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Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum and want to say right up front that I am very happy to have found it (and, therefore, all of you). I have only been visiting the forum for a few days but I already appreciate very much the knowledge and comraderie that you all share. I am looking forward to being one of you.
I will soon be the new owner of a 2000 K1200LT and I am very excited about that! I once had a 1985 K100RT and although I liked it a lot, it was very hot in the summer. Back in those days I had a Hein Gericke leather jacket with (not enough) zippers that exposed an underlying mesh, but the fairing did not allow nearly enough wind through to me to force me to wear it in the summer.
I had the privilege of meeting Boatzo and his wife in person yesterday and he told me that it is possible to ride in the rain behind the windscreen of the LT and not get wet. Does this mean that the windscreen and fairing blocks the wind almost completely under normal riding conditions? Will the electric windscreen open a little to let more air in or does it merely change the height? I guess I am asking if the LT will be hot like the 100RT.
I have been researching the web about mesh riding gear and wonder if this would help. Do any of you wear it? If you do, what type strikes the best balance between protection and comfort in your opinion? I am 65 and old enough to appreciate my own mortality; I would prefer to ride safely with built-in armor protection as long as I don't have to do it on "London Broil" setting.
I would appreciate it if someone would point me to any discussion thread that might have already occured regarding mesh jackets and pants and I would also greatly appreciate your individual opinions or recommendations if this would be appropriate. Thank you.
Bob
I am new to this forum and want to say right up front that I am very happy to have found it (and, therefore, all of you). I have only been visiting the forum for a few days but I already appreciate very much the knowledge and comraderie that you all share. I am looking forward to being one of you.
I will soon be the new owner of a 2000 K1200LT and I am very excited about that! I once had a 1985 K100RT and although I liked it a lot, it was very hot in the summer. Back in those days I had a Hein Gericke leather jacket with (not enough) zippers that exposed an underlying mesh, but the fairing did not allow nearly enough wind through to me to force me to wear it in the summer.
I had the privilege of meeting Boatzo and his wife in person yesterday and he told me that it is possible to ride in the rain behind the windscreen of the LT and not get wet. Does this mean that the windscreen and fairing blocks the wind almost completely under normal riding conditions? Will the electric windscreen open a little to let more air in or does it merely change the height? I guess I am asking if the LT will be hot like the 100RT.
I have been researching the web about mesh riding gear and wonder if this would help. Do any of you wear it? If you do, what type strikes the best balance between protection and comfort in your opinion? I am 65 and old enough to appreciate my own mortality; I would prefer to ride safely with built-in armor protection as long as I don't have to do it on "London Broil" setting.
I would appreciate it if someone would point me to any discussion thread that might have already occured regarding mesh jackets and pants and I would also greatly appreciate your individual opinions or recommendations if this would be appropriate. Thank you.
Bob