Hot Weather Survival Tactics for Motorcyclists

Whether you describe “Hot Weather” as 80 degrees or 110 degrees, if you are riding for several hours in heated temperatures, the main thing to prevent is also the most obvious: DEHYDRATION.  Dehydration is excessive loss of water from the body.
Motorcyclists should not think too lightly of this malady.  Dehydration can lead to a range [...]

August 27th, 2008 by MCg 
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Motorcycle Riding In 117 Degrees

I love desert riding. Except, of course, in the summer.
What I learned over the past 4 days and 1200 miles (California Coast and Sonoran Desert loop) is that it will be a while before a motorbike and I do that in the summer again!
Does 117 degrees mean “Hot” to you, too?
Unless you live in southwestern [...]

August 11th, 2008 by MCg 
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