RE: Riding Gear and Cool Weather..

Mr. Goss -

I've heard stories of guys riding all day in 35F weather in a roadcrafter or
similiarly constructed snow mobile suit without electrical clothing..
Although some people feel the cold worst than others, I suspect they are
pulling our legs about the degree of comfort.

No matter how good a winter suit you buy, you will never be able to retain
sufficent body heat to stay comfortable in 35F rides for longer than an
hour.. I can not recommend heated vest and heated grips strongly enough if
you plan to ride in weather
cooler than 45F for any length of time..

I can ride with my road crafter with a widder electric vest in this kind of
weather regularly and am pretty comforable.. I also installed a set of
heated grips from www.dualstar.com. The heated vest took 10 minutes to
install and cost $150.00 with the bimetallic controller.. The grips took 4
hours to install and cost $40.00, including the relay to disconnect power
when the ignition is off..

The weakest link in a modern motorcycles performance is the rider,
especially in my case. I don't spend much on performance modifications - I
do spend money to be comfortable.

You could probably duplicate this with a less expensive suite from
Tourmaster, H-Gerike, ect and the mods I just suggested..

Again, your mileage may vary. These changes extended my riding season to 10
months here in Dallas.. I don't ride with ice on the pavement and I don't
ride in Texas in August.

James Roberts
98 VFR800



-----Original Message-----
From: vfr-bounces (AT) cs (DOT) wisc.edu [mailto:vfr-bounces (AT) cs (DOT) wisc.edu]On Behalf Of
Andrew Goss
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:28 PM
To: Chris Burgess
Cc: vfr (AT) cs (DOT) wisc.edu; Brian Collins
Subject: Re: Textile versus Leather


Since we are talking about motorcycle jackets, what would you recommend for
cold weather riding. No electrics, just a good jacket that will block ALL
the cold wind here in Montana. I used to have one that gave me very good
protection in a get off a few years ago. It was not leather.
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