painful and red. It took me awhile to figure it out: I wear a watch on my left wrist, but the small area of exposed skin between my mesh glove and mesh riding jacket on my right wrist got sunburned! Put sunscreen on all exposed skin! 😄
Agree 100%
I'm impressed you could rent a convertible from a car rental place
Convertibles are common in vacation spots like Hawaii.
Small cooler with ice water mix, soak the cooling vest till it swells up. And repeat every 30-45 minutes. Got me through 115 degrees in Vegas.
I think I have one....but never tried it.
I didn't think I could get sunburned either, until I got sunburned. 😂
Exactly! It was a painful lesson learned! I don't burn easy, but EVERYONE burns
Great info my brother. Because this Texas heat is brutal.
Thank you sir!
I got my first bike at the age of 61, this past fall. I’m in the north east so winter set in and I didn’t get out much. I couldn’t wait for the spring and summer months to get out there and do some riding. Well, that was short lived, I didn’t realize how much heat emanated from the bike and on top of 85+ degrees and high humidity, it’s just not enjoyable after a while. I live in Brooklyn so there’s traffic everywhere, all the time. It is rare to ride 55 mph for any long stretch of time. I now prefer winter months.
@@nja3224 we don't have much traffic in Tennessee. Makes it pretty easy to ride most of the year.....except the middle of the summer when it is super hot
Great video brother. I heard beyond riders makes a wind proof jacket to do you have that one I would love to see a video if you do. And BTW awesome CVO
Definitely will. I've got a few more videos planned featuring their gear
I found out we could get sunburned in 2000 while doing hvac work on a roof in a tank top and noticed my skin peeling days later. I was flabbergasted.
painful lesson learned the hard way for me
for the most part, riding a motorcycle is a recreation activity. Riding in the heat,90+ degrees , is not my idea of having fun. At 75 years old maybe I'm too critical. Having a breakdown is so dangerous ......water, water, water.
Riding in extremely hot weather isn't alot of fun.
I recently did a round trip between Las Vegas and Vancouver BC. When I came back, the temperature was around 113F. I had to wet my shirt, and open the vents on my jacket to allow the right amount of air flow for evaporative cooling. When it's over 100F, you need insulation, instead of ventilation.
@@lihaoqiu2547 wow! That's hot!
I don’t ride in high heat temps anymore, it’s just not fun. I put the bike up for a couple months in summer then ride for the rest of the year.
@@jwells2401 understandable. I don't ride as much during the worst part of summer
I love that Mustang. My first car was a 65 Mustang. Years later bought a brand new 85 Mustang GT. Ex wife took it and I have always missed that car. True story.
Ouch! This is a 66 Mustang in my garage. I also have a 2012 GT500 that I rarely show in videos. I've been a Mustang fanatic since I was a kid.
Just been riding in the deserts on North Africa in temperatures above 40C (maybe up to 50C in the sun) and all your suggestion are correct. I wear a riding shirt, jeans, boots gloves and full face helmet with neck buff. One day I didn't put sunblock on my cheeks and these got burnt - the only part of my skin exposed to the sun. I also carry a small umbrella (useful in sun or rain) and try to stop in the shade. I carry an old hand towel which goes on the seat if there's no shade. I stop often but only drink sparingly - a couple of mouthfuls of water at a stop. The main thing I found about making it bearable is to have the right attitude - if you think its bad you're going to feel bad.
The mental part! Excellent point.
Good video. I wear Icon mesh overpants with shorts underneath them. I find this to be cooler than jeans, but my Klim mesh jacket is an oven to wear even it I am only wearing a tank top underneath the jacket and having it partially unzipped. Any suggestions as last year while returning from Atlanta in July, I got heat exhaustion? After cooling down in Wendy’s, I took the jacket off and wore my hi viz safety vest which has a level 2 back protector. My boots are my work boots-Timberland Pro Boondocks which are waterproof and with the reinforced heel and toe cap they offer better protection than my Harley Davidson boots. Gloves are CE2 rated from Sedici. Full face AGV helmet. I have a cooling vest (soaked in water), but it only lasts for one hour. It is a pain to wear all of this gear, but after watching a long time TH-camR who had an accident at 80 mph all was well except his work boots failed him and cost him his right foot. The gear was destroyed, but it saved his life.
