Riding in the heat
Two things I've run into. I have 2 gas tanks. The bike is an 800gs with the Camel tank. It operates by vaccume. In the extreme heat, the vaccume does not work and I start to suck air into my gas line, so the bike kinda hesitates, burps, or whatever, almost stalls. Why? What in the heat is altering the vaccume?
Second. It was 42 degrees Celsius. I got really hot and had to get off the bike, BUT its my face that was burning. I have a sun visor AND a front visor on my helmet - but in this heat, it felt like my face was burning off - and yes I have been putting sun screen on often.
How does one cool down the face in these conditions? I'm in the Mojave Desert.
Thanks.
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