Top 7 ESSENTIAL Winter Motorcycle Riding Gear
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Pro tip: Rev bomb at every stop to increase engine heat output
the look on other bikers faces when a hardtail chopper sounds like a new crotch rocket
Won't this do unnecessary damage to the engine?
A lot of good advice here. I ride year round in Colorado, my 2c for anyone interested:
I prefer heated glove liners over heated grips- it's the back of your hands, not the grip-side, that get cold fastest, and heated grips just won't do enough (though still a lot better than nothing) sub 30F. Winter riding gloves + heated liners is a must, trust me, I've tried everything.
IMO there is no need to get a winter riding jacket. If you own a ski jacket/parka/whatever, just throw that on over your regular summer jacket. Yes, you won't get any reflective bits from your usual gear, but trust me, nothing comes close to being as comfortable.
And in case anyone else wears glasses, let me state the obvious just in case: a pinlock won't do a thing to help you, even if the visor doesn't fog your glasses will. The easiest trick is always to crack the visor open just the teeniest bit- the cold air blowing through will de-fog as fast as anything. Your face will get a little cold, but it shouldn't bother you much if you're warm everywhere else.
Happy riding :)
Thanks, getting ready for my first winter CO riding season and this was helpful
Any tips for better tire grip?
Great tips from experience, thank you for sharing them. I wonder if you could drop a link to your favorite heated glove liner? Thanks
You're way too nice to them they don't know what the fuck they're talking about
My first winter riding in Colorado as well. Thank you for the tips!
Spite and other americans: "I can't survive not riding my bike this winter"
Me, a norwegian: "Weaklings"
Lol me an Australian...... you mean cold summer
Bare å kjøpe heftige piggdekk og gje gass!
@@Chilivink sant nok men det er ikke akkurat optimalt føre heller
You must not know about America 😂
@@thatkn1ghtguy942 So they still call mid-year "summer" in the southern hemisphere? I've always wondered about that.
Me to my Versys X 300: "sshhh don't listen to Spite, he likes Hurleys, he doesn't know what a good bike is"
bush ninja gang
I’ve ridden my bike as low as 38 degrees w/o any heated gear. It’s doable but heated stuff definitely improves the ride!
rode to work in 28 (minus 2 celcius) like 3 weeks ago, only like 40km and had to stop half ways to heat my hand on my exhaust gases. so yeah heated gear is recommended. i aint giving up till its icey
I rode at -4 degree f° / -20C° to work, without any heated gear. Far away from comfortable but with some layers no poblem at all.
How to winterize your motorcycle
Revzila: full tank of gas to prevent rusting, plastic baggy over exsost pipe so rodents won't get in there, and get your bike of the ground so the tires won't get flat spots.
Spite: barck busters and maybe get a coat idk lmao
It’s to winterize the rider not the bike. No need to winterize a bike that keeps moving.
@@jasdkfjhaskjh69432only problem is in areas you get snow on the ground in
"frozen wasteland of minnesota."
finland: K
frozen or unfrozen, Finland is always a wastedland.....see what i did there...bunch of people living life at a 0.06 BAC
I live In alaska bro it is -50 every day where I live
better than heated grips: heated gloves. The heated grips warms your hand palm but the heatter globes warms the outside part of your hand, which is the part that will be freezed in the wind
Use both!!
I commute every winter here in the netherlands and tried a lot of stuff. heated grips sound nice but have disadvantages like it only warms your palms so your fingers are still freezing. Also had em on a sportbike with clip ons and that didnt work well because the cables got in the way and started to damage the fairings. so I would recommend good heated gloves they work very well and heat your hole hand. Also if you have multiple bikes you can just wear them so you just spend your money ones. best wind stopper for me are the rain pants i just wear them over my kevlar jeans and even on freezing temperatures I stay warm.
Thanks!
I wear rain pants over vented off road pants. Works fine!
what rain pants model do you have?
How about top 5 motorcycles to ride in the winter or top 5 winter tires
Good list. A warm thermal base layer is great too. They even make wind proof thermals
My most important piece of winter riding gear is my damn truck with a heated seats.