Riding is dangerous, even with gear. The only thing we can do is to mitigate the danger by taking classes, practicing, riding safe, and wearing appropriate gear. I try to avoid riding on extremely hot days, but when I do I try to keep the sun off my skin. I keep the visor open on my helmet (but that increases the risk of being hit by something).
Bottom line is that each rider has to decide how much risk is tolerable.
If you stop riding in 100 degrees, you might stop falling off your bike. At 95 degrees and higher, my bike stays in the garage. I ain't into seeing how much I can hurt myself.
Thanks for watching
Hey what's the best way to clean the bugs our of your mesh jacket? Man I rode recently at dusk with mine on and it was great. Kept me somewhat cool but provided some much needed protection from sliding and the bugs. BUT when I got home, the thing was covered in bug guts. Mine's black too and you can see bugs all over it. I thought about a stiff brush but wanted to ask, how do you keep yours clean? Afterall those bugs get in all the little openings of the mesh and make it a pain to clean.
@@jontnoneya3404 that's great question. I haven't had it long enough to experience that yet. I'm hoping that the fairing on my Road Glide will keep bugs from hitting my chest.
I assumed a water hose would do the trick. I'll let you know once I get back from Canada in 2 weeks!
Hello brother love your videos very helpful. I still have the 23’ Fat Bob. I use the syn3 oil in my bike. You touch on oils and I was just wondering if this oil is good in hot weather conditions. Also the little cover you showed to block out heat would be good for a fat bob. Thanks
@@stevegwilliams Syn3 should be good for hot weather. Synthetic oils generally provide better lubrication at higher temps.
Definitely a miss conception that darker skinned people don’t get sun burned. We even get darker like lighter skinned people do from sun exposure.👍🏾
Oh yea.....I get raccoon eyes on long motorcycle trips due to tanning. Black people need to learn more about protecting our skin since we don't burn as easily. I have (white) friends that will burn as soon as they walk outside. They tend to be much more aware of sunburn than I am. I generally only use sun block if I'm on vacation.....especially if I got to Hawaii!😂
Good information
thank you sir!
Try riding in 110 to 120 degrees. Yes, you have humidity which adds misery to the heat as well. Out west we have the Mojave desert which is huge. Long distances between stop points and damn little shade. Temps are measured in the shade folks so out in direct sun lord knows the true temps. I agree with most everything you said here and know it helps. At 80 years old the heat gets me much faster and far more lasting effects. I have built a water jug that have a battery powered pump inside of it and can use a remote button to spray the cold water onto my mess jacket. I ride solo so have no need of a passenger seat foot plate where the jug sits while I ride.
@@bigalon3wheels I haven't had an opportunity to ride in the west. I hope to do that next year, but I will be doing it in May. Hopefully the temps won't be as bad!
The older I get, the less I can take the heat. Many great tips in the video and in the comments. Just be true to yourself when riding. Get too hot, get dizzy, get feeling exhausted, pull over in the shade if possible, drink water or something to replenish your electrolytes. Drench yourself with cold water if necessary. Get cooled down is the goal before getting back on the road.
Great points. I'm also slowing down a bit on "iron butt" type rides. At my age, I have nothing to prove. Just take it easy and enjoy life
Que I met you at Robert Simmons Anniversary working at Blue Oval in Stanton like to hook up and ride with you if possible
@@dontwowheels1564 absolutely! I live abt 15 min from Stanton....in Arlington
Back in the day I would dunk my helmet in the pool before riding on hot weather….
But I don’t enjoy riding when it’s hot. I’d rather drive and have AC.
Agreed! If I ride in hot weather, it's in the morning for short rides only