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http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/motorcycle-air-conditioner-to-be-released-shortly.htm (http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/motorcycle-air-conditioner-to-be-released-shortly.htm)

That's the move!

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Pussies  [bang]

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on second thought......
 

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Serious?

wait, what else can it do? i've seen the viberider for ladies...

It's a bike people. 

You know...  A way to ESCAPE the fangled luxuries of the cages?!?  Just like radios on bikes....   [roll]

I'm embarrassed to have clicked on this link...:-[

At least I didn't click further...

how make the beast with two backsing hot can you get moving at highway or twisties speed?

really???   [bang]

As if going 80 miles an hour isn't enough....

I've ridden in 115 degree weather wearing all black and I was happy to do so!

ok maybe a summer work commute in Phoenix. i mean the tarmac hits like 130 or something. i drove their in my Miata one time. had to put the A/C on full blast on my feet to stop the shoes from melting!

Bmw will offer it as standard equipment.

do they make a smaller version for sweaty balls?  ;D

AMBP!

OMG!!!  LOL

I do have to say that I have and use one of the evaporative cooling vests that I wear over Under Armor heat gear T-shirts with my mesh jacket on the outside.  The vest is here but I've seen them elsewhere also:

http://store.mm411.com/catalog/index.cfm?fuseaction=product&theParentId=294&id=1005 (http://store.mm411.com/catalog/index.cfm?fuseaction=product&theParentId=294&id=1005)

Living near Houston, summer heat + humidity can be pretty brutal.  I only wear it on longer trips though.

looks terrible, but the idea is great.  for those of us that use our bikes to commute to work and don't want to be covered in sweat when we get to work a/c would be  wonderful. 

hey, this steppenwolf CD ain't gonna play itself.

dun..dunun.du.du.dununun

school me, how does that work?

They are soaked in water.  Your body heat evaporates the water therefore taking heat out of your body to evap the water.

are you in direct contact with the water?

Yes. You will get wet. Buddy of mine had one, worked great. Not something he could wear with work clothes though...

I had a friend use an evaporative cooling vest at Miller during a trackday a couple summers ago...it was about 100* out...he said it worked great. I never put mine on because I didn't want to get wet (actually, damp). Turns out I was wet at the end of every session anyway.  :P

Oh, BTW:

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34139.msg593714#msg593714 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34139.msg593714#msg593714)

You've just described a perpetual motion machine.  Actually, the ambient heat evaporates the water.

The evap vests are a godsend here in TX  [thumbsup]

this brings up a good point. once you start sweating it does the same thing as this vest IF you have the right kind of clothing on. I bought some BMW full body stuff that in 100 deg heat feels cold while riding with leathers.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34139.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34139.0)

Is this like a Triple Derby then?

100 degree air blowing at you at 80 miles an hour is still 100 degree air and some folks can't afford a jacket for all the different riding seasons.  I'm not saying buying an A/C unit would be cheaper :)........

It seems like an ok idea to me.  Like some of you already said, it's a case of over-luxurizing (what??) something like motorcycling that was originally exactly the opposite, but people still buy goldwings, ultraclassics, and trikes with radios, cd players, adjustable windshields and mp3 hookups so imagine this will be a hit.  People probably said the same thing when heated products got released for bikes.  At the same time, the guys who ride around with no shirt on, no helmets, and no gloves probably think us folks that go out in full leathers and armor are idiots too.  To each their own.

Psst, Dave, that's the same link I already posted.... ;D

no, yours has a direct thread link, his is the top level message..   [evil]

Hahahaha...

I wear the vest over the Under Armor Heat Gear T-shirt; so, yes and no.  The vest isn't directly against my skin (although some are designed to be worn against your skin, the one I have isn't) but eventually the T-shirt will get damp.



That's the reason I use the Under Armor T-shirt.  Even though it gets damp, it never feels yucky like a cotton T-shirt will when damp.  The other advantage of the Under Armor Heat Gear shirt is that it doesn't look wet.  I've gone into restaurants and such and no one knew anything was out of the ordinary.


You are right; the cooling vest just takes it to the next level.  For one thing, you don't have to get hot & sweaty before it starts to work; it prevents you from getting hot.  They also have a long sleeve version of the vest but they don't recommend using it unless the temps are above 90F because it might reduce your core temp too much (so they say anyway).

I carry a zip-lock bag with me on long days.  If the vest gets too dry to work, I simply beg some water somewhere, put the vest  and some water in the bag and within a couple of minutes it's ready to go again.  I find it to work for about 5 to 6 hours before I recharge.

Hey guys! Have you seen this too?!?

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34139.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34139.0)

Its like, totally relevant!

Oh heavens! Now older riders or peolpe who are likely to suffer from heat stroke can stay cool enough to continue to ride! Heavens!



And Duck-Stew-how come this isn't okay but your heated vest is?

could someone please sticky this thread? 

I thought the whole idea of an air conditioner was to avoid getty sticky.   ;)

If I could get one that connected into the back of a helmet like a hazmat suit I use it with a yellow Aerostich suit and try and make people nervous.

HEY; I resemble that remark!!!  :'(

But I'd still never use a moto air conditioner. [laugh]

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you'd be on the terrorist list if you did that but it would be funnier than hell.  ;D

Does it have an airfilter or just pull air from the back of the bike where the exhaust ends? And then blows the exhaust air up the jacket and into the confines of your helmet? I didn't see a warning label.

I looks like it pulls from the front and exhausts the hot air from the heat exchanger out the back...

If it did that, it'd save those Harley guys a lot of money. By the time they got to the bar or Starbucks or whatever, they'd already be loopy.