100+ degrees, took a ride anyway!

[JJ]

...with my friends / neighbors...down to historic downtown Cottonwood, AZ, but I can tell you, with full-coverage helmets, gear, gloves, boots, etc., and a 100+ degrees.....it was just "TOO FRICKIN' *** HOT*** !!!

This time of year, one needs to get off the street BEFORE 10am in the morning...after that, it's BRUTAL!!

[Rich A]

I've become a wuss, a fair-weather rider, mostly limited to 50-85 deg these days. Sad, really.

Rich A

[skippy]

That dry heat is brutal. I have a mesh jacket that i only use between 75 and 85 f. Maybe up to 90f for short rides. Anything over that I go back to full leather and stop often for water. If not for the full leather you would have to stop even more often for water. The only time this really sucks is when you get stuck in a bunch of stop and go traffic.
JJ you are absolutely right, best to get off the road between about 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Skippy

[Guzzi Gal]

I put an icepack under my jacket if the temps are over 100 which really helps when waiting at a light.     

[kingoffleece]

You folks ever try the LD Comfort shirt/water idea?

[LowRyter]

well, it's a dry heat

[JJ]

well, it's a dry heat

Yes, indeed...but trust me...it will SUCK the moisture RIGHT out of you!!!

[MotoG5]

In my area the days have been hitting the 90 to 100 degree mark every afternoon for the last month. Yesterday I decided that I needed to just adapt and ride. I got up this morning at just after it got light enough to ride and hit the road. Really felt good for the two hour ride and made it home before things got too uncomfortable. Until this weather pattern changes I am going to follow this plan so I can get some quality time in on the bike. With all of the rallies we were looking forward to going to this year being dropped its the best I can do.

[GeorgiaGuzzi]

On long hauls in the middle of summer I use a camelback insulated water backpack. Fill it half with ice cubes, and the rest water. Holds over a liter. The over shoulder drinking tube works great even with a full face helmet. Triple digit arid heat I’ll have to refill it every gas stop. Always keep your jacket on, I just made the mistake of taking it off once, that sunburn wasn’t nice!

[Blaufeld66]

Here for now when I go out in the morning the air is still cool, but coming back from work in the afternoon we are at a little over 91F... I drive with mesh jacket and a t-shirt under it, but weather is so beautiful that I MUST ride a couple of hours before coming back home.
I HATED 2 months of lockdown... 

[willowstreetguzziguy]

Just bought a cooling  (hydration) vest from Revzilla for $39. A friend in (HOT) Tucson recommended it. It does the job!! Surprised no one has mentioned it here. Looks to be 110 degrees in a few days.

[JJ]

Summers in Arizona ("The Valley of the Sun", aka Phoenix), are affectionately referred to as..."The Forbidden Planet"

[Moparnut72]

I've been told no one in Arizona goes to church. They already know how hot Hell is.
kk

[ivantheterrible]

Summers in Arizona ("The Valley of the Sun", aka Phoenix), are affectionately referred to as..."The Forbidden Planet"

I also use a cooling vest. Makes a big difference.

[Lannis]

Relative to the two threads going on about "hot weather" riding, I can vouch for the problems caused by a mesh jacket in 90+ degF weather.

I was riding from home in Virginia up to a camp in Pennsylvania, 250 miles or so, on my '61 BSA A10 650, and it was a 95 or so degree day, humid too.   I was in a mesh jacket, jeans, and a T-shirt.   I had one pint bottle of water with me, which I had drunk at a gas stop at about 125 miles.   

I got to the bar-b-q joint where we were meeting for the day, walked slowly in, sat down at the table, looked at everyone, got up, and would have fallen down if I hadn't had a wooden column to hang on to.   I was WAY dehydrated and hadn't felt it coming; I've never "passed out" before, but it was nearer to passing out than has ever happened to me in my life.

And this is where it's good to be around other guys.   If my wife or other women had been there, they'd have been calling the medics, stretching me out on the floor, sirens going, emergency room ... the guys, although they knew I was in bad shape, knew that I'd want anything except a gurney ride, so they helped me to my seat, got me two big glasses of ice water and poured part of one down my jacket and the other into me, got a couple of Snickers bars from the counter, and kind of "held me up" at the table between them (a scene from "Weekend at Bernie's") until I was lucid and self-supporting again, and it worked out, no harm done.

But mesh in hot weather will dry you out almost faster than you can drink water.   You have to be careful with it ....!

Lannis

[willowstreetguzziguy]

When it’s above 90 degrees with humidity here in PA,  the cooling vest will come out and I put it on under my leather jacket cracked open to allow air in. That makes the heat bearable.

