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Take care out there people.
« on: November 04, 2018, 01:01:28 PM »
https://motorbikewriter.com/heatwave-kills-rider-outback/

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The current heatwave sweeping the nation has claimed the life of a motorcyclist in the Outback, again highlighting the danger to riders of dehydration.
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Re: Take care out there people.
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2018, 08:21:54 PM »
It's beggars belief that anyone would choose to go riding in the outback any time but late Autumn, Winter or early Spring.  Like most of us, I ride in temps up to 35 or so, and know well just how dehydrating it is.  I rode home from Tassie on Wednesday in temps ranging from 15 to 28 and thought I was keeping up the hydration.  But I found myself drinking three times as much as usual on Thursday just catching up!
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Re: Take care out there people.
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2018, 10:50:28 AM »
I know it's been posted before, but here's a link to a great article on riding in hot weather.
http://www.ironbutt.com/ibmagazine/ironbutt_1002_62-66_hot.pdf

It's realy easy to not drink enough when riding in extreme heat, and I had a riding companion pass out from dehydration when we stopped to cross the Murray on a ferry on  aparticularly hot ride.   Despite our nagging insistance, he had been refusing to drink any water, and thought a couple of ice coffees would be OK.   :fp
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Re: Take care out there people.
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2018, 11:26:25 AM »
It's beggars belief that anyone would choose to go riding in the outback any time but late Autumn, Winter or early Spring.

I know the top part of WA is usually fairly warm most of the time and 40C plus temps were quite normal when I was in Port Hedland for 18 months. I got used to it but even riding the 240km South to Karratha I'd have at least two drink stops each way. Seemed strange at first having June/July temps hotter than summer in Adelaide

Even now after having been back in SA for eight years we still take fluids with us on most trips
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Re: Take care out there people.
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2018, 05:23:51 PM »
Nice 42c on way home from work today.... water before leaving, and again when I get home :-)  at least it is dry heat where I am.

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« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2018, 07:07:00 PM »
I remember going for ride to Port Macquarie with mates and my Daughter
It got up to 42° it was hot for me just imagine how hot it was for my Daughter on the back
Next day was much cooler riding home
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