How Many Days Do You Want To Ride?

[the Ferret]

There is a poster put out by Aerostich company, makers of fine motorcycle gear and accessories in which they list the number of days possible for a person to ride in a given local wearing aerostitch gear with the parameters being a high of 95 degrees and a low of 25 degrees.



It's fun to see how many days would be possible to ride in differing areas of the country. Of course San Fran clocks a perfect 365. How lucky you guys are to live there from a motorcyclists perspective.

Some areas are suprising to me. Portland suprised me with 358 (only 7 days outside of those parameters. Never knew Portland was that temperate. Phoenix 214 (151 days out of those paramaters.) That suprised me as well because I thought the weather was pretty good there. You guys must get too many days over 95.

Where I live Aerostitch says 308 days, which I think is pretty good considering we have actual winters lol (57 days out of the parameters)

I keep trying to hit the 308 mark, but usually fall short. Last year I think I rode 274 days. This year I am at 233 with 90 days possible remaining so there is hope lol. If winter comes late this year.. or isn't particularly brutal.

Headed out in 5 mins to make it 234.

 

[emptysea]

A little surprised that you're area is the same as my area (308) when one considers that Chicago winters are usually more severe than SW Ohio's. If I rode every single day in a year except in January and February, I would have 306 riding days. Never going to happen, but this has inspired me to start keeping more accurate stats. Right now, I just keep total miles and how many consecutive months with at least 1 ride.

 

[flynrider]

There is a poster put out by Aerostich company, makers of fine motorcycle gear and accessories in which they list the number of days possible for a person to ride in a given local wearing aerostitch gear with the parameters being a high of 95 degrees and a low of 25 degrees.



It's fun to see how many days would be possible to ride in differing areas of the country. Of course San Fran clocks a perfect 365. How lucky you guys are to live there from a motorcyclists perspective.

Some areas are suprising to me. Portland suprised me with 358 (only 7 days outside of those parameters. Never knew Portland was that temperate. Phoenix 214 (151 days out of those paramaters.) That suprised me as well because I thought the weather was pretty good there. You guys must get too many days over 95.

Where I live Aerostitch says 308 days, which I think is pretty good considering we have actual winters lol (57 days out of the parameters)

I keep trying to hit the 308 mark, but usually fall short. Last year I think I rode 274 days. This year I am at 233 with 90 days possible remaining so there is hope lol. If winter comes late this year.. or isn't particularly brutal.

Headed out in 5 mins to make it 234.

Yeah, that 95 degree limit takes out most days from May through September. In real life, my upper limit is about 115 degrees. I suspect I ride close to 340 days per year.

 

[kennyw]

I didn't have any trouble riding in 100 degree weather in Nebraska last summer but my lower limit is closer to 40*F.

 

[the Ferret]

As of the last few years I have ridden in temps ranging from -1 f and 105 f and both extremes are miserable. I'd prefer a range of 40-90f lol. Without electrics and some wind protection, even 32f can get pretty cold pretty quickly. Choosing the right gear for either extreme is critical and difficult.

 

[glenridgerich_imp]

Usually 45 degrees is my cut off, but got heated gloves recently so perhaps I'll get a few additional rides in below that threshold this winter.

 

[the Ferret]

We are in the 50s again this morning and after a summer of 90s, even that feels "nippy". Of course next March that same 50s will feel " balmy" lol

 

[Cormanus]

It's after 11 at night here in Brisbane, Queensland and, having been disturbed by a rude and malfunctioning smoke alarm, I'm reading the forum until I feel like sleeping again.

It's a balmy 18ºC outside (64ºF). Be pleasant for a ride. The days are getting hotter and ever so slightly less agreeable.

Like San Francisco, there aren't too many days here when riding's impossible.

 

[the Ferret]

Just after 9 am here George. Temp is getting close to the same at 62 according to weatherbug. Getting ready to go ridng. UNfortunately for us in the US northeast and midwest it only gets worse from here on out until May next year.

 

[postoak_imp]

The map shows me being between 229 and 251 days, but realistically, it is more like 300. I can ride in warm weather months in the early morning, and when it is cold, around 2 or 3 PM. Rain is all that holds me back.

 

[Chapomis_imp]

I'm surprised that Alaska has 233 !