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Jay Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1445 Fort Worth, Texas Gender:	Motorcycle air conditioner 05/26/10 at 22:09:16 A while back, I posed the question of why noone had considered putting AC on a bike. I figured the Goldwing crowd might go for it. Most here agreed that, if a person wanted AC, they might as well be driving a cage. Well, don't look now, but... http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/entrosys-motorcycle-air-conditioning-and-h...
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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Motorcycle air conditioner Reply #1 - 05/27/10 at 00:34:47 My AC's cheaper. Its called throttle. Works great.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10604 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Motorcycle air conditioner Reply #2 - 05/27/10 at 01:53:49 soak down your shirt before putting on your mesh jacket = evaporative cooling water is free and it works great; just reapply water as needed to continue desired cooling effect
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Reply #3 - 05/27/10 at 02:16:24

Lest anyone misunderstand, and start thinking me a wus, I'm not in favor of the idea. I tend to agree with others on this board. If a person wanted AC, they should be in a cage. My original pondering was inspired by all the "crap" they seem to be mucking up bikes with these days. I swear, I don't think they'll be satisfied til they have a motorcycle that is as hard to work on, and computer controlled as modern cars are. The Savage is a relatively simple, straightforward motorcycle. Compare it to a Goldwing or the Victory. Buttons all over the place. I don't know how anyone could keep their eyes on the road, there are so many buttons on those consoles.

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skatnbnc Serious Thumper Offline Spinning Pink Posts: 1286 New Bern NC Gender:	Re: Motorcycle air conditioner Reply #4 - 05/27/10 at 05:08:21 honestly - for a sec there, i thought that second pic was a CAR interior!
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clueless-FSO Senior Member Offline Posts: 454 Birmingham, Al Gender:	Re: Motorcycle air conditioner Reply #5 - 05/27/10 at 05:40:19 If I can't see the ground when I'm on a bike, might as well be in the cage!
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earlytimz Senior Member Offline Savage model 417 (4 speed, 17mm) Posts: 382 BG, KY Gender:	Re: Motorcycle air conditioner Reply #6 - 05/27/10 at 07:13:16 I don't even like bikes with fairings or plastic covers everywhere. To me, the beauty of a motorcycle is in all the raw mechanical parts that make it go. I wanna see the engine. I wanna see the cables. I wanna see everything it it's place, doing it's job... Otherwise, it just looks like a scooter.
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Reply #7 - 05/27/10 at 07:43:34

earlytimz wrote on 05/27/10 at 07:13:16:

I don't even like bikes with fairings or plastic covers everywhere. To me, the beauty of a motorcycle is in all the raw mechanical parts that make it go. I wanna see the engine. I wanna see the cables. I wanna see everything it it's place, doing it's job... Otherwise, it just looks like a scooter.

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Reply #8 - 05/27/10 at 07:53:27

earlytimz wrote on 05/27/10 at 07:13:16:

I don't even like bikes with fairings or plastic covers everywhere. To me, the beauty of a motorcycle is in all the raw mechanical parts that make it go. I wanna see the engine. I wanna see the cables. I wanna see everything it it's place, doing it's job... Otherwise, it just looks like a scooter.

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"If I cant see through it , I aint riding it"

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suzi-q Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 87	Re: Motorcycle air conditioner Reply #9 - 05/27/10 at 10:27:45 k.i.s.s., keep it simple stupid
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LostArtist Ex Member	Re: Motorcycle air conditioner Reply #10 - 05/27/10 at 13:09:52 as a commuter I can see a use for that, not that I'd ever get one, easy enough to just pack a shirt and change when I get to work
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Motorcycle air conditioner Reply #11 - 05/27/10 at 13:43:10 Now myself I think thats pretty cool.
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Stimpy - FSO Serious Thumper Offline SuzukisSavage Int'l Division Posts: 1203 Germany - formerly SD, SoCal Gender:	Re: Motorcycle air conditioner Reply #12 - 05/27/10 at 14:33:49 japanese motorcycle hair conditioner, gotcha.
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