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I live in southern Arizona which can prove to be a tad bit challenging to ride in the summer months. For me, the perfect temp for a nice ride is 65 degrees though obviously given my location I ride in a wide range temps throughout the year. While I am always full ATGATT at 65 degrees or more I am wearing my lightest mesh jacket, Diamond Gusset jeans, boots, gloves and a modular helmet.
As the temps rise above the mid eighties I make sure to have my evaporations/wet vest packed in the saddlebag along with a couple bottles of water {preferably chilled}. It is fairly easy to beat the worst of the heat by simply getting my butt out of bed nice and early. Here the daily highs do not occur until 3 or 4 in the afternoon and a 0600 departure assures temps in the 60 - 70 degree range at least for the first couple of hours. When it starts heating up a quick stop to thoroughly soak and don the wet vest buys me a couple more hours of comfort... think swamp cooler for your chest.
Left this morning at 0645 and it was a delightful 65 degrees. A couple of hours later it was still in the mid 70's and I had no need for the wet vest. May is just a couple of days away and we already seeing highs in the upper 90's and triple digits are forecast for Thursday on... Admittedly it is far easier to bundle up in the cooler weather and get on down the road but by leaving early and carrying a wet vest, not to mention the critical importantance of staying seriously hydrated makes summer in Arizona a lot more doable than you might think.
The other great solution as Mr. Myagi explained to Danielsan... best way, No be dere! The campgrounds of our local mountains open {Coronavirus not withstanding... and let's not go there for now} on May first as a function of waiting out the melting snows. Heat is no longer an issue once you reach 6, 7, 8 or even 9,000'+ and that campfire every night just gets better and better. My 24'Class C motorhome with the 10' cargo trailer hauling my Springfield will see a lot of miles starting very soon. I hope you all get to ride a lot {my relatives in MA keep sending pics of snow and ice - what the hell is up with that???} and if you get the chance come on out to Arizona for some serious fun. Fly in, rent a bike and head for the mountains...

As the temps rise above the mid eighties I make sure to have my evaporations/wet vest packed in the saddlebag along with a couple bottles of water {preferably chilled}. It is fairly easy to beat the worst of the heat by simply getting my butt out of bed nice and early. Here the daily highs do not occur until 3 or 4 in the afternoon and a 0600 departure assures temps in the 60 - 70 degree range at least for the first couple of hours. When it starts heating up a quick stop to thoroughly soak and don the wet vest buys me a couple more hours of comfort... think swamp cooler for your chest.
Left this morning at 0645 and it was a delightful 65 degrees. A couple of hours later it was still in the mid 70's and I had no need for the wet vest. May is just a couple of days away and we already seeing highs in the upper 90's and triple digits are forecast for Thursday on... Admittedly it is far easier to bundle up in the cooler weather and get on down the road but by leaving early and carrying a wet vest, not to mention the critical importantance of staying seriously hydrated makes summer in Arizona a lot more doable than you might think.
The other great solution as Mr. Myagi explained to Danielsan... best way, No be dere! The campgrounds of our local mountains open {Coronavirus not withstanding... and let's not go there for now} on May first as a function of waiting out the melting snows. Heat is no longer an issue once you reach 6, 7, 8 or even 9,000'+ and that campfire every night just gets better and better. My 24'Class C motorhome with the 10' cargo trailer hauling my Springfield will see a lot of miles starting very soon. I hope you all get to ride a lot {my relatives in MA keep sending pics of snow and ice - what the hell is up with that???} and if you get the chance come on out to Arizona for some serious fun. Fly in, rent a bike and head for the mountains...