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Rogue Hawk

Rogue Hawk

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I was riding over Memorial day in 95F heat for several hours and got heat stroke. I thought if I kept hydrated I would be OK, but no. So I thought I would post some info about it so you will be aware of the symptoms.
https://www.medicinenet.com/heat_stroke/article.htm


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Wow...!!

Hope your all better now. Gonna have to stay away from those kind of heats...:yikes: Can't ryde when it's too cold and can't ryde when it's too hot...:banghead: really limiting the ryde....Although I do get many of those symptoms when someone cuts me off...:gaah:Different kinda heat stroke...:roflblack: Hate to say it but...hope you get some cooler weather to ryde in...Thanks for the info and the heads up..:bowdown:
 
I have no idea whether this comment applies to the OP or not, but I'm gonna post it anyway.

Contrary to what you might think, riding in tee shirt and shorts is not a good idea no matter how hot it gets. Wear your protective gear. Speaking from over 50 years of riding motorcycles, you will be much more comfortable wearing a ventilated jacket, trousers that can be vented, or at least jeans, and a vented full face helmet even in the heat.
Stop often, even if only for 5 minutes, to hydrate yourself and to stretch. Hydrate with H2O, not soda, beer or even the specialty so-called "sports" drinks. Plain water has worked for thousands of years and is still the best hydrator.

Ride fast, Ride safe...………………...
 
I have had heat stroke three times over the past 30 years and it is no fun each time it happened. I hope you are doing much better now
 
kep-up said:
I have no idea whether this comment applies to the OP or not, but I'm gonna post it anyway.

Contrary to what you might think, riding in tee shirt and shorts is not a good idea no matter how hot it gets. Wear your protective gear. Speaking from over 50 years of riding motorcycles, you will be much more comfortable wearing a ventilated jacket, trousers that can be vented, or at least jeans, and a vented full face helmet even in the heat.
Stop often, even if only for 5 minutes, to hydrate yourself and to stretch. Hydrate with H2O, not soda, beer or even the specialty so-called "sports" drinks. Plain water has worked for thousands of years and is still the best hydrator.

Ride fast, Ride safe...………………...
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That is GREAT advice!
 
We stop often, wear our cooling vest and trade off each stop drinking water than the next stop one of the power-ade drinks, I always keep an eye on my wife as she does not like drinking water but has learned that I'm not going to let up. Back when I was a young carpenter and bagged up as a framer I would drink 5 gallons of water every day , just water in my cooler but not iced. My old wrangler shirts had a permanent X on the back from suspenders from the sun and sweat. I always wore a hat and a long sleeve shirt. The cooling vest makes the difference from riding or not . We try not to ride during the heat of the day and we start very early most days when we are on trips .
Glad to hear you are alright.
 
Sunday was 98 deg in Chicago. At 10:30 am I was ready to get off the Spyder. Never thought I say that :yikes:

Now Alberto is moving this way>
 
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We ride in the heat a lot down South.

There are two ways to tell if you're getting close to heat-stroke.

1- You don't have to pee at the gas station.

In that case, chug a bottle of Gaterade, not water. Gaterade has electrolytes in it that replenishes what you've sweated out.

2- You start riding stupid, making poor decisions.

In that case, I pull you over and make you drink a bottle of water with sea salt in it. Yeah, your riding stupid and need some help. Sea salt is different that salt pills, it has more of the electrolytes that your body needs. Hubby starts coming around about five minutes after he drinks it. He hates like the taste, but he feels better afterwards. I keep it in my purse.

In the heat, make sure you pee at every gas station you stop at. No caffeine drinks or sugary beverages, they will both dehydrate you. Also, the adult beverages you drank the night before can contribute to dehydration.

Choose wisely Grasshopper...
 
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This is a real concern for my wife and me this time of year. We usually stop often, sometimes after traveling as little as 50 miles. Drink lots of water even though not thirsty. This season I bought us water bottles that also have a mister on them. The idea besides drinking, is to occasionally spray water around the neck and chest area while riding. Haven't tried them out yet but the temperature is ripe for the trying. Maybe tomorrow. It'll be 100. I never leave home this time of year without lots of water, even in the cage
 
Based on my one experience with heat stress, you may not feel the effects of the hot weather until a day or two later. The effects can be cumulative. Several years ago I was at a regional GWRRA rally in Pendleton, OR. On Friday I took a motorcycle course in 95+ temps on a hot asphalt parking lot. I don't remember what I did in the heat on Saturday. Sunday, on my way home, I started feeling chilled so I pulled into a rest area to take a nap. That didn't work so I got back on the Goldwing and proceeded to drive off the edge of the asphalt on the way out of the rest area. An Oregon state trooper came by a few minutes later and helped me the bike back up and the trailer hooked on again. I took off, went around the corner getting onto the highway, and proceeded to drive off the asphalt again. Fortunately the trooper was still there so helped me get going again. I then managed to keep control of things and got to a restaurant about an hour later I stopped for lunch and more or less napped for an hour. Shortly after I left there I ran into rain. That helped me a lot. I was late getting home.
 
kep-up said:
I have no idea whether this comment applies to the OP or not, but I'm gonna post it anyway.

Contrary to what you might think, riding in tee shirt and shorts is not a good idea no matter how hot it gets. Wear your protective gear. Speaking from over 50 years of riding motorcycles, you will be much more comfortable wearing a ventilated jacket, trousers that can be vented, or at least jeans, and a vented full face helmet even in the heat.
Stop often, even if only for 5 minutes, to hydrate yourself and to stretch. Hydrate with H2O, not soda, beer or even the specialty so-called "sports" drinks. Plain water has worked for thousands of years and is still the best hydrator.

Ride fast, Ride safe...………………...
Click to expand...

Be careful with posts like this, it is factual, based on science, this sort of post is not tolerated by some on the bored (intentional misspelling)! But I agree 100%!:clap:
 
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