I F'ed up!
#51
10-07-2010, 10:42 PM
Nothing compares to heated clothing. Wearing a heating jacket under your leather jacket would be way less bulky than any cold weather jacket on it's own.
#52
10-07-2010, 10:42 PM
thanks guys for the BS. I was looking for a set of ie;jacket,pants, gloves. to wear to and from work without all the bs layering. I don't have time for that while getting to work.
if there is heated gear that will f'n work I'll buy it. it does stay at 20 and below from late dec. to the end of feb. here. I know how to layer for the really cold but I don't want to unless I have to.
yes this is my first streetbike and first winter on it. so I'm learning.
if there is heated gear that will f'n work I'll buy it. it does stay at 20 and below from late dec. to the end of feb. here. I know how to layer for the really cold but I don't want to unless I have to.
yes this is my first streetbike and first winter on it. so I'm learning.
Take care
#54
10-07-2010, 11:04 PM
If you want warm riding gear there is one word to Must know.....GERBINGS.
Everything else sucks. I rode 10 months out of the year in Minot, North Dakota (coldest place in the USA) on Gerbings. It just plain WORKS!
I have ridden in weather below freezing at sustained 70 MPH winds with Gerbings heated gear on....and it felt like 80 degrees! Had the road all to myself, great rides!
Nothing else will work. GERBINGS, or freeze you're *** off for sure!
You heard it here!
Buying "Harley" clothing at all is a straight waste of your money.
~Joe
Everything else sucks. I rode 10 months out of the year in Minot, North Dakota (coldest place in the USA) on Gerbings. It just plain WORKS!
I have ridden in weather below freezing at sustained 70 MPH winds with Gerbings heated gear on....and it felt like 80 degrees! Had the road all to myself, great rides!
Nothing else will work. GERBINGS, or freeze you're *** off for sure!
You heard it here!
Buying "Harley" clothing at all is a straight waste of your money.
~Joe
#57
10-08-2010, 08:50 AM
I think I'll throw the BS flag on that (which means I am calling you a liar, in internet talk) - seems to me SC couldn't be way colder than KY, hundreds of miles to the north, so I looked it up. Your average daily high in January and February has been in the mid 50's for at least the last 20 years and even the low only hits the 30's. In some years the lowest temp of the entire year didn't even get down to 20 once.
To make it worse, your complaint is about how cold this jacket was for the last week, when the temperatures there have run from lows in the high 40's and 50's to highs near 80. Seriously? Last Saturday my wife rode about 150 miles in colder temps than that, with no windshield, a half helmet, jeans and a leather jacket - she said it was nothing compared to some of the cold rides she's had.
Either you're a troll making this crap up, or you're about the biggest sissy riding a Harley today.
Last edited by brenn; 10-08-2010 at 03:12 PM.
#58
10-08-2010, 08:58 AM
Yeah, but see above - the OP is complaining that a HD leather jacket with a fleece liner wouldn't keep him warm in temps between 50 and 80 with gauntlet gloves.
Last edited by brenn; 10-08-2010 at 03:12 PM.
#59
10-08-2010, 09:02 AM
Been there done that. Wish I had half the money back that I've spent on gloves, jackets, and other experiments I thought would keep me warm. I never considered getting online and blaming a salesperson for leading me astray, though.
Having said that, I got a leather FXRG jacket included in my bike deal and my hands and feet will get cold a lot sooner than my torso does. Its heavy and bulky though.
Having said that, I got a leather FXRG jacket included in my bike deal and my hands and feet will get cold a lot sooner than my torso does. Its heavy and bulky though.
