Riding in 100 degree days!
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- I share all of the things that I do to make riding in Hot weather a little less miserable!
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Great job but I would add a few things.
1. If you can, stay away from black and try and get your pants, and jacket in lighter colors. Even boots if you can get a brown it will help. (I know you said you were in a club so that dictated the color but for those who are not in a club or can wear other colors.)
2. I don't have an umbrella but I have one of those big brimmed cloth hats I can put on and it folds up nice in a saddle bag.
3. when it is really hot that means your bike is hot so don't push your bike really hard and cause it to get even hotter. Especially applicable to air cooled bikes.
4. If you can, plan your ride so that you can be stopped and inside in the peak heat of the day.
5. I have a cooling vest that works great, you soak it and then put it on, you can get a good couple of hours out of it under your mesh jacket before you need to soak it again.
Love the channel, keep up the great work.
Well said! Thank you for the thoughtful comments!
Cue,
One trick I’ve learned riding in Texas to stay cool: At gas stops, get a water and take it into the beer cooler to drink. Spending 7 minutes in the cooler while drinking water brings down your core temperature.
Great idea! I will definitely do that on my next long distance ride on a hot day!
After moving to Florida I learned real quick to stay covered and hydrate and hydrate often.
As soon as I got out the door!
absolutely!
In 45yrs of riding, I've rode Flatheads, Knuckleheads, Panheads, Shovelheads, and Evos on 100deg days. The cylinder heads can get from 250 up to 300 degrees on a 100deg day! That's why those old bikes ran 70wt oil! 300deg coming up, 100deg sun beating down.
Wearing black makes it even worse!
There's a reason the camel-riding guys wear white to light color robes and head coverings in the desert!
I'm planning to do some experiments on different color gear to measure the temps difference. Stay tuned
@@RidingandWrenching Step on a light color sidewalk in bare feet on a hot sunny day. Then step off the sidewalk onto the asphalt/blacktop street. Experiment over.
@@pb68slab18 my experiment will be a little different than that.
I ride in the heat with an armored mesh jacket, ventilated Indie Ridge gloves and boots, and usually a neck gaiter to keep the sun off of my neck. When I reach a stop I often take the jacket off and put on a pair of UPF 50+ sun sleeves. I frequently get asked "Aren't you hot in that?" by guys who are sweating their buns off in t-shirts because they have nothing protecting them from the sun.
The vented Indie Ridge gloves are awesome! I have a pair of those too. I had people look at me like I was crazy putting my mesh jacket on. One person asked me if it was hot....I said yes, it's 100 degrees.
As a Texas rider, 100 degree days are like a day in spring!
ouch! I haven't had the opportunity to ride through Texas....yet.....but I think I'll avoid the hot part of the summer!
Good looking bike ...i only ware full face..gloves..& workboots for safety n summer (its risky)....i always carry small cooler with deluded tea , water & gatorade.(i use empty gatorade bottles with froze water at bottom of bottle...also...pour 2" water in bottom of cooler & freeze it....God bless everyones saftey
@@larrypeplinski593, hahaha I agree with you 100%. Hell that’s a normal day in the Texas heat.
Lol facts 100 degrees dry heat here in Bakersfield,ca is a good day!
I’ve watched your segment and agree with everything you’ve said. I live in Richmond and frequently ride to Orlando and the one addition to my riding is a water bladder. Please encourage your subscribers to add a water bladder. I fill it with 1/4 ice and 3/4 water. I put it on under my jacket and I have the hose placed under my lid to sip water whenever needed. It’s not heavy and I am able to lean against my backrest without interference.
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Nice idea
Some solid advice for riding in the heat. Great job, Cue!
Thanks Eric! I thought of you when a passenger on a bike in Memphis passed out due to heat exhaustion
Best way to beat the heat on a bike is to stay moving and keep on riding.🤘
@@Milspecpoptart agreed!
One thing I would like to add and that is when to recognise your physical and cognitive decline when riding in extreme heat. Reaction times slow down along with mental processing. All heat related and a lot to do with dehydration and physical fitness. Aged riders are much more susceptible to it. From one retired sailor to another, stay safe. Great video.
Thanks for the great feedback. Paying attention to the signs your body (and mind) give you is very important!
Good advice! I may start carrying a small umbrella also. One of my riding friends used to carry an umbrella while riding pillion and at red lights in the city, would pop it up to shield her and her husband while waiting on the light!
