NON heated gear
Road Master
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From: Delaware
I basically had the same issue, I wanted something that I could easily throw on over my clothes (specifically my gym clothes), have some protection and warmth without the need to completely get changed when I got to the gym (I work from home).
I went with Wood's insulated work/hunting over-alls. They are made of ballistic nylon, they are thick and I think they'd take some pretty good road rash, and they are warm. Takes me about 3 minutes on and off. Bought them from Dick's sporting goods for about $70 with a coupon. You could probably get a good end of season price on them now. They come in tan, dark brown, and black.
I went with Wood's insulated work/hunting over-alls. They are made of ballistic nylon, they are thick and I think they'd take some pretty good road rash, and they are warm. Takes me about 3 minutes on and off. Bought them from Dick's sporting goods for about $70 with a coupon. You could probably get a good end of season price on them now. They come in tan, dark brown, and black.
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Joined: Mar 2012
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From: Minnesota
All i use and own is a pair of un-lined leather chaps, with just jeans under. If its a cold start they work just fine with thin gloves and a beanie, i like they dont take up much room when folded up after the day warms up.
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Joined: May 2011
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From: New England
I don't have heated gear. I wear long johns, pants, and wool pants on top that I picked up at an Army/Navy store. Long sleeve shirt, Columbia fleece jacket zipped all the way up around my neck. Leather jacket, leather gauntlet gloves, face mask and 1/2 helmet. When it got really cold, below 35 degrees, I added the poor man's fairing to keep the wind off my hands...see attached picture.
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Road Master
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From: Battle Creek, MI
Here is what I am going to try. I wear an old pair of jeans over my other clothes on the cold mornings, but they do not block the wind on my knees. I am going to sew into the jeans a vinyl section from about mid calf to mid thigh. Cant hurt! Cheap and easy.
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My chaps were only ~$56, delivered. Old jeans not only won't keep you warm; they won't protect you, if you go down.
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From: Virginia
I wear wool socks year round, insulated water proof hiking boots, for long johns, I have 2 styles I like, 1 is the newer more modern military polypropelene thermals, they work wonderful, for more traditional, I have some older ones that were made by Dupont, it is like 2 pairs of thermals with insulation, or fiber-fill between the 2 layers.
next I wear the jeans of choice, & military pants over that, I had chaps, but I hated getting in & out of, & this does basically as good of a job.
anyone else cut plastic bottles for hand protectors to knock the wind off? either use a zip tie, or a hose clamp, & cut like dirt bike hand protectors, & they knock cold off & you wont need heated gloves, or several pairs of gloves for long winter trips. this is very old school, but it is what I grew up around.
next I wear the jeans of choice, & military pants over that, I had chaps, but I hated getting in & out of, & this does basically as good of a job.
anyone else cut plastic bottles for hand protectors to knock the wind off? either use a zip tie, or a hose clamp, & cut like dirt bike hand protectors, & they knock cold off & you wont need heated gloves, or several pairs of gloves for long winter trips. this is very old school, but it is what I grew up around.
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If that's all you need, why not just buy a good set of motorcycle rain gear and wear the pants over your other clothes and you'll have it for rainy weather too?
Are you asking for suggestions?
I ride all winter (except snow times) in the Northeast without any heated/electrical gear. My solution isn't outerwear... it's underwear. Layer, layer, layer.
I'll wear under armour long johns under cotton long johns under my jeans, and just a Columbia rainwear thin outer pants layer on top (for wind). Might seem like a lot to some people, but it's a cheap and easy way for me to go riding whenever I want.
(I use glove liners, upper body thermal layers and a balaclava inside my helmet too.)
Not too many other riders to wave at in January, but that's ok.
I ride all winter (except snow times) in the Northeast without any heated/electrical gear. My solution isn't outerwear... it's underwear. Layer, layer, layer.
I'll wear under armour long johns under cotton long johns under my jeans, and just a Columbia rainwear thin outer pants layer on top (for wind). Might seem like a lot to some people, but it's a cheap and easy way for me to go riding whenever I want.
(I use glove liners, upper body thermal layers and a balaclava inside my helmet too.)
Not too many other riders to wave at in January, but that's ok.
Same here (also in the Northeast). Though I do have chaps for when the temps dip in the teens...
(I never see any other bikes to wave LOL)