riding in the heat

[Bob Denman]

You definitely need t find a way to get some more cooling effect in your protective gear...
Those cooling vests might help a lot; you should look into them!
(Check with Al; I'm sure that he can help you find what you need...)

[AZ Spyder]

If you hit asphalt on a day where it's 118 degrees, you melt like butter skimming across a griddle.

I wear heat out base layers from Cycle Gear and Iron Worker Kevlar Jeans and a Mesh Jacket. I wear a full face modular and put a wet Cool Wrap around my neck. I put a couple of frozen water bottles in my jacket pockets and drink them when I stop.

I grew up here so the heat is not an issue to me.

I ride a Silver 2008 GS SM5. Love it.

[cuznjohn]

You definitely need t find a way to get some more cooling effect in your protective gear...
Those cooling vests might help a lot; you should look into them!
(Check with Al; I'm sure that he can help you find what you need...)

al is 93 pounds soaking wet, so he can't help me

[Bob Denman]

Well; I agree what you wouldn't be able to wear HIS vest.

But he could give you a lot of useful information about them...

[Mick N]

I feel like I'm the odd duck, to me summer is (actually anything over 70 degrees) T-shirt and jeans weather, and on the Spyder, tennis shoes or boots depending on the ryde... Will be 70 in August, maybe my blood will start thinning out then... 'course, I walk barefoot in the snow to go fetch the mail from the curbside mailbox in the winter months even when the temp is in the single digits. Must be my hillbilly blood.

[cuznjohn]

see what you skinny people don't understand is, that us FULL FIGURED MEN have folds and creases of skin when we sit, so riding for long periods of time in the heat and sun with a cooling damp vest on, can cause mold in areas we don't want to mention

[Bob Denman]

Mold?

[Highwayman2013]

well it is now 84 degrees here in queens ny. i knew it was going to be a hot one, so i went out really early so i didn't overheat. i put on my 50 sunscreen and a very light long sleeve shirt. i take metforum for my diabetes and it makes me light sensitive so i wore the long sleeve shirt. well i had to come home. the heat was driving me nuts. there were riders on the road with jackets on and full face helmets. bless them, but i could never ride like that. how many people ride with jackets in 80 plus weather days, i rather stay home

Don't come to Vegas, 100's start next week.

[SteveP]

I always wear Kevlar jeans , Rocket armoured jacket , motorcycle boots and gloves . The jacket with the liner removed is not bad when you are moving. I have a Jarrow modular helmet and also a half helmet with shield ( that's my one vice when real hot ) 💨

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

I ride with Kevlar jeans, mesh jacket, and fingerless gloves. It cuts down on the safety factor--but that is a choice that is mine.

If anything bad happens--I died doing something that I liked a whole lot.

I feel the same way but I obviously wear less. I know I am sacrificing safety, but one of the reasons I got a Spyder is because I dont have to worry about dumping the bike because I hit a squirrell or a cat. Or having someone cut me off and I had to do extreme avoidance moves. I have had to do all kinds of stuff in the year and a half I have ridden my bike, and I havent even come close to needing all kinds of protective gear. Ill take my chances. Ive had a great time on this earth and if I go now, at least I know I have lived on my terms. You pay your money and you take your chances.

[Lucky]

I wear a microfiber shirt, evaporative cooling vest and a Tourmaster armored mesh jacket. I'm and old fat guy and rode my super hot Harley from Wisconsin to Monterrey Mexico in August. It's not pretty but it works.

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

Ya know, I just looked at my previous post and man, do I sound a bit heavy handed on it. Wear what u want to, or feel comfortable with and have a good time. Thats what its all about. (Cue Bob and a hokey pokey link)

[bmccaffrey]

Ya know, I just looked at my previous post and man, do I sound a bit heavy handed on it. Wear what u want to, or feel comfortable with and have a good time. Thats what iits all about. (Cue Bob and a hokey pokey link)

I AGREE!!

