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Yamerhaw
10-18-2009, 09:57 PM
Went out for a few hours on the bike today, when i got home it was 34 degrees! Was wearing thick furry gloves, wool socks, thermals, jeans, and rain pants(for wind breaking) t shirt, hoodie, Columbia ski coat!! didnt get too cold besides my knees and fingers, gonna look into some heated gloves..

side note: GSXR 1000 does not like heavy throttle inputs on 34 degree pavement!
tached1000rr
10-18-2009, 09:59 PM
How many miles on those pilot roads and how are the holding up?
racedoll
10-18-2009, 10:00 PM
Damn! It was warmer here than there?!?!?
tached1000rr
10-18-2009, 10:02 PM
Damn! It was warmer here than there?!?!?

He was up in higher elevations (mountains) the high in my area was 58 but once the sun goes down it's pretty cold here!
racedoll
10-18-2009, 10:05 PM
He was up in higher elevations (mountains) the high in my area was 58 but once the sun goes down it's pretty cold here!

Still. Without the wind here it was 60s but the wind really cooled it off.
tached1000rr
10-18-2009, 10:06 PM
Still. Without the wind here it was 60s but the wind really cooled it off.

You should have jumped on your bike today then.
racedoll
10-18-2009, 10:07 PM
You should have jumped on your bike today then.

no time.
tached1000rr
10-18-2009, 10:10 PM
no time.

I'm one to talk, watched football, washed truck, took F4I out for about 10 miles, realized I left my wallet and license at home so I came back home and never went back out.
Dave
10-18-2009, 10:25 PM
Went out for a few hours on the bike today, when i got home it was 34 degrees! Was wearing thick furry gloves, wool socks, thermals, jeans, and rain pants(for wind breaking) t shirt, hoodie, Columbia ski coat!! didnt get too cold besides my knees and fingers, gonna look into some heated gloves..

side note: GSXR 1000 does not like heavy throttle inputs on 34 degree pavement!

spinny spin spin
Yamerhaw
10-18-2009, 11:13 PM
How many miles on those pilot roads and how are the holding up?

not sure how many miles on them, forgot how many it had when i put it on, but probably 2,000 and looks awesome, wearing very even across, great traction, love it
Ducati Diva
10-19-2009, 09:03 AM
Went out for a few hours on the bike today, when i got home it was 34 degrees! Was wearing thick furry gloves, wool socks, thermals, jeans, and rain pants(for wind breaking) t shirt, hoodie, Columbia ski coat!! didnt get too cold besides my knees and fingers, gonna look into some heated gloves..

side note: GSXR 1000 does not like heavy throttle inputs on 34 degree pavement!

Did you get any of the snow??? When I got up this morning it was 26 degrees. :tremble: I'm not ready for it to be that cold yet!!!!
z06boy
10-19-2009, 09:36 AM
It was in the low 30's yesterday morning but warmed up to the low to mid 50's which isn't too bad.

Low to mid 30's...fvck it I'll take the Z06. :lol: The supercharger loves the cool air. :rockout:
CasterTroy
10-19-2009, 09:46 AM
It was 31 here this AM at 6:30 when I suited up and rode to work

Tried the heated gloves WITH the heated grips and overcooked my freakin hands :lol: had to unplug the gloves...WHOO way overkill for 31....maybe when it's 20 (for the 3-4 days a year it's that cold here)
z06boy
10-19-2009, 10:01 AM
I've never tried heated gear. I did try heated grips on a bike and even a snowmobile when I was at Snowshoe and they were nice.
tached1000rr
10-19-2009, 10:11 AM
I've never tried heated gear. I did try heated grips on a bike and even a snowmobile when I was at Snowshoe and they were nice.

I've been thinking about some heated grips here lately
z06boy
10-19-2009, 10:21 AM
I've been thinking about some heated grips here lately

They were pretty useful when I tried them out and seem pretty easy to install.
racedoll
10-19-2009, 10:22 AM
I've been thinking about some heated grips here lately

Always wondered how they would work. I think if I just have the air deflectors like on motorcross bikes I would be OK.
CasterTroy
10-19-2009, 11:05 AM
Grips are great.....if you have wind protection for your hands...otherwise the outside of your hands are frozen while the insides are hot.

If your'e on a bike where you hands get a lot of wind heated gloves are the way to go.

On the motard the gloves are the :boobs: where heated grips would just be a tease
tached1000rr
10-19-2009, 11:22 AM
Grips are great.....if you have wind protection for your hands...otherwise the outside of your hands are frozen while the insides are hot.

If your'e on a bike where you hands get a lot of wind heated gloves are the way to go.

On the motard the gloves are the :boobs: where heated grips would just be a tease

What do you recommend in terms of heated gloves? that seems the way I should go when i think about it
CasterTroy
10-19-2009, 11:27 AM
What do you recommend in terms of heated gloves? that seems the way I should go when i think about it

I've got the gerbing heated gloves....and they have the single connection that can be used with First Gear heated clothes (which helps with variety and controls if thats your thing)

The only other part of me that ever gets cold is the tops of my thighs. I may get the heated socks and simply place them in that position. If I do that I'll get the dial controller.


The motard doesn't put out enough amps to really get the gloves TOO hot, but the BMW will melt your fingers. Most sportbikes should be a good balance between the two (I imagine)


The great thing about gerbings is you can go in cheap initially (JUST gloves) and you can add components as you can afford (or want) them
z06boy
10-19-2009, 11:38 AM
Grips are great.....if you have wind protection for your hands...otherwise the outside of your hands are frozen while the insides are hot.

If your'e on a bike where you hands get a lot of wind heated gloves are the way to go.

On the motard the gloves are the :boobs: where heated grips would just be a tease

Ok this does makes sense.
Particle Man
10-19-2009, 01:23 PM
it was 25 this morning with frost on the ground and the back end kept wanting to break free under anything but the most conservative throttle application.

oh, and I hardly ever use the heated grips on the sled so I haven't put any on my bike.

I used the ones on the sled a few times and my hands got warm and then started to sweat and then the outsides got REALLY freakin' cold
CasterTroy
10-19-2009, 01:25 PM
it was 25 this morning with frost on the ground and the back end kept wanting to break free under anything but the most conservative throttle application.


Thats the reason I don't ride under 30...not out of cold, but out of anticipation of ice. Either by dew or by possible puddle or a sprinkler gone wild..etc
Particle Man
10-19-2009, 01:38 PM
Thats the reason I don't ride under 30...not out of cold, but out of anticipation of ice. Either by dew or by possible puddle or a sprinkler gone wild..etc

:lol: no sprinklers out at this point
racedoll
10-19-2009, 08:50 PM
Thats the reason I don't ride under 30...not out of cold, but out of anticipation of ice. Either by dew or by possible puddle or a sprinkler gone wild..etc

That is why I didn't ride this morning.
marko138
10-26-2009, 04:11 PM
I bet it wasn't 40* when I left this morning. Legs and ankles were a little cold, but not bad. Damn broken Jeep, forced me to take bike.