Too hot to ride
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 2,359
Likes: 2
Nothing like hot asphalt during rush hour traffic in central phoenix.... Walk into the house and get a head cold from the vast diffference in temps....
Thread Starter
|
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,257
Likes: 2
From: Gastonia, NC
Yesterday it was so hot I stopped and filled up with gas. Didn't run the tank over. Put the cap on and took off. Next thing I saw was gas running out the top and over the tank. Had to stop and wipe it off before the big fire.
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 762
Likes: 1
I usually just take my windshield off, wear my flip flops, athletic shorts, no shirt, and a full face helmet, Then go real fast down I-75 with my feet on my Kuryakyn switchblades! Or sometimes...I wear my Gerbing's! Hell, I need to drop a few pounds anyway....kinda like a cheap sauna!
Tourer
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 426
Likes: 0
From: Tucson, AZ
), no heat, just me and the back roads. Like you said, gives you time to see the countryside and think.
6th Gear
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 12
Likes: 0
I'm so friggin' happy to get out on the road, the 95-110 deg summers in central OK don't stop me. Agreed, the south/ east humidity makes everything worse, not nearly as bad here. Thin(er) jeans and a synthetic T shirt helps. Chugging Gatoraid at stops keeps me from drying out like a piece of roadkill.
Beats the "ice cream headache" of a winter ride anyday.
Beats the "ice cream headache" of a winter ride anyday.
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,658
Likes: 0
From: Blackshear, Georgia
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Banned
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 391
Likes: 0
Come on up north to ride, temps all summer between 75-85, rolling curvy roads and lots of local old world pubs... no offense, but I'll take our rather long winters here in upsate NY over your 3-4 months of continuous hot & humid summers...