Wind Chill in Winter restricts my Ability to Properly Ride my Dashing Ducati Supersport late at Night
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 5:54 pm
When riding my Dashing Ducati Supersport motorcycle home to Flyblown Gully by the Sea from the nightclubs in Adelaide after midnight by the time I get to Old Noarlunga ~1am or 2 am with another 50+km to go to get home the air is too cold in my opinion.
On the 100 km/hr speed limit country road from Old Noarlunga (it's only an advisory limit imho) when I'm cruising at about 140+km/hr the wind chill factor is rather brutal
It got too cold between 1 am and 3 am this Sunday morning riding home & I had to stop twice to warm my fingers and thumbs on the hot mufflers*
I also had to reduce the speed I was riding at to about 80 km/hr which is possibly a traffic offence?
*not recommended for fledglings or whipper-snappers without a minimum of 20.years motorcycle riding experience, a handkerchief "insulator" and delicato application of cold hands & fingers on the hot mufflers is necessary to avoid burnt skin.
Global warming is not a practical solution regrettably.
There must be a thermodynamic relationship between ambient air temperature, about 4°C, and the wind chill factor for the varying speeds at which I ride my Dashing Ducati Supersport.
Regrettably the "sweet spot" this morning seemed to be about 80km/hr, which is at least 40km/hr too slow for a Ducati Supersport with a six gear gearbox.
There's no point selecting 5th gear at speeds below 120 km/hr and for 6th gear a minimum speed of 150 km/hr applies
I'll wear out 3rd gear riding at 80 km/hr!
There has to be a scientific solution for some enthusiastic young whipper-snapper with an Engineering Degree specialising in Thermodynamics looking for a decent research topic for a PhD
On the 100 km/hr speed limit country road from Old Noarlunga (it's only an advisory limit imho) when I'm cruising at about 140+km/hr the wind chill factor is rather brutal
It got too cold between 1 am and 3 am this Sunday morning riding home & I had to stop twice to warm my fingers and thumbs on the hot mufflers*
I also had to reduce the speed I was riding at to about 80 km/hr which is possibly a traffic offence?
*not recommended for fledglings or whipper-snappers without a minimum of 20.years motorcycle riding experience, a handkerchief "insulator" and delicato application of cold hands & fingers on the hot mufflers is necessary to avoid burnt skin.
Global warming is not a practical solution regrettably.
There must be a thermodynamic relationship between ambient air temperature, about 4°C, and the wind chill factor for the varying speeds at which I ride my Dashing Ducati Supersport.
Regrettably the "sweet spot" this morning seemed to be about 80km/hr, which is at least 40km/hr too slow for a Ducati Supersport with a six gear gearbox.
There's no point selecting 5th gear at speeds below 120 km/hr and for 6th gear a minimum speed of 150 km/hr applies
I'll wear out 3rd gear riding at 80 km/hr!
There has to be a scientific solution for some enthusiastic young whipper-snapper with an Engineering Degree specialising in Thermodynamics looking for a decent research topic for a PhD