No prob. Have found a few good articles on the subject. It hard to imagine that once it goes over 96 degrees U actually want to block alot of the air hitting you cause your only adding heat to you, not taking it away :blink:Another great article about riding in the heat. Thanks!Been in the 100's all week. Here's a link to a pretty good article: https://www.soundrider.com/archive/safety-skills/when_youre_hot.htm
lotsa good info. Ride safe. B cool
FJR in 100+ temps
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BlackStar
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Any bike at 100+ F will be HOT!
In traffic forget it.
Heat from the sun
Heat from the pavement
Heat from the cars around you
and god help you heat from the bike, then when it can't get any hotter, the cooling fan kicks on.
In traffic forget it.
Heat from the sun
Heat from the pavement
Heat from the cars around you
and god help you heat from the bike, then when it can't get any hotter, the cooling fan kicks on.
MajBach
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I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like under the helmet!
My thermometer hasn't read above 77F so far this year. Even with the cool temps here, I've found riding the FJ around town in those temps uncomfortably hot as it is. My engine temp readout typically reads only two bars from max as well. How does the bike manage to shed engine heat sufficiently above 100 when youre sitting waiting for the light to turn green?
My thermometer hasn't read above 77F so far this year. Even with the cool temps here, I've found riding the FJ around town in those temps uncomfortably hot as it is. My engine temp readout typically reads only two bars from max as well. How does the bike manage to shed engine heat sufficiently above 100 when youre sitting waiting for the light to turn green?
GeorgiaRoller
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Herein lies a good point that you make. Depending on where you live and what temps your accustomed too has a lot to do with your riding temperature threshold!
I think 99% of guys in the NW that are used to cool/damp weather would probably about have a heat stroke if you rode in 100 degree heat of central Georgia. Conversely those in the NW or Canada might not think twice about going for a ride on a nice sunny 27f degree winter day whereas a Florida FJR rider would think your completely insane & their nuts would shrivel and fall off within minutes of riding in those temps. It's about about what your accustomed too and then each person has a different temperature threshold to mix into the equation as well.
Also 105f degrees dry heat in Arizona with 17% humidity is completely different than 105f degree heat in Louisiana with 75% humidity. That humidity and heat index and the riding gear sticking to you and the thick moist super-heated air just sucks the life out of you and it's hard to even breathe. Not all 100+ degree temps "feel" the same.
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gixxerjasen
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Exactly! When I was in the reserves in the Marines I was living in Florida at the time. A bunch of us, along with a bunch of guys from Texas all went to a school in New Jersey for our summer training. We had one guy there from Connecticut. Temps were in the upper 80's and man were we all loving life. We got a good football game going and were having a great time. However, the guy from Connecticut was sweating bullets and kept complaining about the heat and how could we possibly be out there playing ball in this weather.
When I lived in Cleveland for a year we laughed because people started complaining once it went over 85F. Over 90F and you thought people were going to die. We had a couple of days over 95F and you thought it was the end of days. Of course we had some "Cold" weather here in Dallas when we hosted the superbowl and the visiting fans from Green Bay just laughed at the weather and were wearing sweatshirts at the max.
It just depends on what you are used to. Some folks here do actually park their bike all summer long. I can't do that though, gotta ride some for sure or I start to get the shakes.
When I lived in Cleveland for a year we laughed because people started complaining once it went over 85F. Over 90F and you thought people were going to die. We had a couple of days over 95F and you thought it was the end of days. Of course we had some "Cold" weather here in Dallas when we hosted the superbowl and the visiting fans from Green Bay just laughed at the weather and were wearing sweatshirts at the max.
It just depends on what you are used to. Some folks here do actually park their bike all summer long. I can't do that though, gotta ride some for sure or I start to get the shakes.
GeorgiaRoller
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Whats nice about living close to the mountains is you can go up in elevation and escape the summer heat. It might be 95 degrees at my house at 740' elev. in central GA...but I can be at 4,000' - 6,000' within a 2hr-3hr early morning ride and it's 20-25 degrees cooler. But I must admit I don't ride in the afternoon locally when it's over 90 degrees and humid. It's just not really all that fun. I'd rather be in a pool!It just depends on what you are used to. Some folks here do actually park their bike all summer long. I can't do that though, gotta ride some for sure or I start to get the shakes.
