I live in Michigan so believe me when I say that wearing a Rain jacket & pants over your moto gear Dramatically cuts down the wind chill factor! Just make sure its oversized enuff so when worn over your moto gear, nothing feels TIGHT, etc! Nice roomy fit!
I also grew up in Michigan, now I'm in Northern Utah and the current temp is 12, I just got back from gassing up the bike for a ride tomorrow. I ride all year and I wear what I got. Only thing is hands. I prefer when I ride to not wear gloves however this is an impossibility in this state. It regularly reaches -15 in my location. All I need is a new back tire and I'm good to go
I work at Cycle Gear, here’s what you need to ride in the cold (~30°) 1: Balaclava/neck warmer 2: long sleeve, thermal (base layer) under a leather jacket 3: long johns/leggings under your pants 4: thicc socks in your riding boots 5: water proof/ winter gloves With this combo I can ride to work in ~30°, my bike is air cooled so she loves the cold weather :))
@@lombebwalya1265 I honestly can't imagine any combination of gear, heated or not, that could ensure that you're safe and relatively warm while riding at a temperature that low. That's almost -60f with wind chill on a bike, that's almost instant frostbite temperatures.
Just add more layers. Also wind protection for hands, grip heaters. You could also invest in heated gear if you're really committed to riding in those cold temps.
It's usually like 10°F in Finland in the winter. So, if I ride in the winter, I just get myself pair of winter tires, slap on 3 layers of clothing, get arm guards for the freezing wind and some Finnish Sisu to push through the 8 inches of snow. It takes some skill to not hit the approaching Toyota, but I think it's still a lot of fun to ride in the winter. I recommend.
Torilla tavataan! But yeah, riding through the winter in Finland is really fun, just requires some practice, like all things. Instead of Bark Busters, I made myself a pair of Handlebar Muffs from excess neoprene that I had. And studs are almost a must for ice or hard packed snow. Personally, I have 50/50 ADV tires that I studded myself, works really well!
I spent 10 years being a fair-weather rider in the PNW. Finally, in 2019 I got more serious about wanting to turn my riding season from 3 months per year to 12 months per year - what a marvelous difference. Spot-on with the neck gaiter, too - If my neck is warm, everything else is easy. It's a real joy and people think I'm nuts for riding all year, but it's a blast. I never use heated gear, but layers, heated grips and hand guards work great together.
heated snowmobile suit buddy of mine claims hands down best option but expensive, if you like a neck gaiter then you should try a scarf, tuck the ends in jacket behind the zipper.
I commute year round on my motorcycle in the Denver area. Basically, if there's no ice or snow on the roads, I'll ride. I've ridden in -20F up to 100+. For cold weather, I have a few mods for both gear and bike that I wouldn't want to do without. For the bike, heated grips and good tires are an absolute must-have. If it's below freezing, I prefer my Sprint because the full fairing gives me a nice protective bubble of air from head to toe, my feet definitely feel the breeze on my V-Strom. For gear, starting with the helmet: pinlock, chin curtain (make sure it's solid fabric and not mesh if you can get it), and breath guard, keeps the cold air out and lets me keep the helmet sealed up tight without fogging. I use my normal 3-season (not mesh) jacket and pants, and I actually remove the thermal liner in favor of heated vest and pant liners, but I will put the waterproof liner in as a windbreak if it's below 0F, or if I don't have it I throw my rain gear which I always carry in my panniers. Last trick I have is that they make special gloves for use with heated grips, I can't find my FirstGear TPG's anymore, but the Scorpion Tempest is what I'd replace them with if I had to. No insulation on the palm, so the heat gets into your hands and they do have insulation on the tops to keep the heat in.
A big thing to add to this and it comes from my backpacking: try and avoid cotton if possible! If you can get wool for base layers or neck wraps etc do it. Still stays warm even if it gets wet and wet and cold together are the worst!
I live near the Denver area too, I also just got my first bike about 2 weeks ago. That wind chill chart they give you when you take your class is no joke! Two hoodies and a riding jacket later, I was still freezing when I took the bike out last weekend.
When shopping for leather dye, be sure to pick up a bottle of finish as well as the "pre-treatment"... Then your leather-crafting hobby can be tapped to maintain the gear you've dinged up a little with duck tape... Linseed oil added to your regular Neatsfoot also adds to durability, though it can "darken" leather a bit when applied... It'll eventually act a little stiffer, too, BUT this isn't to be worried about much... Linseed polymerizes over time, adding both to the darkening effect, but turning into a sort of rubber material that binds the fibers of the leather together in a "composite material" not unlike fiberglass for durability... The Neatsfoot oil is still useful as it thins the linseed stuff to add flexibility and suppleness... I'd recommend starting after a year of wear on your leathers, to let them "break in" to YOU before you go with additives that might inhibit or even prevent the "break in" process all together. After 20 years, my trenchcoat is EXCELLENT at stopping wind and rain and sleet and snow... allowing me the space to layer up and trudge through HORRIBLE winter weather while everyone else shivers and struggles... I've never been particularly kind to the poor thing, and it gets a saddle-soap cleaning and re-oiling ONCE a year... need it or not... ;o)
Bro I had on a synthetic base layer yesterday, flannel midlayer, and FR jeans for the lower half... It was 31deg and at only 45mph my junk and legs were STILL too cold to keep riding.😮💨 Friggin Kansas.
I was on I -75 at 4am this morning heading to work, and I rode my VTX 1800 because I wanted to circulate the oil. I forgot that I had took my windshield off of it over the weekend, I didn't even think about it until I was running down I -75 south doing around 80mph. I was reminded why I use a windshield in the first place, but I wasn't even going to turn around and go back home to put it back on my bike. Well now I have to ride home in the freaking rain without it. Smdh
Living in New England, and being an all year rider, I've dealt with my fair of miserable riding conditions, including a blizzard. My own experiences with black ice have been to ride through it slowly, take the patch as straight as the road will permit, and if you are able to go slowly enough, put your feet down to help steady the bike. If you're out riding and get caught in a snowstorm, stay within the tracks left by other vehicles. Finally, don't be afraid to get off the road or seek alternate routes if conditions get really bad, I've ridden home from work starting on the highway, only to get off and take a slower route because it started to sleet.
Cheap mod to help in Winter. Hand guards. They aren’t just for ADV bikes and off road protection, they’ll keep the wind off your hands and you won’t need $200 heated gloves, or custom heated grips. The clip on grip heaters take too long to warm up. I’ll be at work before they do. I got a pair of $50 hand guards and installed them in about 15 minutes. They make all the difference and I can remove them in summer in about the same time if I want to.
