Old Can Ride
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As the Rightous Brothers would put it, I am now approaching my 50/20's. Being the State of Texas started keeping death certificates in 1923, I know exactly the age and how each of my ancestors died. They were all 50/20 something, and all died from a heat stroke. It is very hot in Texas the next few months, and all my ancestors died in Texas in July, August, and September. Like my ancestors, I know I will keep on keeping on doing what I like doing no matter what the temperature might be..
Father - James - Was outside at the race track in San Antonio - 112 degrees in the shade.
Grandfather - Oklahoma - Was outside welding. 98 degrees in the shade.
Great Grandfater - Noah Webster - Digging a new septic sytem - 104 degrees in the shade.
Great Great Grandfater - James - Riding his horse - 101 degrees in the shade.
All of us have had very light skin.
So, I must now come up with ways to keep my body tempature down when riding my steel horse in the summer months. I can not fool myself, I know I will ride my motorcycle!
Riding gear like tinted face shields have never worked for me. I still sunburn my face badly with sun block and tinted face sheilds on. Is there any thing else to keep the face from sunburning. Is there such a thing as a cooling mask?
Need to purchase a riding cool vest, but most only cool for about 1 to 2 hours. Has anyone found a vest that can go any touring distance in the summer months?
When riding in the summer I usually am on the road by 6 AM. I stop to eat at 12:30 to 1:30 PM. This lets me travel about 300 miles in the morning. I try to stop in a town that has a movie theater or a mall. I spend an hour at the cafe in A/C, then I will find a movie theater or a mall to set in A/C for about 2 hours. Then, from 4:30 until 6:30pm I will travel another 100 miles. This way I can travel 400 miles per day in the summer months. I try my best to go north in the summer months, so I can stay in my tent at night. But from time to time my body and the temperature will tell me to get a hotel room.
Athough, I do ride the interstates some at night, I try not to ride at night.
Does anyone have any ideas as to summer riding gear, or a better riding schedule?
Father - James - Was outside at the race track in San Antonio - 112 degrees in the shade.
Grandfather - Oklahoma - Was outside welding. 98 degrees in the shade.
Great Grandfater - Noah Webster - Digging a new septic sytem - 104 degrees in the shade.
Great Great Grandfater - James - Riding his horse - 101 degrees in the shade.
All of us have had very light skin.
So, I must now come up with ways to keep my body tempature down when riding my steel horse in the summer months. I can not fool myself, I know I will ride my motorcycle!
Riding gear like tinted face shields have never worked for me. I still sunburn my face badly with sun block and tinted face sheilds on. Is there any thing else to keep the face from sunburning. Is there such a thing as a cooling mask?
Need to purchase a riding cool vest, but most only cool for about 1 to 2 hours. Has anyone found a vest that can go any touring distance in the summer months?
When riding in the summer I usually am on the road by 6 AM. I stop to eat at 12:30 to 1:30 PM. This lets me travel about 300 miles in the morning. I try to stop in a town that has a movie theater or a mall. I spend an hour at the cafe in A/C, then I will find a movie theater or a mall to set in A/C for about 2 hours. Then, from 4:30 until 6:30pm I will travel another 100 miles. This way I can travel 400 miles per day in the summer months. I try my best to go north in the summer months, so I can stay in my tent at night. But from time to time my body and the temperature will tell me to get a hotel room.
Athough, I do ride the interstates some at night, I try not to ride at night.
Does anyone have any ideas as to summer riding gear, or a better riding schedule?
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