With temps at around 105 here in Boise, it's like riding around with a hair dryer on full heat blasting me constantly. Even the joy of motorcycle riding can't overcome that constant blast of hot air during the day. I can't imagine how bad it gets for the southern really hot states like Arizona. Dry heat or not it sucks..

Yep, mines sitting in the garage, it's either too wet, too hot, too humid, too all three....

I generally get out in early evening if I"m going for a ride, if not, after 9 pm, traffic is way down with COVID, and we have a route mapped out for about an hour ride...

Trust me---- there is a difference in dry heat vs the damp humid heat like we enjoy Southern Louisiana is like riding in a blast furnace. Just like in the winter time with pure cold temperatures vs a wet cold temperatures. .............drill sgt.

Currently 73 here in the Yoop. Sunny and dew point is 53.
Going for a scoot afer the evening news. Just need to watch the tourists and the deer.

try an evaporative cooling vest and neckerchief. Makes a HUGE difference.

My BMW K1600 GT is safe in a cool garage. No way I am riding until the tropical storm slides by Richmond VA and I can enjoy a few miles.

I did a long ride Sunday.

Rode to work today.

All weather is good riding weather.

The temps and humidity have been brutal here in NC, so the worst is sitting at a stop light with the heat of the engine coming up and the sun Beating down on you. It is just too hot at the moment to ride, for me anyway.

Too hot the last few days even here in the seacoast of NH. Talking to a few people in downtown Epping yesterday. When it hit 95 they are all commenting how hot it is. In a few months it will be "can't wait until winter ends".....

I just finished two weeks riding Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks plus spent a day in Rapid City. SD checking out Spearfish Canyon, Needles Hwy, MT Rushmore and Crazy Horse monument. Weather was perfect, sunny skies, warm but not uncomfortable and not a drop of rain. Best motorcycle vacation I've ever been on, now I'm back home in PA :-(

Wet down a t-shirt, wear it under your jacket. It will keep you cool for a few hours, as long as you are moving.

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Originally posted by ASKSmith:
Wet down a t-shirt, wear it under your jacket. It will keep you cool for a few hours, as long as you are moving.

Absolutely and this should really work well in Boise, the dryer it is the better this works.

It’s been way to hot, humid and wet in Atlanta for me to ride. I don’t like riding at night so I am stuck hoping for a break in the cycle.

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Originally posted by ASKSmith:
Wet down a t-shirt, wear it under your jacket. It will keep you cool for a few hours, as long as you are moving.

More like 10 minutes in the West. But they are a lovely 10 minutes.

The gel/evaporation vests work a lot longer.

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Originally posted by JohnCourage:
It’s been way to hot, humid and wet in Atlanta for me to ride. I don’t like riding at night so I am stuck hoping for a break in the cycle.

Same here in Texas' Gulf Coast. Last year I didn't ride between June 9th and Labor Day and this year is looking the same.

Full compression shirt and pants (I call them my motorcycle tights) under my suit. I regularly ride at over 100 degrees but the trick is to not sit at lights and what not. If you are covering the wind will keep your body temp down. I stop for Gatorade when I get gas and keep the ride to about 3 hours and no problemo.

It never gets really hot and humid here and while I can’t ride far on this rock, I can ride almost every day. Hawaii doesn’t have a helmet law so it’s great as long as you regard everyone else on the road as being out to kill you and ride accordingly.

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It never gets really hot and humid here and while I can’t ride far on this rock, I can ride almost every day. Hawaii doesn’t have a helmet law so it’s great as long as you regard everyone else on the road as being out to kill you and ride accordingly.

No helmet is a bad idea, especially on Maui. Rented an R6 when visiting a few years back. (A fun ride on the north side) No freaking way I would ride there without at a minimum, high top gym shoes, gloves, and helmet. Terrible drivers and shitty roads. I'm now a cager when I visit my daughter Stay safe P210.

The last day my city had below 96 degrees was July 16. Everyday since then the actual temperature has been 96 or more with a couple of days over 100. With the heat index, every day has been 102-107 since mid July.

The humidity here is suffocating. My dad served two tours in Vietnam at the DMZ and likes to say it didn't get as humid in Vietnam as it does here in SE Virginia.

Yeah, in stop and go traffic last weekend I was waiting for my jeans to burst into flames. Not pleasant.