Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

Same! I bought these -

$136 Heated Gloves for Men & Women, Electric Heated Gloves for Motorcycle, Skiing, Hiking, Cycling, Hunting - Raynaud & Arthritis (XL)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y1KVT87?th=1 - a few winters ago and find them VERY useful down into the 20's. They are a bit bulky but flexibility is good and I'm not worried about super fast shifting at those temps.

As for mesh jackets, I'm looking at this - https://tinyurl.com/3rabf9sr because my current jacket is getting beyond "well used". Big fan of their armored jeans!

 

I think the Yamaha FJR is one of the most reliable bikes ever made. There are many examples racking up 150,000-200,000 miles (and more) all without issue and only routine maintenance. @BkerChuck knows what I’m taking about!

 

haha yaaaa i still get shit for my wrist and collar bone from my buddies lol. "so whats the best way to hit a curb?" well dont do what i did i guess lol

haha the tracer is the first for me!

i dont live in a warm climate but 40 is as low as ill go lol. anything lower has a risk of ice/black ice and ya im goooood id rather not go down again.

 

Yeah, I agree, the air hitting the back of my hands is worse than the palms. I went all in on hippo hands. Heated grips + hippo hands means I can wear thin 3 season gloves all year round.


Also, I swear to fucking whatever god y'all hold holy, we have this same conversation every six weeks

 

we get bored ya know lol

 

But what oil are you guys using?

 

This is partly why I rarely used my heated grips. If I used them with winter gloves, the gloves were thick enough I would barely feel the heat rendering them pointless. If I used them with thinner gloves, the backs of my hands would still feel the cold and my hands wouldn't really warm up. The other part of it is that I don't ride in that cold of temperatures on a regular basis, so it wasn't a huge issue.

 

Lol not only did you mention how frequently we have this convo, but you also worked in the Hippo Hands recommendation I knew was coming lmao

You mean you don't wanna discuss what tires to use or how many miles we hit on average per year?

 

I like the heated grips (OEM) that were added by the previous owner on my bike. I do have the hand guards though, so most of the wind is kept off. I wanted to install the same grips on my wife's bike, but I hear it's a PITA to install on the Rebel 1100. I don't wanna pull the tank and such just to reach a connector to plug in a relay or whatever it is... poor design in my book.

 

I mean, they do have their summer sale going on right now

I should hit them up for a discount code sponsorship thing haha

 

Looks like it would be difficult to ride wearing these...

 

I put a hub motor on and shorter swingarm

 

Yall ride when its below 68*F? ooof no thanks.

 

And? How is it? Looks clean AF.

 

lmfao

i think the coldest I've ridden is low 40's

 

I like it quite a bit. Maybe more? Its quiet, smooth, clean looking, and playful. Its definitely more playful because of the shorter arm which i prefer. I havent spent much time on full power to compare but i dont think its as torque-y, but again the shorter arm makes up for that. Its a 5kw rated vs 10kw.

Need some more time on it but debating selling the other setup already

Ive done singles for a week. Not fun.

 

Coldest I have ridden was -50 air temp, I don't add in "wind chill", but it was on snowmobile

 

oof that doesn't sound fun at all. snow/ice too? or just cold?

I don't think it gets that cold anywhere here in SoCal lol

I've always wanted to snowmobile. but I can't imagine it'd be that fun at that temp

 

Was thinking of all the times I used to ride my quad in the snow and freezing temps. Fell off in a creek one time. Made it back to our friends garage and his propane heater as fast as I could. Jeans and cotton sweat shirt soak up water fast lol. No more of that for me!

 

No snow or ice. Just cold luckily. No heated gear.

I want to go snowbike eventually