Riding Temperature Chart

[rmrc51]

Here's a chart I found on another MC forum. Very interesting how the temperature actually rises the hotter it gets outside. All the more reason I don't ride in the very hot weather, lol.

[wimoonshiner]

Interesting!! Thanks for the info!!

[Bikerbozo]

Good for summer. I have looked at other charts for this time of year. I was doing 70mph in 4'F the other day which brought the windchill down to -23'F. Not even a 1/3 of my record of skiing in -76'F windchill.
You don't need any caffeine to get you awake at those.

[jackthemachinist]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting it.

[Rick Kay]

Really cool stuff! I noticed that higher speeds at high temperatures increase perceived temps.

Thank you for posting this.

[americanbadass]

No wonder I've been so dam cold all these years, and hawt too!poofpoofpoof

[FRR]

When the outside air temperature gets close to the 98.6 that the human body is supposed to be, any air movement actually warms you instead of cooling you. I've ridden in temps of 105-108 and the wind feels like a hair dryer blowing in your face. At that temperature I needed to take fluids constantly.

[Bikerbozo]

When the outside air temperature gets close to the 98.6 that the human body is supposed to be, any air movement actually warms you instead of cooling you. I've ridden in temps of 105-108 and the wind feels like a hair dryer blowing in your face. At that temperature I needed to take fluids constantly.

The secret to riding in the over 100'F temps is to keep a small spray bottle handy (old throat spray bottle works great). Fill with water and you can spritz arms and face every once in a while. Almost like air conditioning. bozo

[Gorilla]

And drink water while you are riding. You have to keep hydrated.

[rmrc51]

The secret to riding in the over 100'F temps is to keep a small spray bottle handy (old throat spray bottle works great). Fill with water and you can spritz arms and face every once in a while. Almost like air conditioning. bozo

My secret for riding in the over 100 degree temps is to watch others do it on TV while I'm inside with the AC goin full bore, lol.

[GARYD]

I do the same thing as Bozo. I have a little bottle in my windshield pouch. It really does cool you off - but only for a few seconds.
I also wear a Firstgear mesh jacket and a "Cooldana" around my neck.
The more sun you keep off your skin the cooler you are. Doesn't do much good on hot cloudy days though. People look at me like I'm crazy. I tell them I'm a lot cooler then they are. I'm seeing a lot more riders wearing mesh jackets in the last few years.

Our dealer had a semi bike show last summer and there was a guy there selling a home made water mister system that mounted in the fairing. 2 nozzels on each side of the instruments and a water tank under the fairing that you filled with a retractable hose. You could set the time and duration of the mists.
It was reallly cool (pardon the pun) too bad it was so expensive. I think it was around $400.

[hdruss]

Thnx for the chart - I'm going to reference it during my "Motorcycle Awareness" presentations at the high school Drivers Ed classes that our ABATE CH gives.

[rmrc51]

Thnx for the chart - I'm going to reference it during my "Motorcycle Awareness" presentations at the high school Drivers Ed classes that our ABATE CH gives.

Cool! Glad it's usefull

[riverrat]

interesting chart but according to the national weather service wind chill chart, a 30 degree temp with a 60 mph wind results in a 10 degree wind chill where as this motorcycle chart shows it as -8 degrees. that is quite a difference and makes the accuracy of this chart a little questionable to me.http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/windchill/index.shtml

[riverrat]

there is a new formula used now to determine wind chill and it appears that this motorcycle chart would have been created with the old wind chill formulas. so I was a little hasty in questioning the chart and now I just question as to whether or not anyone really knows what wind chill really is or how to figure it. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ddc/?n=windchill

[Bones158]

This is the one I have used.

Wind Chill Index Calculator - I Ride My Own

[Bikerbozo]

This is the one I have used.

Wind Chill Index Calculator - I Ride My Own

Great calculator. According to this one, last week I either had -47'F or -29'F windchill. Dang cold ride no matter how you look at it.bozo

[rossn2]

What GaryD said...Mesh Jacket, sunscreen (face, neck, shoulders, arms), and Cooldanas. I wear a self-wicking light weight long sleeve shirt under the Mesh jacket, with a loose fitting cotton shirt-sleeve shirt over it. I even have a cooling vest that can be soaked in water and worn under the mesh jacket. There's differences of opinion of mesh jacket vs leather jackets under hot riding conditions. Once outside temps reach 98 degrees your body no longer cools itself properly and when you add hot wind hitting your skin it makes it worse. This is why I just smirk at those with shorts, flipflops or sneakers, muscle shirts, no helmets riding long distances. Stay hydrated every 100-125 miles and I don't mean just water. Switch off between Gatorade, G2, etc and water and eat salty snacks. People say drink plenty of water. Well, too much water is a bad thing.. We lost an under 30 hunting and sport enthusiast last summer to drinking too much water during a canoe race in Texas.
Water Intoxication & Hyponatremia

Summer of 2011 we had over 100 consecutive days of over 100 degree temps. I rode daily to work and it ain't no fun riding home on a Harley at 5pm when it's 105 out..takes your breath away! But, you either learn to adapt or don't ride during the summer here in Texas..When we do group rides on weekends during the summer we generally are done by 1pm and scoots back in garages. Hottest part of the day is usally between 3-5pm here..

It was a balmy 27 degrees when I left the house this morning..Chaps and facemask went on. Yes, I'm riding the Limited this week

PS: sorry I rambled...