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Title: Wind Chill Factor Post by sunny on 10/15/04 at 08:07:39 Wind Chill on a Bike (http://motorcyclecity.com/chill.htm) this was posted on a local group so i thought i'd share. and actually i am going to type up a chart and place it next to my front door with an outdoor thermometer in view. i was chilly monday from under dressing, and i had to turn back this morning from under dressing... |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by sunny on 10/15/04 at 08:26:30 UGH! scratch that link. the math CANNOT be right if it indicates that the slower you go the colder it gets... i'll go look for something else... |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by sunny on 10/15/04 at 08:29:57 noaa wind chill chart (http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/windchill/index.shtml) would this apply to us as riders if we exchange the wind speed for our speed? |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by Susan on 10/15/04 at 08:34:34 Not sure but the rule of thumb I've heard is that it will feel about 20 degrees colder than it actually is when you are riding a motorcycle. |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by sunny on 10/15/04 at 08:39:20 on the noaa chart it shows how long it takes to get frostbite at the different temp/windspeeds... that could come in handy. |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by Susan on 10/15/04 at 08:47:47 Sunny the first link you posted seems to work fine. Example Going 30 mph Temp 50 degrees Wind Chill 28.4 degrees Going 50 mph Temp 50 degrees Wind Chill 25.3 degrees |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by sunny on 10/15/04 at 09:25:40 i started to make a chart and it was a few tenths of a degree warmer at 70 miles per hour and 40 degrees than it was doing 65 mph and 40 degrees. 70 mph and 40 = 10.1 65 mph and 40 = 9.6 that can't be right. |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by Pat B on 10/16/04 at 04:56:28 Another thing not added into the computation is time of day. 50 with the sun out = Not too bad 50 and dark at night = Much colder |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by Michael on 10/16/04 at 07:05:49 I read somewhere, that after a certain temperature, the windchill factor stays the same. I assume that temperature would be much too cold to ride anyway. I live in New Brunswick Canada, and am still riding my savage to work most mornings. If it is below 4 degrees I don't ride, due to slippery road conditions (frost)...I hope to get a few more weeks this fall, but doubt I will. They are already getting snow out west. As kids we rode our motorcycles untill the snow came, and sometimes after. Now I am older , with thinner blood, and a higher fear of crashing....lol I wear a full face helmet, and lined nylon/flannel pants and jacket, and foam lined gloves I really don't feel the cold. I guess I am climatized to it. I do find this topic most interesting, and will be following the results......cheers..............Michael |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by Greg_650 on 10/16/04 at 10:44:39 sunny wrote:
What would be the difference in 0 wind speed at 50 mph and a 50 mph wind while standing still? Just the motorcycle, I believe. |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by Greg_650 on 10/16/04 at 10:47:15 Pat B wrote:
Isn't that just a matter of perception? 50 is 50. How can a bright 50 be warmer than a dark 50? Maybe it is a matter of humidity... ??? |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by Pat B on 10/16/04 at 14:00:58 Greg_650 wrote:
It's actually that all my riding gear is BLACK The sun is my heater. |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by Greg_650 on 10/17/04 at 03:03:52 Pat B wrote:
That doesn't change the wind chill, it just means that you don't absord the sun light and retain the HEAT |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by Chench53 on 11/28/04 at 17:33:09 Greg_650 wrote:
Yes, I agree, the wind speed, plus your riding speed is what I'd say is total wind speed. Gerry |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by Diane on 11/29/04 at 21:16:51 ::) Hmm what if you have a tail wind? ::) |
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Title: Re: Wind Chill Factor Post by Chench53 on 11/29/04 at 21:19:34 Diane wrote:
In the cold, then I think you only freeze your butt off. ;D Gerry |
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