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BANNED IN D.C.
SuperSport
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 701
From: Athens, GA
I ended up getting forced into a ride today and when we left it was about 2:30...anyway we ended up riding to Helen, GA...stayed way longer than i wanted to, and didnt end up heading back until about 6:30....it was dark and the temp dropped FAST. by the time i got home i was shaking violently and had a severe headache and was throwing up...i think i had the beginnings of hypothermia...i took a hot shower and laid in bed under the comforter for about an hour and felt good as new.....all i had was my jeans, boots and a t shirt w/ my leather alpinestars jacked at sp-1 gloves...it was ******* horrible........PLAN AHEAD for the slow bastards you ride with! temp tonight supposed to be 28 degrees..... had to have been mid 30's on the way home.
Senior Member
MotoGP
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,138
From: Austin, Tx
The cold front that these guys are talking about went east of Texas. It was 78 here and beautiful and I have such a terrible cold I can hardly answer the phones. Hopefully I'll be better next week. Some of the guys that have had this are still wearing it after three weeks.
I bought my first non-perf leather jacket last year on special - it doesn't have to be the lastest **** all it's got to do is get me down the road. I'm going to get a set of non-perf jeans from Santa. (I have some control over this) Even on sale the damn things are still $200.
The other thing that I've noticed is that different manufacturers have different levels of perf. I've got a set of Frank Thomas that are still good at 50F with some underwear. My FirstGear is like standing in front of a screen door.
With the non-perf I want to be comfortable in the mid 40's to low 40's. The only thing I'm not sure of is the gloves. I bought a set of winter gloves and they make the bike feel like I driving with my hands in catcher's mitts.
I bought my first non-perf leather jacket last year on special - it doesn't have to be the lastest **** all it's got to do is get me down the road. I'm going to get a set of non-perf jeans from Santa. (I have some control over this) Even on sale the damn things are still $200.
The other thing that I've noticed is that different manufacturers have different levels of perf. I've got a set of Frank Thomas that are still good at 50F with some underwear. My FirstGear is like standing in front of a screen door.
With the non-perf I want to be comfortable in the mid 40's to low 40's. The only thing I'm not sure of is the gloves. I bought a set of winter gloves and they make the bike feel like I driving with my hands in catcher's mitts.
Senior Member
Superstock
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 387
I don't EVER get on my bikes without a REAL leather jacket and pants, boots, gloves.......never. I don't care if it's 90 out. I can always open zippers and vents when it's hot, zip'em up when it's cold. I really can't imagine riding with jeans and Tshirts and tennies....a fools game at best.
Senior Member
MotoGP
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,138
From: Austin, Tx
I don't EVER get on my bikes without a REAL leather jacket and pants, boots, gloves.......never. I don't care if it's 90 out. I can always open zippers and vents when it's hot, zip'em up when it's cold. I really can't imagine riding with jeans and Tshirts and tennies....a fools game at best.
