It was as hot as the proverbial, this afternoon.
So, when I decided to go for a spin on the bike, I put on my leather jacket and immediately it stuck to my back. The sweat was pouring out of me and I wasn't even out the house. As I knew that the temperature outside was likely to be higher still, I decided to leave the jacket behind and go ride in my t-shirt and leather vest.
I also left my gloves off. I figured that if I was to come off, the amount of exposed skin was such that a little more wouldn't make a lot of difference.
Hopefully, my appearance approximated that of the guy at the beginning of the HD video at the foot of this page. It certainly felt good to be cool (temperature wise).
I even managed to relax a bit and stop worrying over the lack of protection. I think that when you feel that bit more exposed you adjust your awareness and end up riding more carefully. Not that I'm advocating doing it all the time. No doubt your mind would soon re-adjust itself and you'd soon forget your vulnerability once more. So, as soon as the weather goes back to its normal wet and cool summer condition, the leathers will be back on again.
But while we are experiencing this heat-wave I can always pretend I'm in west coast USA and enjoy summer riding as it should be.
It's just not like the west of Scotland at all.
So, when I decided to go for a spin on the bike, I put on my leather jacket and immediately it stuck to my back. The sweat was pouring out of me and I wasn't even out the house. As I knew that the temperature outside was likely to be higher still, I decided to leave the jacket behind and go ride in my t-shirt and leather vest.
I also left my gloves off. I figured that if I was to come off, the amount of exposed skin was such that a little more wouldn't make a lot of difference.
Hopefully, my appearance approximated that of the guy at the beginning of the HD video at the foot of this page. It certainly felt good to be cool (temperature wise).
I even managed to relax a bit and stop worrying over the lack of protection. I think that when you feel that bit more exposed you adjust your awareness and end up riding more carefully. Not that I'm advocating doing it all the time. No doubt your mind would soon re-adjust itself and you'd soon forget your vulnerability once more. So, as soon as the weather goes back to its normal wet and cool summer condition, the leathers will be back on again.
But while we are experiencing this heat-wave I can always pretend I'm in west coast USA and enjoy summer riding as it should be.
It's just not like the west of Scotland at all.
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