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But it's too hot to ride home from work tomorrow. I'm gonna drive the van........it's got great A/C !!!
It was only 104 today........but seems a lot worse than the past few days. Maybe it's the humidity.
Ride Safe !!!
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« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2012, 09:52:23 PM » |
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102 today hottest on record here for last 4-5 days also.
I guess I need to buy a kickstand plate or make one up with a piece of metal, etc.
I went to dentist at 10:30 this morning, got out at 11:30, and saw my bike from a distance leaning over A TON. The asphalt sunk in and my kickstand was 4" into the asphalt in ONLY 1 hour. Never had that happen more than like 1/2" and it was on almost level ground, could not believe it. Must've been soft asphalt don't you think even if it was over 100 out, or not?
I drove cycle at 2:30 to work and thought I was going to die hard to breath. Luckily it was only a 20 minute ride and all hwy. otherwise it would've been tough to go 1 hour without kicking the bucket??
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« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2012, 03:37:44 AM » |
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It was 99 here yesterday. The HVAC at the converted warehouse I work at can't keep up. It is hard to hack Linux kernel modules when you are sweating. Weather sez next week will be in the 80s and there will be rain  -Mike |
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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2012, 04:01:50 AM » |
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Yeah, I rode when it was 105. Like riding through a blast furnace.
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« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2012, 04:53:05 AM » |
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Yesterday was 107 but I only have 4 miles to and from.
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« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2012, 04:58:31 AM » |
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I can't believe how dry it's been. We're vacationing in the St.Louis area, everything out there is brown.
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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2012, 05:01:33 AM » |
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Its been 97 to 99 Here for the past week...today they say 101  That is particularly odd for Mid-Michigan during any summer months.  |
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« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2012, 05:14:26 AM » |
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We are headed for 106 again today. FREAK"N HOT!!! We have been over 100 for over a week now. SUCKS!!!! After my 30 mile ride home from work, I feel like I am well done!!! But...a dude has got to ride!  Thanks to my Drink Butler, I can stay hydrated on my ride home. Next week is supposed to be MUCH colder...in the high 80s/low 90s. Hope it feels cooler... Alph...yeah...it has been VERY dry here in STL. We had rain last week but it poofed into steam on contact with the ground. Not a good thing anytime but especially around the 4th of July. We have had a lot of brush fires around town due to unresponsible fireworks usage and folks disposing of their butts improperly. Luckly, they have been put out fairly quickly and haven't caused too much damage. But it is only time... |
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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2012, 05:47:26 AM » |
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I am desperatly needing a ride, seeing that last week we had the storm blow through the house and relocate most of the things in the yard to include a few trees, no ride, this weekend the temps are in the 102 + range, so I doubt I will go out, only to look like the old dehydrated beef patty out of an MRE package afterwards.  SUCKS!  |
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« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2012, 06:23:39 AM » |
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I rode to work Mon and Tues and it was just miserable. It was even hot in the morning on the way in. But on the other hand, my Jeep Cherokee's AC didn't work anyways so Jeep or Valk...either way I was gonna be sweating. Yesterday was in the mid 90's and they are calling for 99 here today with a heat index of about 105 or so. I recharged the AC in my Cherokee Wednesday, so I'm good to go. Nice and cold!
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« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2012, 06:56:09 AM » |
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104 today here.
I am testing the wet-vest. I think it helps a lot.
15 miles home for me. Just enough to test it out.
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« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2012, 07:46:57 AM » |
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The temps you guys are talking about are normal here in AZ. We go above 110 frequently. For some reason our asphalt doesn't melt and the kickstands don't sink in. Don't know why but I never worry about the kickstand.
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« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2012, 09:11:19 AM » |
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The temps you guys are talking about are normal here in AZ. We go above 110 frequently. For some reason our asphalt doesn't melt and the kickstands don't sink in. Don't know why but I never worry about the kickstand.
Y'all probably have stuff built to withstand your "normal"... In South Carolina, our frost line is at about 1 inch. If we want to build someplace where "undisturbed soil" is only 1 inch down, we can stop digging and start pouring foundation concrete. If someone up North tried to put their footers only 1 inch deep, their building would frost-heave the first winter... -Mike |
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« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2012, 09:23:49 AM » |
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Sandy makes a point. Great guy by the way. I never really paid attention,but the Mighty Valk dosent sink here. I frequent some places that have cement motorcycle parking. The road temps here get to 200 degrees in the afternoon. I keep an oven thermometer in the car and its 160 when I go out at the end-o-day aroung 3:30.
