What snow?
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What snow?
Just past 1K on the 14 XL1200T earlier this week so scheduled the 1K for today.
This morning it was 26 degrees and strong west winds with light snow flurries. Thank you polar vortex!
Put the connector for the heated gloves in, bundled up and headed to the dealer only 17 miles away. Three hours later I headed back when the service was done. The temp had dropped to 24.
But, I was on the road riding the T and it was a great ride even if it was only 34 miles altogether.
At 74 yoa I don't know how much longer I will be able to ride. So, rain, shine or snow away I go. Kinda like the mailman.
This morning it was 26 degrees and strong west winds with light snow flurries. Thank you polar vortex!
Put the connector for the heated gloves in, bundled up and headed to the dealer only 17 miles away. Three hours later I headed back when the service was done. The temp had dropped to 24.
But, I was on the road riding the T and it was a great ride even if it was only 34 miles altogether.
At 74 yoa I don't know how much longer I will be able to ride. So, rain, shine or snow away I go. Kinda like the mailman.
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From: Eastern foothills of Shenandoah Mountains, Virginia
Cold weather - electric clothes -does bike elec system have capacity?
Right on, 74. I'm 66, beginning to ride in low temperatures because I want to live life *now*; I don't want to throw away months of perfectly good riding.
Does a stock XL883C, 2005, electrical system have the capacity for electric clothes?
Depends on the power demand of course. Will l need to upgrade alternator, battery? Wiring? Details?
I'm thinking an electric shirt under a Fox Creek leather jacket I am about to buy. And pants, especially knees. It seems boots and gloves would fit too tightly to add something inside them. Solutions?
Recently I read an article about infrared heated clothes that heat faster, transfer heat to body better, fewer hot spots, use far less current, more flexible, cost more. Coffee brewer is extra cost option.
I'm riding again after 40 years off. and like you I want to keep riding through winter when roads are dry. I am looking for the right stuff to wear that will make it possible and keep it enjoyable. With all cold-weather activities the key is having the right clothes for conditions. I think many people in far northern states are warmer than urban/suburban Virginians, because they grow up learning and owning what to wear to stay warm, whereas here in Virginia its not as cold as Maine but we get shivering cold quickly primarily because most of us have inadequate clothes.
A group of us used to XC ski backpack camp and kayak in 33 degree water and sail in early Spring. A 'dry suit' for the boating is mandatory. Without it you die if you come out of your kayak or fall overboard.
You just cannot safely ride a motorcycle if your fingers are numb, or your feet.
Got any tips?
Does a stock XL883C, 2005, electrical system have the capacity for electric clothes?
Depends on the power demand of course. Will l need to upgrade alternator, battery? Wiring? Details?
I'm thinking an electric shirt under a Fox Creek leather jacket I am about to buy. And pants, especially knees. It seems boots and gloves would fit too tightly to add something inside them. Solutions?
Recently I read an article about infrared heated clothes that heat faster, transfer heat to body better, fewer hot spots, use far less current, more flexible, cost more. Coffee brewer is extra cost option.
I'm riding again after 40 years off. and like you I want to keep riding through winter when roads are dry. I am looking for the right stuff to wear that will make it possible and keep it enjoyable. With all cold-weather activities the key is having the right clothes for conditions. I think many people in far northern states are warmer than urban/suburban Virginians, because they grow up learning and owning what to wear to stay warm, whereas here in Virginia its not as cold as Maine but we get shivering cold quickly primarily because most of us have inadequate clothes.
A group of us used to XC ski backpack camp and kayak in 33 degree water and sail in early Spring. A 'dry suit' for the boating is mandatory. Without it you die if you come out of your kayak or fall overboard.
You just cannot safely ride a motorcycle if your fingers are numb, or your feet.
Got any tips?
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Joined: Jan 2013
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I bought the electric gloves and vest a few years ago and with leather jacket and chaps I'll ride till it hits 20 degrees. I have ridden when it was in the teens' just didn't like it.
