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Old 10-14-2009, 02:03 AM   #11
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As long as you have shit to cut the wind, cold isn't that bad. 36º is about the coldest I ever rode... well... rode with any gumption (above 50mph)... Rainsuit with meshie suit under it and a sweatshirt... I was good. Leather perforated gloves were chilly pretty quick, but I could reach down and grab my header with my right hand (which hurt) and tuck my left hand up against the front jug on the Buell... that helped. Feet were a bit numb after 45 minutes or so... again, perforated boots with only a single pair of socks. Could have used a neck gaitor or something...

Come to think of it... fuck it riding in the cold sucks.
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Old 10-14-2009, 02:11 AM   #12
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Did 15 degrees a few times on the TL. Layers and use the best thermals you can afford and a good pair of gloves. Something to cover your neck/throat is a must.
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Old 10-14-2009, 05:06 AM   #13
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Old 10-14-2009, 07:06 AM   #14
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I have a set of these....they are wonderful....

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Old 10-14-2009, 07:12 AM   #15
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In general, 45 is as low as I go for more than a few minutes. The older I get, the higher that number gets.
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Old 10-14-2009, 07:32 AM   #16
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Before I learned of the joys associated with owning a BMW (not bragging….it’s just none TOLD me these things or I’d done what I could to get one SOONER ) I bundled up with my snow ski gear and it worked just fine

I wore overpants that you can get at any ski shop that block ALL wind whatsoever, and my ski jacket with my ski gloves. They weren’t the big ass cumbersome jobs you wear when playing in the snow…they were form cut to allow you to grip your poles and move your fingers. But they were warm.

I could go to 30 or so in JUST that on a TLR/R1 type limited wind protection bike. It was rough and generally I would shiver pretty badly but I dealt. Once I rode in 28 degree weather for 100 miles to southern VA to meet some buddies for a ride. I had to leave the house at 5am in December for this ride (was supposed to get to mid 50’s so we decided to do a 350 mile loop of shady valley and back) and when I GOT there the sun finally decided to rise and bring the temp up to a blistering warmth of 32…..THAT was a day that took me a week to warm up from.

NOW….with the heated grips and wind protection of the RT I can do in the 20’s easy, but my main fear with THAT kind of temperature is ice across the road. We don’t have any resemblance of decent snow/ice removal here in NC because it happens, what tach? Like 3 times a year?

I just recently got a pair of Gerbin’s heated gloves for the motard days…so I should be good down to 30 on IT too now. But that will require the ski pants and a baklava too.
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Old 10-14-2009, 09:01 AM   #17
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I have a set of these....they are wonderful....

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106303

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLp2AYGlrFY
Totally couldn't help myself.
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Old 10-14-2009, 09:19 PM   #18
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A guy on my cbr forum highly recommends Alpinestar WR-2 gore-tex gloves. I was going to get them but newenough doesn't keep much of alpinestar stuff at their main building so I didn't get to try them on. The guy said like most alpinestar gloves, the fingers are long.

http://www.newenough.com/gloves/insu...le_gloves.html
Might have to check these out. Being a girl, I have a hard time finding decent gloves that fit me well enough that I can still function comfortably.

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Could have used a neck gaitor or something...
Gaitor! This is the word I was trying to think of the other day.

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WTF are those?
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Old 10-14-2009, 09:25 PM   #19
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Anyone know where to get those silk glove liners? My hands are always the first to go.
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Old 10-14-2009, 09:29 PM   #20
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I bought mine at the local dealership.
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