Ask a Canadian what you need that is not on your list: Heated vest. No one I know who rides in the colder times has heated socks but all have heated vests. Keep your core warm and blood still goes to the extremities. I have mine with me always.
Seriously needed this vid, shits cold
I duck taped paper plates to my clutch and brake lever for the 30 degree morning ride to work. Pulled them off when I got there and had a nice 75 degree ride home.
The motorcycle Mitts for the handlebars are called "Pogies" in the cycling world! Awesome addition to any Fatbike for winter riding. When I worked at my local bike shop for a few years in WY (Cold Winters) I had a few moto riders come in and really enjoy them!
Same here in Phoenix we went from 90s to high 40s in the span of 2 days. We're back into the 90s right now and next week will be cold again. Gonna get some 7v lipo heated gloves for goon shit.
Wooh been asking for weeks for this video
Riding in Wisconsin a few days ago ice was forming in my water bottle. I like that visor, gonna get one. Something I use are these strap on shin/knee covers. Makes a big difference and easy to take on and off. Leather look vinyl on the outside and kinda furry on the inside.
I live around the mountains in Colorado...6 minutes away. I ride 365 unless the streets are; flooded, iced, or snow-covered. The counties are very good at clearing the roads so I don't miss many days. I appreciate the vid and the comments. My ride has heated grips, heated seats, and an adjustable windshield so I have a nice head start. I'll definitely add the heated socks and glove liners this year. If the glove liners aren't enough I'll go super nerd, plus there won't be any bikers out there to give me a hard time about them!
While this is for far harsher winters than what we see here, the neck warmer is the best advice 👍
Northern Irishman who rode all year round, but now living in the Philippines where it never gets below about 20°C. I had to ride all year round, snow and rain be damned, cos that was my only form of transport, but now I've got 2 bikes and 2 cars to fuck around with. Life is decent!
Just have a look at the Aerostich catalogue. Bar-Pockies/Mitts. Wear wool. A heated jacket. An older BMW RT. Keep your core warm and you’ll probably be fine - worry when you stop shivering.
Its actually been surprisingly warm this winter here in Ontario, I think the lowest we've gotten is -25. And thats with the wind chill but most days have been -10, now that we are in Feburary its more like -5 to -8. I got to ride from the start of summer well into the winter months, I actually rode the first week of December! I got heated grips from oxford for my striple 765 r but once it gets to 0*c or lower its just far too cold. Plus once you get snow or slush on the ground its game over, no way I'm risking my bike just to freeze my ass off for a short ride. A neck gaiter is essential, and I actually found wearing snow pants over your riding pants works perfectly and will keep you warm. I also wear a armoured sweater with like shoulder, back and forearm padding below a snow mobile jacket. Still though once you hit below 0 no thanks.
You Texans got it easy.I live in PA and I do ride all year...except when roads are actually snow covered.Your greatest fear should be other drivers that can't drive in winter.
I was actually considering not getting a bike because of this but I think that this just changed my mind thx yammie
I ride year round in Vancouver Canada. Heated gloves warm the whole hand are cheaper than grips and stay with you so you dont lose your invest. I use a heated vest plugged into the pigtail which is standard on most bikes. I also have a pair of oversized jeans to wear over top of my regular pants. Great vid though and thanks Yammie
I ride all year when it's freezing. A bigger size down parka over a hoodie or whatever jacket, snowboarding gloves with a hand warmer in them, work boots (not steel toe), full face helmet with the face sheild wiped with defogger, sometimes a scarf, and cargo pants. Those keep me warm except for my knees sometimes.
Spare a thought for us here in Northern Ireland spite !! Thems our all year round temperatures my man !! 🥶 🏍 🤟🏻
You must mean real Ireland my friend
@@thatkn1ghtguy942 I just call it home pal ! 😉
Waiting for the next dry weekend to get a trip down to Portrush! Be waiting a while
@@jimmyreid4544 unfortunately that’s the nature of the beast mate 😔
North West of Ireland is the worst for weather we get between 0-15 degrees for the whole year and it rains 90% of the time but south or the east it’s not that bad
I wear a down jacket over my motorcycle jacket the insulation and wind protection is exceptional
Bought the same exact carhartt gaiter you showed in the video.