Have an 06 Low and 07 R model and no electrical problems using gloves and vest.
Have an 06 Low and 07 R model and no electrical problems using gloves and vest.
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Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 486
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From: St. Louis Mo.
Right on, 74. I'm 66, beginning to ride in low temperatures because I want to live life *now*; I don't want to throw away months of perfectly good riding.
Does a stock XL883C, 2005, electrical system have the capacity for electric clothes?
Depends on the power demand of course. Will l need to upgrade alternator, battery? Wiring? Details?
I'm thinking an electric shirt under a Fox Creek leather jacket I am about to buy. And pants, especially knees. It seems boots and gloves would fit too tightly to add something inside them. Solutions?
Recently I read an article about infrared heated clothes that heat faster, transfer heat to body better, fewer hot spots, use far less current, more flexible, cost more. Coffee brewer is extra cost option.
I'm riding again after 40 years off. and like you I want to keep riding through winter when roads are dry. I am looking for the right stuff to wear that will make it possible and keep it enjoyable. With all cold-weather activities the key is having the right clothes for conditions. I think many people in far northern states are warmer than urban/suburban Virginians, because they grow up learning and owning what to wear to stay warm, whereas here in Virginia its not as cold as Maine but we get shivering cold quickly primarily because most of us have inadequate clothes.
A group of us used to XC ski backpack camp and kayak in 33 degree water and sail in early Spring. A 'dry suit' for the boating is mandatory. Without it you die if you come out of your kayak or fall overboard.
You just cannot safely ride a motorcycle if your fingers are numb, or your feet.
Got any tips?
Does a stock XL883C, 2005, electrical system have the capacity for electric clothes?
Depends on the power demand of course. Will l need to upgrade alternator, battery? Wiring? Details?
I'm thinking an electric shirt under a Fox Creek leather jacket I am about to buy. And pants, especially knees. It seems boots and gloves would fit too tightly to add something inside them. Solutions?
Recently I read an article about infrared heated clothes that heat faster, transfer heat to body better, fewer hot spots, use far less current, more flexible, cost more. Coffee brewer is extra cost option.
I'm riding again after 40 years off. and like you I want to keep riding through winter when roads are dry. I am looking for the right stuff to wear that will make it possible and keep it enjoyable. With all cold-weather activities the key is having the right clothes for conditions. I think many people in far northern states are warmer than urban/suburban Virginians, because they grow up learning and owning what to wear to stay warm, whereas here in Virginia its not as cold as Maine but we get shivering cold quickly primarily because most of us have inadequate clothes.
A group of us used to XC ski backpack camp and kayak in 33 degree water and sail in early Spring. A 'dry suit' for the boating is mandatory. Without it you die if you come out of your kayak or fall overboard.
You just cannot safely ride a motorcycle if your fingers are numb, or your feet.
Got any tips?
Yep, none of us know how long we have left. I ride whenever I can. Seldom get in a cage.
A few years back I got a Gerbing Jacket liner and some Gerbing gloves.
Only used the gloves once...but I use the jacket liner all the time in the late fall and winter. Made riding in the cold pretty much a non-issue.
Coming home from the shop the other day at 28* and I was toasty warm.
A few years back I got a Gerbing Jacket liner and some Gerbing gloves.
Only used the gloves once...but I use the jacket liner all the time in the late fall and winter. Made riding in the cold pretty much a non-issue.
Coming home from the shop the other day at 28* and I was toasty warm.
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this what I wear in the cold along with battery gloves and a head sock..and I am warm enough.... http://www.racetech.com/page/id/59 ....had it `since 2000 and it is still holding up just fine..
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Well done! I'm only giving you a few years, but must admit I don't ride in those sorts of conditions any longer - I did my time for enough years riding in sub-freezing conditions. Your bad weather has made the news here across the pond, so if you could just hold onto it until it blows right out we'd be obliged! 
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