I was given a pair of Heated Gloves and they work great. They heat on the outside of your hand and are insolated. I have tested them in 16 degree fahrenheit but my hands did start to feel the cold a bit but wasn't bad. I do recommend trying a pair.
Picked up heated jacket liner and leg liner to go along with my heated gloves they are by far the best purchase I’ve brought for cold weather riding especially if you plan on doing 35 min highway commutes! Paired with heated grips and bark busters can ride all day no problem! Hate having cold hands while riding! I got the Hotwire gear from cycle gear pretty happy with the purchase got them on sale during the summer last year! Worth every penny!!
Barkbusters Blizzard Universal Handguards, heated grips, FXR heated gloves (only heated gloves I can find that actually heat AROUND the fingertips, not just the back of hand, and I have tried many). I guarantee you won't feel any cold down into the low 30s. After this, just good thin layering. Thin base layer, warm mid layer, windproof outer shell, thin silk compression style socks with a warm wool sock over. I can ride for hours with this setup.
Another cheap tip for your hands is to wear a pair of latex or nitrile gloves under your riding gloves. You keep good dexterity and gain a little wind and water protection.
Or you could buy some really large ones and put them over your gloves on the outside to make them 100% windproof still about the same amount of increase in warmth to hands.
Leather vest over my riding jacket always keeps me way warms my core. Yes neck gator a go. An old school trick is crumbling up newspaper and stuffing you jacket with it. If you don’t have grip warmers then warm your hands on your engine block. Having Hand guards is always good. Iam alwasy warm and toasty when I ride in winter and at night.
If you get a Latex or vinyl glove and wear it under your motorcycle gloves, it will stop all wind from getting to your hands. It works well to keep your hand more warm while riding in the winter. I don't like the thick motorcycle winter gloves because you have less hand sensitivity to the controls; so I will wear these layers in this order to keep my hand warm and still be able to feel the controls well: Winter Glove liner, latex glove over the liners, and last my motorcycle gloves. This three layer system will suprize you with how well it works.
This is the most goated trick for keeping your hands warm that not a lot of people know about. I also use latex gloves as a layer to go under ski gloves/mittens. It’s like a mini sauna for your hands
Yes, a vapor barrier like vinyl gloves makes a big difference. Another cheap vapor barrier is taking a strip of stretch film wrap from the kitchen, about 7 to 8 inches wide, fold the stretch wrap over the end of your foot on the outside of your socks. Go about half on top and half underneath your toes before sliding into your boots. You have to be careful and not tear the film when pushing your feet in.
I use a fleece balaclava from head to chest. Wind proof gear and hoodie. Thermal inserts in my gloves and if necessary hot hands hand warmers and put them in my jacket.
I can understand not thinking you need heated gear but think heated grips are great. Let me clue you in to "Touring" riders. We ride more than 30 min at a time and over several hours in temps in the 30s or 40s your hands will get cold as well as your core. I have heated seats, grips and wear heated gloves and jacket. I wear thermals as well as chaps. Now with all that said I still might want to invest in the heated socks. We ride all day at times and it will get cold. Thanks for the video.
I've been riding down to about 35°F here in Arkansas. Winter jacket and pants make all the difference! And neck gaiter is good, but I have a THICK fleece neck tube that's shorter and fits perfectly between helmet and jacket. Designed for skiing. Recommended.
1. Layers….wear many layers of clothing. This helps. 2. used Wintergear. There is a ton of used Highend Wintergear to buy, its good, and dirtcheap. U don’t have to get new clothing. 3. Wintergloves. I use my Wintergloves on my motorcycle, and my bicycle at 20-30 Fahrenheit.
Basically the way I stay warm is layer up. I use things I already had, such as old Army Goretex jacket and pants as my top windproof layer. Fleece under my leather jacket, etc.
Klim makes a nice set of snowmobile gloves that have the thicker windproofing across the knuckles and a thinner palm. Combined with the heated grips my hands stay nice and toasty without losing feel in the grips.
100% you have a more balanced pendulum when you offset the weight of the front end with your body. Took me a long time to learn this and wheelies got a lot more confidence inspiring when I started.
A tip for those with armour independent of their jackets: wear your usual winter coat. Layers: warm jacket>armour>thick jumper/hoodie>long sleeve tshirt. You will be cozy. Also: 8:19 scarf. Wear a scarf. It trails in the wind and feels cool
Im moving to seattle and will be riding bike year round. Im definitely going to invest in some heated gloves because thats a huge thing about being in the cold that sucks
A little power wheelie tip, you need to compress the front fork to get some rebound out of it. There are two ways to accomplish this. Either roll off the throttle and back on quickly while in your peak torque, or dab the rear brake. The rear brake technique is harder to time for sure. Generally I find I can get the front up by staying a little more rearward on the seat, roll off the throttle and back on quickly, and give the bars a little tug.
I have tried a ton of stuff through the years. Honestly, ( all though there are some sizing issues) 'Freeze-out " WARM-R gear was the best bang for the inexpensive buck. Some days it would drop to 38-45 degrees, ( 70s) and just the jacket was all I had. Blocked the wind, and while "cool" never got "C-C-C-C-COLD". I'm actually pretty happy with the purchases. Thin/lightweight, keeps me pretty toasty, without looking like the Michelin man, all layered up.
I ride year round due to my job for anywhere from 10-15 hours a day. Its all about layers. Start thin and build your way up, if you start sweating it’s going to be a bad day. When it gets down below 20, you can keep everything warm but your feet unless you get some sort of heated socks
Snowmobile gear! It's cheaper than motorcycle "cold" gear and works better. I bought snowmobile coveralls a couple years ago for like $200. If it's above 40° you'll be unzipping it at red lights and fanning cold air on your chest because your so hot! Like seriously sweating. You've been warned!
Bro, let’s be real. It’s Texas and it’s the one Ice storm we get every year. I’m honest, we can’t crawl on ice without busting our ass. Don’t drive until Wednesday, it’ll be spring then.
I ride any time it's above freezing temperature (and even below if the road is dry and there is no salt on the road). I layer it up depending on how cold it is. The layers are, in order of how cold it gets: 1- A thick sweater and neck warmer to wear underneath riding clothes. Alternately a thick turtleneck sweater works as well. Either will keep you comfortable down to 5-10 C; 2- Long Johns, keeps you comfy at 0-5 C; and if it gets really cold: 3- Rain covers for colder or longer highway rides. These will block the wind much better than any ghetto duct tape modification.
Just two things from someone north of you. 1) you know how in the summer it rains, and you put your rain gear on and 1/2 an hour later you're thinking, man is this ever hot, I wish this gear could breathe better... well, your summer rain gear over your coat and pants is better than duct tape for keeping the wind off. 2) A balaclava is better than a gaiter as it keeps the heat in your head.