It's a good idea. I've never done it before, but I will have one in my saddlebag for my next trip.
I live in Arizona and we use mesh air conditioning vests. Basically it’s a vest you soak in water and put it on over your t shirt. It will last 2-3 hours before you have to resoak. They work amazing!
That's a GREAT idea!
Here in Florida.. that’s everyday for 7months..🔥🔥🔥
sometimes 8 months. 🥵
I visited around Christmas and even bought my first bike down there. 70⁰ was sticky and uncomfortable. In the Mojave, it's nice and dry, so 90⁰ is fine for me.
dang! Every day?!?!
having mesh is a great thing. I have a mesh jacket and gloves, and even tempted to get mesh boots.
Indie Ridge boots are vented, but not the same as mesh. Very comfortable though!
As someone who lives and ride in the desert. Freeze Gatorade, and water bottles to carry with you. Dehydration is a problem. Gatorade slushies, and pour half frozen water on your clothes. It helps so much.
The bottles don't explode (break open) when you freeze them? I guess plastic will just expand and swell. I may have to give that a shot!
@RidingandWren The plastic bottles won't explode. I do it all the time, because there's no shade out here in the desert, and dehydration can come on fast.
Really great info 👊🏼 I’m in Texas and started using the cooling sleeves. Man what a difference, they protect your arms from the sun and really do feel cool when the wind hits them.
I imagine Texas has to be tough!
Having everything black you will be hotter than you need to be. Especially with the helmet. Quite a few vids measuring the trapped heat temperature showing how lighter color helmets and clothing stay significantly cooler
My Bilt Blaze2 jacket is black, but made of mesh & such. My modular helmet in gray metallic has 3 closeable vents that move air through the helmet. Defrosters for the inside of the face shield, but they don't work until you get up to 14-15MPH. So, I crack the face shield open a lil bit and that works fine. I also have the Bilt Pro Tourer Air Boots with zippers on both sides and room in the uppers for your cuffs, should you choose to do so.
I'm planning to do a test the theory of dark colors trapping heat. I've heard that all of my life, but I need to prove it to myself. Stay tuned
@@RidingandWrenching I’ll watch a video to see what you come up with, but I’ve tried it myself a few times already with an infrared thermometer. I love blacked out everything (especially gear) but I live in TX and despise being hot a lot more than I like looking cool lol.
Nice job but one suggestion: Instead of a wet t-shirt under your mesh jacket wear a soaking wet long sleeve cotton flannel shirt. It stays wet longer and cools your arms as well. It works better than the manufactured cooling vests out there.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Great advice about the sun and the importance of proper riding gear.
Fieldsheer evaporative vest under a mesh jacket. Lowers temp at least 10 degrees.
I learned the umbrella trick last winter when I was in the Philippines. I seen all these people walking around on a nice sunny day with umbrellas and I couldn't understand why, then my wife explained it to me and yes she's a filipina.
I saw the same thing in China. They don't want a sun tan over there. But maybe they burn easy
Cue thanks for the great information. Also glad you didn't hurt yourself from the fall. Keep up the great work and be safe doing it. Wish you and your family a great summer.
Thank you! It was a minor drop. No big deal
Just found your channel. Fellow Memphian retired Sailer!
Awesome! Hope to see you on the road someday.
Go Navy! MMCM/CMC here. 78-00. Glad to find your channel. Lots to say, but I’ll limit it to these:
1. Sunscreen. Don’t forget nose , face and neck that are almost always exposed. See the dermatologist twice a year.
2. Plan the ride: start hydrating the day before. Gives your body/cells the best protection against dehydration. I always drink a full bottle at every stop. Somebody already said it: If you get thirsty, you’re already behind.
3. These bikes come from the factory tuned lean to meet emissions. Consider a FI tuner that can add more fuel. Will see engine run cooler as well as improve power.
You hit most of the important points already. Invest in technology solutions. There’s lots of companies that have garments to keep cool in other industries.
Ride safe, brother!
I was in the Navy for 6 years. In hindsight, I wish I had stayed in
Always enjoy your content cue!
Thank you sir!
A very good video, you raised some great points. Thanks!
Thank you!
🤣 “how’s that God suntan lotion” 🤣 Great story & good tips! We need to get one of those half shades!
