Don't go out Unprepared in the Heat! We were lucky...

[Deanna777]

If you are traveling alone, stay hydrated and stop often, and take stretch brakes. Bring extra water,& liquids, wear light colored clothing.


Before leaving on a trip if you can get an other spyder rider, just in case if something does happen.

Deanna

 

[Navydad]

I think it would be hard to pinpoint whether too MUCH air flow or too LITTLE might be the worst.
There needs to be a balance and I think it is better to err on the side of more air flow and not less.


Just like many other aspects of riding you need to find out what works for you when it comes to riding in extreme heat. I nor anyone else can do that for you, all we can do is offer up what works for us as individuals. Many people have a cutoff point for cold weather riding, but few have one for extreme heat. I took my first cross country trip at age 18, that was forty five years ago. I know what works for me and at what temperature extremes I stay off the bike. If I ride 100 miles and don't need to visit the little motorcyclists room than I increase my water intake. Extreme cold usually makes you uncomfortable enough to call it a day or to seek warmth. Extreme heat doesn't always give warning until you are trouble. Know your limits.

 

[ThreeWheels]

Hi Dave here
My wife Julie and I when we travel in the heat always take plenty of water along,
The collapsible coolers are easy to find at Target, WalMart, Kmart even Walgreen's.
Get a large neck scarf dunk it in cold water ring it out and wrap it around your neck when it is
super hot say 115 or so it will help a lot.
Ride safe
Dave

I just came back from a business trip to Las Vegas.
I had planned to rent a Harley and ride out to Hoover Dam.
Instead, I elected to rent a car.
I think that was a wiser decision.
My philosophy regarding riding:
Wherever you go, you prepare for the worst weather, you never know if you might get caught.
But you don't LEAVE in bad weather.

Just my opinion, I could be wrong.