Suggestions for cold weather riding clothing?

Question

What do you wear when the mercury reads 28 degrees F?

Gizmo, 28 aint cold I know, but at 50+ mph for 2 hrs.......

"From ice to ice the weather's nice"
My m'cycle doesn't get put away until I have to use 4 wheels to stay on the road.
I use multiple layers myself, with leathers on top.

Have a nice weekend and stay alive.

Bikin Dude didn't read the rest.
I already ride whenever I can get out of the driveway. Thanks for the suggestions, I saw some I didn't think of. You all surprised me though, nobody wear turtlenecks anymore? Big help, along with a scarf.

Stay at home? Who would pay the bills then?

Answer 1

stay at home

Answer 2

The simple fact is anything that will keep the wind from penetrating to your skin will work. My cold weather riding gear of choice is as follows....long underwear, jeans, t-shirt, sweatshirt, hooded sweatshirt (put the hood up over your head under your FULL FACE helmet cause you have to keep the head warm), leather jacket with liner, chaps, good leather boots, and finally some good gloves but mittens would be better because your fingers need company to stay warm. The mittens shouldn't interfere with the operation of the clutch and brake levers. This should keep you warm at 28 degrees. If you really want to keep warm double up on the long underwear. It works!

Answer 3

Get yourself an electric vest, electric chaps, battery powered gloves, and battery powered socks.

The vest and chaps plug into 12v off your bike. Check online or sometimes motorcycle shops have them. The gloves you can get in hunting stores or Walmart. I rode to Pike's Peak just before they closed the top road. It was way below zero up there and I was riding on white powder. Going up wasn't bad, but it was pretty spooky coming down PP on powder on street tires.

Then I rode through blizzard in the Rockies. I had to ride in the channels created by cars' tire tracks. My gear kept me toasty.
I pulled off on one exit into a Burger King. I freaked everyone out because I looked like the Abominable Snowman coming in the door.

Nothin' will make you tougher or a better motorcyclist than riding through the winter. Learn to power brake, that is, brake only with your rear wheel while keeping a little on the throttle. This keeps it from locking up during braking on ice and snow. Use minimal front brake, especially in turns. The extra winter gear will also keep you better protected if you fall. You might want to wear some elbow and shin pads too. Wear good heavy boots. You may need to jam your foot down to keep upright. If you have crashbars, that could save your bike in case you go down. Wear a bavaclava under your helmet. Make sure you have a jacket that zips up way high and keeps your throat protected. Wear clear or amber glasses under your helmet in case your faceshield fogs and you need to flip it up to clear it.

Oh yeah, the guy with the trash bags has good info. Also, in a pinch, if you are on the road and the weather turns cold and the only thing around is a truckstop or convenience store, buy a newspaper from inside or from a newspaper machine. Line the inside of your jacket or shirt with a few sections. If you are lucky, they might be still hot off the presses. When you get to the next coffee shop, you'll have something to read on the can.

Answer 4

A wetsuit makes good underwear for such things, if you don't want to be wearing leather.

Other than that, I suggest pantyhose. LOL That's right, pantyhose, and I have a pair in my emergency pack, and yes I'm a guy. And for guys, the largest size available is usually what you should get, so that they don't bind.

Another alternative would be bike wear, as in bicycle rider outfits. You can get the cheap kind, several sets, and wear that underneath your clothes. You'll see the shirts at Walmart, but I'm not sure if they have the pants for this.

Now, if you really want to go cheap, and this is not going to be outerwear, then just get some cheap garbage bags. Tall kitchen bags are great for this, and I keep one in my daypack for when it rains and I've forgotten my rain poncho. One hole in the bottom middle makes a great pant leg, one for each leg of course, and cut holes in each bottom corner and wear like a sleeveless shirt.

In fact, just wearing a trash bag like a sleeveless shirt is great in itself, because it warms the trunk of the body, the most important thing in cold weather, but I've even used them for arms as well.

And the great thing about trash bags is that they are super lightweight and can be wadded up as small as a golf ball.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

Answer 5

Anything with Gortex in it, works well.

I ride with a leather Vanson Jacket w/ liner in the winter, Kevlar gloves. Duafold long underwear and gortex lined Ariat boots, a thermal mask, full face helmet. Also have a heated Corbin seat and heated grips, when I need them. I also have a Kerkuran heat shield which can divert the heat on/off the rider if needed. I like to use the engine heat when I need it, it's free!

Answer 6

Aerostitch makes great stuff if you can afford it, of course im from Georgia and the coldest it gets down here is in the low 20's high teens a couple times a year so thankfully I dont have to deal with it that much but more power to all of you riding in the freezing *** weather all year, and good luck.

Answer 7

Yea, me, too...got a snowmobile suit. It's good for like 40 below.....28 ! a pair of insulated underwear and a leather jacket..that ain't cold !

Answer 8

long-johns,leather chaps,and a good leather jacket.For gloves i like the insulated mechanics gloves,they are warm and you can still feel things through them.if you don't have leathers which are lined,make sure you wear something warm underneath because the leather by itself gets very cold.it is mainly for keeping the cold wind out.

Answer 9

Yeah Get some biker leather like leather chaps and a motorcycle leather jacket..

Answer 10

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Answer 11

Carhartt thermals, regular clothes, and leather, leather, leather!