Found my temperature threshold

[FZ6 Naked!]

I've become acclimated to the cooler temps in England. I think 90 is about the hottest I'd ride in. After that, it's a cage and some good loud music to rock out to! Can't air drum on the bike you know...

 

[teeter]

I wear full gear head to toe and I've ridden in temps ranging from 5 to 105 F (-15 - 41 C.) It gets toasty on those wicked hot days (like today) but it's always worth it to me. It just adds to the adventure, right?

 

[Andz]

The most extreme I have ridden in is in with full leathers, buff, boots, thermal undersuit and when we stopped for fuel one of the car drivers in the group said they saw -5C on the dash indicator. That was pretty harsh.

Last weekend I rode in temps around +5C, that's about my regular limit. Brrrr.

 

[yamihoe]

i was on a trip a few days ago and had to stop and take my mesh jacket off....it was 107....soooo damn hot.
bike ran cool tho:rockon:

 

[Erci]

Air intake temp on the ride home from work today: 122
Wasn't bad at all as long as I kept moving.

 

[pookamatic]

I'm still amazed at the the air intake temperature, and its lack of fluctuation between sitting/cruising. It moves, but nothing like coolant.

 

[ste]

It certainly feels hotter when riding in traffic.
I am still waiting to wear my summer gear this year, It has rained for the last three weeks.
I would rather be in the position to moan about the heat than moaning about the wet and cold.

Nelly

wow 3 weeks of rain
thats awfully bad weather
its almost doubling in comparison to my area

 

[Nelly]

wow 3 weeks of rain
thats awfully bad weather
its almost doubling in comparison to my area

It's what you get for living next to a mountain,
Back on topic How hot is to hot?

Nelly

 

[DownrangeFuture]

No hot is too hot. Just hydrate.

About 30F is my limit on the bottom end without heated gear.

 

[shamrocker]

It just depends on where I'm going. If it's commuting in town at rush hour in my work clothes, it gets very uncomfortable in the mid 90's with full gear. If I'm taking a leisurely ride through the countryside, I don't think it'd ever be too hot. I've been toying with the idea of getting a mesh jacket to be more comfortable, but I"m concerned about the difference in protection.

 

[Hellgate]

100 is pretty much my cut point these days. I've ridden in 112 and it just kills me.

It's funny, in Texas may riders stop riding in the summer, it's just too hot. For exapmle we are supposed to hit 108 in Tuesday. Ugh...

 

[Wh0M3]

I can't say that I've been on a motorcycle in temps over 100 but I have been in Iraq during the summer while wearing full body armor so I guess if I could do that then I could handle riding in my mesh jacket that actually breaths and doesn't add 10 degrees to your body temp.

Besides my AC in the car isn't working that well so my bike would be cooler. :BLAA:

 

[FinalImpact]

It wasn't the hottest I've rode in but one day last August it was about 95 out and I got stuck on the interstate in stop and go traffic for about 5 miles. That was honestly the worst ride I've ever had, after about 5 miles of sweating my ass off I got off at the next exit and took back roads the rest of the way. It took me longer to get home but at least I was moving. I normally don't care how hot it is as long as I'm moving.

I'll second that. If you are moving it's bearable but in traffic it sucks. Upper 90's for me and that was hot but not bad due to not being in traffic.

I'll third it. In the 90Fs ATGAT sucks in traffic commuting. Would go joy ride in the country tho? Yes!
Stop and go next to big rigs with heat pouring off them is brutal tho with the sun on your back and not moving and having full work clothes in leathers. . . You get the point. . .

 

[red_rock_beetle]

i'll ride in the triple didgets, but not nearly as much as in the 80's. i was riding an hour or two a day, now its an hour or two a week because in this south texas heat i'd rather be a floating down the river!

 

[Wh0M3]

Well after this past weekend I can say I've ridden in full gear in triple digits. I didn't know it was that hot until I met up with my wife and asked her what our car said the temp was. She said it was reading at 115 and at 5 PM it was still around 105. I spent a good 3 hours on a group ride where 90% of the riders were geared up as well. I could tell it was a hot day and I could say if I had to commute where I had to deal with stop and go in that kind of heat I might try to think of a different route where I could do at least 25-35 mph so I could have air flow or cage it just because I wouldn't want to show up at work a sweaty mess.

I was wore out by the end of the day but keep myself hydrated so I had fluids to replace what I was losing.