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sfcdjevans · 12-31-2007, 05:17 PM

Gloves just seem so much easier. Open the seat, attach harness, close seat.

pushrod · 12-31-2007, 06:30 PM

Yeah, but can you dip one of your handgrips in your coffee to warm it up?

Nice write-up and b!tchin' photos! Thanks!

This article should be of great help to our brethren that live in less tropical climes. It's also useful to anyone that wants to hook up a relay operated accessory.

Kenneth_Moore · 12-31-2007, 07:08 PM

Yay. Great. It's almost 90 outside. Can somebody come up with something for to keep my nuts from getting roasted when they land on that black seat that's been cooking in the sun for hours? If they can make those ice chests that run on 12vdc with low amps, a seat with cooling coils doesn't seem all that farfetched.

There's money to be made here I tell you. Big money.

sachiwilson · 12-31-2007, 07:55 PM

Oh that's simple. An orchidectomy will set you right up.

And you can even use the remains for fish bait!

The_AirHawk · 12-31-2007, 10:32 PM

The Jim Davis that runs Eastern Beaver - 'zat the same Jim Davis that used to own Motomorphic/Hawk Connection?

BTW - Nice writeup, well thought out, clearly illustrated.

Kenneth_Moore · 01-01-2008, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sachiwilson

Oh that's simple. An orchidectomy will set you right up.

And you can even use the remains for fish bait!

I guess it worked ok for you then?

I'll be here all week...tell your friends!

Cheesebeast · 01-02-2008, 07:02 AM

Yo Ken,
I did find a product used to cool a baby seat that is about the right size:
Baby Bee Cool - Car Seat Coolerpad

It uses reusable ice packs and supposedly keeps a baby seat cool for ten hours. Granted, that is more than you need as I am sure you haven't worked more than four hours in a single stretch in your life. Then again, it could be useful for long sessions at the bar, but would ten hours be enough? If you could stuff a few more beers into the seat and it kept them cool long after last call at the bar then I would say it represents a solution.

Anyhoo, I think the Babybeecool will sell much better than a product I designed years ago- the infamous Infantsizzler. Still waiting for phone calls on that one.

As for active cooling using DC power, there we must turn to the automotive world. There is no reason you can't order a cooling seat designed for cars and slap it over the seat of your bike. Sure, those cooling seats suck more amps than a microwave at a Seven Eleven which is offering a manager’s special on Macho Grande Burritos, but those are the break(er)s.

If your pockets are really deep, then consider this solution that Uncle Sugar funded:
New Product Research and Development, Engineering Innovation and Technology, New Equipment Design and Development - Foster-Miller

Back in the day (early 70s) we used to use a very advanced technology to keep ourselves from being branded by vinyl seats on a hot summer day. We called it- the Towel®. We draped the Towel® over our bench seats and climbed in with impunity. Of course we then slapped our seatbelts on and screams erupted as we writhed in agony as the GM emblem was seared into our youthful hides.

Good times, they were. Good times.

Kenneth_Moore · 01-02-2008, 07:11 AM

"Infants, roasting on the open fire,
Barbeque sauce, dripping from their toes..."

Yeah, the towel is my high tech solution too. I swipe the hotel pool towels with the blue stripe and use them...then the lawn guys steal them from me when they come through the parking lot.

There are some "Half Covers" for sale that might work; if they're quick and easy to put on, and get small so I don't have to install the Givi Airbrakes for every ride. In addition to keeping the seat temps under 300F, I'd like to keep that new paint shiny as long as possible. The ideal solution would be a lightweight nylon cover just big enough to fit over the fairing in the front and the rack in the back, and go about 1/3 the way down. No need to be waterproof, just to provide shade.

Cheesebeast · 01-02-2008, 07:20 AM

Howdy 'Hawk,

Jim Davis of Eastern Beaver is not the same as Jim Davis of Motomorphic. They don't even appear to be Doppelgangers. If they were, of course, at least one would speak fluent German.

