Chill factor - Wear the right gear folks

[Motu]

yeah, I got stories of how tough I was as a young fella....but now I'm an old fart and harden the fuck up just doesn't work anymore.

[Big Dog]

yeah, I got stories of how tough I was as a young fella....but now I'm an old fart and harden the fuck up just doesn't work anymore.

I hear you! The things I put up with at student age seem ridiculous now.


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[ruaphu]

WTF is a thermal wet weather suit??...its a nice light weight one piece suit ..........,,
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Or otherwise referred to as a gold ole 'boil in the bag' suit.

yep they work really well, I changed over to the two piece variant, allows for a bit more flexibility.



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[ruaphu]

Oh if ya light on space on ya bike, but want something just in case, grab a hand full of them cheap wharehouse emergency ponchos.
Only a couple of bucks each. . They are folded up small as so take up feck all space, weigh nothing and made of a light flimsy plastic.

But holy heck they keep the wind and rain out awesome so ya kept dry and nice n toastie.

They are only single use thingies but great for stashing a few easily on any bike. I used to keep a couple of them taped to underside of my ole CBR seat. When the weather fouled up, whip one out n wear under ya jacket, and bingo, dry and warm. When ya get to ya destination, either fold it up or bin it, simple as.

Oh, one other thing I keep on the bike (in my first aid kit) is those emergency plastic silver hypothermia blankets. They work awesome if ya need em. Just cut a hole for ya head and wear under ya jacket, all sorted, dry n warm

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[pete-blen]

yeah, I got stories of how tough I was as a young fella....but now I'm an old fart and harden the fuck up just doesn't work anymore.

To true....
bikes are for fun now.... being cold an't fun....

[Maha]

To true....
bikes are for fun now.... being cold an't fun....

Coldest I have ever been was on the desert road, shivering on the bike. Stopped at Waiouru for fuel, but more importantly just to get off the bike, it was quite tropical there by comparison.

[T.W.R]

Coldest I have ever been was on the desert road, shivering on the bike. Stopped at Waiouru for fuel, but more importantly just to get off the bike, it was quite tropical there by comparison.

[swbarnett]

To true....
bikes are for fun now.... being cold an't fun....

And can be dangerous.

Did the Coromandel loop with ice lining the roads at 11am. That day I was inadequately dressed. By the time I got back to Auckland my brain was not working to full power. Had to lane-split to avoid a car that I had seen coming and didn't see as a threat. I had stopped shivering a couple of hours before I got home (and not because it was warmer).

[Motu]

I know I'm an old softy now, but are the young riders of today soft because of all the gear they use. At 16 I treated my motorcycle as a powered pushbike, I rode to work on frosty mornings with no gloves, no helmet and a nylon jacket, I probably thought it was cold, but didn't moan about it, that's just what you did.

[Big Dog]

I know I'm an old softy now, but are the young riders of today soft because of all the gear they use. At 16 I treated my motorcycle as a powered pushbike, I rode to work on frosty mornings with no gloves, no helmet and a nylon jacket, I probably thought it was cold, but didn't moan about it, that's just what you did.

I have definitely gotten softer as gear has gotten better and my ability to buy it has improved.


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[Moi]

I know I'm an old softy now, but are the young riders of today soft because of all the gear they use. At 16 I treated my motorcycle as a powered pushbike, I rode to work on frosty mornings with no gloves, no helmet and a nylon jacket, I probably thought it was cold, but didn't moan about it, that's just what you did.

Has something to do with metabolic rate... and age...

[varminter]

[QUOTE=pete376403;1130870939]My home-made electric vest worked brilliantly on the Brass monkey. -5 degrees at HariHari on Thursday morning and (from the waist up) perfectly warm and comfortable. If I've calculated correctly its 12 watts (12v and 1 ohm resistance cold)

12 Volts, 1 ohm = 12 amps = 144 watts although it'll go up when the wire heats up. Would be nice and warm though.

[Mom]

yeah, I got stories of how tough I was as a young fella....but now I'm an old fart and harden the fuck up just doesn't work anymore.

You can buy pills for that these days

I know I'm an old softy now, but are the young riders of today soft because of all the gear they use. At 16 I treated my motorcycle as a powered pushbike, I rode to work on frosty mornings with no gloves, no helmet and a nylon jacket, I probably thought it was cold, but didn't moan about it, that's just what you did.

You know what, a large part of me agrees with this, back in the day we just rode.

I remember having to paint my nice, white, nurses shoes, with white house paint before returning to work as I had ridden wearing them in the rain and they looked very road film black...Matron would not have been impressed!

I am not so sure the youngsters are soft, as much as we are getting old Yes, we had to tough up, we used the best we had. We were also foolish, and young and bullet proof.

I can remember being some sort of limpet pillion, clinging to the back of my then hubby, as he/we screamed back to Warkworth from Wenderholm. I believe it was summer clothes all the way, and it was thunder and lightning, hail and torrential rain. I have never been so wet, nor cold. Hail HURTS on bare arms and legs at some sort of highway speed you know...

Would not even consider riding like that now.

[FJRider]

... and young and bullet proof.

some things never change ..

[pete376403]

[QUOTE=varminter;1130871240]

My home-made electric vest worked brilliantly on the Brass monkey. -5 degrees at HariHari on Thursday morning and (from the waist up) perfectly warm and comfortable. If I've calculated correctly its 12 watts (12v and 1 ohm resistance cold)

12 Volts, 1 ohm = 12 amps = 144 watts although it'll go up when the wire heats up. Would be nice and warm though.

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Okay, what would be the most efficient way to make a variable controller for it. At present I just switch it of when it gets too hot. And, seeing as it appears you know about this stuff, how can I make a DC-DC converter that would handle 5 or so amps? I've an old flight suit that's fully wired for heat but its 24V.