I've been laughing about that story for 30 years! I wish I had stayed in touch with my buddy from the Navy
Get a cooling vest. I use in the 100 + F heat in Sacramento CA. I feel cool like a 70 F day. I also wear under my full leather jacket, pants, gloves and boots and I stay nice and cool. It's basically a sponge vest which evaporative cools your core.
I definitely need to try one of those cooling vests. I have heard alot of positive things about them.
I had the same thing happen to me in Hawaii with sunburn. Learned a hard and painful lesson. I use SPF skin care products all year now because I don’t EVER want that to happen again! Great video! Thanks for sharing!
I found out we could get sunburned in 2000 while doing hvac work on a roof in a tank top and noticed my skin peeling days later. I was flabbergasted.
painful lesson learned the hard way for me
I love that Mustang. My first car was a 65 Mustang. Years later bought a brand new 85 Mustang GT. Ex wife took it and I have always missed that car. True story.
Ouch! This is a 66 Mustang in my garage. I also have a 2012 GT500 that I rarely show in videos. I've been a Mustang fanatic since I was a kid.
I learned the same sunburn lesson on a trip down to South Beach years ago. I peeled for two weeks after getting back to Minnesota.
Man.....that slap on the back was life changing!😂
Great information! Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Just been riding in the deserts on North Africa in temperatures above 40C (maybe up to 50C in the sun) and all your suggestion are correct. I wear a riding shirt, jeans, boots gloves and full face helmet with neck buff. One day I didn't put sunblock on my cheeks and these got burnt - the only part of my skin exposed to the sun. I also carry a small umbrella (useful in sun or rain) and try to stop in the shade. I carry an old hand towel which goes on the seat if there's no shade. I stop often but only drink sparingly - a couple of mouthfuls of water at a stop. The main thing I found about making it bearable is to have the right attitude - if you think its bad you're going to feel bad.
The mental part! Excellent point.
Yeah man, it's hot out there. Definitely have to stay hydrated. Cup holder is a plus. "God Sun tan lotion"😂.
That cupholder is a must have for long distance riding! Especially when it's hot!
Nice. Thanks for sharing. Y'all stay safe out here mane.
You do the same!
Good tips and advice, also beautiful Mustang you have there 👍
Thank you! 66 Mustang Coupe, Tahoe Turquoise. Stock 289. Original Engine and transmission. 190,000 miles
I didn't think I could get sunburned either, until I got sunburned. 😂
Exactly! It was a painful lesson learned! I don't burn easy, but EVERYONE burns
Thanks for the great information. I rode 150 miles in Dallas, Texas Yesterday and it was brutal. I took my jacket off to try and cool down. That was a mistake. My arms are burnt today. I'm on a BMW S1000XR and the temps run high on it also.
It's definitely a torture test!
Great info, Thanks!!!
Glad it was helpful!
I live in the northwest. We don’t have many 100 degree days here! But this is still all good information for our version of “hot” days.
Sunburn! Oh yea: I rode my brand new Street Glide from Everett, WA to Death Valley this past May. On my way back my right wrist was painful and red. It took me awhile to figure it out: I wear a watch on my left wrist, but the small area of exposed skin between my mesh glove and mesh riding jacket on my right wrist got sunburned! Put sunscreen on all exposed skin! 😄
Agree 100%
Thanks for the good advice and video
Thank you!
The older I get, the less I can take the heat. Many great tips in the video and in the comments. Just be true to yourself when riding. Get too hot, get dizzy, get feeling exhausted, pull over in the shade if possible, drink water or something to replenish your electrolytes. Drench yourself with cold water if necessary. Get cooled down is the goal before getting back on the road.
Great points. I'm also slowing down a bit on "iron butt" type rides. At my age, I have nothing to prove. Just take it easy and enjoy life
Great wisdom
Thank you!
Great advice!!
Thank you!
Great tips you've shared! 💪💪
Thank you sir!
Great content
Thank you!
All good suggestions Cue. I wear a lot of black too and I’ve always wondered if a white helmet would be better in the summer.
I've always thought it was an old wives tale that dark colors are hot. I'm going to do an experiment....we will find out!
Great info sharing as always Cue!!!
Thank you!
Great info my brother. Because this Texas heat is brutal.
Thank you sir!
I live in north Texas and I ride all year round, which means 3-4 months when daytime highs are around 100 with heat index well above that. I wear a Klim mesh jacket (full gear rider) and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. It’s amazing how much fluid you lose riding in those conditions.
