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Postby ZX10R King » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:50 pm

Most cars and campers have air conditioning but you can also take advantage of it on a bike. "On a bike" I hear you say! 40°C and higher is common at certain times of year in much of Australia and so you'll get hot. Tarmac reflects this heat and it's like riding in an oven. An evaporative air conditioning system is easily available. Take an old T-shirt, soak it at every opportunity and put it back on (don't use your drinking water). Do your bike jacket up and as you go along the water evaporates making you feel cool! It never stays wet for long so control the amount of cooling via the zipper.
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Postby ttc » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:54 pm

or buy a decent air mesh jacket :) :P
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Postby smek » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:58 pm

do you get sunburnt through them?
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Postby ZX10R King » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:59 pm

smek wrote:do you get sunburnt through them?


And if yer gunna wear a mesh jacket, wear the T shirt too so you don't get
that funny looking mesh sunburn.....
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Postby Gosling1 » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:28 pm

I'd rather wear a leather G-banger with a triple-underhead Reef knot in the back of it........... :P

Tan - ask Redroo about them leather G-bangers mate, he knows *heaps* about them ..... :lol: :lol:

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Postby Kishy » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:52 pm

Or just dont friggen ride if ya cant handle the heat :lol:
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Postby RG » Sat Mar 18, 2006 11:21 pm

ZX9R King wrote:
smek wrote:do you get sunburnt through them?


And if yer gunna wear a mesh jacket, wear the T shirt too so you don't get
that funny looking mesh sunburn.....
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Postby ttc » Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:27 am

Smek, no you don't :D


Gosling, we're going out to warwick with Roo today, we'll ask him :)
(btw the mesh jacket i wear has a lot of protection, i'd rather wear it than a leather g banger anyday :P)
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Postby photomike666 » Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:59 pm

tanyathecheeky wrote:Smek, no you don't :D


Gosling, we're going out to warwick with Roo today, we'll ask him :)
(btw the mesh jacket i wear has a lot of protection, i'd rather wear it than a leather g banger anyday :P)


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Postby ttc » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:09 pm

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Re: Remember this tip for next summer

Postby Neka79 » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:46 pm

ZX9R King wrote:Most cars and campers have air conditioning but you can also take advantage of it on a bike. "On a bike" I hear you say! 40°C and higher is common at certain times of year in much of Australia and so you'll get hot. Tarmac reflects this heat and it's like riding in an oven. An evaporative air conditioning system is easily available. Take an old T-shirt, soak it at every opportunity and put it back on (don't use your drinking water). Do your bike jacket up and as you go along the water evaporates making you feel cool! It never stays wet for long so control the amount of cooling via the zipper.

mate...been doin it for years....feels funny when the water runs down ur back...
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Postby chameleon » Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:14 am

I sweat like a pig so I don't need to soak the tee shirt, just unzip my jacket and let nature take itz course. If itz a really hot day a bowl of chilli helps produce extra sweat. :)
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