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Hello All - Stay Hydrated & Ride Safe in all this Heat - Here's my F3-T
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Good advice. My new to me RTL came with a cup holder and an insulated tumbler with a straw. Ordered one for the passenger grip too. We live west of Phoenix where it gets hot enough to melt lead in the summers.
One thing quickly I learned with riding in summer weather is the dry wind will desiccate you just as easily as hot sun. It's nature's air fryer.
One thing people do around here is always carry a 6 pack of bottled water in the car for times you might find yourself stuck in traffic. I told my wife that I need to stash some in the Spyder too. Warm water is better than no water.
Another trick we learned from the locals when we moved here; is keeping an ice chest in the car, and a frozen jug of water in the freezer. When you go grocery shopping, you toss the jug of ice in the ice chest to help keep cold stuff cold on the way home. I'm going to pick up a soft insulated cooler bag for the frunk of the Spyder that'll be good for water or drinks for those rides on hot days. I have an SS thermos that I've ridden with for years that'll hold ice all day. It's awesome.
Great looking F3! I was torn between the F3 limited, and the RTL, but decided to go with the RT because it's better suited for 2 up cruising. My wife really loved riding on the back of my Harley Ultra, so a touring model was the safest bet. I've had a non-touring cruiser for 4 years now and my wife can barely make it a half hour on the back. When shopping for an RTL, blue and the red/black were top on my list, although flat charcoal grey looks great too. Wife said: "no black or grey, has to have color" and her vote was for dark red, soo... A Dark red and black RTL it is.
One thing quickly I learned with riding in summer weather is the dry wind will desiccate you just as easily as hot sun. It's nature's air fryer.
One thing people do around here is always carry a 6 pack of bottled water in the car for times you might find yourself stuck in traffic. I told my wife that I need to stash some in the Spyder too. Warm water is better than no water.
Another trick we learned from the locals when we moved here; is keeping an ice chest in the car, and a frozen jug of water in the freezer. When you go grocery shopping, you toss the jug of ice in the ice chest to help keep cold stuff cold on the way home. I'm going to pick up a soft insulated cooler bag for the frunk of the Spyder that'll be good for water or drinks for those rides on hot days. I have an SS thermos that I've ridden with for years that'll hold ice all day. It's awesome.
Great looking F3! I was torn between the F3 limited, and the RTL, but decided to go with the RT because it's better suited for 2 up cruising. My wife really loved riding on the back of my Harley Ultra, so a touring model was the safest bet. I've had a non-touring cruiser for 4 years now and my wife can barely make it a half hour on the back. When shopping for an RTL, blue and the red/black were top on my list, although flat charcoal grey looks great too. Wife said: "no black or grey, has to have color" and her vote was for dark red, soo... A Dark red and black RTL it is.
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Dasmoetorhead
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Good advice OP. I only brought 1 bottle today on the ride and it was 93-97 degrees out. The water was gone half way though the trip. I didn't plan well. A couple on a Harley wanted to know all about my F3S (very interested) and they offered me a super cold bottle of H2O from their large cooler. Nice folks.
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