The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

General Category => Totally Off-Topic Discussions, Rants, Tire & Oil Threads, Etc. => Topic started by: Bob_Roller on July 11, 2019, 10:03:50 PM

Title: Hottest Day of the Year
Post by: Bob_Roller on July 11, 2019, 10:03:50 PM

When I left work this afternoon, air temp, 114 F, 46 C, road surface temp 197 F, 92 C .
Tires stuck like velcro !!

Title: Re: Hottest Day of the Year
Post by: ged in oz on July 12, 2019, 03:39:48 AM

Whaaat! Thats almost unimaginable Bob.

I’ve lived through 45C, but that was in a place called Marble Bar in Western Australia and thats reputed to be the hottest place in Australia. There’s no bitumen roads there though.... Just a pub.[smiley=beer.gif]

Title: Re: Hottest Day of the Year
Post by: skippyc on July 12, 2019, 06:12:34 PM

Don't stop at the stop lights to long. That temperature was very rear once but not anymore.

Title: Re: Hottest Day of the Year
Post by: Bob_Roller on July 13, 2019, 05:35:01 PM

Pretty common here to have temps of 110-120 F, 43-49 C from June through September .
Air cooled bikes don't like these temps !!!

Title: Re: Hottest Day of the Year
Post by: tiggum on July 15, 2019, 09:05:21 PM

That is a great idea!  Thank you; and yes, what were the guys at BMW thinking with those tiny plastic tabs?