I rode in 28f (-2c) for over an hour at highway speeds just a few days ago in this same set up. Was a bit cool, the thermal liners would have helped. But all and all I was fine. It's crazy how I can just ride pretty much all the time now. I also used this gear to go camping with a DC power supply. That video is coming soon.
Greetings from Finland the land of the Santa Claus. That is not cold... Rudolf the rednose raindeer would not show the light so bright yet😂 Did you know thay forty below is same in celsius as fahrenheit. David Lee Roth song is great -40C = -40F☃️🇫🇮❄️🥶
I finally broke down and bought heated grips for my drz this winter and it was a life changer. I think these pants would get me where I want to be though because my legs are the only thing still getting cold.
Just some advice, you'll want an outer jacket that is good at blocking wind. If you use the heated jacket liner under something like a mesh jacket, you're still going to be cold because of the wind. Wear something that will actively block the wind, while also keeping the heat in.
i dont own heated gear, but i do ride year round in texas, i so far have just bundled up with a windbreaking rain jacket over my riding hoodie and hippo hands, but i grew up in Michigan so im used to much colder winters, so far my coldest is riding in -15 but i couldn't handle riding above 53mph, i bet with some of that heated gear i could push it a whole lot farther!
Years ago me and some buddies had a hour long ride back to our hotel in northern Arizona, it was about 20 degrees out. Armed with a short sleeved shirt and a summer jacket with some jeans. We were absolutely miserable. Even after a couple hours of blasting the heat I was still shaking a bit 😅. Lessons learned.
I just did an iron butt through Oregon/Washington and definitely could have used some heated gear. I am just looking into jackets now, if you can keep your core body temperature up your hands and feet *shouldn't* get cold. I have the battery powered gloves and they work pretty well, especially since I can use them off the bike, but I actually didn't wear them much since they are pretty bulky.
if i were to wear insulated gear at temperatures above freezing, i would be soaking wet with sweat by the time i got to work. all you should need starting out is a regular rain suit to block the wind (no insulation required, unless you are riding in below freezing conditions), and some good cold weather gloves (which would need to be heated for below freezing conditions). (also, make sure you buy ACTUAL motorcycle gloves for this. they sew the internal liner to the shell so you're not slipping a sliding on your controls.) but anyway, the other heated gear besides gloves is just too much hassle to mess with, and eventually you just get used to the cold. you'll still feel it, but it won't bother you. i don't even wear my rain suit any more, even earlier this week when it was well below 20 degrees here in Texas. i do have heated gloves (wireless, so i don't need to install them on every single bike; although they don't get as warm as wired) for when it's below freezing, but that's it. my favorite days are around 45-50 degrees on the way home. i can wear my summer gloves, but it's cold enough that the engine feels more peppy. maybe it's psychosomatic, but it really seems like there's a difference in power. just be careful if you have very sporty tires. they won't get up to a proper operating temperature at all. i use the Michelin Road 6 because they last longer and work extremely well in all conditions.
I ride through the winters ever since I got my license. Have some heated gear, but I haven't used it for years, because I really don't need it unless the temps go below -10C. Dedicated winter gear is more useful and more reliable than any heated gear and these days are not bulky at all.
I have an m12 heated jacket that ive ridden with in pretty cold temps and love it. Id say it probably doesnt heat near as warm as the wired heated gear though. I just dont ride enough in cold to justify this stuff though.
love heated gear beyond the jacket liner i found some battery powered heated socks made the biggest difference on a longer ride toes get numb and is no fun. for hands its all about the hippo hands and heated grips on low for just about all occasions.
having heated gear would be nice, but i ride dirt bikes and i don't ride much when it's cold enough to wear heated gear. if i do i'll just wear a jacket.
I used to lay the heck up here in chicago to do any type of riding. I have been looking into getting some good heated gear, found a few battery ones but they end up not being super warm for a long time. anyway keep up the fun vids. cheers.
Been contemplating, ya just sold me brotha gonna get some, i wore three hodies and a carhart with giant gortex gloves and three pairs of pajamas under my riding pants and still froze. Im getting this i love to ride intil the rode gets. Icey and snowy.
