100 lbs? I've seen that outfit on people that are easily 200 lbs heavier than the pic.
Anyone running their air\oil cooled bikes with these temps?
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Priller
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Waiting for @Lightcycle to pipe up from BC calling us a bunch of wusses. They're forecasting a high of 45C in Kelowna tomorrow...
bigpoppa
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bmws come equipped with air conditioning and a fridge tho
I have considered an a/c piped into the jacket before. Luxury.
bigpoppa
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These temps are nasty, but moderate. I've ridden in 38C - 39C temps + humidity in the U.S. and it can be draining. Keep hydrated, keep moving and wear mesh gear.
Dehydration can really creep up on you. Feeling a bit confused, sleepy, lethargic, peeing highlighter coloured urine, or not needing to pee at all? If so, then it's too late, you're dehydrated and you need to stop, get into an air-conditioned space and rehydrate till you feel better.
Dehydration can really creep up on you. Feeling a bit confused, sleepy, lethargic, peeing highlighter coloured urine, or not needing to pee at all? If so, then it's too late, you're dehydrated and you need to stop, get into an air-conditioned space and rehydrate till you feel better.
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Roadghost
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My Harley is air cooled. Rode through 106 degree heat, through the Mojave Desert, zero problems. Stuck in traffic in L.A. for hours, when I got to Huntington Beach I decided to stop for a bite to eat in the stifling heat. Next to me was a Kawasaki Ninja, coolant all over the place.
Your Harley has a compression ratio of about 9:1, the Kawi is about 12:1 and is making about the 4 times the power per CC
... maybe that has something to do with it
If you're worried about your air cooled bike: use good oil, change it often (synth is better), fatten the jetting a bit and check the ignition timing.
... maybe that has something to do with it
If you're worried about your air cooled bike: use good oil, change it often (synth is better), fatten the jetting a bit and check the ignition timing.
Roadghost
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Actually, I think liquid cooling had something to do with it.
Are you making the argument that air cooling is a better technology than liquid cooling for internal combustion engines?
Roadghost
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Absolutely not. But for motorcycles it is the simpler, less problematic solution.
That would be a losing argument for sure. What I would say is that many riders perhaps don't fully realize is that on many motorcycles liquid cooling is a supplemental system to help aid and/or increase in the cooling of the motorcycle and not the sole form of cooling, they still require air cooling when in motion. I've seen many a rider leave their liquid cooled bike idle for far to long, treating it the same way they would treat a car/truck etc.
afici0nad0
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I am running an air-cooled bike during these hot/humid days.
Would rather be anywhere else than on the bike during these times, but have not seen/felt the bike act up.
Helps that i am not in stop/go traffic otherwise i would be responding differently.
Would rather be anywhere else than on the bike during these times, but have not seen/felt the bike act up.
Helps that i am not in stop/go traffic otherwise i would be responding differently.
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TK4
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My KLR was unbearable in stop-and-go traffic, the RE not so much.
Its all about air flow management - don't dump it on the rider.
You think your car isn't the same ? Open the hood on a day like today and see how much heat spills out.
Its all about air flow management - don't dump it on the rider.
You think your car isn't the same ? Open the hood on a day like today and see how much heat spills out.
