How are you staying cool?

[Tigerlea]

On the bike: mesh jacket and kevlar jeans. Unfortunately the Duc gets pretty hot, so any time I stop the thighs feel like they're about to be set on fire...

Dresses for the day, shorts and sports bra for working around the house, and au naturale at night.

Keeping the curtains closed throughout the day means the house is lovely and cool when I get home from work – except upstairs, which is basically a conservatory. Been debating sleeping on the couch.

Work has AC, so the worst part of the day is the commute to/from home which requires 45 minutes of walking and a sweaty commuter train.

[B0ndy]

Bike

Same gear as winter, minus the inner lining in the jacket. Jacket unzipped half way down, in built visor down and visor up < 40 mph - kooshty.

Still bloody hot and sweating more than a paedo in a nursey but atleast if fecal matter does reach the fan then I won't leave a trail of skin along the road.

Home

Fan on, windows constantly open without the threat of wasps getting in (got some "bug proof" meshing covering my windows).
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CBF 125 -> CB400SF -> GSX600F -> ZX6R (G1) -> GSXR1000 K4 -> ZX6R (B1H Stunt bike) -> VFR800 -> R1 5PW -> Sprint 1050 -> Fireblade 929 -> ZX10R C2H

[UncleFester]

27 degrees outside here just now. Bike is staying in the garage till the temperature goes below boil in the bag.

Commuting in the ragtop, roof down, A/C on ... chilled from the waist down
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Module 1 and 2 passed - October 2014. Happy owner of a 2017 Z1000SX, ex owner of a YBR125 / CB500 / VFR800.

[kawakid]

Bought an aircon unit about 11 years ago when we had the really hot summer and wife pregnant. Nothing flash it came from Argos.

Some years it hardly gets used, it's noisy and the wife hates the noise, but it works. Last week I've had 3 of us in the bedroom, the wife sleeps downstairs.

You have to stick a tumble dryer vent out of the window, this then expels the heat.

If it broke I would buy again.
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I've a twin and a 4.

[andyscooter]

didn't need to as works building is strangly cool anyway

was only when I finished I got hot and then I was in the pub
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gilera runner vxr200 (chavped)
if its spelt wrong its my fat fingers and daft auto correct on my tablet

[hellkat]

Spending a lot of time in my air conditioned car.

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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[RhynoCZ]

How do I stay cool?

Well, I ride a MZ 150 and my car is a 22 years old Pimpmobile, that's pretty cool.
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'87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor

[goto10]

Aircon in the bedrooms. Aircon at work. Tower fan in the living room.
Misery on the bike when getting through London.

Yesterday morning they'd closed several key roads for Queeny, so I pulled over and removed jacket/gloves and continued on my way - that felt pretty darn good - the risk vs reward calculation was taken, and it was very definitely worth the risk. If I had a top box, I think I might've ditched the helmet too.

[M.C]

Last night was torture but much cooler today Hopefully that's it for 25+ degree temperatures

[recman]

[Alpineandy]

[owl]

[M.C]

All this talk of AC on in the car, am I the only one who can't afford the power hit

[goto10]

[techathy]

[Tigerlea]

[techathy]

[owl]

[Irn-Bru]

Air con I bought an all in one unit from Argos for £100 about 7 years ago, most of the year it just gathers dust but it's a life saver for a good nights sleep. I usually run it for a bit before sleeping to get the room cold (removing the humidity is the best part) and turn it off before drifting off, then if I wake up I run it for a bit and repeat. It's extremely noisy and power hungry but worth it. Surprised it has lasted so long, but if it died I'd immediately buy another one Also have A/C in the car of course. I know a few people who refuse to use it for some reason, "what's the point, just open the window"
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KTM 990 SMT & Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM

[Suntan Sid]

Right, you bunch of pussies!

It's been in the mid to high 30's here for the past few weeks and will remain that way for the next three months at least, the temperature's set to rise to 40+ at the weekend.

Bike rides, as already mentioned, mesh jacket, kevlar jeans!

You want to stay cool in bed, here's how without using A/C!

Ditch your quilt, if you must have something a single sheet will do.
Needless to say, naked is best!
Try and create a flow of air through the bedroom by opening windows to create a draught.
Buy a floor standing fan, with a remote, set it to low speed if it's noisy, if it's quiet set it to full speed, set it to "swing".
Set the fan to run for 2 hours, once you're asleep the heat won't wake you up.
Before you retire have a shower, have a cold shower, as much as you can bare without wincing.
Forget all that crap about hanging wet towels or bottles of ice in front of the fan, it's the humidity that makes you feel uncomfortable more so than the temperature.

Not much use in the UK, but if you're looking at spending a month or two in high temperatures, A/C is not your friend, letting your body acclimatise to the ambient temperature is much better, apart from anything else you'll save a fortune!

We've got A/c in the house here, never use it, just use the method described above and it's way hotter here than it is in the UK!
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[iooi]

[Alpineandy]

[Suntan Sid]

[-Matt-]

On the bike, I haven't found it too bad lately in my usual summer-attire of 1-piece and baselayers, albeit while avoiding heavy traffic areas and keeping on the move though.

Off the bike, I finally broke and had to buy a fan a few days ago, which I've been sat and sleeping in front of for the majority of the week when at home .

[recman]