Best $14 ever
Minus 40c a regular winter temperature here and roads black ice, I will stick to a heated seat and heated steering wheel with a block heater for the truck.
Ride all year, every day for bout 4 years now. 40 miles each way commute. Temps down to 13 degrees F. I can say heated grips don't do jack lol. You'll be stopping constantly to save your hands, professional heated gloves that hardwire in and can be plugged and unplugged to your bike battery are an absolute necessity. Hotwired makes the best and they will last for many many years. Can even get fully wet and function. I made the mistake of trying everything else including grips and all sorts if other gloves my first 2 years in full winter and in the end wasted more money then if I would have did it right from the start. They take a few minutes to get to temp but are beyond warm and a game changer above everything else.
Canada here, been there done most of that even in the summer. This is why I like the Tiger with standard heated grips and seat.
Minneapolis is actually 70 degrees right now. summer came back one last time you bet I was out riding too!
Now 4" of snow and 25F in MPLS. Still a great day to ride!
Just move to north dakota and still riding even when it hit 17 degrees. I go with heated gloves vs grips due to heated grips only warm your palms where heated gloves warms the parts of your hands that the wind hits.
i actually started riding in november in switzerland. its not as bad as you might think, as long as you dont behave stupid.
Watching this as its 94 degrees in my garage here in Vegas.... I hate the heat especially this late into the year.
Electric vest is better than all of those suggestions especially if you ride a sport bike. It keeps your torso warm replacing loss heat. Way less intrusive than the other electrics and combined with heated grips (get generic ones for snow mobiles)makes a great combination
Australia all yeah round is a battle to stay cool. Haha I'd love to ride in the cold one day
Yams, new to the channel just bought a vstar 1100 live about 2 hours from you!
Let's ride man!
6:01 damn you haha I felt so spotted right there. XD
Frkn awesome video as usual. It’s because of u two knuckle head hooligans I’m obsessed with bikes now. Started so innocently.. anyway great stuff. Probably gonna go with heated gloves instead of grips for my knuckles.
Spite: but heated everything.
Colorado riders: 10 base layers and some coveralls 😂😂
I actually have the winter sleeves for my bike, but never tried em yet. But my 3 fingered snowmobile gloves do OK.
If you have an inner liner, flip it backwards so the opening is at your back. In a pinch, it makes a big difference
The Pinlock is such a massive necessity in colder weather. Love it on my Ruroc, also #1 really should have been heated gloves, like my torso, legs, and feet never get cold it's just always my hands.
In New Zealand we’re going into summer now can’t wait
Sounds great, sadly its the other way round here in scandinavia :-) have a great riding season Mate :-)
Awesome be safe.
Hell yeah, just arrived back from the US for summer, new bike Sunday.
So in exchange for number 4, a snowmobile jacket. I snowmobiled before I rode and I go grab that jacket any time it's 45 or colder, and a good klim or fly jacket also has the padding with the flash of a Ducati jacket.
I ride all year round, here in Lyon, France. Thermal underwear is the key!! Torso, legs, socks and a ski balaclava and you're toasty all day. I switch my Summer windscreen for a Givi Winter model and use heated gloves. Cheaper and more effective than grips. I don't know about you but it's the outside surface of my hands that hit the wind, not the inside! Winter jacket, boots and trousers essential. Only if there's snow and ice do I switch to the car.
Wind chill chart says you can get frostbite in 40 with a 5mph wind. **ONLY IN TEXAS**
You can also use ski gloves on a 40 degree morning... I did and it worked just fine at 80 mph.
If you don’t have anything to support your handlebar muffs like Barkbusters, you’ll find out soon enough the wind will force the muffs into your clutch & brake levers. That’s a no-go.
I rode today in Minneapolis. I have the only BMW without heated grips. Barkbusters and snowboard gloves work fine in temps as low as 15F. Below that, don't ride. Too cold for even mud and snow rated tires. Can confirm Pinlock visor awesomeness!
