Man I just got to say , I love cold weather riding! Fresh crisp cold air, bike runs great, gear up with heated jacket and gloves , leather over pants . Stay nice and warm , I think it's better than summer time. I know some can't or won't ride after the salt hits the road , but we don't salt down here , and I like it! Just sayin.... Ride on.

 

I agree 90%. The 10% is that I hate wearing and putting on all those extra clothes.

 

Rode today......here in VT in November you know it's cold

 

It really isn't bad, the jacket liner is thin and light, I always wear gloves any way, the over pants go on easier than chaps.

 

I love it too. Everyone at work thinks I'm crazy riding when it gets into the 20s or 30s.

 

LOL! Heated gear in West Texas! LOL! I ride all year around here, road conditions permitting. I don't wear any heated gear. I wear a heavy riding coat, gloves, modular helmet, jeans and boots.

 

I don't have heated gear but sometimes I wish I did. It does get pretty damn cold here sometimes. I have seen low teens quite a few times since I have been here and even single digits once or twice.

 

The only heated gear I have is glove liners...that I finally got to try out after a year, for the first time today, just to see how they worked.

At least in cold weather, I can put more clothes on...I can only take so much off in the summer.

 

It's hysterical reading someone from west Texas talk about cold weather riding. Try it year after year in Philly then get beck to me.

Cheers.

 

I moved around frequently and also lived in Austin, TX for several years until recently. The winter there is cold (some times it touches low teens) but short. I never had (or needed) any heated gear there though.

Now in North Carolina, it's no Philly but still a different ballgame from Texas. I invested in heated gear (a jacket liner from a forum member and gloves from CL) and have been able to extend my riding season until it snows here.