Super heads up on the tire pressure. I thought just like spite said, and my tire came off it's bead midturn. I was going slow and managed not to go down, but definitely don't recommend the experience. 10/10
I’ve got another tip to keep your knuckles warm…. It’s those hand warmer packets that we use for snow skiing. I slip one on under my glove on the outer portion of my hand. They work pretty well. The heat actually moves throughout my glove.
I kind of like riding in the cold. Nothing like the cold blast of Columbia River Gorge air to keep you alert. I have a full fairing and good leg coverage, so long johns pretty much keep the core warm which helps keep extremities warm. Heated grips or heated gloves area a must. I heard snowmobile gloves work great too, but haven't tried them. Then a scarf, balaclava, shemagh, or anything to keep the neck warm.
In KC Mo, and this is my cold weather suit: 1) Deep winter Army socks over my regular white socks and boots 2) Pair of Jeans 3) Long sleeve T-Shirt under Button Down Denim shirt 4) Insulated coveralls. (Must have!) :) 6) Hoodie under Heated vest (my Son got me for my birthday!) 7) Leather Jacket 8) Balaclava under Full Face Helmet with attached leather neck gaiter. 9) Heated gloves (I got myself for my birthday! ;P I also ride a HD Road Glide Ultra with full upper and lower fairing so that helps a ton too!
I use my mesh jacked all the way down into the 30s here in TX... same jacket I run in the summer... it came with a water/windproof jacket and then an insulated liner... I keep the liner and some frogg toggs pants in my pannier year around... quick to toss on if i'm on a ride and catch the rain... the wind breaker jacket goes on when we hit the low 60s and goes over my riding jacket.
I moved to TN in early 2021, from PA. As you said, southern folk definitely don't know what to do when it comes to sub 50-60 degree weather. They also seem in denial as well. You'll go ride with em on a 50 degree day and they come back freezing, yet they're wearing jeans and a hoodie. I've not stopped riding through winter. PA kinda "battle-tested" you in the winter months as you stated. I also highly agree with the last point. Keep it slow. Avoid the freeways. Usually when I ride it's voluntary, even during the winter. On my lunch breaks I just putt around the city of Knoxville. Keeps the wind down and the taller buildings keep any wind from the sides of you. Of course the heated grips and winter riding gloves always help too; can't talk about them enough.
I hear that! I have relatives in southern Texas and when they came up to visit in August and it was in the 30s °F (single digit °C) at night they near froze. I told them to try -40°F air temperature (pretty common up here this time of year). If you don't plug your truck in, it won't start, and you can get frostbite in minutes.
Heated grips, goretex, layers, merino wool underclothes and a shoei Neotec 2 flip lid, closes very narrow around the neck, pinlock and integrated sunvisor (cold saison is also low sun saison)
Cold air is denser so if you check when cold, psi might read low. After riding for awhile the air inside the tires heats up and expands. Airing up when cold could lead to over pressurization so keep that in mind
When it's really cold I only get a 2-4 PSI increase with tire warming. Cold country asphalt stays cold! Sitting at a stop for just 1 minute and I'll lose 1-2 PSI. Below 32°F and I over-inflate by 2 PSI. No more for the reason you explain.
Great video. Here is what works for me... windscreen heated grips Hippo Hands balaclava heated jacket liner decent riding jacket and pants with thin layers underneath boots with warm socks I live in the Pacific Northwest and this works for me! Ride on....
Wisconsin rider here, layers and over the years 3 things; Knees, knuckles and NOSE! I've rode in the 20's layered in my regular gear and full visor. Put in the wind chill and that's about 0°! Ride safe and stay warm lol 😆 🍻🤙🤘
I wear my ski bibs and parka only, and have never been cold. No layers or warmers. Just jeans and a t-shirt under the ski apparel and gloves of course. 14 degrees was the coldest temp so far.
Drop the heated grips and get heated gloves. Keeps the chill of the top of your hands and fingers ( you know the part that is exposed) and maybe heated socks too.
I have done a few slimy crude runs, and Pabst beer runs in Wisconsin. a few suggestions you might want to think about latex gloves under your riding glove, a rain poncho/ wind breaker, a fat burning workout suit, hand warmer packs, Neoprene Scuba Diving Suits works amazing if caught in rain and keeps you warm. here in the central valley of Cali. I run fleece lined jeans, set of armored over pants, thick boot socks, a pullover thick sweat shirt, my meshed riding jacket, a insulated wind breaker. I've had to install bags on my bike because when its 65 degrees in the afternoon I wear half of that home after work, but its 35 degrees when I leave in the morning. almost forgot the neck gaiter is great but a scarf is better you take the two ends and tuck it inside your coat way warmer then ductape.
I live in northern utah, we ride when its 10 degrees out. as long as the roads are clear no ice or snow. throw on some snowmobile gear and tear it up. The cool thing about riding in winter is no sitting in traffic at 160 degrees and sweating your ass off.
My worry with wearin all this year is, if I wear uniform and it’s hot inside my workplace due to contant movement and heater, i’ll have to remove them then put them on when I leave? And that’s everytime I go to work, which is only 10min away. How do people do that? I mean what are y’all day to day like wearing many layers going to work? Did you have to constantly remove some and then put them on?
I ride all year in BC, Canada on my xt250, rain or snow or not. i got a pair of self powered, heated gloves that arent super thick and they're great. i take them hiking and stuff too, so its a win-win. have a cheap heated vest for those extra cold times, or wet and cold rides. but other than that, rain/windproof gear and decent warm underlayers and you'll be fine 🤘
I wear fleece sweat pants under my ski pants, a sweatshirt, ski jacket, insulated hiking boots, and winter riding gloves. That combo is good to 15 degrees.
Lol, @ a Texan talking about cold weather riding, I wear heated thermals (top and bottom) heated Highway 21 motorcycle gloves, heated grips covers, THICK socks, pinlocked helmet visor, heated balaclava, ALL of which is necessary below 30 degrees.
I bought an Oxford set of heated grips. They work great EXCEPT... the grip on the right side when heated, melts to the super glue that is suppose to hold it in place. That means the throttle is constantly turning under the grip and ultimately, the cable is located in a bad (keeps the throttle open) spot. Any suggestions people?
Instead of buying a leather with all of the padding in it, I bought a fashion leather one size larger and wear my armored hoodie under it. I also bought just a back protector for when I need to go down a layer. Bonus side effect is that my leather now fits over my winter clothes meaning I don't have to wear my wool coat all winter long.
Your riding with clean snow and ice free roads is making me jealous. I bought a heated jacket liner and gloves back in November and was thinking of riding all year, but the NH snow and icy roads put the kibosh on that. The Road King just doesn't like any amount of snow on the ground.
