How to stay cool on a motorbike

[@franktaylor7617]

😎👍🇺🇲 #1

[@Tripleb6036]

Thanks. Got the KTM booked on a flight here yet? 😁

[@franktaylor7617]

@@Tripleb6036 I checked in to it. Doesn't look like putting it in the carry-on will work. So I'm going to dress it up like baby and strap it to my chest. They'll never know.

[@ride_r2]

I agree on the mx getup for a day's ride, but when I go farther I still go with my all season gear but I wear long sleeved shirt underneath and a balaclava on my head, soaking them wet every 2 hours or so. I zip up my jacket to control the evaporation so the wind doesn't dry me out too quickly. I would do this several times a day when I did my Philippine loop and some places were hitting 48 to 50Cs.

[@Tripleb6036]

I must use my balaclava. Never do but cooling my head as you say would be effective. How many days did you do your philippine loop over and on what bike? I’m planning to do it either this year or next.

[@ride_r2]

@@Tripleb603611 days, regretted going too quick about it 😅

[@carlbrenchley]

How to stay cool on a motorcycle. Step 1 - Buy a motorcycle. Now you are cool! :)

[@Tripleb6036]

Haha, damn right 😂

[@Bandit-Iggy]

The coolvest don't work in hot weather, i've tried it here in Thailand and its a waste of money, i do pretty much the same except for that i have tube going from my camelback into the helmet to squirt some water onto my head, about every 15 min when i go offroad.

[@Tripleb6036]

Ah thanks for the heads up. I will stick with what I’ve got then. Haha haven’t done that yet although there’s lots of cold springs here so I might just plan routes around them and dive in 😁

[@WaxedSurf]

Can 6what is road rush?

[@Tripleb6036]

Road rash, when your skin gets scraped by the road surface when you fall off. Very painful.