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| Posted: Wed Aug 26th, 2009 08:54 pm | 41st Post |
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82gl1100iwingman wrote: RoundmanFabrications wrote:For extreme hot weather or desert touring, I was thinking of putting one t-shirt inside another, and sewing them together with a circuit of small diameter vinyl tubing in between. Then circulating cold water through the circuit from an ice chest with a small DC pump. Hey THAT is a pretty cool idea. If I was riding in hot weather all the time - I'd go for that. When we rode that last 6500 miler it was during the bad heat wave in the Northwest US. We had our first 2 days in the low 100s F then a break. Then we had a day of mostly the 50s and 60s F along the coast followed by our worst day of the trip heat wise - an entire day 104 - 109 in Columbia River Valley. Some observations - My wife - who likes the heat (I hate it) had a worse tolerance than me. She actually started to show signs of heat stroke as we rode getting red, swelling, feeling faint, etc... We got her back to the room and I happily went about gassing up and checking tire pressures, buying groceries, running errands. It seemed that me - VERY well insulated - could tolerate the heat better - or at least showed signs that the effects were delayed. We have the Fieldsheer Motomorph jacket and it served us very well in temps from high 30's F to 109F - the mesh really helped and the rain liner worked great in 3 days of rain and hail in South Dakota and Wyoming. I commute out here on the California coast this time of year in 50s and Fog in the AM and in the PM anywhere from 50s F to 90F - I use the mesh with the wind over-panels on most commutes and zip them off in the 80s. On our trip once, I tried wetting my shirt - it worked really well with the mesh jackets. Penny did not because it would have made her too cold. One thing to note is we both "packed light" by using those modern "moisture wicking" type materials. We both buy these inexpensively in Walmart. I pay anywhere between $3 and $11 for a shirt depending on how early in the season, if it has any "styling to it" and long sleeve vs short sleeve. These work VERY well with the shirt wetting. In fact, the reason I didn't wet my shirt more was that just sweating kept me cool with these shirts - BUT I had to drink a lot of water (which I would do in hot weather anyway). These methods work well for me and the occasional trip in the HOT weather. I would definately try this "Veskimo" if I did daily commuting in like LA or Phoenix though.  Last edited on Wed Aug 26th, 2009 08:55 pm by Blackdog ____________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson, (attributed); US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882) WHAT I RIDE: 2008 Honda GL1800, 2002 Indian Chief |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 20th, 2010 11:31 pm | 42nd Post |
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I bought a Field Sheer and my wife has a Joe Rocket--both mesh, both armored, on sale at different times at Competition Accessories that we are happy with. They're pretty cool in hot weather, and have zip in liners for when it gets wet or cooler.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 21st, 2010 10:43 am | 43rd Post |
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I just ride naked 
____________________  Adrian RoSPA Gold Advanced Rider and Tutor IBA Num 51201 http://www.RBLR.co.uk RBLR1000 2010 & 2011 Pain is Temporary, Pride is Forever '02' GL1800 A2, My First 1800 Aug 09 '88' GL1500 (Japanese Import)My First 1500 May 2008 (Moved on to make room for above bike) '80' GL1100 Fully dressed ex standard Apr 2006 (Moved on to make room for above bike) '81' GL1100 DBX Feb 2001 (Deceased Apr 2006) '80' CB250N 1982 (Gone) '79' CB250N 1980 (Wrote off) |
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| Posted: Sun Nov 21st, 2010 02:13 pm | 44th Post |
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i use a kooling vest holds up to 12 ice packs in summer. work outside in heat 8 packs gives me about 6 hrs. cost with the extra packs was about $250 chem tec out of canada.
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| Posted: Wed May 11th, 2011 06:14 am | 45th Post |
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You want 50mpg, reverse, navigation, airbags, abs, darkside, premium audio, and AIR CONDITIONING? Have you considered a Prius?
____________________ Only dead fish swim with the current. 2003 Harley Davidson VRSCA VROD Arlen Ness billet wheels/rotors, Ram Air carbon fiber airbox cover, carbon fiber fenders, Arlen Ness billet wheels & rotors, custom Cary Faas racing pipe, Eagle 1550 big bore kit/ Wiseco pistons, House of Color custom paint tribal design w/ghost flames airbrushed, 240 rear conversion w/billet swingarm, metz 880's, kuryakn LED's, braided hoses,21" front wheel conversion, etc. 135 RWHP 125 torque mid 9's 1/4 mile. 1983 Honda Goldwing GL1100 Interstate Saddleman seat, Utopia back rest, dipstick add on, wind wings. |
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