Here are a few motorcycle riding tips for those of you in Texas (or similar weather areas) that just got your sportbike and plan on riding out in the hot sun coming in the summer months ahead:
1) Gold Bond.
2) Textile or perforated style riding jacket and don’t buy black (I rock a white and grey Alpinestars textile jacket – it get dirty but so what?)
3) Sunglasses under your clear helmet visor (so you can pop up your visor as you slow down to stops)
4) Possibly sunglasses under a tinted visor (clear visors can cause sunburns if you don’t wear sunscreen on your face)
5) Gloves should be breathable – less protection than the bulky GP style gloves (I save those for the track)
6) Get a $1 empty spray bottle, fill it with half water half vinegar, spray that onto a cloth and wipe down the inside of your lid. This will clean out the funk, sweat, and smell – no worries, it will NOT leave your lid smelling like vinegar once it dries out.
7) Wear sunscreen on the back of your neck (I’ve even been sunburned through the small open part where your gloves latch!)
8) Drink water all day long – you will sweat profusely and more than you realize will evaporate off you as you ride through the heat
9) Don’t ride too far. I commute 60 miles round trip. 30 mins in 105 degrees is brutal. Stop and drink fluids and cool off in the A/C at the gas station often if you are headed further than that.
10) What are some of your tips for extremely hot weather riding? Leave them in the comments….
Riding in the hot Texas sun in the heat of Summer is doable for short distances. However it feels like you are riding straight into the Devil‘s hot breath so use these riding tips to help you beat the heat.
1) Gold Bond.
2) Textile or perforated style riding jacket and don’t buy black (I rock a white and grey Alpinestars textile jacket – it get dirty but so what?)
3) Sunglasses under your clear helmet visor (so you can pop up your visor as you slow down to stops)
4) Possibly sunglasses under a tinted visor (clear visors can cause sunburns if you don’t wear sunscreen on your face)
5) Gloves should be breathable – less protection than the bulky GP style gloves (I save those for the track)
6) Get a $1 empty spray bottle, fill it with half water half vinegar, spray that onto a cloth and wipe down the inside of your lid. This will clean out the funk, sweat, and smell – no worries, it will NOT leave your lid smelling like vinegar once it dries out.
7) Wear sunscreen on the back of your neck (I’ve even been sunburned through the small open part where your gloves latch!)
8) Drink water all day long – you will sweat profusely and more than you realize will evaporate off you as you ride through the heat
9) Don’t ride too far. I commute 60 miles round trip. 30 mins in 105 degrees is brutal. Stop and drink fluids and cool off in the A/C at the gas station often if you are headed further than that.
10) What are some of your tips for extremely hot weather riding? Leave them in the comments….
Riding in the hot Texas sun in the heat of Summer is doable for short distances. However it feels like you are riding straight into the Devil‘s hot breath so use these riding tips to help you beat the heat.
