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Brand?Let me start by saying I have a low tolerance for summer heat. A temperature of 65*F and dense cloudiness is my favorite riding weather. Sunshine and 80*F is barely tolerable. So today I had a reason to ride the NC 100 miles, and the temps were in the 90s with heat index in the low 100s (*F). Time to break out the water cooling vest! These things really do help, and I wish I had started using them long ago. Soak it in water for a couple minutes, and don the vest under a mesh jacket.
As a bonus, after the ride I found out how well the vest works sitting in an air conditioned house under a ceiling fan! Feels great!
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Looking at the label, the brand is Hyperkewl. Purchase history shows I bought it on Amazon. It would not be very effective sitting still in traffic, but rolling at highway speed it feels noticibly cool on the torso. Funny, I’ve been home 1.5 hours and I’m still wearing it under the ceiling fan because it feels great.Brand?
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I've read a lot of reviews and most people complain about them, but most tried the for walking and other low wind activities.
Riding season now includes autumn, winter, and spring. Summer has become too brutal for motorcycle riding. Summer is now the off-season, the time when you should store your motorcycle until good riding weather returns.Greg, could you put in a PO for cooler weather in Illinois and Indiana....I rode almost every day last summer and dont recall it being this nasty....but then, since last summer I have received a pace maker and am now on blood pressure medication....hehehe
I rode this past Saturday about 182 miles; over and around Lake Patoka....didnt realize it was that hot until I got home with a headache and beat...104'F heat index...ouch...
You stole my post.Riding season now includes autumn, winter, and spring. Summer has become too brutal for motorcycle riding. Summer is now the off-season, the time when you should store your motorcycle until good riding weather returns.
In a similar manner, the wife and I went out for a scooter (Ruckus) ride today to the local county park around 10:30am. Nice, friendly skies prevailed at the start of the trip. At the point farthest from home, the sky became threatening! We thought we could make it back home, but No!, we retreated and spent 45 minutes under a gas station pump awning. Torrential rain fell. I thought of the Bohemian Rhapsody lyrics, “thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me!“Got wet today for about 15 minutes.
Headed out about 8:30, an hour later I was at the doctor for a visit. Took the scenic route. Quick visit so back out on the road. Stopped at Starbucks for coffee, such a cliche to ride a motorcycle to Starbucks. It was my first visit to a Starbucks since February and I needed a caffeine boost. Headed west in Illinois and wound through a county forest preserve and down some local roads.
Sky turned dark. Of course no rain was scheduled to hit until mid-afternoon. A little drizzle. Then about 10-15 minutes of moderate to modestly heavy rain. Then sunshine. WTF? At the point of the heavier rains I was on roads where I could keep my speed up so pretty much my boots/cuffs were a bit moist, my arms got some water and so did my helmet but for the most part I was pretty dry. I had rain gear with me but could see sunshine ahead and really didn't want to bother with stopping since I knew I wouldn't be in it too long. By the time I got home (just before noon) the jacket sleeves were mostly dried out and my pant cuffs and boots were dried.
Turned out to be a nice morning ride. Temps in the 70's and the humidity was modestly low so the ride was pleasant. Snuck in a 15 minute doctor's visit during the process so it was productive time too.