OK I had a friend from MI ask me how in the world us folks in Arizona ride our bikes in 110 degree weather... So as a public service to others wondering I will share the secret.

Roll your preferred ride out of your shop

Check fluids and usual pre ride list

Turn on ignition

Start motorcycle and warm it up some

Head out on the highway.....

To be honest there is no better ride in my opinion than on our hot desert nights here in the Southwest, yes days can be toasty, but prefer it over cold...

 

Same here in Florida's high heat / high humidity... just drink plenty of water! And... we don't have the desert nights, we have the humid, bug filled nights...

Oh, and Gators are very hard to see when they are in the road at night!

 

I`ll bet the Pythons are too, LOL!

 

it is just a matter of getting out and riding no matter where you are. I live and ride the SoCal desert and have done so for over 40 years. You do what you must to ride.



2014 Street Glide Special
Custom Dynamics red LED's and Dynamic Rings with smoked lenses.
Vance & Hines Monster Ovals.
Precision Billet Darkside floorboards, Derby and Points covers.
Kuryakyn curved license plate holder.

 

We have hot weather in Texas and here's what I do...
Roll your preferred ride out of your shop
Check fluids and usual pre ride list
Turn on ignition
Start motorcycle and warm it up some
Head out on the highway

 

I have a Winter home in AZ and was there at the beginning of this month.
Pulled Bike out of garage
Turned on ignition
Road for 10 minutes
Came home
Drank 3 beer

Holy crap that 10 minute ride was waaaayyyyy too hot for this guy.
I always dress for the slide, so I was all geared up.
I have decided that riding down there from Oct - April is fine, But May, June, July, August & September just aint going to happen.

 

Here's what we do in the Sacramento Valley and the Sierra foothills.

Roll your preferred ride out of your shop

Check fluids and usual pre ride list

Turn on ignition

Start motorcycle and warm it up some

Head out on the highway.....

And head west towards the ocean or east towards the mountains.

 

Gets pretty hot here in NV as well. Some days in stop n go traffic can be miserable. But, I wouldn't change it for the world. As OP said, you can not beat the cool evenings in the desert. Love it!!

 

[QUOTE=dwshort;12911869]it is just a matter of getting out and riding no matter where you are. I live and ride the SoCal desert and have done so for over 40 years. You do what you must to ride.

Don, I was in and out of Barstow last week in about 2 hrs. Don't miss that kind of heat at all. But do miss the year round riding.

 

I've lived in S Florida (hotter than N Florida) and have ridden here in Philly in 105* heat in consecutive days. To me, S Florida is worse because of the stifling humidity. They both have stop-and-go heavy traffic. I don't gear up. BUT, I find wearing a long sleeve shirt to be better in many ways than just a t-shirt.

Remember, above skin temperature, the wind does not cool you off. It has the opposite effect and the hotter it gets the more the wind effect makes you feel hotter. A long sleeve shirt protects your skin from the super heated winds.

Wetting your shirt, however, will have a cooling effect. As will those new towels that are designed to use evaporative action. But they don't work in traffic.

Either way, it's hot no matter what. I just ride through it and make sure I'm properly hydrated. Because once you feel thirsty, you're already dehydrated.