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...what about -30 F?.....
If you live in that type of climate, you get one of these:
...what about -30 F?.....
I don't know about -30F, but you'd be surprised....I can see that now....Snow tires and and 4 wheel drive on my Harley...what about -30 F?.....
If you live in that type of climate, you get one of these:
If you live in that type of climate, you get one of these:
..In Minnesota where I grew up and lived...we did something much simpler, when it started to cool off(most of the year) we drove cars ...they had heaters, we would go out early start the car with the heater on max. and let it run about 15 minutes..then drive it...…..
The heat warms the whole glove, a lot of upper end bikes offer them, and heated seats a on a cold day up North would be a real blessing
I took off on my bike from St Paul MN once heading for two weeks in Mexico. February or so. It took a week to get to Joplin MO where I stored the bike till spring and took the old grey dog back north!
It didn't say heated gloves, but heated grips. Lots of difference there.
Well the BMW grips heat the whole hand and glove after about a half hour of riding. No one is talking about riding in Minnesota in January, so maybe the grips won't work under those conditions, but the heat radiates enough through the hand and glove to keep your hands from becoming claws on a fall ride through the Catskills, or in my case in California Mountains.
I used to take long rides from the Sacramento Valley through the Feather River Canyon on a Bonneville 750 and I can remember having to stop at every bar up the canyon just to warm my hands....on second thought maybe no heated grips was an asset to my social life. I remember a young blond cowgirl playing pool and there was that barn full of hay just outside a bar where I stopped into in Belden, CA. The ride home was "relaxed."
Oh to be 24 again.
Last bike was a BMW 1300 KGT. If I was lucky I could ride it till mid December or until they put salt on the roads. I have the full Tourmaster suit and the bike had heated seats and handle grips. Surprisingly comfortable in the cold conditions. Newest bike is a Yammy 1300 FJR. Heated seats, handlebars, etc. Also very comfortable.
A confirmation of the axiom, "The bigger the bike, the less it rides."My friend got that FJR too, but he is getting too old to ride and it is too heavy for him, so it sits in his garage under a cover
I have a new toy waiting in PHL.... vehiculo !!
My friend got that FJR too, but he is getting too old to ride and it is too heavy for him, so it sits in his garage under a cover
I’m 70 and still comfortable almost scraping my knees on the tight turns on my Yahama FJR 1300. I bought it because it was lighter and not top heavy. Much more manageable when stopping and starting. I don’t have the body size to ride full size Harleys or Goldwings. Both great bikes but sport tourers have always appealed to me. I ride mostly solo and love the appeal of the high performance brakes and engine response of sport tourers. I log about 5000 miles a year during a relative short season. I’d love to have my bike in the DR but using it to its potential there would shorten my lifespan considerably.
It's still almost 650 lbs wet, which yeah is 100 lbs lighter than a Gold Wing, but not for most older riders. My friend is 77 and just had back surgery so his FJR will probably stay in the garage until he passes away