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« Reply #15 on: July 06, 2012, 09:36:43 AM » |
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Heat has been tough here too. I just added a set of Air Wings that were supposed to help push the engine heat out the back, but I can't tell if they make it better or worse.
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« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2012, 09:44:49 AM » |
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The temps you guys are talking about are normal here in AZ. We go above 110 frequently. `
The difference is... ours comes with humidity. although it's been dry dry dry, and the humidity isn't that bad right now. Only 35%. Which is still humid by AZ standards I think. ??? I remember back in the day... 100F and 75%-80% RH. dew point near 80. That's a JUNGLE. Jabba |
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« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2012, 09:48:07 AM » |
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I think it's hot all over record breaking temps. We have broke several records here. It was 107 here Sunday and the heat index around 118! We were at a funeral in Easley and 3 bikers had to be taken to the hospital because of the heat and I almost was a victim!  . Maybe the northwest is cool? I was planning to head up north to escape the heat but see Florida is actually cooler!! 88 in daytona!  Sandy, I've been to CA and AZ and 100* there is nothing bc of the low/no humidity, but here is SC and the southeast it is miserable!  |
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« Reply #18 on: July 06, 2012, 11:57:24 AM » |
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I think it's hot all over record breaking temps. We have broke several records here. It was 107 here Sunday and the heat index around 118! We were at a funeral in Easley and 3 bikers had to be taken to the hospital because of the heat and I almost was a victim! . Maybe the northwest is cool? I was planning to head up north to escape the heat but see Florida is actually cooler!! 88 in daytona! Sandy, I've been to CA and AZ and 100* there is nothing bc of the low/no humidity, but here is SC and the southeast it is miserable! This seems like the time of year that we on the east should ride up to Maine! I bet there's a lot of good roads between here and there, too! -Mike |
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« Reply #19 on: July 06, 2012, 12:03:37 PM » |
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It hasn't stopped raining in England since April. Really. We have flood warnings everywhere, the summer tourist trade has been destroyed and thousands of acres of farmland turned into swamp. My brother in law is in Scotland where they are expecting a month's rainfall in the next 48 hours. |
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« Reply #20 on: July 06, 2012, 01:21:41 PM » |
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102 today hottest on record here for last 4-5 days also.
I guess I need to buy a kickstand plate or make one up with a piece of metal, etc.
I went to dentist at 10:30 this morning, got out at 11:30, and saw my bike from a distance leaning over A TON. The asphalt sunk in and my kickstand was 4" into the asphalt in ONLY 1 hour. Never had that happen more than like 1/2" and it was on almost level ground, could not believe it. Must've been soft asphalt don't you think even if it was over 100 out, or not?
I drove cycle at 2:30 to work and thought I was going to die hard to breath. Luckily it was only a 20 minute ride and all hwy. otherwise it would've been tough to go 1 hour without kicking the bucket??
It was 102 I believe on July 4th at my house. My Grand Prix is getting tranny work done, so I drove the rig home. I drop the trailer about 1 mile from my house in an old Heilig Meyers parking lot. Trailer was loaded with 45,000 lbs. Dropped it at 10:30am and went to pick it back up at 9pm. The landing gear feet had sunk 2 inches into the parking lot. Guess it's blacktop, but it's really old and grey now. Glad I can drop the suspension on my tractor or I'd of had alot of fun getting back under the trailer. |
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« Reply #21 on: July 06, 2012, 01:33:45 PM » |
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We can relate here in Calgary too! It's 21ºC (70ºF) here right now, and it's supposed to get up to a sweltering 31ºC (88ºF) by Monday! I might have to dig my mesh jacket out of the basement closet soon.  |
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« Reply #22 on: July 06, 2012, 01:40:35 PM » |
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154 Miles behind ole SmokinJoe and that was at wait for it...........................105 degrees in the shade, feels like of 112.
To the Cumberland Gap National Park Area.
In Kentuck, at the Middlesboro area.
Yes it was hot and miserable.
But the ole girl just kept laying out the miles.