Great products! I have most of those. Time to put Cue in the nursing home, he can’t stop falling or dropping his bike 😂 Great video brother!
😂😂it was a u turn. The road had a crown that I didn't notice until my rear wheel came off the ground! If o were cool like Joe Goe, I would have stayed on the bike....but I busted my butt
@@RidingandWrenching it happens 😂
Nice video and thanks for the tips. I started riding with some guys who do shorts, and I find perforated gear is a plus. One guy teased me and asked if I was warm so i showed him my FRXG jacket with removable layers which left it perforated. What I like about it is I can conceal carry (yes, I am permitted) and it has a deep pocket. I asked around and can't find any perforated chaps which I think would be great.
There are perforated riding pants. If I can get my hands on a set I'll do a review
Just joined the channel, good info for riding in the heat. Another thing to consider is a cooling vest. On high ninety day it lasts about 2-3 hours of riding before it needs another soaking.
I need to get one of those. Seems like it would be great with a mesh jacket
Excellent (and timely) video. It’s hot here in Ga
In Memphis we are in peak hell! It won't cool off until September
Hello brother love your videos very helpful. I still have the 23’ Fat Bob. I use the syn3 oil in my bike. You touch on oils and I was just wondering if this oil is good in hot weather conditions. Also the little cover you showed to block out heat would be good for a fat bob. Thanks
@@stevegwilliams Syn3 should be good for hot weather. Synthetic oils generally provide better lubrication at higher temps.
Good show, I live in Hawaii and even in this heat I cover up with lower arm covers and a mixture of Almond oil and red rasberry oil for my face and neck that the helmut doesn't cover. Read about that a couple years ago and it works as a safe natural sun screen. I had told you a few stories before about traveling back in the day on a ShovelHead long distances with my buddies. When you mentioned getting sunburned same thing happened to my friend Jack who is Black, he learned that lesson too.
It was a painful lesson to learn! My buddy made sure I learned it well by slapping me on the back when he KNEW I was sun burned!
I wear a modular helmet it definitely keeps me cooler and not sun burnt on my head and face. Be sure to get a quality helmet with proper ventilation. I will ride on hot day but try to go out early be back by noon but sometimes you just have to deal with it. Covering up exposed skin definitely helps learned that in the desert.
I also just installed an ulterior cool 3.0 oil cooler in my SG it definitely works engine runs noticeably cooler. Also I tune my motor with a richer AFR the sightly richer AFR helps the motor run cooler but due to my cam I have to run at this AFR. HD typically run really lean AFR’s which causes the motor to run hot. You do sacrifice some MPG but I still get 200 miles a tank with all the mods I made to the motor and run cooler than a stock bike.
I generally ride early in the day during the hotest part of the summer. It's too misearable when the temperatures are high
i always wet my bandana at rest stops , and it helps . i have a small umbrella with me over 20 years of riding and maybe used once ,but its all good advice
I'm going to pack an umbrella for my next trip
Great stuff. I do love my mesh jacket. I also bought this vest that you soak in water for about 5 minutes. It works like a sponge and will keep you cool for a few hours. I laughed at those cup holders for a long time. I think I need to get one. Being dehydrated is not fun. Awe man. Sunburn is not fun!
I need to get one of those soaking vests. Along with a mesh jacket, that would be great!
Great tips. I wear a skull cap which I wet during stops. Keeps my head cool inside the helmet for the next 30 mins. Stay safe..
great idea!
rode through new mexico & airzona june of 24.....it was tough to say the very least;frog tog !
I bet! I hope to make a west coast ride next year. I was planning for this year, but it's not going to happen. I'll probably do my ride in May (before it gets too hot)
Small cooler with ice water mix, soak the cooling vest till it swells up. And repeat every 30-45 minutes. Got me through 115 degrees in Vegas.
I think I have one....but never tried it.
Those mesh boots are dope as heck.
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Great points! The saying from my mountain bike days years ago was that if you wait until you're thirsty to drink then you are already dehydrated.
Great point! I sip in my water while I'm riding....downside is that I have to go pee more often! But that comes with age anyway
@@RidingandWrenching the older I get the more I realize that I am just a water transport system.
