llervero
New Member
29 on a 2 hour ride. Its all about proper gear.
You should have sped up, because wind chill effect plateaus at about 35 mph.
Insure Gal
New Member
Had a short group ride ( good cause- Remebrance Day run) last week and it was -1c that's 30.2f.... damned cold and my heated grips are busted (charge terminal is fried
) so my fingers were frozen!
My tire doesn't like when it's much colder than that plus they use a shite load of salt on the roads here :spank:and that can wreak havoc on the computer on our bikes if it gets in there.
) so my fingers were frozen! My tire doesn't like when it's much colder than that plus they use a shite load of salt on the roads here :spank:and that can wreak havoc on the computer on our bikes if it gets in there.
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left today temp was 42 degrees was just going to the store for a short rip figured it get too cold..... not bad at all stayed out over 2 hours.
no snow to speak of yet in ny but i see out west they got dump on pretty good.
no snow to speak of yet in ny but i see out west they got dump on pretty good.
redwing-2001
New Member
heated jacket liner and I am good for about 35 F on the FZ6R.
with the heated jacket liner, heated grips and heated seat I am good for about 20 F on the goldwing. I ride one or the other about every day all year long.
with the heated jacket liner, heated grips and heated seat I am good for about 20 F on the goldwing. I ride one or the other about every day all year long.
Stephenfz6r
New Member
The freezing point and below when the the ground is not frozen is acceptable for riding with the proper gear. Now that the ground is starting to freeze I leave the bike in its parking spot in my shop.
:wav:Come on Spring :wav:
:wav:Come on Spring :wav:
+1 for PinLock, it's the only thing that I found that works for the fogging.
We have snow and ice on the roads this week, but I rode everyday last week and it was 35-45 degrees. I wear snowmobile pants, and fleece beneath my Alpinestar leather jacket. My hands get cold, but the rest of me stays warm.
I've ridden a few times below freezing, but it has to be sunny and low humidity, because black ice is no fun.
We have snow and ice on the roads this week, but I rode everyday last week and it was 35-45 degrees. I wear snowmobile pants, and fleece beneath my Alpinestar leather jacket. My hands get cold, but the rest of me stays warm.
I've ridden a few times below freezing, but it has to be sunny and low humidity, because black ice is no fun.
bestmapman
Member
Dry roads any temp for me.
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what month is indian summer ?
Stephenfz6r
New Member
I thinks it's going to be a non event this year, Freezing rain this morning in Montreal. Next week looks good, no snow in the forecast.
no snow in the forecast.Left the house this morning @ 6:45am. When I passed the local elementary school the outside air temp was 33 degF! I thought I was prepared for the cold but after about 15 minutes on the freeway my fingers were hurting. I was wearing silk glove liners, and mountainering type insulated gloves that are supposed to be good to -20 degF or so...well they don't work all that well at 75 mph, LOL. The rest of me was ok but not all that comfortable. I think heated gear is the way to go if you have to ride in the cold. Its about 65 degF now and a beautiful day. Guess we should have met for breakfast a little later in the day...go figure.
I waited a little while this morning before heading out canyon carving. It was in the 30's when I got up. Was in the 50's when I left. I asked the guy when I got to the top of Laguna how cold it was. 40ºF. I could tell. Perforated leathers aren't too warm even with a liner and two long sleeve t-shirts under.
Ok...so this morning, I looked at my temp gauge at home and it said 31 degrees. I thought, "yeah, its cold, but I'll bundle up." I put on two t-shirts, a thrmal top, a sweatshirt and then my three layer jacket along with my riding pants with sweats on underneath and two pairs of socks and two bacalavas. I started riding and about 10 minutes into it, I was feeling pretty damn cold. I was pretty miserable as I rode, but had to keep going. My fingers were pretty numb and I just felt chilled all over. As I came across the Bay Bridge, I could feel that the temp had warmed up some from where I started (home/Napa). Once I got to work, I watched the local news as I defrosted, and the weather guy said that Napa had dipped down to 25 degrees at the time I left and the current temp in the City was 41 degrees. 25 degrees was just too damn cold for me with the wind chill factor and all....my hang guards may have helped some, but not enough. My finger tips were pretty cold. So, yeah the hand guards blocked a lot of wind, but the outside air temp was just too cold for my gloves, I guess.
So, all in all, I think if its about 38 or below, I'm gonna drive into work. I was just too uncomfortable for that hour long commute. Plus, I was too worried about hitting black ice, having rained here over the weekend and all.
So, all in all, I think if its about 38 or below, I'm gonna drive into work. I was just too uncomfortable for that hour long commute. Plus, I was too worried about hitting black ice, having rained here over the weekend and all.
temp for my area was wrong online... it said 40 this morning warming up to 50 this afternoon.
I checked when I got to work and according to my outdoor weather stations (advantage of working in this industry), it was -5C this morning... about 23F, brrrrrrrrrr. SOB if I ever trust the online temps again.
I left... about ten minutes in was freezing... saw many cars with ice on them still (no ice at my house when I left), too cold to be riding. Needless to say, I took every corner and bridge with a grain of salt, waiting for black ice and had no issues. Though I did see a two trucks and one semi pile up on a turn and could only guess it was ice... Once at work, I stepped into our walk-in +60C burn-in chamber for a few minutes... ahhh.
anything near freezing is my cutoff (so prob. 35-40 depending on wind)... our tires don't like it as well and it's just not comfortable being all bundled up.
I checked when I got to work and according to my outdoor weather stations (advantage of working in this industry), it was -5C this morning... about 23F, brrrrrrrrrr. SOB if I ever trust the online temps again.
I left... about ten minutes in was freezing... saw many cars with ice on them still (no ice at my house when I left), too cold to be riding. Needless to say, I took every corner and bridge with a grain of salt, waiting for black ice and had no issues. Though I did see a two trucks and one semi pile up on a turn and could only guess it was ice... Once at work, I stepped into our walk-in +60C burn-in chamber for a few minutes... ahhh.
anything near freezing is my cutoff (so prob. 35-40 depending on wind)... our tires don't like it as well and it's just not comfortable being all bundled up.