Now it is COLD
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Scorpion Recon Motorcycle Gloves :: New Enough, LTD
Cortech by Tour Master GX Sport Series 2 Textile Motorcycle Jacket :: New Enough, LTD
Those are links to the gloves and jacket that I ride with. I just got the gloves, because I have been doing a lot of riding in the rain lately and needed something that was water proof.
Today, it was a cool morning, not cold, but just cool enough that my other gloves wouldn't keep my hands warm. Boy, these new Scorpion gloves are great! I wore them without the thermal liner and they were plenty warm. Great padding and what seems to be excellent abrasion protection. Once they get broken in, they should be awesome.
Cortech by Tour Master GX Sport Series 2 Textile Motorcycle Jacket :: New Enough, LTD
Those are links to the gloves and jacket that I ride with. I just got the gloves, because I have been doing a lot of riding in the rain lately and needed something that was water proof.
Today, it was a cool morning, not cold, but just cool enough that my other gloves wouldn't keep my hands warm. Boy, these new Scorpion gloves are great! I wore them without the thermal liner and they were plenty warm. Great padding and what seems to be excellent abrasion protection. Once they get broken in, they should be awesome.
Professional_Noob
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Hate to rub it in, but it is never winter here! HAWAII! The down side is your routes are limited!
Don't know how cold "cold" is, but Tourmaster/Cortech makes some excelent jackets that have three layers of protection. Choose you outer shell, and then there's a wind proof liner, as well as a qwilted inner liner if it's reallly cold (40's here in SoCal). Don't know about gloves,though, my commute is short - about 5 miles. I wear Alpinestars SP1 gloves and have have not had cold hands so far. From my experiance riding in Colorado, I would reccomend insulated gloves if your ride is more than that.
I kind of wish it'd get a little colder around here. I know, be careful what you wish for. 
It's been in the mid to high 90's around here with days in the 100º to 105º range in the east county (where most of our best roads are) with no cooling in sight. It feels like you're riding in an oven with 100º air blowing on you at 70mph and a 200º engine under your ass. I just want our usual 70º days for some nice cool sunny rides. (I know, I'm spoiled. You get that way being born and raised here.)
It's been in the mid to high 90's around here with days in the 100º to 105º range in the east county (where most of our best roads are) with no cooling in sight. It feels like you're riding in an oven with 100º air blowing on you at 70mph and a 200º engine under your ass. I just want our usual 70º days for some nice cool sunny rides. (I know, I'm spoiled. You get that way being born and raised here.)Bigevildoer
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That's Cold?!?! Egads!It's getting cold here too....it just dropped to 58
Woke up this morning to 2C (35F)!
Needless to say, my bike stayed home today... just about lost it a few mornings ago due to a combination of tar snake and cold tires right around the corner from my house...
Later!
S&S fate mesh w/liner and several layers of clothes
daniel smart thinsulate gloves
Balaclava for neck
It's in the 50's here and my commute is about an hour, so I need the neck protection. Plan on riding until the leaves start falling, or it gets into the 40's
Thinking about adding heated grips.
daniel smart thinsulate gloves
Balaclava for neck
It's in the 50's here and my commute is about an hour, so I need the neck protection. Plan on riding until the leaves start falling, or it gets into the 40's
Thinking about adding heated grips.
angelsneverlose
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i wear underarmor underneath my normal riding sutff... works great
fstrthan_uthink
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Thanks so much for posting that. I'd been thinking about underarmor but wasn't quite sure how it would work. I'll definitely have to go try some on at the local sports authority or w/e.
euros4life
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I here you..... Rode to work last night and it was 50. But by the time I got off it was 38. Damn cold, though the bike runs alot better in the cold.
Same thing in the Virgin Islands but routes are even more limited. I'm lucky to put 50 miles on in day and that's pretty much all over St. Thomas, some roads even twice.
Icon Accelerant (solid) leather jacket with insulated liner.
Baclava for the neck.
I'm still in the market for some overpants...the Icon Overpants look really sharp! - but are not insuated. In combo with their insulated riding jeans, then you got a winner! (but pricy )
For now, I just wear my baggy fleece pants over my jeans when I go to work. Also have the A* SMX1 riding shoe with athletic think socks.
Rode in to work today with a shirt and long sleeve shirt and the gear above. Time 8:00AM EST with temp of 53F. The result = warm
For cooler weather, I'll have to look at glove liners and overpants. Good luck.
Baclava for the neck.
I'm still in the market for some overpants...the Icon Overpants look really sharp! - but are not insuated. In combo with their insulated riding jeans, then you got a winner! (but pricy
)For now, I just wear my baggy fleece pants over my jeans when I go to work. Also have the A* SMX1 riding shoe with athletic think socks.
Rode in to work today with a shirt and long sleeve shirt and the gear above. Time 8:00AM EST with temp of 53F. The result = warm
For cooler weather, I'll have to look at glove liners and overpants. Good luck.
xplodnstar
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For anyone thinking about heated grips, do them. If it's cold enough to consider them at all, you won't regret the $30 upgrade.
Cortech/Tourmaster definitely make the best cold gear. Olympia is a good choice for gloves. No specific models to suggest, but find a shop nearby, try some on and go to one of our favorite shops or eBay and find a good price on the gear that fits you best.
Cortech/Tourmaster definitely make the best cold gear. Olympia is a good choice for gloves. No specific models to suggest, but find a shop nearby, try some on and go to one of our favorite shops or eBay and find a good price on the gear that fits you best.
Yeah...Florida here...although last year it did hit like 13F once or twice...but it usually stays between 45 - 60 in Fall (we have no winter...actually we only have 2 seasons, Summer and Spring) Only two weather patterns too (hot or wet)
cbzdel
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man I looked at your forcast and its not that cold if Buford, GA hahah!
In Tacoma WA the temps were 10-20 degrees colder and I dont even think its cold yet haha!
In Tacoma WA the temps were 10-20 degrees colder and I dont even think its cold yet haha!
yeah, I remember FL, was in Panama City for about 3 yrs (91-94ish). BUT, I do remember seeing snow one morning. I also remember rain on one side of 98, and sun on the other (my quarters were on one side and my work on the other at Tyndall).