Great video brother. I heard beyond riders makes a wind proof jacket to do you have that one I would love to see a video if you do. And BTW awesome CVO
Definitely will. I've got a few more videos planned featuring their gear
Heck ya!!
Good information
thank you sir!
I'm going to be riding out here in the middle east once my bike clears customs. 100F on a cool day right now, and supposedly it's not even the hot part of the year yet. I think I'm going to try freezing bottles of water and keeping them in the pockets of my mesh jacket.
It’s been 114 degrees here almost daily for the last 3 weeks and we have another 2 months to go. This year I went with a DOT half helmet and the Ergodyne cooling vest. I haven’t been able to find a good mesh jacket so I’ve been squiding it. I too have used the wet the jacket method but it dries out within 10-15 minutes due to the highway riding. What I used to do was use a Camelback type water bladder and suck the cold water out and spit out, down my jacket, continuously wetting it down.
I wore half helmets until I had a near miss with a football to my face.
This is the first riding season where I have attempted to wear a mesh jacket. So far so good. Wetting my t shirt helps with extreme heat but it doesn't last very long
Same here in Texas! We need a AC apparel! lol
If someone can come up with an AC for motorcycles.....sign me up!
I got my triumph synthetic mesh jacket and it keeps me dry, so it's working.
I recommend Ghost intra workout. It does have taurine that may keep some people up, but it's full of BCAAs and electrolytes, which some of you plants may crave.
Gatorade always works. Stay hydrated. Keep up electrolytes. Drive excessive speeds... Or safe speeds. You do you
Mesh jackets actually have a bit of a cooling effect, because they keep your sweat from evaporating as quickly....so it cools your shirt a bit.
So it sounds like most of the Info is for HD motorcycles. I was looking for Info for riding on Hot Days Period. The Mesh Jacket does work though.
Other than Harley lower fairings, everything else is universal.....including checking coolant levels.
Watching this as I’m laying in bed with a really bad sunburn on both arms from yesterdays ride. That Texas sun is unforgiving
Ouch! I'm experimenting with mesh jackets to see if I can tolerate them so far so good!
When I was in the army stationed at Ft. Stewart in the mid 80s we were near the ocean. There was a rumor that if you got sunburnt and went to sick call you could get an article 15. Fortunately my buddies and I never found out if it was true or not. One thing I do to keep cool is that I wear a thing long-sleeved shirt over a tshirt. When at a fuel stop I soak the long-sleeved shirt in water. Wow does it feel good untill it evaporates. A couple of yrs ago I rode to Death Valley. I soaked my shirt as usual but it was so hot that the shirt would evaporate within ten minutes.
Great info!!! I ride in South Texas and a temp reading on my dash of 105 is common . Solution??????
First a Mulberry Pure Silk tee shirt (wet), then a polyester long sleeve (wet), Next a size medium Ergodyne Embedded Polymers Chilliits 6665 Evaporative Cooling Vest, then a second vest size large then my, mesh ridding jacket, RESULTS????
Riding in 105 degree weather feels like its 70 degrees, The best part is that the cooling vest work very well for about 2 1/2 hours.
SO when I feel the need at a rest stop or fuel stop it only take a bottle of water down the front collar and one down the back and your good to go for another 2 1/2 hours.
I never break a sweat, it works that well.
Would you please provide me with the link for the ciro cup holder
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Great advices👍 and funny story we should maybe say more painful story😀
Life's important lessons are often learned the hard way.
I live in northern Argentina (Chaco Province) and summer is long and hot. Normally high 90's to low 100's. I wear a light mesh jacket and an open face helmet with flip shield. I put a few strips on f tape across the tóp of my face shield for shade. Have tried a dark shield but hate carrying an extra clear shield. I have a full helmet but don't like it in the heat. Cup holders on all my bikes for my morning coffee then switch over to cold water when it heats up.
Cup holders are on all of my bikes. Keeps you from getting dehydrated!
I only got sunburn one time and that was in high school. Senior class trip to Florida. I did not put on any sunscreen because I, like you thought I would not sunburn. Interestingly enough, I’ve been to other hot and sunny places in the world and not put on sunscreen when I was in the army and never sunburned. But then again, it was mostly sleeves down in those places in a not so friendly environment.
I generally only wear sunscreen (not suntan lotion😂) when I am on vacation. While I will eventually sunburn, it takes alot.
Funny story buddy 😂
Indie ridge is some really good quality stuff. Highly recommend it.
