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LOl Like you I'm old school and always just bundled up and toughed it out. I got my first heated gear last winter. Getting the electric gear was such a revelation. You don't have to be cold, even if it's cold out. I have a heated jacket liner and glove liners which plugs into my battery tender pigtails on both bikes and a set of Oxford heated grips on my ST (so no need for the heated glove liners) which I ride the most in the winter because of it's superior whole body wind protection.

Can't believe my cold weather gear consisted of wool sox, work boots, blue jeans, a wool sweater, an army pea coat, work gloves, a wool scarf and an open face buco helmet with bubble face shield at one point. I have been so cold I simply could not stop shivering. I have been so cold it hurt my fingers and toes to warm them up. I have been so cold, my lips would split and bleed if I smiled.

Gear has come a long way. No sense suffering anymore.

And hypothermia is dangerous. One could have sluggish reactions or just poor decision making creating a danger to yourself and others.

Heated grips are magic.


2014 CB1100 DLX
2013 CB1100 Std
1990 BMW K75 RT

Can't believe my cold weather gear consisted of wool sox, work boots, blue jeans, a wool sweater, an army pea coat, work gloves, a wool scarf and an open face buco helmet with bubble face shield at one point. I have been so cold I simply could not stop shivering. I have been so cold it hurt my fingers and toes to warm them up. I have been so cold, my lips would split and bleed if I smiled. Ferret wrote...

You my friend has lived in the day when we rode when ever. I rode my bike to work today, it was 38. With my fairing and warm closes, I was fine. It's about a 25 minute ride.

I used to ride my CB360 in Jan in West Lafayette IN when I was a grad student at Purdue. 30 min. ride even in -10F was no problem. Small bike so when started to slide or go down on the ice I could give it a little kick to keep it up. I can say now I am a fair weather rider.


2014 CB1100 DLX
2013 CB1100 Std
1990 BMW K75 RT

(01-04-2016, 05:40 PM)Elipten_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I used to ride my CB360 in Jan in West Lafayette IN when I was a grad student at Purdue. 30 min. ride even in -10F was no problem. Small bike so when started to slide or go down on the ice I could give it a little kick to keep it up. I can say now I am a fair weather rider.


2014 CB1100 DLX
2013 CB1100 Std
1990 BMW K75 RT

Watch that ole hypothermia...

Got up to 30 today so got out for a nice 44 mile ride.

Cool... errr, excuse the pun.

But, I'm guessing you were totally "wired" up with all the heated acoutermonts... (spelling).

You betcha I was..had grips on 30% power and jacket liner at about 60%. Mmmm snuggly warm. Could have ridden all day, but had a nice little ride and was happy with that.