Winter!

[Mom]

Hmmm I'll take a look into heated grips. They sound very comfortable.

Bloody marvelous invention.

Heated grips are for pussies

Having said that I have some

Best time of the year to ride for me. I love winter riding. You get to appreciate the weight of your gear. You get to layer up like a pass the parcel pressie

I love knowing it is really cold, and being able to tell that it is through my gear, but being warm as a warm thing with all my gear on.

[Oakie]

Heated grips are for pussies .

miaow!

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[DODO``]

problem with winter gears for me is the gloves.

I can put layers over layers under jacket, pants, boots... but what do you do with winter gloves? Ive got quality winter gloves with 3m thinsulate layer but my hands freeze about an hour ride.

any tips? (other than heated grips?)

[p.dath]

I ride like normal in Winter. I have heated grips and they make a big difference to the enjoyment of riding.

[unstuck]

any tips? (other than heated grips?)

Learn to ride with no hands, and keep your hands in your pockets. Or take a spoonful of cement, and harden the fuck up.

[Nzpure]

problem with winter gears for me is the gloves.

I can put layers over layers under jacket, pants, boots... but what do you do with winter gloves? Ive got quality winter gloves with 3m thinsulate layer but my hands freeze about an hour ride.

any tips? (other than heated grips?)

LOL your hands freeze and your in auckland ahahahahahahah, get some handgaurds and heated grips and don't ride south of hamilton. Your hands are likely to freeze of in the summer if you come this far south lol.

[Oakie]

any tips? (other than heated grips?)

Silk gloves underneath your normal gloves. Seriously! Does that make heated grips manly enough for you? I did look for them once but couldn't find them in my size. Perhaps I should have gone to a tranny shop.

[Nzpure]

problem with winter gears for me is the gloves.

I can put layers over layers under jacket, pants, boots... but what do you do with winter gloves? Ive got quality winter gloves with 3m thinsulate layer but my hands freeze about an hour ride.

any tips? (other than heated grips?)

or get some old skool leather gloves with the sheepskin inner.

[Berries]

if it snows I like to change from tinted visor to clear visor..

It has been that dark after work lately that I am chucking the clear visor on today. The problem is if the clouds part I get blinded by the sun in both directions.

[Nzpure]

It has been that dark after work lately that I am chucking the clear visor on today. The problem is if the clouds part I get blinded by the sun in both directions.

Just close your eyes and use the force, you'll be right.

[Swoop]

problem with winter gears for me is the gloves.

I can put layers over layers under jacket, pants, boots... but what do you do with winter gloves?

1: Silk liners (as suggested previously).
2: Thinsulate liners (go to an outdoors shop; FCO, Kathmandu, etc)
3: Spidi nordic winter gloves. Pricey, but good!

[unstuck]

LOL your hands freeze and your in auckland ahahahahahahah, get some handgaurds and heated grips and don't ride south of hamilton. Your hands are likely to freeze of in the summer if you come this far south lol.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, how the fuck can your hands get that cold riding around in the tropics. It is 1 degree here at the moment, and that is warm.

[willytheekid]

It has been that dark after work lately that I am chucking the clear visor on today. The problem is if the clouds part I get blinded by the sun in both directions.

Had the same problem last year, replaced the helmet this year with one that has a inner sun visor...very handy!
just push a button and "click"...top gun sunnies are on

[unstuck]

Heated grips are for pussies

Thanks for that, I just got slapped for suggesting that to the missus.

[GSF]

Heated grips are for pussies

Having said that I have some

Best time of the year to ride for me. I love winter riding. You get to appreciate the weight of your gear. You get to layer up like a pass the parcel pressie

I love knowing it is really cold, and being able to tell that it is through my gear, but being warm as a warm thing with all my gear on.

Agreed! Nothing like a ride on a bright, clear and chilly winter's day. My Bandit always seems to run really well on days when the air is very cold and dry (anyone else find this? Lesser air pressure and humidity makes carbs run more efficiently? I don't know) and I love feeling all padded up and toasty. I hop off sometimes and warm my (gloved) hands on the hot cases.