I hear that. I rode as low as 13 degrees this year (in southern iowa) until it snowed. But our streets dont ever get clean totally. Theres still patches of snow and ice everywhere. Its not the cold stopping me, its the ice. There is no mod to make a bike run safe on ice on the street.
All nice and well mr Spite but here in northern Europe we have -10 celsius (14F) and under. And a thick layer of snow and ice on the roads. So no thank you for riding atm.
In Mi I use firstlites men's furnace 350 merino wool base layer shirt and pants 400 merino wool balaclava and klime 100gram insulated/gortex gloves and cowboy boots and leather jacket on my 2010 Ninja 250. Lowest I've rode here was 10 degrees out. I do want to add heated grips tho haven't yet but want to :) also full face shoei Rf-1200 helmet ;)
Texas Panhandle here. I have a heated baclava, some heated gloves, a heated hoodie (Milwaukee), a leather jacket, wool socks, leather boots, hwk riding pants (cheap outer layer that blocks wind), a pair of long johns, and a thermal shirt. I use a Scorpion Exo helmet with a wind scarf on it, cardo with jbl speakers, and a ghost xl camera. I ride year-round. I have no problems winter or summer. It isn't super expensive. I just picked the right gear over time. Edit: As far as mods go... I have tire pressure monitors, led pod lights (4 of them) for seeing the sides of the highway while I am riding at night (saves me from deer and other critters), underglows for visibility issues in towns (i.e. so you can see me), and a quad lock phone mount. Heated grips might be nice, maybe with some handlebar hand guards (wool golve like slip-ons). Might look into this as the heated gloves only last about 4 hours on a single charge and take forever to charge.
My tips are thermal socks £15 for 2 pairs of 2.5 tog they keep your toes toasty and an added bonus of some cushioning when shifting through gears and glove liners Thinsulate ones help massively if you don't wanna wear your winter gauntlets.
It was -40°F here today. It starts getting down around freezing in the evenings by end of August, early September. I haven't been on my bike in months 😢
@@joshuacurley417 I've always wondered what it must be like to live there. Do you happen to live anywhere near Fort McMurray? I live in NY and I remember hearing about it during the wildfire. I don't want to suddenly play 20 questions or be invasive, but can I ask what you do for a living? You live in an entirely different place from me.
@@yummyzerg I live a few hours away from Fort Mac! I work for the Government of Alberta. Northern Alberta is a great spot. It's nice and dry, sunny 320 days a year, the summers are warm with low humidity (usually 25-30%) and the winters are cold, with low humidity. It's a wide open, beautiful place, I'm about five hours from the Rockies, which is nice. It's pretty rural, but I don't mind that.
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the mechanical effects of cold weather. Such as tire temp and engine temp. My Ninja 650 struggles to get above 160 degree engine temp in the cold. In the automotive world such a low engine temp would definitely have an impact on drivability.
I haven't ridden since I ragdolled on black ice and my bike ended in 3 pieces. Frame, forks, engine. I had just moved from socal to Midwest in December. Being at (speedlimit++) in a corner may have contributed
1. Hippo Hands, or as near as you can find now-a-days. 2. Any blanket becomes a lap-blanket if you put your mind do it. (Shaft-drive keeps the blanket out of the chain).
In an unexpected drop in temperature, or rain, and you have to keep going a large newspaper does an excellent job keeping you warm. Also the best winter gloves I have used are welding gloves.
I’m comfortable down to about 35° but I live in Houston so we only get that lows few days a year. I typically have 4 layers (t-shirt, hoodie, Kevlar riding shirt, and heavy Carhart coat) on at that temp. Long johns under my jeans and a pair of cotton gloves under my leather gloves are usually enough to keep the rest of my body warm
North east of England i work shifts of 4 days 6 till 6 then 4 days off then 4 nights 6-6 in the winter going to or from work is night riding and cold id uts above 5 degrees i feel lucky heated grips and layers, and basically MAN UP
I live in Michigan so believe me when I say that wearing a Rain jacket & pants over your moto gear Dramatically cuts down the wind chill factor! Just make sure its oversized enuff so when worn over your moto gear, nothing feels TIGHT, etc! Nice roomy fit!
That does work. Hello from Wisconsin
I wear electric gear. Worth the money to me. Along with wind protection, you are actually really warm.
I also grew up in Michigan, now I'm in Northern Utah and the current temp is 12, I just got back from gassing up the bike for a ride tomorrow. I ride all year and I wear what I got. Only thing is hands. I prefer when I ride to not wear gloves however this is an impossibility in this state. It regularly reaches -15 in my location. All I need is a new back tire and I'm good to go
I was told by someone up north to do the same thing and I couldn't believe how well it worked!
Yeah no riding in Wisconsin until maybe April. And then hit and miss. 3 years ago we had a snowstorm that gave us 22 inches of snow. We never know.
I work at Cycle Gear, here’s what you need to ride in the cold (~30°)
1: Balaclava/neck warmer
2: long sleeve, thermal (base layer) under a leather jacket
3: long johns/leggings under your pants
4: thicc socks in your riding boots
5: water proof/ winter gloves
With this combo I can ride to work in ~30°, my bike is air cooled so she loves the cold weather :))
Thanks bro! Whereabouts btw?
At some point you might need heated liner and gloves, otherwise you might need to keep your rides short.
-40(Celsius) in Alberta, got any more tips?
@@lombebwalya1265 I honestly can't imagine any combination of gear, heated or not, that could ensure that you're safe and relatively warm while riding at a temperature that low. That's almost -60f with wind chill on a bike, that's almost instant frostbite temperatures.
Just add more layers.
Also wind protection for hands, grip heaters.
You could also invest in heated gear if you're really committed to riding in those cold temps.
It's usually like 10°F in Finland in the winter. So, if I ride in the winter, I just get myself pair of winter tires, slap on 3 layers of clothing, get arm guards for the freezing wind and some Finnish Sisu to push through the 8 inches of snow. It takes some skill to not hit the approaching Toyota, but I think it's still a lot of fun to ride in the winter. I recommend.
Respect !!!!
Torilla tavataan!
But yeah, riding through the winter in Finland is really fun, just requires some practice, like all things.
Instead of Bark Busters, I made myself a pair of Handlebar Muffs from excess neoprene that I had.
And studs are almost a must for ice or hard packed snow. Personally, I have 50/50 ADV tires that I studded myself, works really well!
@@skye1596 ...how does one have "excess" neoprene?
10 degrees Fahrenheit sounds balmy for Finland.
