Old 06-23-21, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Darth Lefty
There are a lot of bikes out there this month even though it's hot, and I realized most of them are ebikes. The dedicated commuters are mostly past by the times I was biking and the athletes are not going to ride two hours in 90 deg heat, but the ebikers don't care, they can go fast enough to keep cool. There's got to be some upper threshold - I know from experience >105 on a motorcycle is miserable no matter how fast you go.
I've ridden my motorcycle in those temps, and agree it's pretty ugly. Especially since my motorcycle is air cooled. It's like sitting on top of a charcoal grill while getting hit with the wind from a blast furnace at the same time.
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