DeeG

These are the Givi version of Hippo Hands. They work quite well. I don't much like the elastic cuff, so that is going away.

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Simbaah777

I got a cold weather helmet made to keep you keep warm and made not to fog up and it works very well, its called a snow helmet even though we dont ride in the snow of course but I rode in 12 degree wind chill -3 and was fine along with my one piece ski suit and gloves. helmet $80, ski suit $50, gloves $30 as long as there is no snow or ice it works fine in the cold, Im sure people are smart enough not to ride bikes in snow or ice right.

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rebelCAFE

dont bet on it. i have seen pix of people riding in snowy weather with studded tires on their bikes.

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Fridgitator

I have a dvd of an expedition through remote parts of India on What I believe are Royal Enfields. There are parts where there are frozen ruts a foot deep, with six inches of snow on top. They weren't setting any speed records, but they rode on. I'll look up the name of the movie. It's out on loan to a buddy right now, but it's worth seeing.

It's been obscenely cold here for two weeks. It didn't get above freezing for a couple days. I usually don't even think of riding in temps under 45, but I may have to take it out for a spin tomorrow, even if it's in the twenties. No telling when the weather is going to break.

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Fridgitator

Found a trailer. The movie is called

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maxweljames

It's 101 degrees out and I'm reading a 7 month old cold weather thread, how silly is this. Self disclosure time, I'm a fair weather rider and avoid cold weather altogether, but in the event I have to leave the house, before leaving the garage I put on my nice, warm..................wait for it............................Honda Element. Oh ya, heater, defroster, 4 wheel drive, garage door opener, it's got it all. Sorry, couldn't help myself.

But really, I'm so wishing I would pony up the money for a rechargable electric, heated vest.

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fastpakr

Why rechargeable? I'd hate to depend on the batteries lasting the length of the trip. I'm a big fan of the type that plug in to the bike, such as Gerbings or WarmnSafe.

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maxweljames

True, a plug in one would be the perfect solution, however if I were to have one that is rechargeable it becomes 100% mobile for other outdoor cold weather activities, fishing, hunter, hiking, etc.

I'm just too cheap to buy one.........scratch that, buy two since my wife would be stealing mine until she had one too.

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Maxwel James
2003 Honda Rebel

flitecontrol

Maxwel:

I think the temperatures here are similar to Savannah. I have winter weight riding pants, jacket, gloves and a fleece neck warmer ($3 at WalMart last fall) that blocks wind from getting inside my collar and FF helmet. That combination, along with a windshield and additional layers when it's below 30 degrees, make winter riding possible for me. Fortunately, we don't often get weather that will ice the roads.

Plug-in heated clothing is nice, but the charging system on the Rebel doesn't have enough to spare to power jackets and pants. Gloves, maybe.

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fastpakr

I think if you kept it to one item and used a little power management, you'd be fine. Mine only uses 65 watts at full blast, and it's extremely rare that I'd run it that high. With the controller, I'm usually at about half that in very cold temperatures (below freezing). If you turn it off for the last minute or so at the end of your ride, I suspect the charging system would never even notice. Tossing in a 35 watt HID headlight would also make up some of the difference.

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'83 Honda Silverwing GL650i - future DD, still in pieces