I spent 10 years being a fair-weather rider in the PNW. Finally, in 2019 I got more serious about wanting to turn my riding season from 3 months per year to 12 months per year - what a marvelous difference. Spot-on with the neck gaiter, too - If my neck is warm, everything else is easy. It's a real joy and people think I'm nuts for riding all year, but it's a blast. I never use heated gear, but layers, heated grips and hand guards work great together.
Frogg Riggs!
An electric vest and gauntlet leather gloves saved my new years day ride, remember when it was in the mid 20's?
heated snowmobile suit buddy of mine claims hands down best option but expensive, if you like a neck gaiter then you should try a scarf, tuck the ends in jacket behind the zipper.
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I commute year round on my motorcycle in the Denver area. Basically, if there's no ice or snow on the roads, I'll ride. I've ridden in -20F up to 100+. For cold weather, I have a few mods for both gear and bike that I wouldn't want to do without. For the bike, heated grips and good tires are an absolute must-have. If it's below freezing, I prefer my Sprint because the full fairing gives me a nice protective bubble of air from head to toe, my feet definitely feel the breeze on my V-Strom. For gear, starting with the helmet: pinlock, chin curtain (make sure it's solid fabric and not mesh if you can get it), and breath guard, keeps the cold air out and lets me keep the helmet sealed up tight without fogging. I use my normal 3-season (not mesh) jacket and pants, and I actually remove the thermal liner in favor of heated vest and pant liners, but I will put the waterproof liner in as a windbreak if it's below 0F, or if I don't have it I throw my rain gear which I always carry in my panniers. Last trick I have is that they make special gloves for use with heated grips, I can't find my FirstGear TPG's anymore, but the Scorpion Tempest is what I'd replace them with if I had to. No insulation on the palm, so the heat gets into your hands and they do have insulation on the tops to keep the heat in.
A big thing to add to this and it comes from my backpacking: try and avoid cotton if possible! If you can get wool for base layers or neck wraps etc do it. Still stays warm even if it gets wet and wet and cold together are the worst!
@@landonfolken03 absolutely, but as I always have my rain suit, gloves, and boot covers with me, it's less important for my specific kit.
Bet you are not riding today haha. I am in Denver too. A Lot of snow out there lol. Agreed on the heated grips. They are a must.
Thanks king 👑
I live near the Denver area too, I also just got my first bike about 2 weeks ago. That wind chill chart they give you when you take your class is no joke! Two hoodies and a riding jacket later, I was still freezing when I took the bike out last weekend.
I hope you all stay safe and have an awesome year!
Remember....wool when you can. Stays warm even when it gets wet. Cotton is your enemy so wool or even synthetic when you can.
I ride in winter, just not in snow :)
Another point to consider: keep the ride short (to avoid becoming colder)
Nothing wrong with stopping every half hour at a gas station for 5-10 minutes.
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FWIW, personal experience shows that if you apply duct tape to leather, there’s a possibility of ruining the finish when it’s pulled off.
When shopping for leather dye, be sure to pick up a bottle of finish as well as the "pre-treatment"... Then your leather-crafting hobby can be tapped to maintain the gear you've dinged up a little with duck tape...
Linseed oil added to your regular Neatsfoot also adds to durability, though it can "darken" leather a bit when applied... It'll eventually act a little stiffer, too, BUT this isn't to be worried about much... Linseed polymerizes over time, adding both to the darkening effect, but turning into a sort of rubber material that binds the fibers of the leather together in a "composite material" not unlike fiberglass for durability... The Neatsfoot oil is still useful as it thins the linseed stuff to add flexibility and suppleness... I'd recommend starting after a year of wear on your leathers, to let them "break in" to YOU before you go with additives that might inhibit or even prevent the "break in" process all together.
After 20 years, my trenchcoat is EXCELLENT at stopping wind and rain and sleet and snow... allowing me the space to layer up and trudge through HORRIBLE winter weather while everyone else shivers and struggles... I've never been particularly kind to the poor thing, and it gets a saddle-soap cleaning and re-oiling ONCE a year... need it or not... ;o)
Bro I had on a synthetic base layer yesterday, flannel midlayer, and FR jeans for the lower half... It was 31deg and at only 45mph my junk and legs were STILL too cold to keep riding.😮💨 Friggin Kansas.
I was on I -75 at 4am this morning heading to work, and I rode my VTX 1800 because I wanted to circulate the oil. I forgot that I had took my windshield off of it over the weekend, I didn't even think about it until I was running down I -75 south doing around 80mph. I was reminded why I use a windshield in the first place, but I wasn't even going to turn around and go back home to put it back on my bike. Well now I have to ride home in the freaking rain without it. Smdh
Yo get home safe man
Living in New England, and being an all year rider, I've dealt with my fair of miserable riding conditions, including a blizzard. My own experiences with black ice have been to ride through it slowly, take the patch as straight as the road will permit, and if you are able to go slowly enough, put your feet down to help steady the bike. If you're out riding and get caught in a snowstorm, stay within the tracks left by other vehicles. Finally, don't be afraid to get off the road or seek alternate routes if conditions get really bad, I've ridden home from work starting on the highway, only to get off and take a slower route because it started to sleet.
Cheap mod to help in Winter. Hand guards. They aren’t just for ADV bikes and off road protection, they’ll keep the wind off your hands and you won’t need $200 heated gloves, or custom heated grips. The clip on grip heaters take too long to warm up. I’ll be at work before they do. I got a pair of $50 hand guards and installed them in about 15 minutes. They make all the difference and I can remove them in summer in about the same time if I want to.
I was given a pair of Heated Gloves and they work great. They heat on the outside of your hand and are insolated. I have tested them in 16 degree fahrenheit but my hands did start to feel the cold a bit but wasn't bad. I do recommend trying a pair.
What’s with using Staci Wilk’s picture, @ridetofood, from her blog and using it as you’re thumbnail? Not cool ma dude.
Who cares?
It's because yammie has no ethics or morals. He's a pos, that makes good videos
@@trekkintexan5160 lol ok
Is your thumbnail Stacey Wilt? (Ridetofood)
What about salt/brine on the roadway? That keeps me from riding, but the cold doesn't. Damn corrosive crap!
Picked up heated jacket liner and leg liner to go along with my heated gloves they are by far the best purchase I’ve brought for cold weather riding especially if you plan on doing 35 min highway commutes! Paired with heated grips and bark busters can ride all day no problem! Hate having cold hands while riding! I got the Hotwire gear from cycle gear pretty happy with the purchase got them on sale during the summer last year! Worth every penny!!
Barkbusters Blizzard Universal Handguards, heated grips, FXR heated gloves (only heated gloves I can find that actually heat AROUND the fingertips, not just the back of hand, and I have tried many). I guarantee you won't feel any cold down into the low 30s.
