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From: las vegas
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Joined: Apr 2015
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From: Maurice, La
Rode several hundred miles in 20 degree weather...gerbing heated gloves, jacket liner, pants liner and boot inserts. Feels like being wrapped in an electric blanket. As long as I can keep my feet and hands warm I am good.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Boise, ID
The coldest I ever rode in there was frost on the ground. I had a leather jacket with no liner, t shirt underneath, and thin riding gloves on. Oh and a half helmet with nothing covering my face....
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Joined: Sep 2014
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From: Virginia
i ride 365 out of necessity, and last year got rough. Couple of single digit days, and a TON of riding in the teens to and fro. 25 miles one way to work. Fox Creek Leathers from head to toe, Simpson Outlaw Bandit Helmet, and Nocona boots with wool socks. Nice and toasty...
This year, I'm going to try a set of JD's hand guards. Feet and hands are the issues..
This year, I'm going to try a set of JD's hand guards. Feet and hands are the issues..
Coldest temp I've ridden in was 25*F. pretty damn cold IMO.
I was wearing a textile mesh jacket with a windproof liner, fleece hoody, t-shirt, and a Under Armour 2.0 base layer shirt. UA 2.5 base layer pants, Wrangler jeans (thicker and better wind blocks than other jeans,) wool hunting socks. Full face helmet, neck gaiter, and my winter gloves. No heated gear for me.
Last year I bought a nicer unlined leather jacket, and with the same fleece hoody or jacket under it, its quite warm once temps drop below 50* This year I bought some chaps as well, because my legs used to get very cold in my riding in the 30*'s. But the best piece of gear has got to be the neck gaiter... keep the blood in your neck warm and keep air from getting in your jacket.
Leather does a great job of blocking wind, but it's a poor insulator. I find fleece to be a great insulator and paired with a good base layer I'm comfortable even with temps down in the 30's where as without the base layers I'd be sitting at home. I'm a hunter and I do get cold pretty easy so having to only wear minimal layers with a base layer, t-shirt, fleece, then leather jacket and chaps is very nice to me and not very bulky. And keeping your hands and core warm are paramount to staying warm on a bike along with in control.
I'll keep daily driving my bike as long as temps are above 20* and the streets are 100% dry/ hasnt snowed yet for the year. Last year I thought the streets were 100% after some days of above freezing temps, but nights in the 20's.... hit a patch of black ice in a curve at 55mph.. EFFIN SPOOKY luckily it was a very thin strip across the road and I was able to keep the bike up after having both tires slide on it and the bike go into a wobble bad enough where my *** left the seat, ALMOST high siding the bike where I would have been throw into a concrete barrier or oncoming traffic.
I was wearing a textile mesh jacket with a windproof liner, fleece hoody, t-shirt, and a Under Armour 2.0 base layer shirt. UA 2.5 base layer pants, Wrangler jeans (thicker and better wind blocks than other jeans,) wool hunting socks. Full face helmet, neck gaiter, and my winter gloves. No heated gear for me.
Last year I bought a nicer unlined leather jacket, and with the same fleece hoody or jacket under it, its quite warm once temps drop below 50* This year I bought some chaps as well, because my legs used to get very cold in my riding in the 30*'s. But the best piece of gear has got to be the neck gaiter... keep the blood in your neck warm and keep air from getting in your jacket.
Leather does a great job of blocking wind, but it's a poor insulator. I find fleece to be a great insulator and paired with a good base layer I'm comfortable even with temps down in the 30's where as without the base layers I'd be sitting at home. I'm a hunter and I do get cold pretty easy so having to only wear minimal layers with a base layer, t-shirt, fleece, then leather jacket and chaps is very nice to me and not very bulky. And keeping your hands and core warm are paramount to staying warm on a bike along with in control.
I'll keep daily driving my bike as long as temps are above 20* and the streets are 100% dry/ hasnt snowed yet for the year. Last year I thought the streets were 100% after some days of above freezing temps, but nights in the 20's.... hit a patch of black ice in a curve at 55mph.. EFFIN SPOOKY luckily it was a very thin strip across the road and I was able to keep the bike up after having both tires slide on it and the bike go into a wobble bad enough where my *** left the seat, ALMOST high siding the bike where I would have been throw into a concrete barrier or oncoming traffic.
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From: Delawere
One of these under my leathers. Works great and fits under a fitted jacket.
http://www.utahoutside.com/2009/12/k...c-vest-review/
http://www.utahoutside.com/2009/12/k...c-vest-review/
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From: Florida
I ride all year. But I live in Florida. It does get in the thrities though.
Leather jacket
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Leather jacket
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Full face helmet
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Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 460
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From: Manitoba, Canada
I have ridden down to about 15F but when it goes below freezing I switch to a snowmobile suit, gloves, and boots. It is usually ice that keeps me off the road - don't want to put studs on my FXD!
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Joined: Dec 2010
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From: East Hartford, CT
I've been riding in the cold a few years and my best asset is a Alpinestar two piece textile lined waterproof suit that keeps me warm.
I use a full face in the winter, Shoie RF1100, Harley Davidson heated gauntlet gloves, Sidi waterproof boots.
On the not so cold days I use a 3/4 Bell with a neck warmer and State Police gloves from a tag sale. $8.00.
The coldest is 10F two years ago and moving at 70mph gives some cold wind chills.
I have never been cold wearing the Alpinestar suit.
I've passed multiple cars and trucks that have left the road on the ice and just watch their faces when I put by.
I love watching people scrape their windshields and I again put by.
No super speed on the ice.
I use a full face in the winter, Shoie RF1100, Harley Davidson heated gauntlet gloves, Sidi waterproof boots.
On the not so cold days I use a 3/4 Bell with a neck warmer and State Police gloves from a tag sale. $8.00.
The coldest is 10F two years ago and moving at 70mph gives some cold wind chills.
I have never been cold wearing the Alpinestar suit.
I've passed multiple cars and trucks that have left the road on the ice and just watch their faces when I put by.
I love watching people scrape their windshields and I again put by.
No super speed on the ice.
Last edited by stilup; Oct 22, 2015 at 05:59 AM.