I do not get to ride in the heat. It's always cold up here at the north pole.
Many test have shown that white helmets lower the inside of the temperature by around 7* Black absorbed light versus white reflecting the light. My white helmet looks dumb against my new Whiskey Fire Street Glide...
Hey what's the best way to clean the bugs our of your mesh jacket? Man I rode recently at dusk with mine on and it was great. Kept me somewhat cool but provided some much needed protection from sliding and the bugs. BUT when I got home, the thing was covered in bug guts. Mine's black too and you can see bugs all over it. I thought about a stiff brush but wanted to ask, how do you keep yours clean? Afterall those bugs get in all the little openings of the mesh and make it a pain to clean.
@@jontnoneya3404 that's great question. I haven't had it long enough to experience that yet. I'm hoping that the fairing on my Road Glide will keep bugs from hitting my chest.
I assumed a water hose would do the trick. I'll let you know once I get back from Canada in 2 weeks!
I thought I couldn’t burn either. I went to urgent care later cause my skin blistered and I didn’t know what it was. It was sun burn.
Great tips Cue. I love the “God’s suntan lotion” comment. 😱. I’ve seen the same thing when working along the Gulf Coast with another guy. He kept insisting he was good when I suggested sunscreen, me being the snowman of the duo. Needless to say and northwest Florida sun baked that poor guy and he paid the price for 5 days or so.
oh yea.....it was definitely I learning moment for me! Guess what I keep in my travel bag now......sunscreen!
Did you try a cooling vest? I think that helps too.
Not yet, but I will!
Ride early, daybreak till noon, take break during the hottest part of the day.
exactly! You have to take your time riding on hot days!
Hi Cue, I have the same 2023 Road glide CVO as you and had a question about the coolant operating temperature. I searched the manual and it has no information regarding the normal operating temperature of the bike. I asked the service techs at Harley and they do not really know, I am assuming they are still learning about this bike. Anyway, do you possibly know what are the normal operating coolant temps and at what coolant temp should I start to worry on hot days. On really hot days (100 and above) my bike coolant temp gauge has reached 240 degrees. I hope you might have some info to share, because I can't find any. Trying to figure out at what high coolant temperature indicates that my oil has reached a critical temp. Not even sure if maybe the new cvos have a warning for being to hot. THANK YOU!! Your show is awesome.
The short answer. I don't know! 240 degrees seems similar to what I am getting on very hot days. I am also creating a video to discuss this topic. Stay tuned!
I like to use a camel back it puts the cool on your back plus cold water. It’s 3liters
I haven't tried one of those. Sounds interesting
I need to try one!
Does your Harley battery dies after sitting in the garage for a week?
Not my lithium. It has sat for all of winter without a trickle charger....it fires right up. Standard AGM batteries need a trickle charger
i have never tried a mesh jacket, fearing it will not be cool enough for me. i prefer a t-shirt when hot, until one of my riding buddies went down. it was 95 and we were in t-shirts, jeans, and at least he had on leather casual boots. we all got a wake up call on that as he is hurt pretty substantial. i wear a mx chest guard with a c2 plate zip tied to the back, mx elbow pads, mx knee guards and leather boots. if he had on anything other than t shirt and jeans, he would have faired better.
I will be doing some tests to determine the best color to wear and comparing my mesh jack to a t-shirt. stay tuned!
What about those vests that circulate ice cold water around your body?
I have heard of vests that you soak in water. I'm going to try one of those
Is that half cover waterproof?
I don't think so. I've never used it in the rain. I generally use it just for blocking the sun.
Live in AZ. Only ride in the evening into the night.
Early morning riding for me.
I found out (sun burned) in the Navy as well brother
Some life lessons are learned the hard way!
Yeah, those 100 degree days can hurt you. After years of riding year round, the one thing I can tell you is to keep yourself hydrated. That is the number one thing above all else. I ride a road king and don’t use the windshield much except on rain days. I try to keep my gear simple and light for summers and then layer up during winter.
wow! I haven't done any riding without a windshield. I need to remove the windshield from my Road King so that I can have the experience.....once!
@@RidingandWrenching Haha!! It really gets you in touch with nature when you take a hummingbird to the chest at 80 mph.
wings handle bars. In your into. They may be "biggest" and definitely most "expensive"
They aren't cheap, but they are custom made bars. You won't find anything like them