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So Who Rode in Today?

I leave the air cooled Bandits home when it gets into the 90s, commuting on the FZ1 this week. Lot of heat comes off that Yamaha motor though, legs get uncomfortable. Perf leathers and Cycle Gear Heat Out base layer stuff - Ok while moving but not sitting still.
 
davidji said:
The good thing about Texas heat is it's in Texas. And we're not. Been a long time since I've lived or ridden there, and it's not likely I'll commute there again.

If I were commuting there and couldn't lane split, I expect I drive. If the bike offered an advantage, probably wear mesh. I don't wear mesh here, and don't really get it for our conditions.

It got almost hot enough this week for me to switch out of my Roadcrafter. It did get hot enough for me to take the BMW roadster on a day I had planned to take the Africa Twin. Was hoping to get a few hundred more miles out of the front tire before I replace it...
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Commuted 32 miles each way in the North Texas heat for 5 years on a motorcycle. I'd come out from work with the thermometer on the bike resting on the peg above 145degF and ride home in that 110-115degF ambient air temp. No thank you, that's why I live here now.
 
cheez said:
Commuted 32 miles each way in the North Texas heat for 5 years on a motorcycle. I'd come out from work with the thermometer on the bike resting on the peg above 145degF and ride home in that 110-115degF ambient air temp. No thank you, that's why I live here now.
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So you moved to the Bay's best version of Texas...Livermore.
If you want even more Texas, go to Redding!
 
I've been riding every day this week so far. Would have worked from home today but I'm working remotely tomorrow and didn't want to push it by working two days from home.

I've at least discovered it takes 30 minutes of freeway riding in 100+ degree temps to get my electric's battery temp indicator to go yellow.
 
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nickb said:
I leave the air cooled Bandits home when it gets into the 90s, commuting on the FZ1 this week. Lot of heat comes off that Yamaha motor though,
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My 1st Gen FZ1 made an amazing commute bike in many ways, but put out more heat than anything else I've owned. On hot days I'd take whatever other bike I had at the time.

The only time heat from the air-cooled R1200R bothered me was when I tried unzipping Roadcrafter legs a bit. Makes sense that the heat is down there. Not a problem in trousers I have with vents on the upper leg.
 
It's real hot out. Riding in tho but I have a short commute. (20min or less)

Sadly, I'm commuting into Palo Alto now. No way to really split lanes when it's all single lane. There are so many cops that it's impossible to do any bike lane sharing or what not. (And the lanes themselves are so damn small that you can't share them to get by - a lot of large SUVs too) It's maddening. :|

All well - I'm planning to give up motorcycling into work and start bicycling since it's now ridable distance. (8-ish miles) Just waiting for the heat to lower itself.
 
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I switch between bicycle and moto every other day rain or shine, about 20mi each way. Luckily I grew up and lived in Fresno for 30 years so I'm used to the heat. I actually prefer to be on the bicycle when it gets this hot, it's easier for me to stay hydrated than on the moto.
 
Sharky said:
So you moved to the Bay's best version of Texas...Livermore.
If you want even more Texas, go to Redding!
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Redding isn't in Texas?

Who is gonna go tell them?
 
My poor Italian mistress decided to show her disdain of the heat by pissing gasoline out the bottom once park.

It’s gonna be ok baby. I’ll flog you this weekend in cooler weather and you’ll show me I ain’t no Rossi.
 
rcb78 said:
I switch between bicycle and moto every other day rain or shine, about 20mi each way. Luckily I grew up and lived in Fresno for 30 years so I'm used to the heat. I actually prefer to be on the bicycle when it gets this hot, it's easier for me to stay hydrated than on the moto.
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That's awesome. Tried commuting by bicycle and really enjoyed it, but found any time off from lane-splitting seemed to adversely affect my ability to predict traffic stupidity. Might be all in my head, but once the idea was there it was hard to let go of.
 
