Keep wind off the knees
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From: Uniontown, PA
Keep wind off the knees
Have the '17 street glide. Bought color matched lower fairings and those keep the wind off the feet. The knees are still getting a lot of wind. I have a 25 mile commute to work and nights when it gets below 50, all that cold air does hell to my knees. By the time I'm home they are numb and I feel the effect hours after. I'm looking for more wind deflection to get the air off my knees. Would the fairing deflectors do the trick? Also saw there is a triple tree deflector. Don't want to get both if one or neither will do it. Which, if any, will help?
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I did a 90 mile highway ride this spring at 38 degrees F. For leg protection I was Just wearing long johns, jeans and a set of leather chaps. No heated gear. My legs were just fine. Not uncomfortable at all.
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And I remember when getting the knees in the wind was the battle cry to go for a ride,
Times sure have changed.....
Points for the Carhartts Bass Player.
Times sure have changed.....
Points for the Carhartts Bass Player.
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From: backwoods
Lowers help alot, but only so much Long johns and flannel jeans never really cut it for me, I need the chaps to cut the wind. Then an extra layer. Even if you go heated clothes, I would still carry chaps. I always like a back up.
If not chaps, something else that will cut wind. With any fabric, you need to make sure your pipe doesn;t contact it. Especially if thick.
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From: NoVA
I was riding upper 30 in long jones + regular jeans + riding overpants: no lowers and was just fine. I understand everyone is different in terms of cold tolerance and what not; think best advice here was chaps and/or heated pants.
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From: Lost
With soft lowers + smartwool long thermal baselayer + Heated pant liner + jeans I barely feel any cold. And this is coming from a guy who feels anything below 73 is cold LOL. Just rode 300 miles this week with this setup without soft lowers and I felt extremely comfortable all day in 45ş, cloudy, windy day.
Don't think you need Heated pantliner and chaps. But if that makes you comfortable, go for it.
Don't think you need Heated pantliner and chaps. But if that makes you comfortable, go for it.