Payloader
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Some type of mitten would work well. Maybe a snowmobile mitten, down filled, leather. I know I don't need my fingers much when riding, use mainly my thumbs for turn signals, kill switch ect. Try mittens, the fact that your fingers get be next to each other makes them warmer. They aren't all by themselves in their own little pocket.
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hawgman341
Rosenberg,Texas
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I agree the gauntlets don't do much but they do keep out the wind. I was thinkin' that maybe if i treet them with some mink oil or maybe some water proofing stuff they might seal a little better and therefore not let the cold through so easily. Also the mitten idea sounds good. I'll look for a set of very cold weather ones and see what happens. I'm not sure if i need heated gloves, those are expensive. Thanks for the great ideas, if ya'all think of anything else drop me a line. Turn key to on.... hit starter button... and vrrroooom yack at ya'all laterrrrrr........ Hawg gone........
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92lowrider
Bothell, Wa.
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Guantlets do keep the Bees from going up your sleeve...
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hawgman341
Rosenberg,Texas
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Yes they do, I wear fingerless in the summer and have had them little honey makers just fly right in and sting the******out of me. I also get some other flying stinging bugz hit me in my lip, mid forehead and such. Man you talk about watering eyes i almost had to pull over. Kinda felt like putting a lit match to the spot where it stung me. Well i'll check back later for more winter glove suggestions. Hawg out......
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rr1985
Centeral Alabama
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The best cure is the heated gloves, add a heated vest and ride happy. Hurry up spring!!!
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King of the Road
Union County, NJ
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Warmed up to 50 degrees here in the Garden State so I took a ride. Heated Gerbing jacket, Aerostich liner, jacket and pants. I look like Ralphy's little brother, Randy, in A Christmas Story.
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Hawg Man
Lakeland, FL
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hawgman341 wrote:Yes they do, I wear fingerless in the summer and have had them little honey makers just fly right in and sting the******out of me. I also get some other flying stinging bugz hit me in my lip, mid forehead and such. Man you talk about watering eyes i almost had to pull over. Kinda felt like putting a lit match to the spot where it stung me. Well i'll check back later for more winter glove suggestions. Hawg out......
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hawgman341
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There is this one spot on hwy 90 just outside of rosenberg almost to spur 10. seems there's a nest there the them dammed things don't like my pipes. I'm gonna put some mink oil on my gloves to see if that keeps out some of the cold. can't really afford the electrik heat at the moment.
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stinky41
kings park NY 11754
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Winter gear tested to 15 degrees in NY:
Cortech jacket with liner in.
Thermal shirt and sweatshirt.
Nitro riding pants with thin sweats under that. Very warm. I actually sweat with these on in 15 degrees.
New for this year are my Tour master Response boots,(the short ones) Which block the wind and keep my feet toasty. Also very comfortable to walk in.
Also installed heated grips this year. They work ok, they only heat up the inside of my hands. The out side gets hit with wind and is still cold. On 3/4 power, they make the cold tollerable though. When I ride, I like to keep a few fingers on the shift and brake, that means I need to keep my fingers off the heat.
It might be Memphis shades that makes my handle bar shields for in front of the handles. They are ok. wind still gets by. They come off in the spring. Also have a windshield that stays on year round.
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hawgman341
Rosenberg,Texas
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1st off forget the mink oil on the gloves during winter, it just hardens and doesn't make any difference on the cold fingers. I looked into electric gear and man what an investment. Therefore i am back to low tech, Ride Slow2004 has the right idea. I wear long johns and extra inserts under my leathers. My fingers still get really cold though, also my toes suffer. I bought some ski gloves but they flunked the test, the ski head cover did pass though. I tried some glove insulators but they didn't work. I'm going to try some mittens over my gloves and see what happens. Meanwhile it's dropped below 30 degrees here for several days, so i'm in my truck for a little bit. Hawg gone.....
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