Also because of where I live I know that Feb-May and Sept-Nov are awesome riding months in the 55-85 degree range so I have many months of good riding and I don't have to try to squeeze it all in during the summer.
Just live in the DC area. They complain about the heat, the cold, the rain.....non-stop. Everybody is from somewhere else, so you get it no matter what. However, rode home last week, the Air Temp said 110. Yup, that did feel hot.Exactly! When I was in the reserves in the Marines I was living in Florida at the time. A bunch of us, along with a bunch of guys from Texas all went to a school in New Jersey for our summer training. We had one guy there from Connecticut. Temps were in the upper 80's and man were we all loving life. We got a good football game going and were having a great time. However, the guy from Connecticut was sweating bullets and kept complaining about the heat and how could we possibly be out there playing ball in this weather.
When I lived in Cleveland for a year we laughed because people started complaining once it went over 85F. Over 90F and you thought people were going to die. We had a couple of days over 95F and you thought it was the end of days. Of course we had some "Cold" weather here in Dallas when we hosted the superbowl and the visiting fans from Green Bay just laughed at the weather and were wearing sweatshirts at the max.
It just depends on what you are used to. Some folks here do actually park their bike all summer long. I can't do that though, gotta ride some for sure or I start to get the shakes.
Top_Speed1
Panama Canal Crosser
I'm guilty of dousing the protective gear in the hot weather and riding in shorts, sleeveless shirts.
I still can't do the flip-flops (sandals) like they do down along the coast in Florida. Those surf dudes slash bikers are really :crazy:
I still can't do the flip-flops (sandals) like they do down along the coast in Florida. Those surf dudes slash bikers are really :crazy:
wheatonFJR
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If you know that you're not going to crash when it's hot, maybe you can extend that ESP to other cooler times of the year so you won't have the hassle of gearing up.
I'd rather crash in an air conditioned car than crash with no gear. If it ever gets too hot to gear up for safety, then another mode of transportation is used.
El Toro Joe
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Top_Speed1
Panama Canal Crosser
You had to say something, didn't you?! You've jinxed us!Wow! You'd think there was a heatwave or something going on. 65', cloudy and some sprinkles here in the north-wet.
I see that an unbearable 77 degrees is forecast for this saturday! :lol: At least I got a final 52degree rainy commute to work this morning. Seriously, I feel for you guys suffering with the heat. A few years ago the world must have actually stopped rotating because we had a whole week of temps around 100 here in Seattle. There was even that day coming home from work on the FJR when the temp hit 107. Like has been mentioned, it's all about what you're used to and we definitely ain't used to those kind of temps!
Just in case anyone is mistakenly thinking that shedding layers is good when the temps go up...
https://www.ironbutt.com/ibmagazine/IronButt_1002_62-66_Hot.pdf
gixxerjasen
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Yea, I'd love to move to Denver. Folks tell me it gets every bit as hot there as it does here. However, to that point I always note that you can hop on the highway and head west for 30 minutes and the temps will be VERY nice, and you might even find some cold parts. The only place 30 minutes from Dallas that feels nice is indoors!
I'm really hoping I don't have to take another one of these this year!
MajBach
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Talk about a bag sticker!I'm really hoping I don't have to take another one of these this year!
GaryM
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Well I did the right side mod and took 'er out for a spin.
There was quite a difference, next is the left side then the tank. I have 3 1/2 weeks before my long ride so I can'y dilly dally too much.
Thanks for all the help guys!
There was quite a difference, next is the left side then the tank. I have 3 1/2 weeks before my long ride so I can'y dilly dally too much.
Thanks for all the help guys!
2006FJR
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I did a ride through Death Valley at the wrong time of year and it was 105 at midnight so you can imagine how hot it was during the day. Never again! 114 is my limit and feels cool next to 130. I had to get off my bike at one point and hide out in a hotel for a few hours.
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GaryM
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A quick question about the left side heat fix. The instruction state to remove the air director but in one of the pictures it shows part of it cut away. So, which is it? remove it entirely or cut it up and reinstall?
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GaryM
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Never mind that question about the air director, it answered itself after I actually read the directions... :blushing:
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