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Originally Posted by Chocaholic
Funny, I've pulled off the helmet soaking wet a few times and thought that this bike is made for the North...not the South.
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^ I hear ya Choc. I ride full gear (Aerostich Roadcrafter 1 piece over my business suit). I place my suit jacket neatly folded into the top case. When it was over 85 this summer, I'd be ok in the AM commute inbound because it generally wasn't hot enough yet, although somedays I'd unzip the top half of my 'Stich and strip to dress shirt for the Lincoln Tunnel (its 100+ degrees in there during the summer).
On the way home in the afternoon/evening was a different story. I'd generally strip to my underwear in the parking lot before donning the 'stich for the ride home. Otherwise by the time I got home my suit pants would be steamed into wrinkled ruin. I find that the RT fairing is designed pretty well to keep engine heat off the rider, which is good in hot weather. It also keeps the cooling breeze off you too. Putting the windscreen down helps to get some more airflow to the rider, but I generally run it all the way up to keep down on the wind noise and buffeting which is favorable in a daily driver to minimize rider fatigue and brain-fade.