I am looking for recommendations for winter riding gloves made out of leather. I plan to ride all winter here in central New Jersey as long at it's at least 32 degrees F or so. I have never ridden in the winter before, but I know that proper gloves are an absolute must. Also, I do not know which lining is best - Thinsulate or fleece. Please advise along with where to get them.

Thanks!
Richard

 

Gerbings heated gloves......While you are at it, go ahead and spring for a heated jacket liner...Sure, heated gear is expensive, but it is well worth it, IMO. I say that buying heated gear was the best motorcycle money that I have ever spent. I can ride below 32* all day long using it. Gerbings lifetime warranty can't be beat, either.

 

I ride all year round I wear snowmoble gloves until it gets into the 20s than I add some hippo hands to the bars and I've been out in the teens with that combo...Your not toasty but you'll survive plus Ive got less than 120 bucks invested in both the gloves and hippo hands...

 

I have a brand new never used XL pair of gerbings gloves and brand new dual control also gerbings that I bought and realized I don't ride enough in the winter to use these the gloves are 169.00 and the dual control was 99.00 plus tax when I bought these I will let them go for 230.00 plus shipping if anyone is interested. I have pictures if interested.

 

I'm a big fan of the heated gear too. I have Harley's gloves (which seem to be from Gerbings) and a Gerbings jacket liner. Most of my friends who ride in winter have the gloves, though we're evenly divided on the jacket liner .vs. the vest. My little avatar pic on the left is me going down a superhighway in January doing 80mph and sweating from all the heated gear. You can'tsee the salt/sand truck up ahead of me in that pic.) Get the thermostat if you get heated gear -- that stuff can get really hot and just having an on/off switch will get old fast.

If for some reason you choose not to go with heated gear (and I admit it's big, well spent bucks,) I'd offer the personal opinion that fleece lined gloves aren't very comfortable over the long haul. The fleece bunches up inside and it holds moisture in.

Considersilk glove liners under your winter gloves no matter what kind you get. They make getting the gloves on and off easier and they move moisture away from your hands.

 

If the temps aren't too brutal, I wear Deerskin gauntlets. Rode down to Daytona with the temps in the lower 40's and felt comfortable without the bulkiness.

 

I bought the heaviest winter gloves that my HD dealer had, and wear a polyproplene liner (from a ski shop) inside them and I can ride all day at 25 degrees with no windshield. Winter riding in these temperatures is a skill all it's own.Take your time learning what works for you. Ease into it. Thermostat adjustable, heated gear is the most comfortable and safest way to go. Wearing heavy multiple layers and thick gloves (to be able to handle the 20's and 30's)restricts your motion and effects your ability to see to the side and over the shoulder. That being said, I have to pick and chose how I spend my $$$$ and I take pride in the hard-core approach. You know your doing something right when the local Harley shops think your friggin nuts for takin' yer bike out in those conditions!!! Watch out for those damn cinders! They build up between the tire tracks after a couple snows, so ease up in the turns! Good Luck!

 

I have some of those FXRG leather gauntlet gloves, and they're pretty darn nice. It kind of gets to a point where if some of this gear doesn't cut it, then it's probably too cold to be out riding unless it is your only mode of transportation.

 

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~Joe