[SpyderAnn01]

I ride with a jacket in 100+ temps. It is cooler than having your skin exposed.

[oldguyinTX]

see what you skinny people don't understand is, that us FULL FIGURED MEN have folds and creases of skin when we sit, so riding for long periods of time in the heat and sun with a cooling damp vest on, can cause mold in areas we don't want to mention

Well, Cuz, my belly is pretty darn big (Actually a Very drunk woman recently asked me if I was pregnant - long story) so I get it. Having said that, I rode today here in Western CT, it was 89 degrees. Temp on the dashboard went up to !00 degrees in slow traffic on the Post Road (US 1) Wore the helmet, and my Speed & Strength textile jacket wit h a T shirt underneath. Pretty warm, but based on experience, I "dress for the slide, not for the ryde". I'd rather be hot than having - again- small pieces of asphalt picked out of my back.

[robertl]

I agree, wear what you want, just no whining about road rash.

A kid i work with wouldn't buy any gear so when i got a new jacket i gave him my old joe rocket mesh. He laid his bike down a few months later wearing a full helmet, mesh jacket, jeans and running shoes. rash to the bone on hands, legs and feet. He count not work/type for 2 or 3 months. Jeans and running shoes fell apart. Jacket saved his arms, elbows, shoulder, and back. $20-30 pair of glovesprobably would have saved his hands.

Mesh won't survive a crash but they do help reduce the injuries. Helps block the sun too.
Mine was 99 and i had an extra ce back pad i trimmed to fit it.
I have a mesh leather jacket too but over 80 degrees it is hot plus heavy.

Saw on the local news yesterday that fatal motorcycle accidents are up 28% since Florida dropped the helmet law. There was 1 a few miles from my house on I4 today. Each is his own though.

I really enjoy the frunk storage to hold my gear and spare shirt so i dont smell going in for lunch or dinner.

Some of the newer helmets have really improved air flow. I can feel the air across my head inside my full face helmet. It also blocks the sun so there are times i am cooler with it on than off.

[sandeejs]

Several years ago me and the girl posse rode to Sturgis (after the big event). It got hot, 100 degrees. We used those neck coolers, and light colored long sleeve shirts. At Wall Drug, they had a sprinkler for the kids, but I hopped right in. Scandalized a few young 'uns.
~Sandee~

[ThreeWheels]

I have a cooling vest from Cycle Gear only 50.00 or less. You wet the vest with water and ride for about three to for hours and do it all over again.
have had it for about five years now. It works well here I SUNNY FLORIDA.

Dumbo

I agree. Probably the most practical solution available.

[Lew L]

Mesh jacket,cooling vest,vented windshield. Never gets hot here in Nevada.

Heat stroke causes:

Kaos

[PistonBlown]

Mean while in New Zealand....:-)

[Buckeye Bleau]

I ride with mesh motorcycle jacket, perforated gloves, kevlar light denim pants, full face ventilated helmet and if humidity isn't high I wet a long sleeve tee shirt underneath jacket and wet a bandana for neck. I can put up with most anything for a 1 hour ride on Spyder before taking a refreshment/cool down break.

Where do you get the jeans?

[robertl]

Where do you get the jeans?

Cyclegear, Revzilla, etc. They range from $80 on up to $500. http://www.cyclegear.com/BILT-IRON-W...torcycle-Jeans

Read the reviews though. Some fit differently than regular jeans so definitely need to try them on locally or buy from somewhere that has a good exchange policy.

[Bob Denman]

I use the ones from Diamond Gusset.
They're soft, comfortable, fit well, and actually look pretty good!
(Even with me in them! )

[cuznjohn]

[Bob Denman]

It's too bad that heat doesn't quite work the same, on ALL of the body parts...


John,
This has been bothering me, so I've put some thought to it.
Do you ever ride with a denim or leather vest?
Try having some pouches sewn into the front, sides, and back, and then put freezer packs into them...