Chicdesign Hand Guards and Stuff

[rbike_imp]

A nice set of mods! The fairing and sports seat/trunk will be a huge addition. I also have the hand guards (in clear). They can extend a cold weather ride by a good 30 minutes to an hour.

I learned many moons ago that the most significant item for hand warmth is to ride with mittens instead of gloves that have individual fingers. I had extra heavy thick leather finger gloves with an extra finger insert, but I still had to stop every 2 hors or so and use hot water to prevent frostbite when the temp was below 32 - It was in the teens if I recall. I should have stopped every 30-60 minutes, but one knows how that goes when you are young and fearless.

The mittens allow each finger to warm the one next to it and have less total surface area to radiate the heat away. I do not recall if heated grips were available back then (1970s CB450), but I probably would not have bought them as I was moving south.