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Scottorious
Posted on Friday, January 15, 2010 - 11:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

so i cant stand being off the buell this long. I am going to have to ride to work tomorrow. whats anyone wear for weather around 30 degrees?
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Wilcom
Posted on Friday, January 15, 2010 - 11:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If I was going to ride in 30 degree weather, I would hope someone would put me in a "straight jacket"

Seriously, how far are you going? 2 miles ? 30 Miles? farther.........?
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Scottorious
Posted on Friday, January 15, 2010 - 11:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

about 7 miles
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Weatherman
Posted on Friday, January 15, 2010 - 11:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i rode a few miles to get a warranty repair doen on my 1125cr last december at about 28 degrees.
i wore long johns(top and bottom),jeans, warm shirt, thermal liners in overpants and jacket, "turtlefur" type neck wrap(actually a polarfleece buelll neck gaiter from a demo ride)glove liners and thinsulate gloves.
fingers got cold, sunglasses fogged up, tears streaming down my face, but nothing terrible. i rode back roads and kept the speed down to minimize wind chill factor.
just be sure you know the roads are clear of ice where you are going.
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Sloppy
Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 02:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

1. Neck gaiter - with a "windstopper" on it. Try Dennis Kirk.
2. Insulated riding suit; jacket and pants - I'm a huge fan of Tour Master's stuff.
3. Heavy insulated gloves (Aerostich makes good stuff) or electric. I have Widder's but I don't plug them in cause my hands sweat.
4. If that doesn't work then get an electric vest.
5. Wear shorts and flip flops when not on the bike. It helps to reprogram your body's thermometer by getting adjusted to cool weather. There's a downside though; you get into the "battle of the thermostats" with your wife and daughter. For some odd reason they don't like the house when it's 60 deg...
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Fasted
Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 06:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

go electric.....being warm in cold weather extends the riding season, makes for less cabin fever, and increases safety when you are on the bike (fewer layers, more mobility)

no matter how warm you are, and how clear the ROADS are, stay away from snowy-icy driveways. it is REALLY east to drop one of these pigs going uphill
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Ratbuell
Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 08:01 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

+1 on electric. Even my S2 charging system can handle heated jacket and gloves...at idle.

I've got the HD/Gerbings heated jacket liner (physically lighter than a fleece pullover) and heated gloves. I've been out in single digits for multi-hour rides and stayed toasty with those, a street shirt underneath, an athletic 'base layer' (NikeFit or UnderArmor), my regular riding jacket on top, jeans, boots, and Fieldsheer overpants with armor. Oh, and a balaclava or fleece gaiter - big thing is to stop the wind leaks.

The other day on the Uly, in this gear, I had to turn the jacket *down*, I was getting too hot. It was 28 and I was moving at...let's just say "super-legal" speeds : )
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Bluzm2
Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 09:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Heated grips,
First Gear HT II Overpants
First Gear Kilamenjaro jacket
Olympia Mid Season gloves (perfect with heaters).
If you get cold, use a Aerostich Kantsue vest.

Jeans and regular shirt under all the gear. Good to go!
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Wilcom
Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 02:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

at 7 miles I wouldn't go out and break the bank for an occasional ride. just suit up with your leather jacket and gloves , toss a muffler around your neck and go for it. I've been caught out in mornings in the low 20's with normal riding gear. Had to stop about every 10 miles to unthaw but i made it.
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Purpony
Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 08:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

This fall/early winter I was riding my buell to work, 32 miles one way and the lowest temps were 28 degrees. I wore my full polaris snowmobile leather riding gear and was toasty warm. I have gone sledding all day in the negative temps and could really never complain.
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Ebutch
Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 10:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

51 years and over 500,000 miles on bike.Elec. jacket with thermostat,elec gloves ,good rain-gear boots wool socks and most important you lose 90% of body heat through your head.Thin well-fitting not tight Fleece full head head,warmer

You won,t be over dressed and warm!I started riding at 12.And you might depending on you get away with head-wamer( barkla),jackit, rain-gear,Wool socks ,boots,gallit gloves.
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Jayvee
Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 10:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

7 miles, hmmm, as long as you can start out from inside a garage, any kind of coverup on your legs, and wind seal the top.
Just tough it out. I've ridden that far to high school, on snow, many times, with just jeans and my wool/leather-sleeve letter jacket, open face helmet and all.

(Message edited by jayvee on January 16, 2010)
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Yo_barry
Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 01:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Full Face Helmet
Electric Vest
Leather or Fabric motorcycle jacket
Neck Gaiter
Overpants
Boots
Wind blocker gloves
Handwarmers in each glove--the packages you can buy in sporting goods stores, they activate when you open the package, work best for me when on the back of my hand.
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Nallac
Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 03:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

30Deg temps ain't that cold, i just wear my jeans,tshirt,jersey and beany with my water proof cordura over top.Heated grips do help.I have about the same commute to work 7 miles/11k's

Luckly i only get about a month or two max of those temps over here.oh and no snow....

(Message edited by nallac on January 17, 2010)

(Message edited by nallac on January 17, 2010)
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Buelleaver
Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 09:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

A fringe benefit of riding in the cold is you don’t have to worry about winterizing your bike.
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Ebutch
Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 11:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

And no Bugs!!!!
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Ebutch
Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 11:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/ebutch/P10 10168.jpg
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Ebutch
Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 11:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/ebutch/Sca n178March192007.jpg
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Beachbuell
Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 08:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

34 degrees in South Florida a couple weeks ago. How I roll.............








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Preybird1
Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 11:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

you got the wrong jacket on! JK!
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Barchetta52
Posted on Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 05:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Years ago (decades) I rode home from work - 7 miles - @ about 24 degrees. Longjohns, jeans, shirt, sweatshirt, leather jacket, fur lined gloves, full face helmet.

Anyway, stayed under 30 mph, got home and thought I'd put my left foot down, but had no feeling until my shoulder hit the ground with a CB350 on top of me. Hot engine felt pretty good for a minute. True story! (Although of absolutely no relevance.)
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Pkforbes87
Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 07:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Shoei RF-1000
Buell neck gaiter
Tourmaster Transition jacket
HD electric gloves if it might get wet, Frank Thomas gloves as long as it's dry
Tourmaster caliber pants
Magnum boots (zippered up the side - bad about leaking cold air through)
I also wear Remington fleece pants under my jeans. Picked them up at Wal-Mart in the hunting section.

I ride in 20s and 30s regularly, no problems once you get used to it. Rode from Oklahoma City to Fort Scott, KS the night before Thanksgiving. It was 29* when I got there. I was fine except had to stop at a gas station for plastic bags to wrap around my feet to keep the cold air from entering my zippered boots.

Either buy gear that will keep the cold out, or gear that will create heat (electric) if you're riding in low 20's or teens for any kind of distance, you'll probably need both.

This morning it's 34* and raining outside. I rode to work last night in it and I'll be riding home in it : )

(Message edited by pkforbes87 on February 04, 2010)
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Hootowl
Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 04:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I used to ride in a snowmobile suit with a one-piece rainsuit over that. Combined with heated gloves, 60 mile rides in 15 degree temperatures was doable. Did it for several years in fact.
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Dave_02_1200
Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 06:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I like my Aerostich one-piece suit but a Carhart coverall could work well too.
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