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I know we do not get the heat you do but I feel your pain. Last year on my return trip from the Estes Park Rally I rode 800 miles in one day.....in 100+ heat. It was 104 in Salt Lake City. Right in the middle of my ride a certain buddy of mine.....I won't mention his name...let's just say he was a LL umpire, rides a Victory CCT, and is into Blue Leather...anyhow he knows I am melting in the heat and feels so bad that he texted me a pic of an ice cold margarita...!#/##$=% :mad::mad:
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07-01-2014, 08:00 PM | #17 |
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Having had a Heat Stroke in 88..on I 40 west of Needles Calif. my thermometer read 137 degree's(f) and I was inside a front loader cab..I'm screwed for temp's above about 90 degrees since then.
Last year I bought a "Cooling Vest"..you soak it and wear it..I usually wear a long sleeve cotton three button T-shirt...then the soaked-cooling vest ..they dont drip- and a long sleeved multi-pocket cotton shirt over that... Last summer I was able to -survive- riding in 100 degree + temps (I wont say its comfortable..but it's "tolerable" and inside the outer shirt, the vest stays wet, from fuel stop to fuel stop.. In reference to cactusjack's trip from Riverside to phoenix.. In 1967 I was friends of the guy that owned Ontario Honda...he had a repo 450 Honda in Phoenix...and a Beech Bonanza (200 mph aircraft)..He flew myself and one of his bike mechanics to Phoenix..we checked out the bike and headed west -two up !..the boss went back to the airport and took off for Ontario.. We got passed one time on that ride..by a big red 18 wheeler..and we were going around 120 ....We beat the boss back by 15 minutes ! |
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07-01-2014, 09:54 PM | #18 | |
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07-01-2014, 11:29 PM | #19 |
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We stopped in Hannigan Meadow Friday night before getting back to Tucson. Left early Saturday and by the time we got down Devils Highway (awesome and I'd actually have to say, better than the NC Dragon because it's longer ... MUCH longer). By the time we hit Tucson, I-10 was over 100 and the radiant heat off the highway was probably pushing 110 deg. I wear a long sleeve T shirt, the sun can roast your arms, and a 3/4 helmet. We were glad to get off the road by 1:30 pm.
Yes, the heat is tough in the summer, but then again, there's 3 other seasons of riding here while most other places have two or even one. A buddy of mine, when we moved out here from NC told me, 'yup, you stay inside in the summer just like most other places stay inside in the winter'.
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07-10-2014, 10:58 PM | #20 |
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Kawasaki has been getting it right on the big v-twin baggers for some time now. They are great fun bikes to ride, look awesome, and are stone-cold dependable. I just put some fresh Kawasaki performance 20/50 lube in the crank of my '12 Vaquero and tomorrow setting out into the heat to ride on this bike's first long distance road trip. I am looking forward to it with the engine rumbling, stereo blasting, out through the eastern Oregon mountain country to the annual Hell's Canyon Thunder rally in Baker City Oregon. Should be a real hoot. I will take lots of pictures to share when I get back. Yea....Vulcans kick booty!
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07-23-2014, 06:45 AM | #22 |
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This has been a pleasure to read.
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My Vaquero is my first V-twin. Riding 26+ years and it took me this long to finally get a V-twin. I love it! A couple weeks ago I jumped on my Vaquero here in Round Rock (just outside Austin) and rode straight through to Phoenix. Crossed New Mexico and in to Arizona in the middle of the night. Got to see the sun rise above Tucson. Simply can't describe the beauty. I can't think of anything I have ever owned that could have matched the Vaquero. Not one hiccup, not one wobble, not one noise. Perfection. I picked my Vaq up in January of this year with 723 miles on it, and 7 months later turned 15k. Absolutely NO buyers remorse here!
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08-29-2014, 11:05 AM | #25 | |
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Our riding season is just beginning IMO.
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08-30-2014, 08:30 AM | #28 |
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Just got back from a 1500 mile trip from Long Island to Pittsburg then out to western Ohio. Great trip that is the farthest west I have had the Nomad. With almost 27, 000 miles I never even checked the oil I just got on and rode. I used to try and get best milage I can but since the fairing with the wind deflectors and lowers at 80+MPH two up loaded up I only get about 32mpg. On byways at 50mph I usually do much better around 37mpg. I stopped caring and just rock out with loud and clear tunes on the reckless fairing. Love all the positive comments.
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08-30-2014, 11:13 AM | #30 |
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Must be the mountains in PA. I get better mileage with a fairing on mine.
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