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NYMark99	To Hot to ride		Lead	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 588 08/04/08 4:18 PM	Tags : None Hi All, I've moved from Upstate NY from 60 to 70 degree weather to the Fantastic State of North Carolina, only one problem. Since we have been here the average temp has been from 94 - 102. When I go riding you want to take long country roads because in town stopping is like getting hit by a blast furnace. I never thought I would ever say it's almost to hot to ride??? Can't wait till September, maybe the temp will drop a little and then the riding fun will begin. I only had one ride with Fred so far and that day was not as bad. Don't get me wrong, the weather is Great and we are having a ball, can't wait to see the snow up North and not have to shovel it. I joinned the Southern Cruisers and we have met many nice people and have been on a few rides. They are all great riders and safety is the main concern which is great. Ride Safe all and enjoy. Mark " Ride the Wind "
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kcroadrocket		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1069 08/04/08 4:50 PM	mark, know what you mean. i just got the tire on the 'wing i bought, changed all the fluids, and now it's just too hot to get out. only time i've left the house yesterday and today was in the early morning. suppose to be a heat index of 110 here today. haven't heard the news yet, but think it's suppose to break a little tomorrow. lillians son has a house right across from her house and saturday he had guys topping three huge trees he has in the back...man, wouldn't have wanted that job, especially in this weather! stay cool, bud
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West Tn Dawg	Same over here in West TN!	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1593 08/04/08 6:42 PM	My wife and I rode 275 miles yesterday around KY Lake and up "The Trace" and it was not to bad as long as we were moving but when we stopped it was tough!! Rick The "BIKE" is why we came, The "PEOPLE" is why we stay!
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NYMark99		#3	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 588 08/04/08 7:04 PM	Hey Bud, That just raised a question, I still have all my 30 degree below anti freeze in me bike. Is that a good thing or should I go the 50/50 I see all over down here? Mark " Ride the Wind "
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alepel		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8085 08/04/08 7:39 PM	Sit tight Mark....wait till December, January and February come around. The shoe will be on the other foot. alepel "Ride with the Spirit always, and in all ways"....hombldr
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kcroadrocket		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1069 08/04/08 8:06 PM	That just raised a question, I still have all my 30 degree below anti freeze in me bike. Is that a good thing or should I go the 50/50 I see all over down here? mark, good question, and not sure i have the right answer. when i was into old cars, overheating always seemed to be a problem. at that time, the guys i talked to always recommended the 50/50 mix. i also tried many additives, but all that most of the additives did was lower the boiling point, really didn't do anything to make them run cooler. if it was me, i'd probably go with the 50/50. jmo good luck, bud
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bamaTrider		#6	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 3889 08/04/08 9:32 PM	If the yearly average is above 70F, then 10w40 oil and 50/50 coolant. The high heat has just started in the south the last 3-4 years. It comes in cycles , it seems.....10 years of above avg. temps followed by 10 years of below. We used to see snow and ice accumulations about once or twice every 3-4 years. Lately we have only gotten a couple of dusting's a season. We are just about in the middle of the above avg. heat cycle. It was 98F and a heat index of 105 today. I not only rode to work 50 miles round trip, I also rode to bike night tonight. A Cool Vest really makes the heat bearable. Stan "We are different - yet we are the same" 2004 GL1800 Goldwing (Titanium) 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black)
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alan		#7	[url]	[-]
HSATF Tail Gunner Posts: 187 08/04/08 11:05 PM	Sissies. I lived most of my adult life in South Texas with the heat and humidity. Worked in a nasty hot old chemical plant as millwright/pipefitter............. rode year round. But then again I did the "Texas Hotter'n'Hell" 100 miles bicycle ride too. Must be genetic.
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danbgt		#8	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 1943 08/05/08 6:27 AM	It's never to hot to ride. -Dan
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NYMark99		#9	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 588 08/05/08 6:32 AM	It's great riding here, I guess I have to wait till the old blood thins out a little. Bud and Stan, Thanks for the come back, I think I will be OK since it's in the middle of the season and I have no problems yet. I think in the fall I'll go through it and change all fluids. Mark " Ride the Wind "
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alepel		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8085 08/05/08 6:36 AM	alan wrote: Sissies. I lived most of my adult life in South Texas with the heat and humidity. Worked in a nasty hot old chemical plant as millwright/pipefitter............. rode year round. But then again I did the "Texas Hotter'n'Hell" 100 miles bicycle ride too. Must be genetic. That explains it! alepel "Ride with the Spirit always, and in all ways"....hombldr
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Guns90		#11	[url]	[-]
HSATF 2nd Officer Posts: 468 08/05/08 8:01 AM	I agree with Alan and Dan! It's never too hot to ride. Mark, I didn't realize that you were such a whiney pussy. Gary "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow!!! What A Ride!!!"
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Fredrider		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6142 08/05/08 11:47 AM	Mark, There a reason the song goes "Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning." The second line really should be "Because it is horribly hot after noon and in the evenings." My suggestion is to go riding not too long after dawn. Between 6 am and 9 am the temperature is in the high 60's through the 70's. I usually ride my bicycle or roller blade, and also walk the dog in a large park between those hours every Sat. and Sun. Riding to work during the summer mornings is pure joy for me. Coming home in the summer heat is not near as pleasant, but my blood must be thinned out after 2-1/2 years here because I still enjoy riding then too. See you this evening. Fred
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kcroadrocket		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1069 08/05/08 12:11 PM	and also walk the dog in a large park between those hours every Sat. and Sun. dang fred, that dog must have a huge bladder if you only walk him every saturday and sunday!! bud
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NYMark99		#14	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 588 08/05/08 3:21 PM	You guys are to Funny, I'm still riding and enjoying every minute, but I will tell you that when it's hot in Charlotte, it's HOT. This beats NY riding hands down and I can't wait till I can run the Dragon. Mark " Ride the Wind "
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kcroadrocket		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1069 08/05/08 4:15 PM	i just came back from a short ride....about a ten mile round trip in city traffic. from the news, i thought it had cooled down some.....NOT!!! i gotta' tell you, i ride for pleasure, and riding in this heat is NO pleasure!! still wondering about fred's dog though bud
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gr8scott51		#16	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 766 08/05/08 8:37 PM	Went for a ride in the 100 degree weather here with no shirt on so I could feel the wind blow thru my (chest) hair. Scott "Silence is golden, duct tape is silver"
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bamaTrider		#17	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 3889 08/05/08 9:13 PM	Whoa! It's time for me to go when talk of half naked hairy old men start up. Stan "We are different - yet we are the same" 2004 GL1800 Goldwing (Titanium) 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black)
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kcroadrocket		#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1069 08/05/08 9:53 PM	i second that stan, not an image i need just before going to bed!
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guitstik		#19	[url]	[-]
HSATF Tail Gunner Posts: 244 08/06/08 1:48 AM	As long as it's only chest hair and not back hair, that would be TMI. I ride every day to work and it's not just a commute, I do it 'cause I enjoy riding. The heat hasn't been that bad 110-114 heat index is all. Try workin on a giant concrete parking lot with big trucks running and the sun beating down on you all day, thats hot. Joel
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alepel		#20	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8085 08/06/08 6:43 AM	gr8scott51 wrote: ....with no shirt on so I could feel the wind blow thru my (chest) hair. Ooops! My computers firewall just shut me down. What else did he say? alepel "Ride with the Spirit always, and in all ways"....hombldr
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