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Really? 100+ Really? Last time I rode back from IZ Co in 100+ degree heat I said "never again"
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When it was picked for Inzane I posted it would be hot, I live in shreveport la. and it's hot here that time of year, we always go their the end of Oct. pretty good then. Bring your wooly for your seat or you will have monkey butt.
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Really? 100+ Really? Last time I rode back from IZ Co in 100+ degree heat I said "never again"
We rode yesterday in 107 temp's one of the worse rides I've ever been on . If it's going to be triple-digit the entire event I might just pass on going...I can't handle that s**t and I'm not wasting my vacation days to be miserable . what he said anit no lie.... im with him . |
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Well, we've kinda got some money spent already on going so me and Jodi are gonna be there. My vacation has been scheduled for quite a long time, I'm not backing out of it now. Of course it's gonna be hot...the end of July has been known to be like that a time or two. I think it's because of AlGore and his global warming bs. Either that, or being summer might be part of it too.
I take the other half of my vacation in late Jan/early Feb to go ride sleds with family. Oddly enough, it has a tendency to be cold then. Might be cause it's winter, I don't know. But I know that going in. Sometimes it's really cursed cold but it's WAYYYY better than being at work.
Some of you guys might be worrying too much in advance...the weathermen around here cant tell me what the hell the weather is gonna be like tomorrow accurately. 20 days out is, well, guessing.
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Really? 100+ Really? Last time I rode back from IZ Co in 100+ degree heat I said "never again"
That's one reason I won't be there. As soon as the location was announced I knew I wasn't going. The heat and humidity is unbearable in Iowa in July.....can't imagine that much farther south.  |
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Well, we've kinda got some money spent already on going so me and Jodi are gonna be there. My vacation has been scheduled for quite a long time, I'm not backing out of it now. Of course it's gonna be hot...the end of July has been known to be like that a time or two. I think it's because of AlGore and his global warming bs. Either that, or being summer might be part of it too.
I take the other half of my vacation in late Jan/early Feb to go ride sleds with family. Oddly enough, it has a tendency to be cold then. Might be cause it's winter, I don't know. But I know that going in. Sometimes it's really cursed cold but it's WAYYYY better than being at work.
Some of you guys might be worrying too much in advance...the weathermen around here cant tell me what the hell the weather is gonna be like tomorrow accurately. 20 days out is, well, guessing.
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Well, it probably won't be any worse than being at a steel mill, required to wear long sleeves and long pants and a hard hat while throwing tarps over whatever load I'm picking up in this heat. At least I'll be on the bike with lakes and pools within riding distance. When I'm at work all I can think about is the fact that my pool is nowhere near where I am.
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Joe.. You can do it!!!!! Ya just need to dress for it. Ya have to protect yourself from the heat. There was a thread running about this the otherday. see link http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,44220.0.html The ride to Arkansas will probably be one of the cooler legs of our trip. We leave Ar and head to the desert southwest then up to the pacific northwest....should be cooler there... into Canada, down thru the rockies.. At that point FB will have all lower 48 states on her Spyder.... . Then to eastern Tn For a Spyder BBQ, Va, then home.... You can do it.... |
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Joe.. You can do it!!!!! Ya just need to dress for it. Ya have to protect yourself from the heat. There was a thread running about this the otherday. see link http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,44220.0.html The ride to Arkansas will probably be one of the cooler legs of our trip. We leave Ar and head to the desert southwest the up to the pacific northwest....should be cooler there... into Canada, down thru the rockies.. At that point FB will have all lower 48 states on her Spyder.... . Then to eastern Tn For a Spyder BBQ, Va, then home.... You can do it.... I'll be there just had to vent alittle I've got some folk's depending on me being there and I know how I would feel if they pulled out this close.....See you there Mark |
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This 67 year old fart and his 65 year old fart brother WILL be there. Whats a little freakin heat mongst friends and Valkyrie riders?? RIDE SAFE. Hell dude you could walk to the event I'm guessin' 150 miles tops . Rode up to Chicago Il. last July in all the heat. Still put up with a couple of 100+ days coming back.  Lotsa water and lotsa Gatorade. As fer walkin there-i'll be on my Valkyrie or at the other end of the spectrum my Olsmobile.  RIDE SAFE. |
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I still haven't committed. As usual, it will be a last minute, wow, I am walking out the door and going thing.
