1 Burnt legs in London Sun Jul 29, 2018 7:32 am
audibob
Life time member
I must admit to not enjoying riding my K when it is really really hot as
1. I havent isolated all the engine heat sources as I prefer the bike to keep me warm
2. The choice of second / summer/ europe bike has not yet been decided on.
So when I had to ride into London for a friends funeral , I was not looking forward to cooked legs all day.
I had fitted a Sat Nav to make sure I could find the place.
Purchased a nice lightweight summer jacket and wore my summer pants in the hope
of being able to tolerate the heat.
I kept my legs cool by moving them outside of the fairing , but that was uncomfortable for any length of time.
Riding at 60 allowed me to flip up the visor , until I got bored of riding so slowly.
The worst time was in central London, crawling along, listening to my cooling fan run normally, then suddenly
slowing down when things got really hot.. must change that unit.
Journey out of london, heading south into Kent was just as bad, with speed restrictions all the way.
Spent two days with my Nephew and his two cats which are not allowed out, so no open windows
and therefore very difficult to sleep in.
On the second night, I decided to return back to Nottinghamshire , about 200 miles north, at one oclock in the
morning..
Such a different journey back home.
Cool air, very little traffic, and the K gently keeping me warm all the way back, heaven..
Bike was purring at something above allowed speeds, reminding me why I love this machine and its build quality.
A couple of non believers were chuckling to themselves recently at a local bike store when they noticed the
cigarette lighter . asking why ride such an old bike....
We all know why..
On the plus side, I had a nice chat with a K1200rs owner who agreed that the Brick is a fine machine
Bob
1. I havent isolated all the engine heat sources as I prefer the bike to keep me warm
2. The choice of second / summer/ europe bike has not yet been decided on.
So when I had to ride into London for a friends funeral , I was not looking forward to cooked legs all day.
I had fitted a Sat Nav to make sure I could find the place.
Purchased a nice lightweight summer jacket and wore my summer pants in the hope
of being able to tolerate the heat.
I kept my legs cool by moving them outside of the fairing , but that was uncomfortable for any length of time.
Riding at 60 allowed me to flip up the visor , until I got bored of riding so slowly.
The worst time was in central London, crawling along, listening to my cooling fan run normally, then suddenly
slowing down when things got really hot.. must change that unit.
Journey out of london, heading south into Kent was just as bad, with speed restrictions all the way.
Spent two days with my Nephew and his two cats which are not allowed out, so no open windows
and therefore very difficult to sleep in.
On the second night, I decided to return back to Nottinghamshire , about 200 miles north, at one oclock in the
morning..
Such a different journey back home.
Cool air, very little traffic, and the K gently keeping me warm all the way back, heaven..
Bike was purring at something above allowed speeds, reminding me why I love this machine and its build quality.
A couple of non believers were chuckling to themselves recently at a local bike store when they noticed the
cigarette lighter . asking why ride such an old bike....
We all know why..
On the plus side, I had a nice chat with a K1200rs owner who agreed that the Brick is a fine machine
Bob
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