its Hot!

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dieziege · #31 Post by **dieziege** » Wed May 31, 2006 5:53 am

I haven't had a problem with too hot yet. In the mornings/at night I've mostly been wearing jackets under my jacket to keep warm.... today I wore my mesh jacket + a flannel shirt + a tee shirt and was chilly for the first 20 miles. Then I came down out of the mountain pass I cross and was a touch warm but not enough to make a stop worthwhile.

In a month or two it will be "the worst" as far as I'm concerned... 50-60f when I start in the morning and 100f+ by noon.

Still not as humid as some of you sucke...I mean unlucky souls....have to deal with.

On the subject of gear... I saw a classy sight on the ride in... a guy on a gsx-r, wearing slacks, dress shoes, dress shirt (with undershirt), and tie. His only "gear" was the helmet.

I gotta admit I loved the tie. Nice touch.

#32 Post by **fireguzzi** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:38 am

DirtyD86 wrote:
fireguzzi wrote:
DirtyD86 wrote:on long rides i soak a tshirt in cold water to wear under my jacket.
Really?.................
dont get confused, im a dude. sorry to dissapoint you

stupid avatar

#33 Post by **t_bonee** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:59 am

dieziege wrote:
On the subject of gear... I saw a classy sight on the ride in... a guy on a gsx-r, wearing slacks, dress shoes, dress shirt (with undershirt), and tie. His only "gear" was the helmet.

I gotta admit I loved the tie. Nice touch.

I see that frequently around here. Cracks me up. Of course, I think I look goofy riding to work cause our dress code is business casual. But not has bad as the suit n tie guys.

#34 Post by **Big B** » Wed May 31, 2006 8:05 am

i'm slightly guilty

i ride to work with just the helmet when it's hot as hell. i "justify" it because it's 10-15 blocks, max speed 25 mph, and it's all back streets. anything further than that, however, i leather up.

dieziege · #35 Post by **dieziege** » Wed May 31, 2006 8:17 am

Oh, this guy wasn't doing 25...

My spedo was pointing north of 90MPH (in other words, I was doing 85ish...matching traffic on an interstate) and he passed me doing 10 better.

#36 Post by **Big B** » Wed May 31, 2006 8:24 am

maybe he's got armored l.l. bean's and kevlar dockers

DirtyD86 · #37 Post by **DirtyD86** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:37 am

fireguzzi wrote:
DirtyD86 wrote:
fireguzzi wrote:
DirtyD86 wrote:on long rides i soak a tshirt in cold water to wear under my jacket.
Really?.................
dont get confused, im a dude. sorry to dissapoint you
stupid avatar

if you think a picture of angelina jolie is "stupid" i have no choice but to think you are a homosexual.

#38 Post by **fireguzzi** » Wed May 31, 2006 11:30 am

DirtyD86 wrote:
fireguzzi wrote:
DirtyD86 wrote:
fireguzzi wrote:
DirtyD86 wrote:on long rides i soak a tshirt in cold water to wear under my jacket.
Really?.................
dont get confused, im a dude. sorry to dissapoint you
stupid avatar
if you think a picture of angelina jolie is "stupid" i have no choice but to think you are a homosexual.

I said that becuase I was misled by your avatar, I had no idea that it was Angelina jolie in that picture.

But if you think someone is gay becuase they think a picture of Angelina is stupid then you are a little close minded.

And so what if I was gay? Would you have a problem with that? It came across sounding that way to me.

camthepyro · #39 Post by **camthepyro** » Wed May 31, 2006 11:31 am

Man, so it was 92 degrees yesterday, and I think the same today. I of course, wore my gear on the way to work today which includes a mesh JR jacket with armor, leather perforated gloves, ful face, etc etc

Granted my commute involved some city traffic, but I was an absolute sweaty mess when I got to work. It took a good 20-30 minutes sitting in the air conditioning just to feel comfortable again. My entire commute is only 15 minutes tops.

I can't belive they dont make more white motorcycle gear. I know there are some, but everything is predominatly black, especially pants.

Anyhow, I guess I had no real point, expept to say, its HOT!! But im still wearing my gear...

I envy you, lol. Try two, hour and a half commutes each day. Both in at least 90 degree weather, bumper to bumper the whole way, sun in your eyes both way. It almost makes me want to drive a car.