YAMMIE come back to the UK! Could organise you and spite going too the Isle of Mann TT with my group of riders next year
Pinlock is life changing if you're riding in weather that gets a bad fog going. Cannot believe how much better it is, should have changed long ago.
Winter in texas while it's 72° here in central Illinois.
Thanks bud
Well for a person that rode 12 months in a climate similar to that of southern California (Perth Australia), A vented jacket for summer with zip in panels to stop the venting in Spring and Autumn. A high vis mine site wet weather jacket and wet weather pants. Enclosed leather boots. A windshield. Temps between 35 and 105 year round, riding nights mostly. The wet weather pants and jacket just stop the winter chill even if it is not raining during winter. My only change next year is to get a fully vented summer jacket with white anywhere I can and to replace my black helmet with a white one. I can ride to conditions in the wet and the cold with what I have but that sun hitting my black riding gear on a day that is 105? You are drinking a litre of water after a 1/2 hour ride. Stay safe.
Well I live in south central PA. I ride year round 2012 r1 6 foot 220. I see temperatures down to 20°. I work outside also year round. I work a ski resort in snow making. I can see 20° temperatures changes on my way in the morning.
Thanks for all the tips and watch out for fake pin locks. Mine doesn't really work
Electric vest or bib. Warm torso/core helps keep the rest of your body warm.
Put Grip Puppies over the heated grips. They make the grips _last forever_ though you may need to use one setting higher on the controller.
Only reason I haven't installed heated grips yet is I've heard they can be terrible in the rain.
(Gore-Tex allows water/vapor to flow from hot to cold, presuming your hands are warmer than the rain. If your grips are warmer than your hands, this property can soak your gloves in the rain.)
Yammie, thank you for doing this video. Even though this is a few years old still great advice. I have a question on the baggy leather jacket, does this jacket need to be a motorcycle jacket with pads? I have a thick leather jacket I can use but doesn't have CE protection for the elbows, shoulders, or back.
Im from Chile and i enjoyed my first riding winter more than i did the summer, people from mediterrenean climates would agree with me, you can always put on more clothing but riding over 30c with my jacket is horrible, riding pants can't be used without melting my balls. Temperature is about -3 in the mornings in winter but by noon is about 10-15 so save for rain is far better, mid season is a mixed bag here, some days can be frosty in the mornings and over 25 in the afternoon, so very nice for a ride, just requires a few removable gear like the neck thing, and an extra hoodie like Spite.
I can't recommend the handlebar sleeves enough. I had two layers of insulation under my winter riding gloves and, when I got home, I was barely able to get my helmet off; had to thaw out my hands in luke warm water. But with the sleeves, I can ride all day in regular gloves no problem (30/40s where I'm at). Other riders make fun of me, but I just ask 'em where their bike is at and remind 'em it's still in the garage.
I know! Austin, TX just flipped a switch and it’s winter now.
I live in california. We get summer and slightly cooler summer. Still watched the video though, after yesterday it looks like hell is freezing over.
Great in VICE ....GREAT VIDEO ......
SV650!!!!!
Silk long underwear (top and bottom) and balaclava. Very thin, very warm, very comfortable. Wintersilks is a good company. Also silk gloves will fit right inside your winter gloves. Real silk, not synthetic. Also, at 40 degrees and 60mph, the real temperature your hands are in is 40 degrees. Wind just cools your hands to 40 degrees faster.
I got me the same set of gloves like the ones shown on this video.
If you really wanna be warm, get a heated hoodie like I did. They keep you toasty. Milwaukee makes good, but expensive ones.
I like how he's just casually like ''get a baggier jacket'' and get some fleece, like, did you know, that it won't do shit when stuff gets below zero?
Waterproof (like Gore-Tex) boots will definitely help keep your feet warmer, ditto for gloves.
Its 70 degrees in Pennsylvania right now!
Well-written! 😆
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Also Bark Busters LOL
You could get a gold wing to reduce the wind
What bone it that riding in the snow in the B roll? Desert sled? It looks great.
