Hot feet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DrewNJ]

All hand controls right? What about some kind of a stirrup or a bracket like on a peddle bike to hold the one foot in place on the peg? Might give you the ability to really work your body position being able to push and pull with only one leg?...also a good seat guy to do some grippy areas on the seat cover??.....just a thought.

 

[PistonBlown]

May be interested in seeing Alan Kempster. He's a double amputee bike racer from Australia:

 

[tommyoneleg]

May be interested in seeing Alan Kempster. He's a double amputee bike racer from Australia:

I have talk with Alan a lot and just as I stated before you learn how to deal with it. I do slide all over but it is not a big deal, sometimes I hang of the side but you get used to it. I rather enjoy it, is just different now, I come from the racing side of the motorcycle world, raced on and off for years, amateur of corse. Now Alan is amazing as a rider and a person, very inspirational

I only have a hand brake, I still shift with my left foot.

 

[tommyoneleg]

It seems that my IP address was block since I offended someone in this thread, sorry if I did but since I only have one leg I feel I can joke about. I want to thank the people that I have been talking to about riding and stuff but having my IP address blocked has made me feel like garbage that is two-inches tall, I mean I am the one with the one leg. I have gone through hell over the last 12yrs and humor is my way of staying sane, to everyone that was nice to me on this site thank you, keep riding!!!!!! and hope to see you on the street.

thanks
Tom

PS I am using a IP address blocker right now.

 

[Dan_Ashley]

It seems that my IP address was block since I oNffended someone in this thread, sorry if I did but since I only have one leg I feel I can joke about. I want to thank the people that I have been talking to about riding and stuff but having my IP address blocked has made me feel like garbage that is two-inches tall, I mean I am the one with the one leg. I have gone through hell over the last 12yrs and humor is my way of staying sane, to everyone that was nice to me on this site thank you, keep riding!!!!!! and hope to see you on the street.

thanks
Tom

PS I am using a IP address blocker right now.

I hope we can meet up one day and Ryde together.

 

[Yazz]

It seems that my IP address was block since I offended someone in this thread, sorry if I did but since I only have one leg I feel I can joke about. I want to thank the people that I have been talking to about riding and stuff but having my IP address blocked has made me feel like garbage that is two-inches tall, I mean I am the one with the one leg. I have gone through hell over the last 12yrs and humor is my way of staying sane, to everyone that was nice to me on this site thank you, keep riding!!!!!! and hope to see you on the street.

thanks
Tom

PS I am using a IP address blocker right now.

The server was acting funky this morning/last night. Hope Lamonster has things running right now.
Thank you for being open and joke away! :cheers:

 

[msj4848]

sew pot holder fabric to the inside of the right one. It will cool down your whole body.

Sew pot holder fabric to the inside of the right family chestnut???!!????!?!?!!??

:roflblack:

 

[Dan_Ashley]

Sew pot holder fabric to the inside of the right family chestnut???!!????!?!?!!??

:roflblack:

Yeah. Do that. I double dare ya.

 

[msj4848]

I would like some references and fact-checking as to how this will cool down your entire body??!:hun:

 

[Dan_Ashley]

I would like some references and fact-checking as to how this will cool down your entire body??!:hun:

think about it....if your leg is cooler, the heat NOT going into the leg will not radiate through your whole body. Same principe of if some people get cold feet then they feel cold all over. I didn't mean that it would act like air conditioning, only that you would feel a bit cooler overall.

 

[msj4848]

I was still on the chestnut seamstressing.....

 

[SpyderGirl]

My friend told me that his wife was complaining about hot feet on his 2013 RT, he said that she was very uncomfortable with this, I told him to come by the house and i would look at it. He came by with his wife (this was in August last year 95+ Temp), when he rode up i could immediately see the problem. She was wearing shorts and flip flops. :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

After about 15 minutes of explanation she finally got it, problem solved.

Cruzr Joe

I was going to say something about flip-flops.... I'll never get people that ride in flip-flops and shorts.... especially flip-flops. I have a SM5 and it would hurt like heck everytime I shifted if I wore flip-flops. Seriously people.... at least wear a sturdy tennis shoe.

 

[jrk36]

.apparently the fan blows hot air onto her foot.........I looked at the area and there is a space on the bottom and top of the fan area that is open..............does anyone know of a plate/shield etc that she can buy to eliminate this problem?????

I just fitted Spyderpops SPY101 Missing Air Dam and SPY104 Air Management Kit to my 2008 RS SM5 and thought you might like to know my results.
In 30C ambient tempterature:

• cruising at 90kph and above I was previously showing 5 bars on the temperature guage, but now it is 4 bars
• below 70kph and around town I was showing 5 bars and there has been no change
• there is a HUGE difference in that my feet are no longer being toasted at low speeds (i.e. around town)

So, obviously worthwhile, but not a cure-all.

 

[ChasCS]

Keeping a cool heel

I was going to say something about flip-flops.... I'll never get people that ride in flip-flops and shorts.... especially flip-flops. I have a SM5 and it would hurt like heck everytime I shifted if I wore flip-flops. Seriously people.... at least wear a sturdy tennis shoe.

I guess those who ride without safety in mind haven't seen the vids, read the stories or looked at any of the pertinent info that describes very clearly why proper riding (ryding) attire is not only recommended but should be mandatory.

My old, favourite pic was this one of the bare foot. Gee, is that his Mother looking on?
Now it's pics of riding boots that make me smile broader even yet.
That's what I wear now. Redwing!!
Helps immensely with thee 'hot foot syndrome' too.

Chas

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: That's a pretty rough picture... but it perfectly illustrates what can happen when things don't go as planned! nojoke

 

[ChasCS]

Long and winding road on Sunday

A happy bunch of us on our Spyder's left Edmonton headed South, while an equal and excited bunch from Calgary rode North, where we all met up, just outside of Red Deer, in Sylvan Lake.

While wearing my new boots I rarely noticed the heat and my ride was comfortably pleasant, both the journey down and as well returning back to home.

Regretfully my only disappointment was forgetting to bring the new RENS sheepskin seat cover.
So I never got to test out its effectiveness on a lengthy, several hour ride, while going in both directions. The secondary highway was much more pleasant than the regular route, much less traveled, compared to the main highway that we are so used to traveling on a daily basis.

Chas

 

[bmccaffrey]

I've noticed on my 13 rs that I was getting a lot of foot heat , on left side. When I took in this year and they did upgrades not as much. I put floorboards on noticed substantial heat when my feet are lower. Which is not a big deal can move back up to the pegs:f_spider:

 

[ChasCS]

Stock pegs here

I think having only the foot pegs to rest the boots on, likely allows a little more air to pass by the feet freely.
I can see how having front floor boards may, aside from riding comfort, could also tend to trap more heat near the feet. Why I like and would prefer those webbed floor board designs.

I have learned to not hug the bike so close with my legs, unless making a sharp bend in the road.
You really need to hang on, through those hairpin corners, at any speed.

Chas