Nice and wet ride in today. Glad I put on some nice new Michelin Road 5's this weekend!
 
discoganya said:
First big storm of the season... so who rode in today?
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Didn't commute today, but I rode to the gym early evening. The roads were extra slick. Since it had been raining 2 hrs (though not steadily) I hoped the slickness might have washed away, but not yet. It seemed OK by the time I returned though.

I'm gonna need to take faceshield fog prevention measures. I hate doing it, because while I have countless products I can apply, the ones that actually help don't last. Liquid soap, non abrasive toothpaste, many anti-fog products, and I even have some fog prevention cloths that seemed to make the fogging worse.

So far this season when it's happened I just open my faceshield, but that's not as fun in the rain. Did it tonight as needed though.
 
davidji said:
Didn't commute today, but I rode to the gym early evening. The roads were extra slick. Since it had been raining 2 hrs (though not steadily) I hoped the slickness might have washed away, but not yet. It seemed OK by the time I returned though.

I'm gonna need to take faceshield fog prevention measures. I hate doing it, because while I have countless products I can apply, the ones that actually help don't last. Liquid soap, non abrasive toothpaste, many anti-fog products, and I even have some fog prevention cloths that seemed to make the fogging worse.

So far this season when it's happened I just open my faceshield, but that's not as fun in the rain. Did it tonight as needed though.
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Pinlock!!!
 
Rode every day for the last month. Got rained on, got a tan, sold a scooter, swimming at the beach or pool every day. It's not cold everywhere!
 
I rode yesterday and I will ride today. My commute is so short it's not comparable to an actual commute though.
 
Dumbarton was a mess this AM. 2 wrecks. And yet people still texting and drifting around in their lane in the rain without lights on. SMH. I'm not usually a rev bomber but I had to a few times this am.
 
opted out for yesterdays storm, usually I will use bart for the first rain and wait for the oil and grime to get washed away.
 
580 west bound just after the Castro Valley Y has a motorcycle on the shoulder. Was on its kickstand but I assume it had been down.

Roads were wet but rain was light.
 
I'm always out in it but try to schedule my day around bad weather if/when possible (not always). Left work a little early to avoid gale force wind + rain + dark. Good call, high winds on CQ bridge and heavy rain as I was rolling in.
 
I had to ride to the mailbox...
 

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discoganya said:
First big storm of the season... so who rode in today?
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Rode in and out. Wasn't too bad. Got me a bit sketched out though with the rain + leaves. Had a few mishaps due to them extra slippery surfaces. Went to put my foot down while backing out - slipped a bit cause wouldn't ya know... my boots can't grip the ground. Decided to give it a bit of whee gas out of the lot and it slid the back out some too. Was like, "Aw yeah, this is one of those times where even the little bit of throttle is gonna slide it out!" Sadly - that's the only fun part. The less fun part is when you don't have ABS and your front wheel is trying to lock up anytime you hit the brakes.

Rode around - being extra gentle on the front brake... a real adjustment for me since I'm used to pounding it down (my normal braking force would've locked the wheel immediately as it did some weeks past due to some leaves).

Thought I was doing fine until I realized I was braking inside a puddle - little lock up there. (Couldn't see a thing - so damn dark even without the rain) Woops.

And then to top it off, nearly slid into someones car when trying to leave the light cause the wheel slipped out even with a rather modest amount of throttle. Turned out I had stopped my rear wheel in a small puddle. Some of the road on El Camino north of Palo Alto is sculpted in such a way where the dashed lines actually has sizable patches where water likes to collect. Can't tell - of course. It's small puddles but the tires don't care about size. I figured the puddles were mostly in the middle or 1/3rds of the lane - not on the damn dashed lines. :thumbdown

I'll skip the first rain of the season next year. Oh and I didn't wear my water proof gloves or my regular visor. So I was riding with the visor up in the pouring rain while freezing my hands off. Should've checked the forecast. :|

Drove in today. Had some errands to run that the bike wasn't suited for.
 
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