Heated gloves don't require bark busters . (Start bike turn gloves on , move when gloves start feeling warm ) . I did the hoodie under jacket once , too many air passages .
Pro tip (if your pants allow it) is to wear sweatpants underneath your bike pants. Great insulation provided your bike pants are somewhat windproof. Keeps the chills off of your legs
What they don’t tell you about heated grips is how much larger they make your grips. They are worth it though I live in Oregon and ride everyday luckily I avoid frost bite cause my drive to work is less than 30 mins
Top tip to ride all year, dont get a testicle infection like I did from riding too much.
Sounds painful
I never got that luckily. I rode a bike to work all weather for 2 years even in snow. On a duelsport with 50/50 tyres. Kept to main roads I never had a car till 1999.
I told my wife my testicle infection was from riding.....my motorcycle
While my pinlock works amazing! Because I wear glasses they still fog in my helmet, something to note.
I clean my glasses with washing up liquid. Helps reduce the fogging a little.
I ride in Alaska down Ice Glaciers with a hoodie and shorts.
Heated gear is king, layers doesn’t help a lot, especially with gloves
Hilarious I recently put heated grips on a TW-200
I know I’m 3yrs late watching this, but… better late then never!! For us Harley riders, let me suggest…! Memphis Shades hand guards!! Absolutely amazing!! They’re perfect for the cold wind!! And great video!!
Tires, tyres, rubber rings, what's the go in possible icy or snowy weather?
Great video! Does anyone know what the white bike with the red seat in the snow, is?
spite do you and yam have a winter beater to ride in icetracks ? i usually ride all year around and its quite fun. european touring riders have elefanten rally in winter season and in finland we have winter meetups on bike, does americans have anything similar in winter times ?
Can someone tell me what the bike at 5:45 is called? I like the looks of it.
I ride all year in the uk switch to off road tyres in the winter
Want to know our winter gear here in South Africa? Vented and meshed gear. Even in winter it's hot af.
I didn’t like jammie noob at first cause hes like that substitute for your favorite teacher. But he’s grown on me
Me in Winterpeg...Yeah not sure this will cut it
My dad rides a Harley. I ride a 650 Versys (which makes more HP, but who's counting?). It is an endless stream of "when are you gonna get a REAL BIKE??"
When the weather started cooling off and he quit riding, I reminded him that a REAL BIKE is the one you ride all year. So I want to add to Spite's suggestions.
(I live in West Virginia where cold CAN come in October and stick around until April. Come ride the mountains!)
Your cold weather setup starts with a good synthetic base layer. Head to toe. This layer keeps the sweat off you and keeps the wind from rapid cooling your body as it evaporates.
Layer in this pattern: Base, insulation, compression, wind break. If you need two layers of insulation, go nuts. The importance of your wind break being high quality cannot be understated, though.
You are fighting two things when riding in cold - keeping as much heat IN as you are keeping the cold OUT. The wind will suck the heat out of your core, and if you can't slow it down significantly your rides will be short and unpleasant. You have to make sure the loss of heat is offset by something, and your wind break layer is the first line of defense. Adding heat back in is also critical - ultimately you're fighting entropy with some exaggerated variables. It is easy to get in front of. Heated gloves and grips are good, as are the heated socks (use that base layer though!). I added a heated vest to my setup this year. I also keep a supply of the big Hothands Super Warmers, as well as some of the toe warmers in my kit. They work well right above the base layer if you're losing enough heat that it is uncomfortable.
I would also argue that the inner liner for your jacket isn't worthless, but it also isn't enough.
The point about the gaiter should be underlined three times, though. This is an absolute must have item for winter riding. If you want to go full nine, get a full-face balaclava, though be warned it will cause fogging issues. Worth it when it is really cold 100%.
If you like to ride long distances like I do, be sure you are drinking enough water. It is easy to forget when it is cold, but you're still working, sweating, and breathing. Getting dehydrated is super easy when you're not in miserable Texas heat.
And, oh. Don't forget some Chap Stick somewhere in your kit. Happy trails this winter!
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