After this, just good thin layering. Thin base layer, warm mid layer, windproof outer shell, thin silk compression style socks with a warm wool sock over.
I can ride for hours with this setup.
Great!!!! Thank you 🙏 awesome tips
Another cheap tip for your hands is to wear a pair of latex or nitrile gloves under your riding gloves. You keep good dexterity and gain a little wind and water protection.
Or you could buy some really large ones and put them over your gloves on the outside to make them 100% windproof still about the same amount of increase in warmth to hands.
Leather vest over my riding jacket always keeps me way warms my core. Yes neck gator a go. An old school trick is crumbling up newspaper and stuffing you jacket with it. If you don’t have grip warmers then warm your hands on your engine block. Having Hand guards is always good. Iam alwasy warm and toasty when I ride in winter and at night.
If you get a Latex or vinyl glove and wear it under your motorcycle gloves, it will stop all wind from getting to your hands. It works well to keep your hand more warm while riding in the winter. I don't like the thick motorcycle winter gloves because you have less hand sensitivity to the controls; so I will wear these layers in this order to keep my hand warm and still be able to feel the controls well: Winter Glove liner, latex glove over the liners, and last my motorcycle gloves. This three layer system will suprize you with how well it works.
I've done this back in Wisconsin on the slimy crude run. it works well.
This is the most goated trick for keeping your hands warm that not a lot of people know about. I also use latex gloves as a layer to go under ski gloves/mittens. It’s like a mini sauna for your hands
Yes, a vapor barrier like vinyl gloves makes a big difference. Another cheap vapor barrier is taking a strip of stretch film wrap from the kitchen, about 7 to 8 inches wide, fold the stretch wrap over the end of your foot on the outside of your socks. Go about half on top and half underneath your toes before sliding into your boots. You have to be careful and not tear the film when pushing your feet in.
Layers help, just seen the price on snowmobile gloves. Looks like Layers for my gloves now too.
I use a fleece balaclava from head to chest. Wind proof gear and hoodie. Thermal inserts in my gloves and if necessary hot hands hand warmers and put them in my jacket.
This video came on the right time for me to be at the right place and moment! Keep up the wonderful content!
I can understand not thinking you need heated gear but think heated grips are great. Let me clue you in to "Touring" riders. We ride more than 30 min at a time and over several hours in temps in the 30s or 40s your hands will get cold as well as your core. I have heated seats, grips and wear heated gloves and jacket. I wear thermals as well as chaps. Now with all that said I still might want to invest in the heated socks. We ride all day at times and it will get cold. Thanks for the video.
I've been riding down to about 35°F here in Arkansas. Winter jacket and pants make all the difference! And neck gaiter is good, but I have a THICK fleece neck tube that's shorter and fits perfectly between helmet and jacket. Designed for skiing. Recommended.
1. Layers….wear many layers of clothing. This helps. 2. used Wintergear. There is a ton of used Highend Wintergear to buy, its good, and dirtcheap. U don’t have to get new clothing. 3. Wintergloves. I use my Wintergloves on my motorcycle, and my bicycle at 20-30 Fahrenheit.
Wintergloves dont give crash protection would be better to get heated liners or dedicated winter biking gloves
@ There are Wintergloves for Motorcycle Riders. I use them for cycling too. I have heated grips on one of motorcycles, that is good enough also.
Basically the way I stay warm is layer up. I use things I already had, such as old Army Goretex jacket and pants as my top windproof layer. Fleece under my leather jacket, etc.
Klim makes a nice set of snowmobile gloves that have the thicker windproofing across the knuckles and a thinner palm. Combined with the heated grips my hands stay nice and toasty without losing feel in the grips.
You should lean back instead of tucking for your power wheelies. Its a game changer
100% you have a more balanced pendulum when you offset the weight of the front end with your body. Took me a long time to learn this and wheelies got a lot more confidence inspiring when I started.
A tip for those with armour independent of their jackets: wear your usual winter coat. Layers: warm jacket>armour>thick jumper/hoodie>long sleeve tshirt.
You will be cozy.
Also: 8:19 scarf. Wear a scarf. It trails in the wind and feels cool
Im moving to seattle and will be riding bike year round. Im definitely going to invest in some heated gloves because thats a huge thing about being in the cold that sucks
Much love from San Antonio, Tx💪🏾🏍
A little power wheelie tip, you need to compress the front fork to get some rebound out of it. There are two ways to accomplish this. Either roll off the throttle and back on quickly while in your peak torque, or dab the rear brake. The rear brake technique is harder to time for sure. Generally I find I can get the front up by staying a little more rearward on the seat, roll off the throttle and back on quickly, and give the bars a little tug.
Great way to stay warm too 👍😁🤣
Pajamas under your jeans or Frog Toggers is the cheapest way to keep your legs warm
Gore-tex nuff said! winter comes once a year time to start saving!
I have tried a ton of stuff through the years. Honestly, ( all though there are some sizing issues) 'Freeze-out " WARM-R gear was the best bang for the inexpensive buck. Some days it would drop to 38-45 degrees, ( 70s) and just the jacket was all I had. Blocked the wind, and while "cool" never got "C-C-C-C-COLD". I'm actually pretty happy with the purchases. Thin/lightweight, keeps me pretty toasty, without looking like the Michelin man, all layered up.
I ride year round due to my job for anywhere from 10-15 hours a day. Its all about layers. Start thin and build your way up, if you start sweating it’s going to be a bad day. When it gets down below 20, you can keep everything warm but your feet unless you get some sort of heated socks
You ride for 10-15 hours per DAY? My guy what job do you have I gotta know. I barely ride 10 hours per MONTH.
@@CaptainCandycorn -- You have a delivery job, and you work only 10 hours a month?
perfect day to post this, we got snowed in here in Colorado
Snowmobile gear! It's cheaper than motorcycle "cold" gear and works better.
I bought snowmobile coveralls a couple years ago for like $200. If it's above 40° you'll be unzipping it at red lights and fanning cold air on your chest because your so hot! Like seriously sweating. You've been warned!
Bro, let’s be real. It’s Texas and it’s the one Ice storm we get every year. I’m honest, we can’t crawl on ice without busting our ass. Don’t drive until Wednesday, it’ll be spring then.
I ride any time it's above freezing temperature (and even below if the road is dry and there is no salt on the road). I layer it up depending on how cold it is. The layers are, in order of how cold it gets:
1- A thick sweater and neck warmer to wear underneath riding clothes. Alternately a thick turtleneck sweater works as well. Either will keep you comfortable down to 5-10 C;
2- Long Johns, keeps you comfy at 0-5 C; and if it gets really cold:
3- Rain covers for colder or longer highway rides. These will block the wind much better than any ghetto duct tape modification.