That’s good timing I was literally just looking at these this morning cuz it’s been cold as shit this winter 🥶 . I live in Tennessee and it was -15 yesterday morning when I took the dogs out , it’s not supposed to do that here 😂. But usually it’s upper 30s or 40s and it would be nice to ride without having so many layers I can barely move
Jake I’m Jake too!! Thank you for the video. I’m excited to get me some heated gear for next cold season. This video is a good break down across different ranges w the gear. A cf moto though? Really?? Sorry. Haha Safe ride out there.
I’ve been debating the gloves and jacket for a couple years now. I have the axial block layers head to toe. They keep me relatively comfortable till 40° at night going home 20 miles on the highway doing 80mph
I only the other day finally decided to get winter gloves, because my long calved summer leathers are dying after 4 years. BRO what a difference, it be like 8°C and my fingers are at the urge of sweatting. Ordered myself a heated vest, let's see how good that thing is. And the only two things i need may be heated pants or just heated socks.
Usually I rock a leather jacket, maybe a pullover underneath if it's colder and a neckgator or what they're called. Jeans with some type of sports leggins as a second layer. And I know sacrallige sneakers. And gloves of course, with the new winter ones in the collection of 3 gloves before I throw the old ones.
I don't know about the heated gear, but I might have to invest in the Axial things. For some reason it never crossed my mind to get wind proof under garments. Also why did i not know you had a discount code for RevZilla!?!?!? Frigggg!
I have the Hotwired jacket, glove liners, pants, and boot liners... even with all that underneath winter gear, it wasn't enough to ride year-long in Buffalo, NY. I could go down to about 20°, but not any colder. I wanted the gloves, but they're not shaped for my hands. The liners were better, but not perfect.
What.. bro don’t tell me the Texan is tougher then the New Yorker when it comes to cold. I don’t believe it haha. Just playing. But I did ride in upper 20s at highway speeds for an hour the other day in this same setup. I felt a little cold but not bad. If I had my thermal liners or a better jacket for blocking the winds I bet I would have been fine. Maybe we need to over clock yours. Punch it up like Tim from Home Improvement would do haha.
@@TheGardenSnake If you're doing 70 when it's 15° out (as I did trying to go to work) the wind chill was -13° F... the gear underneath heavy Olympia stuff couldn't cope effectively. Yea, you can turn it up to max and not be cold, you get too hot when you're stopped. Like, you almost feel like you're getting burned.
My winter/cold setup is pretty barebones but it works for cold commute mornings with hot evenings plus general cold. I use my same summer full mesh gear and just add to it. I put a light jacket under my armour jacket for a thermal layer and I then a rain jacket over the outside. For pants I use the rain liner it came with but the rain pants my jacket came with work well too. For gloves I just wear some nitrile gloves inside to wind block and sometimes wool liners inside those though that's quite bulky. For boots I wear thick merino wool socks. Still gets cold but not aweful surprisingly considering my boots are vented. I wouldn't say I'm that comfortable but even at 30 degrees it's certainly doable for a 30ish min ride every week or 2 in the winter to keep the bike running well.
Haha not a bad set up. I use to wear my summer gear all year too but for cold weather I got some insulated coveralls. Got them like 3 sizes too big and they went on over my gear. Also scotch guarded the whole thing up with the stuff made for tents. Blocked the wind from penetrating and even made it rain resistant. It’s kinda bulky though but I was pretty proud of that setup.
Milwaukee heated hoodie under a jacket works well down to 50s and maybe high 40s if you do decent with cold weather but it just doesn't get hot enough in my experience.
Maybe if you combined the heated liners with one of those insulated bibs and put those big wind blockers for you hands. But it don’t get that cold in Texas so I don’t know haha.
Hey jake, love the videos. I got those same sedichi gloves 7 months ago and the stitching has already gone in the right palm, had fox gloves and the velcro shit the bed after 3 months, same thing with alpinestars gloves, velcro gave up after a half a season of riding. Do any of you have any recommendations for thin form gloves that last more than a season because i am tired of spending 120-300$ a year on big name gloves that literally fall apart as soon as they break in... i hate the bulky gauntlet style gloves so that's out of the question. or do you think i just got a bad batch of sedichis because i love the fit and comfort of them... i also ride a lot in the rain. maybe its just me lol but im open to different opinions. I also highly recommend Milwaukee heated jackets for colder season riding since it runs on its own battery separate from the bike. changed my life lol
I’ve had really good luck with my Sedici gloves. Sorry yours are doing like that. I think they have a warranty don’t they? The revit gloves are really well made. I’ve got these ones imp.i104546.net/MXEJ7n
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