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my thoughts on the hot weather and motorcycle riding and these 2 nuts I saw yesterday
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:45 pm
by Dan
I was in fri aft traffic yesterday,and it was 107 where I was,(my ac works great btw
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anyways,when I was s riding,in the summer,I wore long pants and tennis shoes and a t-shirt most the time.
I saw these 2 guys and thought if that was me,(which it would'nt be) I would probably passout from the heat.
I think they were crazy!
they both had on boots and puffy down looking jackets and full face helmets and full gloves !
and I know there is NO cold weather within a 1000 miles of here!
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:54 pm
by downhill
My guess is they hate road rash worse than the heat. Or maybe they just got there from Alaska.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:10 pm
by Dan
downhill wrote:My guess is they hate road rash worse than the heat. Or maybe they just got there from Alaska.
I hear that alot, road rash is what everyone says,IMO a winter nylon jacket won't do much for roadrash,maybe a paneled full leather jacket,MAYBE!
I've been down several times and roadrash was the least of my problems.
and besides,I would rather worry about a little roadrash than fall over passed out from the heat
or maybe they did just ride down from Alaska for the day!?!?!??!
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:47 pm
by Rainbow
Sheesh and to think I wear shorts, tshirt and tennis shoes when I ride my streetbike in the heat
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:51 pm
by brembo
I wear full armored leather(zip together suit if you will), over the ankle MC boots, leather/kevlar/ceramic gloves, full face helmet and a rather large backpack. I structure my ride so that I don't sit still. I *think* I could manage with just a bike nowadays, ever since the doc cleared me for bike duty I have only driven my car once and that was just to start it and make sure nothing goes dead.
Perforated leathers do a good job in keeping you well ventialted, only place that does not get a good breeze is the back of my legs and arse. If I open up the vents on the chest and arms of my Core jacket my back is bathed in sweet, sweet cool refreshing air.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:28 pm
by Croc
brembo wrote:If I open up the vents on the chest and arms of my Core jacket my back is bathed in sweet, sweet cool refreshing air.
so, if you unzipped your fly.....?
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:39 pm
by brembo
Croc wrote:so, if you unzipped your fly.....?
indecent and totally pathetic exposure
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:54 am
by Far-N-Wide
They got some nice light riding armor with plastic plates in joint areas. I don't have any yet. I have an old Indiana Jones jacket that still works. It took a head on Stogie in the chest (some knuckle head tossed out his window) at 50 MPH.
I was looking down at it stuck to my chest and said know ones ever gonna believe this... I picked it up in my left hand. pulled up to the guy near enuff so he looked at me (out his still open window). I shouted at him, "Hey you drop something"? and lifted the cigar to my mouth like I was gonna smoke it. He lit out like I was gonna shoot him or something.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:13 pm
by Illini25
Far-N-Wide wrote:They got some nice light riding armor with plastic plates in joint areas.
That's what I wear every time im on my bike. Along with boots and riding gloves.
Joe Rocket Atomic 2.0 (the black, grey and white...matches my bike
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