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CRCKR

CRCKR

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OK... I might have hit my cold limit for daily 40 minute rides to work this AM. 23 degrees (f) and I ain't buying heated fingertips since that is all that hurts. We had snow, I'm good with that... but dang, man! 23 degrees in the dark while dodging deer is a pain in the (fingernail) brain! Unfortunately the old lady's car died and went to the car graveyard so now she has to use the truck..
 
Ya gotta move out of the hills and come a little bit farther south. Never any snow and warmer here in San Tan Valley.:)
 
Direct air on the hands should be cut. If you are riding the scooter in your avatar, that has been taken care of. Most important is keeping your core warm. If the core cools, you will pull blood from the extremities to try to keep the heat in the core. That requires all air leaks to be plugged. 40 minutes is enough to leak alot of core temp out (neck, jacket seams, etc.). For those really cold days, you might try a nice snowmobile suit (one-piece).

Enjoy,
Rich P
 
@RibEye, Yep, to tell the truth the fairing was the primary reason I traded in my last bike.... I missed the batwing every winter. That's also why I don't go for even mini-apes. I love that my hands are protected from the vast majority of the wind. Cheap gloves can only protect ya so much but yep, you're right, I make sure that my core is A-OK.
 
Chaps on your front engine guards are a good idea as well. Keeps the cold air from directly blowing on feet and legs. Thermax glove liners help a bit too. Every little bit helps.

Enjoy,
Rich P
 
Still cruising in @ 23-35 degrees every morning. It doesn't get any less painful but it is still better than driving the truck! The rides home are WAY better and when I'm in my truck my weekly commute to work is $70 in gas while on my bike it is more like $17. That's worth the pain. When I can't safely react to the deer and javelina that love to cross the highway right before dawn while I'm on my way to work I'll have to bite the bullet and take the truck... in the meantime, just call me Mr. Blue Fingers.

@jamesearl Yep, I'm up in N. Central AZ. (West Sedona) and I ride to up near the Mingus Mountains on my way to work.When I leave home it can be 23 or so but by the tie I'm out of the canyon it tends to warm up to 35. Gets colder when I am near the river (Verde River). I can't deal with the 120 degree summers or the congestion down south.

@gator508 We just moved out here about 3 years ago from the St. Pete Beach area... Love the weather there but I hate the traffic and there were so many cops in FLA that I just got sick of being pulled over (profiled) at least once a month. Here I can go for rides where I only see a car or two every 10-15 minutes. That makes these cold months bearable. We are, however, moving back to Dixie. It won't be back to FLA but we are going to Eastern Tennessee once the bank accounts allow.
 
CRCKR said:
Still cruising in @ 23-35 degrees every morning. It doesn't get any less painful but it is still better than driving the truck! The rides home are WAY better and when I'm in my truck my weekly commute to work is $70 in gas while on my bike it is more like $17. That's worth the pain. When I can't safely react to the deer and javelina that love to cross the highway right before dawn while I'm on my way to work I'll have to bite the bullet and take the truck... in the meantime, just call me Mr. Blue Fingers.

@jamesearl Yep, I'm up in N. Central AZ. (West Sedona) and I ride to up near the Mingus Mountains on my way to work.When I leave home it can be 23 or so but by the tie I'm out of the canyon it tends to warm up to 35. Gets colder when I am near the river (Verde River). I can't deal with the 120 degree summers or the congestion down south.

@gator508 We just moved out here about 3 years ago from the St. Pete Beach area... Love the weather there but I hate the traffic and there were so many cops in FLA that I just got sick of being pulled over (profiled) at least once a month. Here I can go for rides where I only see a car or two every 10-15 minutes. That makes these cold months bearable. We are, however, moving back to Dixie. It won't be back to FLA but we are going to Eastern Tennessee once the bank accounts allow.
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Eastern Tenn great riding area bikes get a lot of respect from the cages
 
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