More great & useful advice! 😎👍🏻
lol Duck tape all over your jacket. My legs get cold, I might try duck taping my jeans. Thanks for the idea.
Just two things from someone north of you. 1) you know how in the summer it rains, and you put your rain gear on and 1/2 an hour later you're thinking, man is this ever hot, I wish this gear could breathe better... well, your summer rain gear over your coat and pants is better than duct tape for keeping the wind off. 2) A balaclava is better than a gaiter as it keeps the heat in your head.
I ride all year round, winter is one of my favourite times of year to ride to work.
Super heads up on the tire pressure. I thought just like spite said, and my tire came off it's bead midturn. I was going slow and managed not to go down, but definitely don't recommend the experience. 10/10
I’ve got another tip to keep your knuckles warm…. It’s those hand warmer packets that we use for snow skiing. I slip one on under my glove on the outer portion of my hand. They work pretty well. The heat actually moves throughout my glove.
I do the same. Good one!
I kind of like riding in the cold. Nothing like the cold blast of Columbia River Gorge air to keep you alert. I have a full fairing and good leg coverage, so long johns pretty much keep the core warm which helps keep extremities warm.
Heated grips or heated gloves area a must. I heard snowmobile gloves work great too, but haven't tried them.
Then a scarf, balaclava, shemagh, or anything to keep the neck warm.
Been riding my bike here in WA IN 27 degrees and it’s so much fun lol
Icebreaker merino wool base layers, head to toe under your bike outer layers, are mandatory to ensure the windchill doesn’t tear holes in you.
In KC Mo, and this is my cold weather suit:
1) Deep winter Army socks over my regular white socks and boots
2) Pair of Jeans
3) Long sleeve T-Shirt under Button Down Denim shirt
4) Insulated coveralls. (Must have!) :)
6) Hoodie under Heated vest (my Son got me for my birthday!)
7) Leather Jacket
8) Balaclava under Full Face Helmet with attached leather neck gaiter.
9) Heated gloves (I got myself for my birthday! ;P
I also ride a HD Road Glide Ultra with full upper and lower fairing so that helps a ton too!
I use my mesh jacked all the way down into the 30s here in TX... same jacket I run in the summer... it came with a water/windproof jacket and then an insulated liner... I keep the liner and some frogg toggs pants in my pannier year around... quick to toss on if i'm on a ride and catch the rain... the wind breaker jacket goes on when we hit the low 60s and goes over my riding jacket.
Warm pants and jacket also if does snow either plan on not going anywhere or slow down a bit
I moved to TN in early 2021, from PA. As you said, southern folk definitely don't know what to do when it comes to sub 50-60 degree weather. They also seem in denial as well. You'll go ride with em on a 50 degree day and they come back freezing, yet they're wearing jeans and a hoodie. I've not stopped riding through winter. PA kinda "battle-tested" you in the winter months as you stated.
I also highly agree with the last point. Keep it slow. Avoid the freeways. Usually when I ride it's voluntary, even during the winter. On my lunch breaks I just putt around the city of Knoxville. Keeps the wind down and the taller buildings keep any wind from the sides of you. Of course the heated grips and winter riding gloves always help too; can't talk about them enough.
I hear that! I have relatives in southern Texas and when they came up to visit in August and it was in the 30s °F (single digit °C) at night they near froze. I told them to try -40°F air temperature (pretty common up here this time of year). If you don't plug your truck in, it won't start, and you can get frostbite in minutes.
Heated grips, goretex, layers, merino wool underclothes and a shoei Neotec 2 flip lid, closes very narrow around the neck, pinlock and integrated sunvisor (cold saison is also low sun saison)
I concur. Driving in -15 degC is enjoyable with this. I also put on Heidenau Si02 tires to get better grip in low temperatures.
Cold air is denser so if you check when cold, psi might read low. After riding for awhile the air inside the tires heats up and expands. Airing up when cold could lead to over pressurization so keep that in mind
When it's really cold I only get a 2-4 PSI increase with tire warming. Cold country asphalt stays cold! Sitting at a stop for just 1 minute and I'll lose 1-2 PSI. Below 32°F and I over-inflate by 2 PSI. No more for the reason you explain.
So really the lesson here is check your tire pressure often and adjust as necessary, up or down.
Great video. Here is what works for me...
windscreen
heated grips
Hippo Hands
balaclava
heated jacket liner
decent riding jacket and pants with thin layers underneath
boots with warm socks
I live in the Pacific Northwest and this works for me! Ride on....
Wisconsin rider here, layers and over the years 3 things; Knees, knuckles and NOSE! I've rode in the 20's layered in my regular gear and full visor. Put in the wind chill and that's about 0°! Ride safe and stay warm lol 😆 🍻🤙🤘
Do you guys ship to Canada? Even the bikes ? 😷😷😷
Knee high hunting socks or ski socks along with the Hot hands toe warmers are a good combo that won’t break the bank as well.
I wear my ski bibs and parka only, and have never been cold. No layers or warmers. Just jeans and a t-shirt under the ski apparel and gloves of course. 14 degrees was the coldest temp so far.
You sound more like north suburbs, possibly Naperville.
Do you miss portillo's?
Drop the heated grips and get heated gloves. Keeps the chill of the top of your hands and fingers ( you know the part that is exposed) and maybe heated socks too.
As a Michigander with a snowmobile, I can vouch for every word of this
A bandana or extra t-shirt can work as a free neck gaiter if you find yourself needing one in a pinch
I have done a few slimy crude runs, and Pabst beer runs in Wisconsin. a few suggestions you might want to think about latex gloves under your riding glove, a rain poncho/ wind breaker, a fat burning workout suit, hand warmer packs, Neoprene Scuba Diving Suits works amazing if caught in rain and keeps you warm. here in the central valley of Cali. I run fleece lined jeans, set of armored over pants, thick boot socks, a pullover thick sweat shirt, my meshed riding jacket, a insulated wind breaker. I've had to install bags on my bike because when its 65 degrees in the afternoon I wear half of that home after work, but its 35 degrees when I leave in the morning. almost forgot the neck gaiter is great but a scarf is better you take the two ends and tuck it inside your coat way warmer then ductape.
For people who rides in snowy areas, you aren't worried about salt eating up your parts?
I live in northern utah, we ride when its 10 degrees out. as long as the roads are clear no ice or snow. throw on some snowmobile gear and tear it up. The cool thing about riding in winter is no sitting in traffic at 160 degrees and sweating your ass off.
I agree i was suprised how speed and strength jacket was good protected me when i went down at 80. But still reasonable on $
My worry with wearin all this year is, if I wear uniform and it’s hot inside my workplace due to contant movement and heater, i’ll have to remove them then put them on when I leave? And that’s everytime I go to work, which is only 10min away.