12-31-2007, 02:35 PM	#1
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12-31-2007, 05:17 PM	#2
sfcdjevans Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 43.47N-76.48W Posts: 956	Gloves just seem so much easier. Open the seat, attach harness, close seat. __________________ 3425 miles from Reading, UK Why their heads on a pike of course. If I thought it would do any good.

12-31-2007, 06:30 PM	#3
pushrod Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baja 'Bama Posts: 3,478	Yeah, but can you dip one of your handgrips in your coffee to warm it up? Nice write-up and b!tchin' photos! Thanks! This article should be of great help to our brethren that live in less tropical climes. It's also useful to anyone that wants to hook up a relay operated accessory. __________________ You would not understand, this is not how I am... I have become - Comfortably Numb.

12-31-2007, 07:08 PM	#4
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	Yay. Great. It's almost 90 outside. Can somebody come up with something for to keep my nuts from getting roasted when they land on that black seat that's been cooking in the sun for hours? If they can make those ice chests that run on 12vdc with low amps, a seat with cooling coils doesn't seem all that farfetched. There's money to be made here I tell you. Big money. __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

12-31-2007, 07:55 PM	#5
sachiwilson Women Riders Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,609	Oh that's simple. An orchidectomy will set you right up. And you can even use the remains for fish bait! __________________ Frappé LaRue Safety Queen Are you a Rounder? Sarnali: "what could be more useless than arguing with a deaf female lawyer????"

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12-31-2007, 10:32 PM	#6
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	The Jim Davis that runs Eastern Beaver - 'zat the same Jim Davis that used to own Motomorphic/Hawk Connection? BTW - Nice writeup, well thought out, clearly illustrated. __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

01-02-2008, 07:02 AM	#8
Cheesebeast Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: At the end of a quiet country lane Posts: 274	Yo Ken, I did find a product used to cool a baby seat that is about the right size: Baby Bee Cool - Car Seat Coolerpad It uses reusable ice packs and supposedly keeps a baby seat cool for ten hours. Granted, that is more than you need as I am sure you haven't worked more than four hours in a single stretch in your life. Then again, it could be useful for long sessions at the bar, but would ten hours be enough? If you could stuff a few more beers into the seat and it kept them cool long after last call at the bar then I would say it represents a solution. Anyhoo, I think the Babybeecool will sell much better than a product I designed years ago- the infamous Infantsizzler. Still waiting for phone calls on that one. As for active cooling using DC power, there we must turn to the automotive world. There is no reason you can't order a cooling seat designed for cars and slap it over the seat of your bike. Sure, those cooling seats suck more amps than a microwave at a Seven Eleven which is offering a manager’s special on Macho Grande Burritos, but those are the break(er)s. If your pockets are really deep, then consider this solution that Uncle Sugar funded: New Product Research and Development, Engineering Innovation and Technology, New Equipment Design and Development - Foster-Miller Back in the day (early 70s) we used to use a very advanced technology to keep ourselves from being branded by vinyl seats on a hot summer day. We called it- the Towel®. We draped the Towel® over our bench seats and climbed in with impunity. Of course we then slapped our seatbelts on and screams erupted as we writhed in agony as the GM emblem was seared into our youthful hides. Good times, they were. Good times.

01-02-2008, 07:11 AM	#9
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	"Infants, roasting on the open fire, Barbeque sauce, dripping from their toes..." Yeah, the towel is my high tech solution too. I swipe the hotel pool towels with the blue stripe and use them...then the lawn guys steal them from me when they come through the parking lot. There are some "Half Covers" for sale that might work; if they're quick and easy to put on, and get small so I don't have to install the Givi Airbrakes for every ride. In addition to keeping the seat temps under 300F, I'd like to keep that new paint shiny as long as possible. The ideal solution would be a lightweight nylon cover just big enough to fit over the fairing in the front and the rack in the back, and go about 1/3 the way down. No need to be waterproof, just to provide shade. __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

01-02-2008, 07:20 AM	#10
Cheesebeast Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: At the end of a quiet country lane Posts: 274	Howdy 'Hawk, Jim Davis of Eastern Beaver is not the same as Jim Davis of Motomorphic. They don't even appear to be Doppelgangers. If they were, of course, at least one would speak fluent German.