If I do go, it will prob be just for a couple of days. Figure on riding the 400+ miles with an early start in the morning.
Noticed today I need to put rear pads on the Valk. Will end up going ahead and doing the rear-end maintenance while I am there.
I have started abhoring the heat. I usually am outside in it, but I go inside as soon as I can. I am sure it has nothing to do with my thick layer of insulation my body has determined that I need.
If I do go, I will be the one sitting in the chair drinking "colbeer" and smoking a cigar.
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Alot of people (especially as they age) can't really tolorate the heat as well as they once could......I know I can't. I don't ride all that much in the summer because of it......the heat coupled with the humidity can be unbearable around here during the summer months.
Add to that a "hot ass" motorcyle and riding when temps are in the 90's and above with 80% to 100% RH, it can make riding difficult for folks that are in their 50's, 60's and beyond.
With that said, I've never been to an Inzane, but I'd love to go to one.......but I'm not too interested in riding to one in the heat of summer.
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Eureka Springs has enough altitude to cool down at night, usually does not get really hot till mid afternoon, I would compare it to central Tennessee, just a bit more humidity. It is not nearly as hot as KS, IA, and northern MO. The roads are great. I noticed the temp in the low seventies in the evening on those forecast, hasn't been below 80 at night here, or below 100 in the daytime, for nearly two weeks. Still riding, including to SD and back last week. What ya gonna do, not ride? Ain't happening for me. BTW, I'll be 66 by IZ. Hoser  |
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Alot of people (especially as they age) can't really tolorate the heat as well as they once could......I know I can't. I don't ride all that much in the summer because of it......the heat coupled with the humidity can be unbearable around here during the summer months.
Add to that a "hot ass" motorcyle and riding when temps are in the 90's and above with 80% to 100% RH, it can make riding difficult for folks that are in their 50's, 60's and beyond.
With that said, I've never been to an Inzane, but I'd love to go to one.......but I'm not too interested in riding to one in the heat of summer.
Would it be possible for the Inzane event be scheduled during some cooler months of the year......or has this been discussed and ruled out before? If so, why was it ruled out?
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Average heat graph for San Dimas CA (were I live)... These temperatures run from Ventura down to San Diego with little difference. Get a little north toward San Francisco and the averages are a lot cooler. I wear a jacket going up Pacific Coast Hwy in August. Also move east away from the Pacific and the temperatures do rise a lot except when you cross the Sierras where you can see snow in August at altitude! That said I'd rather ride through the Mojave desert at 105 than any of the places I've been in the east as humidity kicks my A$$. I rode through Reseda, CA a few years ago at 114 degrees and it had nothing on Puduca Kentucky. I just stopped, soaked my cloths and was on my way cause with no humidity water actually evaporates and cools me by 15 to 17 degrees.  I'm telling you them states back east are tough states, my first time to Ohio kicked my A$$ and I couldn't believe the same place so hot in July could get snow in February. So let me see, colder in the winter, hotter in the summer, huge storms, hurricanes, twisters... I'll stick with the earthquakes. Some people say we have no seasons in California, but we do, our four season's in California, Earthquake, Fires, riots and mudslides! I'd love to have a rally in California, you'all are just too far away to make it happen! I love the idea of having an InZane Rally in the spring or fall whoever tossed that idea in the mix. |
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I don't like the heat either but I think you'll find the riding worth it. Get up early and get a ride in each day and be back to cool off in the pool in the afternoon when it gets hot. They have a really nice pool at ground zero, and there are plenty of big trees for shade. I can't wait to see everyone! -Scott Sounds GOOD to me!!!!!!!!! |
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are you riding over with SmokinJoe or do you have to work Saturday?
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