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Serendipity World Chat Champion
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Posted: 08:35 - 25 Jul 2018 Post subject: |
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Not that you can do much about it, but your bike is a big part of it. Some bikes transfer significantly more heat to the rider than others.
I’m using my old 1990’s CB500 at the moment and I’ve been commuting on it since June. No fairing and a weeny engine makes it a chore in winter, but perfect for summer. Even stuck at endless sets of lights in baking London it’s never too uncomfortable.
As a contrast I took my CBF1000 out for a blast last night after I got home and even on the move the heat from the engine was cooking my shins. And the CBF is actually not that bad for heat. Modest power output and lack of fairing enclosing the engine means it’s not quite as oven-like as other bikes.
My old FireBlade was a nightmare in warm weather. Any speed below 45mph and the temperature would just climb and climb, the fan would spin up and searing heat would blow across your legs. Then after a while the heat conducted into the frame and then the tank. After an urban commute even the seat could be too hot to touch with a bare hand.
Clothing-wise I stick to my established combination of Hood Kevlar jeans with my old Richa leather jacket. I’ve had the jacket since 1997 and although looking rather distressed, it’s tough and allows loads of air to circulate. In this weather I remove all armour. It’s a trade-off of comfort and alertness for reduced safety, but that armour just acts like insulating material.
I do still wear full length Gore-Tex boots, but that’s only because my only alternative is standard shoes. I never invested in warm weather bike boots. Then I have some Knox Orsa MX gloves that are probably a bit light for high speed road use, but super-vented and stop sweaty hands. ____________________ 2007 CBF1000-ABS - Commuter heaven | 1994 CBR600FR - Awaiting defibrillation |
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The Shaggy D.A. Super Spammer
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Posted: 16:44 - 25 Jul 2018 Post subject: |
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I wear the same £15 carboot find textile jacket all year round. It's waterproof, but not Goretex. I sweat like a pig. I do have a leather non-bike jacket I sometimes wear, the stitching wouldn't last 10 seconds if I came off but it's far more comfortable. I wear my work trousers or normal jeans, with waterproofs if it's wet. These too aren't Goretex, and can end up wet anyway. ____________________ Chances are quite high you are not in my Monkeysphere, and I don't care about you. Don't take it personally.
Currently : Royal Enfield 350 Meteor
Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5 |
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Riejufixing World Chat Champion
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Not manly enuff. Try koteka. |
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Posted: 07:58 - 26 Jul 2018 Post subject: |
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Bought my Richa all weather textile for £30 on ebay. about 40% Mesh panel outer layer, WP/windproof zip in membrane, zip in thermal
liner. You can have any combination of layers you like. I went out for an hours bimble last night in just the outer layer and it was the coolest I had been all day. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha World Chat Champion
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In the last 6 weeks I've done about 7k - and while for the most part it's been great, there've been a few times when it got daft. I was okay if I kept moving but once things slowed to 5mph or below - fiddly filtering etc. - ugh. Gear - T-shirt under my Wulfsport jacket, and then me standard spada troos. All year round boots: https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=324982
My bike does definitely get hot (nineja c2) - wow it gets hot. Hot and angry. Hot, angry and wants to fight. But my determinedly serene vibes soothe it, and eventually it starts to relax and behave itself. I've become accustomed to the fan staying on a minute or two after stopping (it's on a live feed) but the other day it was going bonkers. Normally it sounds like a hand dryer - but this time it was more like a pissed off Harrier jump jet. ____________________ "Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 238 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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