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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 08:39 AM
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Hey Guys, Im making out my Christmas List to give to my Spouse, and i need your advice. Since the cooler and wetter months are arriving here on the Gulf Coast and i keep on riding, I need some ideas on the better lined leather overpants and leather insulated gloves to deal with the cold. Any advice from my cold weather riding bretheren would be appreciated. There are a slew of choices on the net and im trying to thin out the bad ones. So give me your own personal opinions based on your experince. Thanks all.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 09:22 AM
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I ride pretty much year round here in MD (although 35 deg. is usually the low mark for me to take a spin around town). I ride in Tourmaster (textile, not leather) jacket and pants which have removeable insulated liners and are waterproof. Think I paid around $200 for the set from www.motoemporium.com. You cant buy a nice leather jacket for that. Although if I were going to get a leather jacket it would be from www.foxcreekleather.com (I have a pair of their gauntlet gloves which are great).
 

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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 10:31 AM
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A good place to start is with Columbia's Titanium thermal underwear. I picked up a pair at Gander Mountain, and they were well worth the price.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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Walter Diar Leather in Mass.
 
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