[JJ]

Of course, riding in 100+ degrees in 10-15% humidity is very different from 100+ degrees and 85-95% humidity!!

I have one of those cooling vests that you completely "SOAK" in water, then, wear it.  Out here during "The Forbidden Planet" summer, this will be completely dry in 20-25 minutes!!

One time, several years ago, riding back from the New Mexico State Rally, we stopped in Globe, AZ for gas / water.  I drank one large bottle, and poured the second large bottle over my head and onto my long-sleeve T-shirt, etc.  We took off, and again, the cooling effect was only good for about 20 minutes.

These days, I have tried to AVOID riding during the hottest part of the day, which is about 12 noon-dusk.  Mornings are fine, and again, if you go into the high country, like Flagstaff, which is about 7000 feet, you are better off...

Lannis is correct...dehydrati on can kill you!!

[AH Fan]

Well boys were not having any of those heat issues up here in the Pacific north West this year.
I think maybe a few days in the 80s F is all.

Ciao

[JJ]

Well boys were not having any of those heat issues up here in the Pacific north West this year.
I think maybe a few days in the 80s F is all.

Ciao

Yes, the weather in the PNW, (Pacific Northwest), is absolutely "magical" for the three months of summer....However, then comes the fall and winter...and it turns to cold, grey, rainy skies for the next 8 months...   There is no utopia for weather...unless you live in California...and sadly, that has it's own issues and baggage...and I am qualified to say because I lived in both places during my career...

[Blaufeld66]

I've been told no one in Arizona goes to church. They already know how hot Hell is.
kk

In Soviet Russia, you don't go to curch: the church goes to you. Shortly followed by KGB agents.

 

 

[JJ]

These two images are right on the mark for summertime on..."The Forbidden Planet"!!

[Dukedesmo]

Wish it was too hot here!


Today it's the middle of Summer at 13 degrees C and about 200% humidity (cloud/drizzle) and, frankly downright miserable...   

[Ncdan]

Here in the south, mid NC where I live, the only time one can ride without getting the “swamp butt” is in the morning hours. If we do an extended over nighter we are kick stands up at 0600 and down at 1200, eat lunch and off to the hotel pool. Being miserable while riding is not fun!

[Lannis]

Here in the south, mid NC where I live, the only time one can ride without getting the “swamp butt” is in the morning hours. If we do an extended over nighter we are kick stands up at 0600 and down at 1200, eat lunch and off to the hotel pool. Being miserable while riding is not fun!

Supposed to be mid-90s tomorrow, and my ride is from home in Central Virginia, US60 over to Buena Vista, then VA39 through the Goshen Pass to Goshen, then VA42 about 120 miles up through the Shenandoah Valley, then cross over on VA259 to Fulk's Run Gap, then take WV29 and US522 to Cross Junction.

Some of the best riding in the country, my favorite roads, and it'll be hot for sure.   I'll start out in the morning in leather, switch to mesh when it gets insupportable, and drink at least 2 quarts of water the last part of the trip.

Not bad if you're prepared!

Lannis

[Guzzi Gal]

Took a short breakfast ride this morning with my hubby.  It was around 95 when we started out and 100 for the ride back.  For Phoenix, that's about as perfect as it gets this time of year.

[guzzi771]

I've become a wuss, a fair-weather rider, mostly limited to 50-85 deg these days. Sad, really.

Rich A

         Me too unless their is a R in the month I'm not riding !

[Ncdan]

Supposed to be mid-90s tomorrow, and my ride is from home in Central Virginia, US60 over to Buena Vista, then VA39 through the Goshen Pass to Goshen, then VA42 about 120 miles up through the Shenandoah Valley, then cross over on VA259 to Fulk's Run Gap, then take WV29 and US522 to Cross Junction.

Some of the best riding in the country, my favorite roads, and it'll be hot for sure.   I'll start out in the morning in leather, switch to mesh when it gets insupportable, and drink at least 2 quarts of water the last part of the trip.

Not bad if you're prepared!

Lannis

Sounds like a great ride Lannis, I’d love to ride it sometime but in the fall in cooler weather👍

[Ncdan]

Took a short breakfast ride this morning with my hubby.  It was around 95 when we started out and 100 for the ride back.  For Phoenix, that's about as perfect as it gets this time of year.

You’re tougher than I am GG👍

[JJ]

Let's all have a "ROASTER" weekend, shall we?!?

Just another summer day on "The Forbidden Planet!!"  

[kingoffleece]

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