Sometimes one wants more than 8 choices but here are some common forecasts anyway.

Basically what conditions or forecast conditions will affect whether you will continue to ride or seek alternative plans or modes of transport. If caught out with weather then one just rides on through or preferably puts a rain coat or whatever on and continues on.

I will still set off rinding in most conditions except:
*Above 40 degrees because hydration is a real issue. I won't ride without my jacket so if it is too hot to wear it I wont ride.
*Heavy rain forecast
*Rain - as in consistent rain forecast
*High winds I'll think twice depending on the trip.

Iam with you Pete about the heat, thats why i HATE summer. Heavy rain does't bother me at all but if hail follows it it's time to pull over & watch the show. High winds are different (to me anyway) it all depends where you are, in the city, open country etc..

I wear my deerskin leather jacket, up until the overnight lows are about 65F. (18C), then the Joe Rocket jacket comes out for the 'hot season' .

Temperatures here in Phoenix on average reach 100 F (38C) by early to mid May.

Then settle into a predictable 105-110 F (41-43C) temperature range .

There's the occasional temperature 'spikes' to 115-120 F (46-49C), in June and July .

The hottest I've ridden my R65 in, is 128 F (53C), that was in Lake Havasu City, Arizona ( the new home to the London Bridge), in June 1994 .

When the temps get above the 105 F (41C) mark, I only ride to and from work, no long rides, unless you get out by 0500 and are home by 1100 .

I personnnaly like to ride in rainy-type of weather. I even ride in thunderstorms simply b/c I have this all-weather type of suit that I purchased for about $650 bucks CAN.
It's proven to be quite worthwhile in using.

I recall one time, I was on the highway and all of a sudden it started to hail.
The hail, for the 1st few seconds or so was fairly light, and then it started to hail down fairly hard. So hard in fact that the road was covered in hail. Like it was snowing or something.
Man, did I have to pull over pretty quick.

I think I had to wait for about 1/2 hour or so before I figured I could continue onwards.

The only thing while riding with this all -weather type suit is that during the summer, you have to take the inside liner out and just wear your shorts instead...the thing keeps me nice and comfy throughout the ride.

Pete haven't tried it with a motorbike, but the old HG Kingswood I used to own did a clutch once. I'd put the brake on coming to an intersection and the car would stall. Then put it in first, and when the lights changed take off on the starter motor until the engine kicked in. Then pick my revs for gear changes. It got me home, and I didn't have to push. Was very grateful I didn't have to push.

For non-ozzies Kingswood was a car made by Holden

aussie pete wrote on 03/10/10 at 04:02:55:



I was with another rider, we made the decision to turn back, we only got about 10 miles from Lake Havasu City, and according to the thermometer the other rider had on his bike, it was getting hotter !

We left the next morning at 0330, it was still above 100 F. (38C) at that time .

It was my first summer riding in the desert, I have learned a lot in the last 17 years of living in Phoenix .

Rode home in the rain yesterday.  I'm not sure about other places, but when Tucson's roads are wet, it seems peoples' brains leak out of their heads.  Their driving (which is not that great to begin with) just becomes irrationally stupid.