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« Reply #23 on: July 06, 2012, 02:36:10 PM » |
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Been right at 100 for a couple days here(seems MUCH longer). 4th of July it was 105 and yestersy was 104 and today 101. And we haven't had measurable rain in 2-2 1/2 months. My lawn sounds like yer crunching balsa wood models or glass.  I rode 25 miles today and that was way more than enough. Hope we get a VERY LARGE temp drop before Inzane.  Ya'll stay cool-iffin ya can. RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #24 on: July 06, 2012, 03:02:24 PM » |
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Been right at 100 for a couple days here(seems MUCH longer). 4th of July it was 105 and yestersy was 104 and today 101. And we haven't had measurable rain in 2-2 1/2 months. My lawn sounds like yer crunching balsa wood models or glass. I rode 25 miles today and that was way more than enough. Hope we get a VERY LARGE temp drop before Inzane. Ya'll stay cool-iffin ya can. RIDE SAFE. And this JUST in-been raining(nope-i AINT makin this up)like 5 or 6 mins and the outside air temp is 78 degrees F. Thank you very much LORD for this much needed rain you have bestowed upon us.  RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #25 on: July 06, 2012, 04:42:51 PM » |
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Roda ladt night. It was still 100 or a tad less. Once it went behind the trees it was all good.
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It's hot. Was way over 100 today in the shop when I left work. I spent the last few hours in back of a large industrial washer installing new "retrofit proximity switches and targets for them". Six feet off the floor in a plant well over 100 degrees squatting inside a big hot machine with live steam blowing up into the air around me. Work feels like some kind of crazy cartoon sometimes when it's like this. The front of me almost dried out on the ride home. The thermometer on the valk dropped from 120 to just over 110 once I got moving. This was the first time I've ever experienced the grips being almost too hot to touch when I headed home from work. The first few minutes of the ride were painful because of it. Was 110 in the shade when I got home. After a nap and a shower I rode back to Terre Haute to meet a buddy for steaks and cold drinks, then passed on by home and rode North on 59 to Mansfield and put the hammer down a little before finally turning for home at deer thirty. It is indeed screaming hot. If you're moving not to bad, stop for a light and you're immediately soaked. The cool thing about working in this kind of heat is I can drink a bottle of water and a bottle of dew before starting work. Continually drink water and dew while I'm working and still go all day without having to pee. Convenient. |
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go all day without having to pee. Convenient. Your penis has become vestigal. It's THERE... but you don't USE it for anything. It serves NO purpose. That was a line from Top Gear in Europe. Jeremy was complaining about the heat in India. Jabba |
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go all day without having to pee. Convenient. Your penis has become vestigal. It's THERE... but you don't USE it for anything. It serves NO purpose. That was a line from Top Gear in Europe. Jeremy was complaining about the heat in India. Jabba  |
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go all day without having to pee. Convenient. Your penis has become vestigal. It's THERE... but you don't USE it for anything. It serves NO purpose. That was a line from Top Gear in Europe. Jeremy was complaining about the heat in India. Jabba Heat does that to you...so does being married for a long time....  Dave |
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go all day without having to pee. Convenient. Your penis has become vestigal. It's THERE... but you don't USE it for anything. It serves NO purpose. That was a line from Top Gear in Europe. Jeremy was complaining about the heat in India. Jabba Heat does that to you...so does being married for a long time.... Dave |
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« Reply #32 on: July 07, 2012, 10:44:23 AM » |
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That's not a bad idea. I may have to buy one eventually. I leave my "work helmet" on the passenger backrest to keep the red thread in the design from fading to pink again. My HD buds were calling my valk the "pink dragon" before I replaced that backrest. |
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« Reply #33 on: July 07, 2012, 10:49:37 AM » |
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That's not a bad idea. I may have to buy one eventually. It's silver and reflects heat nicely, packs tight the size of a large softball, drys really quickly, and is great for road trips. Not fully waterproof, but most rain runs off, and keeps all electricals from direct downpour. |
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I got my half cover from Tour King from Tx. They have them for Valks. $40 Its a rip stop material. Survived alot of hail in its time. Its my travel cover.
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« Reply #38 on: July 08, 2012, 03:33:19 AM » |
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Come on, boys! The way you're lollygaggin' around here with them picks and them shovels, you'd think it was a hundert an' twenty degree. Can't be more than a hundert an' fourteen.
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Come on, boys! The way you're lollygaggin' around here with them picks and them shovels, you'd think it was a hundert an' twenty degree. Can't be more than a hundert an' fourteen.
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