Damn it hot

[bes]

First ride on the FJR Friday after work, 109 degrees. What a great bike--grin was ear to ear. First 40 miles probly sweated out 5#s. Up Sat morn at first light for another 50 miles. Bigger grin. Cannot wait for her to be broken in to take her on the road. Need at least 100 slab miles to get to our playground, Utah. Will not break her in on the slab...In Vegas, this is our winter. I'm a ATGATT guy, so breakin is a little warm in the city.. Small price to pay. BTW, heating issues toasting my shins? Not happening. Ya it's warm out here, but nothing unusual. If I wanted conditioned air, I'd take the car and have a snooze.

I have not found out yet, but I'm guessing things start to happen pretty fast above 6K. Mapping seems fantastic, no hesitation at low RPM's. I'm such a happy guy.........

 

[FJRBluesman]

Yeah it was 109º in Ramona, Ca today where we passed thru riding.

 

[twowheelnut]

Yeah, a regular heat wave here! 850! Sheesh, I'm dyin'!

 

[Qwindelzorf]

109, wow. I remember when it was that cool. Went for a ride today, and it was 117. It'll be in the 120s in a week or so. Of course, I am right next to Death Valley, so I have no call to be surprised.

 

[MojaveFJR]

109, wow. I remember when it was that cool. Went for a ride today, and it was 117. It'll be in the 120s in a week or so. Of course, I am right next to Death Valley, so I have no call to be surprised.

you are not, you are 100 plus miles away from that place....

Live in RC for a bit... know the heat.

We got somewhere aroung 110, didn't hit the evening ride.

Bes, the heat you are probably feelling isn't from the bike, its from the road.

Either way it was hot yesterday, damn hot. I never ride without my camelback. This time of yr it comes back empty.

 

[Jetmaker737]

High today in Seattle, 70 degrees, low 53. Cloudy... what happened to summer up here? :angry:

 

[shokdimn]

‘Bout 82°F showing on my bike at 10:30 when I got in from a ride this morning. We’ve been getting a little relief from the 90’s for the last few days. Not much relief from the humidity :uhuh: though.

 

[74mach]

That's a pretty big engine down there. I definitely feel the heat on my shins from my '08 model, but it's tolerable. For comparison, my BMW R1200RT produces no noticeable heat. On the plus side, there is no comparison when it comes to acceleration!

 

[Stewart]

It was 72 degrees on my ride home today. No heat here either. :cold:

 

[edocar]

I am currently on a 6,200 16-day mile trip with four of my good friends and yesterday(22nd) we rode into LV yesterday and it was 106F. It took us close to 30 minutes in stop-and-go downtown traffic before we got to find our hotel. I wear All The Gear All The Time and if it were not for hydrating throughout the day, I would have surely been overcome with heat exhaustion. The temperature gauge as at 4 bars and the cooling fan was on for 30 minutes straight. When I was finally able to park the FJR, the tank was so incredible hot I was unable to put a bare hand on it for more than 4 seconds. In 25K+ miles my FJR and I had never encountered more hostile conditions. What want to share with you is that the FJR had fully recovered with no negative after effects of the heat ordeal when we left for San Diego this morning.

 

[Brain Surgeon]

Riding in the heat you have to adapt. I suggest you look at this web site: https://www.techniche-intl.com/content/blogcategory/5/27/

I have one of these evaporation cooling jackets (with the sleeves) which makes riding in 100+ degree heat as if you are in the care with the AC on. Keeps you cool for 30-45 minutes at a time. When the water evaporates and the vest stops working, just throw some more water on it and you're good to go. Recommend a loose weave nylon jacket to allow air ventilation.

Brain Surgeon

 

[edocar]

My Joe Rocket Sahara Vest was the last item I packed for this adventure. It came in very handy when we encountered hot riding conditions but like you mentioned it is good for about 45 minutes and perhaps even shorter when you are in 100F+ temperatures. Because we are in a group it is a bit difficult to stop to rehydrate the vest every 45 minutes and our last stop before arriving in LV was about 100 miles out. so wearing a 'dry' vest provided extra insulation for the duration we were stuck in LV-down-town-stop-and-go-104F traffic. Why do the Middle Eastern desert nomads put on more clothing the hotter it gets...maybe they have a modified genetic code to allow them to tolerate higher temperatures much like the Inuits are able to tolerate the other extremes.

 

[AVGeek]

Another full time Vegas commuter here. I have one of the Techniche standard vests, and it works well. I also switched back to my Arai Quantum from a Nolan N-102, much quieter and better ventilation. My commute here is around 30-40 minutes, so using the vest, along with a damp bandanna under the helmet is a necessity in the summer.

 

[Brain Surgeon]

With the evaporation vest you can carry a bottle of water in a side case, etc. with a waterproof plastic bag and re-hydrate the vest with only a short stop. Well worth the simple matter of hydrating the vest to keep cool. Remember, wear the helmet.

Brain Surgeon.

 

[mattster31]

109, wow. I remember when it was that cool. Went for a ride today, and it was 117. It'll be in the 120s in a week or so. Of course, I am right next to Death Valley, so I have no call to be surprised.

Yeah........but it's a DRY heat........isn't it??

If it goes over 100 up here, people act like the sky is falling......and then we still complain when it goes to -20 in winter :blink:

 

[CRMH Eagle]

I lived in the Philippines for 8 years. Dang, hot and humid. I lived in MS & AL for approx 30 years. Dang, hot and humid. The hottest place I ever visited was Manila, New Orleans, Miami, and India.

Now I live at 7500 feet in Evergreen, CO outside Denver. Hot? Humidity? Sheesh.....it's heaven here compared to those other places.