How do people do that? I mean what are y’all day to day like wearing many layers going to work? Did you have to constantly remove some and then put them on?
I ride all year in BC, Canada on my xt250, rain or snow or not. i got a pair of self powered, heated gloves that arent super thick and they're great. i take them hiking and stuff too, so its a win-win. have a cheap heated vest for those extra cold times, or wet and cold rides. but other than that, rain/windproof gear and decent warm underlayers and you'll be fine 🤘
Red Green would approve of Spite's duct tape fix: "If the women don't find you handsome, they'll at least find you handy..." LOL XD
I wear fleece sweat pants under my ski pants, a sweatshirt, ski jacket, insulated hiking boots, and winter riding gloves. That combo is good to 15 degrees.
Lol, @ a Texan talking about cold weather riding, I wear heated thermals (top and bottom) heated Highway 21 motorcycle gloves, heated grips covers, THICK socks, pinlocked helmet visor, heated balaclava, ALL of which is necessary below 30 degrees.
Bitterly cold in Texas? Come to Ottawa Ontario Canada in January. Then you will know what cold feels like. Great video, thanks for the tips 🤙
I been just wearing 8 layers and still being cold
I bought an Oxford set of heated grips. They work great EXCEPT... the grip on the right side when heated, melts to the super glue that is suppose to hold it in place. That means the throttle is constantly turning under the grip and ultimately, the cable is located in a bad (keeps the throttle open) spot. Any suggestions people?
Yeah I can relate to the Valve stem schrinking
I’ve never understood the heated grips How do hot 🥵 palms help? I’ve had cold knuckles at times but never cold palms?
Instead of buying a leather with all of the padding in it, I bought a fashion leather one size larger and wear my armored hoodie under it. I also bought just a back protector for when I need to go down a layer. Bonus side effect is that my leather now fits over my winter clothes meaning I don't have to wear my wool coat all winter long.
I'm in NC and I've taken mine on the interstate when the thermometer read 28 degrees. And I had no heated gear.
Your riding with clean snow and ice free roads is making me jealous. I bought a heated jacket liner and gloves back in November and was thinking of riding all year, but the NH snow and icy roads put the kibosh on that. The Road King just doesn't like any amount of snow on the ground.
I hear that. I rode as low as 13 degrees this year (in southern iowa) until it snowed. But our streets dont ever get clean totally. Theres still patches of snow and ice everywhere.
Its not the cold stopping me, its the ice. There is no mod to make a bike run safe on ice on the street.
All nice and well mr Spite but here in northern Europe we have -10 celsius (14F) and under. And a thick layer of snow and ice on the roads.
So no thank you for riding atm.
In Mi I use firstlites men's furnace 350 merino wool base layer shirt and pants 400 merino wool balaclava and klime 100gram insulated/gortex gloves and cowboy boots and leather jacket on my 2010 Ninja 250. Lowest I've rode here was 10 degrees out. I do want to add heated grips tho haven't yet but want to :) also full face shoei Rf-1200 helmet ;)
Texas Panhandle here. I have a heated baclava, some heated gloves, a heated hoodie (Milwaukee), a leather jacket, wool socks, leather boots, hwk riding pants (cheap outer layer that blocks wind), a pair of long johns, and a thermal shirt. I use a Scorpion Exo helmet with a wind scarf on it, cardo with jbl speakers, and a ghost xl camera. I ride year-round. I have no problems winter or summer. It isn't super expensive. I just picked the right gear over time.
Edit: As far as mods go... I have tire pressure monitors, led pod lights (4 of them) for seeing the sides of the highway while I am riding at night (saves me from deer and other critters), underglows for visibility issues in towns (i.e. so you can see me), and a quad lock phone mount. Heated grips might be nice, maybe with some handlebar hand guards (wool golve like slip-ons). Might look into this as the heated gloves only last about 4 hours on a single charge and take forever to charge.
I once had to ride an hour on the hwy at 5:00am in
Ahh the joys of being a motorcyclist in California
My tips are thermal socks £15 for 2 pairs of 2.5 tog they keep your toes toasty and an added bonus of some cushioning when shifting through gears and glove liners Thinsulate ones help massively if you don't wanna wear your winter gauntlets.
If ye have mulitple bikes go for heated gloves which usually heat the outside of your hand... Great vid.
It was -40°F here today. It starts getting down around freezing in the evenings by end of August, early September. I haven't been on my bike in months 😢
Where do you live, the north pole?
@@yummyzerg northern Alberta, 500km south of the North West Territories. Northern Canada is a cold place, my friend
@@joshuacurley417 I've always wondered what it must be like to live there. Do you happen to live anywhere near Fort McMurray? I live in NY and I remember hearing about it during the wildfire.
I don't want to suddenly play 20 questions or be invasive, but can I ask what you do for a living? You live in an entirely different place from me.
@@yummyzerg I live a few hours away from Fort Mac! I work for the Government of Alberta.
Northern Alberta is a great spot. It's nice and dry, sunny 320 days a year, the summers are warm with low humidity (usually 25-30%) and the winters are cold, with low humidity.
It's a wide open, beautiful place, I'm about five hours from the Rockies, which is nice. It's pretty rural, but I don't mind that.
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the mechanical effects of cold weather. Such as tire temp and engine temp. My Ninja 650 struggles to get above 160 degree engine temp in the cold. In the automotive world such a low engine temp would definitely have an impact on drivability.
I haven't ridden since I ragdolled on black ice and my bike ended in 3 pieces. Frame, forks, engine. I had just moved from socal to Midwest in December. Being at (speedlimit++) in a corner may have contributed
1. Hippo Hands, or as near as you can find now-a-days. 2. Any blanket becomes a lap-blanket if you put your mind do it. (Shaft-drive keeps the blanket out of the chain).
In an unexpected drop in temperature, or rain, and you have to keep going a large newspaper does an excellent job keeping you warm. Also the best winter gloves I have used are welding gloves.
I’m comfortable down to about 35° but I live in Houston so we only get that lows few days a year. I typically have 4 layers (t-shirt, hoodie, Kevlar riding shirt, and heavy Carhart coat) on at that temp. Long johns under my jeans and a pair of cotton gloves under my leather gloves are usually enough to keep the rest of my body warm
forgot to press twice on the button to turn on the heated grips :) have the same on my 701 sumo and run with my summer rain gloves in 0 degC.
North east of England i work shifts of 4 days 6 till 6 then 4 days off then 4 nights 6-6 in the winter going to or from work is night riding and cold id uts above 5 degrees i feel lucky heated grips and layers, and basically MAN UP
I ride year round in Idaho, you had some good tips but there is more you can do for free