Hells Bells It's Chilly

Keeping the wind blast off your hands and keeping your core temperature up is the best way to keep your pinkies happy. Your arms and legs are the body's heat exchangers and if you loose too much heat your body reduces the bloodflow to your extremities to preserve the heat in your vital organs. Several thin layers to trap in the heat or perhaps a heated vest. Hand guards or muffs (no sniggering) keep the wind off your hands and heated grips to go with not-too-tight winter gloves will be belt and braces dandy.

Or like me just put the bike away until Spring...

 

Just done a weekend run to York - 150 miles in 2 degrees. Tiger Sport with handguards and heated grips. But I also wear a heated jacket and heated glove liners. Heated grips are ok to a point but in real cold they do not stop the backs of your hands getting chilled - and neither do handguards. As it was I was quite snug, despite the hail. The heated jacket is amazing, I only wear a long sleeve vest under it to prevent it burning! I also wear deep sea diver long johns which are very effective. My outer layer is Klim so it has no linings and allows me to add the combo I find best matches the weather.

 

This made it worth while - my 3 year old grand daughter.

 

Im sure knowing us mad lot that could be arranged

 

What the fuck is goin' on ? Last week 20°c, today 2°c.

Is this climate change or what ????????????????????????????

 

You can try Hippo Hands to keep your hands protected. Like a fairing extended over your hands.

https://www.hippohands.com/

 

Wots winter ?, why do you think I escaped to the colonies, finest climate in all the world. Winter is approx 2 C to 18/19 C, blue skies, and no rain till approx October, when we get our summer rains, I can leave Jhb in the middle of winter, (June) hit the South Coast, (Ramsgate,SA), 22/25 C and still swim in the Indian Ocean. You don't want to go there in summer, it can hit 36/38 C and the humidity can hit 100%. Brutal. It's tough being a white man in Africa these days.

 

That looks more like a bumble bee, it’s too cute and fluffy
Nothing like a wasp that hates the universe and everything in it ,little evil incarnate bar steward type of creature

 

Here's your answer:

 

I’ve always found the best way to deal with cold hands feet and body is..

Leave the bike in the garage, get somebody else to warm up the car and voila lovely and toasty I can drive for miles

 

For me winter riding is all part of the fun of owning a bike. I'm selective on when I ride in the winter, but could never put my bike away for the whole winter. Pick the best days and get out there, ride and enjoy.......
Wessa

 

They were hard in the old days, a little bit of rain didn't stop them from riding.