Cold Weather & Fairing & Gloves
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RE: Cold Weather & Fairing & Gloves
Wife and I got Gerbings heated jacket liners last week. G3 gloves on the way. One of the best things I,ve bought for a while. At 45 deg. in the evening we left home for a night ride and she commented on how toasty she was with the jacket liner. 3 hrs. later we were still warm as toast. More reports as the weather gets colder.
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RE: Cold Weather & Fairing & Gloves
Not that i would advocate it, but I took a trip during the state rally to Yosemite a couple of weeks ago. In Fresno, the weather was about 66deg. I wore a warm jacket but used my breathable HD gloves. By the time we made it up the hill, we had rain, hail, sleet and snow. Ambient temperature was below 40 easily.
My hands were not frozen, but my upper torso was completely protected and after dawning my rain jacket i was plenty warm which made a world of difference.
I don't like cold weather gloves much because of how stiff they tend to be. I'm on an enternal search for the perfect cold weather gloves. I have a couple that do in a pinch, one is goretex for rain and the other is a goretex derivative for wind resistance.
btw, this is all in the back of an Ultra fairing, if my hands were exposed as on my Sporty I would be freezing, as soon as it hit the 50's.
My hands were not frozen, but my upper torso was completely protected and after dawning my rain jacket i was plenty warm which made a world of difference.
I don't like cold weather gloves much because of how stiff they tend to be. I'm on an enternal search for the perfect cold weather gloves. I have a couple that do in a pinch, one is goretex for rain and the other is a goretex derivative for wind resistance.
btw, this is all in the back of an Ultra fairing, if my hands were exposed as on my Sporty I would be freezing, as soon as it hit the 50's.
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RE: Cold Weather & Fairing & Gloves
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/elp/wxcalc/windchill.html
This windchill calculator helps. For instance if you are doing 60mph and it's 30F it's really 10F.
I have a batwing fairing, lowers, full face helmet, balaclava, 13lb foxcreek jacket, foxcreek chaps, I layer and have heated gloves. My commute to work is 27 miles and I've riden when it's 25F at 60mph windchill is 3F, the heated gloves save the day, if my hands get cold it's all over for me. My gloves are Gerbing, I also just bought a pair of warm and safe to try this winter.
This windchill calculator helps. For instance if you are doing 60mph and it's 30F it's really 10F.
I have a batwing fairing, lowers, full face helmet, balaclava, 13lb foxcreek jacket, foxcreek chaps, I layer and have heated gloves. My commute to work is 27 miles and I've riden when it's 25F at 60mph windchill is 3F, the heated gloves save the day, if my hands get cold it's all over for me. My gloves are Gerbing, I also just bought a pair of warm and safe to try this winter.
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ORIGINAL: Rodman813
This will be my first year that I will not put my bike in storage for the winter!!! So, I was wondering how cold your hands get even if you have the batwing fairing?? DO you need heated gloves, ect..?? Thanks
This will be my first year that I will not put my bike in storage for the winter!!! So, I was wondering how cold your hands get even if you have the batwing fairing?? DO you need heated gloves, ect..?? Thanks
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RE: Cold Weather & Fairing & Gloves
ORIGINAL: Rodman813
This will be my first year that I will not put my bike in storage for the winter!!! So, I was wondering how cold your hands get even if you have the batwing fairing?? DO you need heated gloves, ect..?? Thanks
This will be my first year that I will not put my bike in storage for the winter!!! So, I was wondering how cold your hands get even if you have the batwing fairing?? DO you need heated gloves, ect..?? Thanks
The fairing bikes are much better for cold-weather hand protection than the windshield was on my RK. I don't have any other heated clothes, although a few of my friends have heated vest, pants, and/or socks. For me, I don't feel the need for those, plus it adds to the wiring maze. That's one disadvantage of heated anything is that you must deal with the wiring, and remember to disconnect it when you get off the bike!
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I ride in winter with chaps, jacket, knit cap, neck gaiter, and insulated work gloves. When I can't feel my face anymore I switch to a full face helmet. I just hate all the rain we've been getting lately in Milwaukee. Cold is OK, rain is OK, but both sucks.