Today was my first really COLD morning which prompted my to wear my Firstgear coverall type thermal suit. I also had 100g thinsulate gloves and a neck gaiter on. Stayed fairly warm, but my feet got cold.

How do you guys stay warm/dry when it's cold outside?

Omg yes my ride to work this morning was quite chilly!  Unfortunately I am pretty much always cold in general    I wear layers almost all the time, no matter where I am or what I am doing BUT that doesn't keep me from riding up until it snows!

I wear an undershirt, thermal long sleeve shirt, hoodie, and an armored Joe Rocket Corona textile jacket (does a good job at keeping the wind out and keeping the summer feeling alive)   

For my hands I have black leather gloves with the hard knuckles... I can fit a pair of thin cloth gloves under them if I need to.  I always ride with a full face helmet and on the cold days we are talking about I have a black fleece neck warmer that does a great job 

Cycle Gear was having a crazy sale on the Freeze-Out thermal stuff last year so I got two pairs of the long-johns and they are awesome!  I wear those under regular jeans.  I know they aren't nearly as protective as riding boots but I have a pair of really padded high-top Osiris skate shoes that are lined with fur to keep my feet warm 

Should be an interesting thread, I hope others post replies soon!

Neck Gaiter and an electric vest, and my other Honda has 4 wheels 


And then there are the days that it also just sits...

After a friend found some black ice I now limit my riding to above 34 degrees.  Heated grips are wonderful.  Combined with Hippo Hands you can ride for several hours in sub 40 degree weather with no problem.  I have a set of leather chaps and high top lined riding boots.  Jacket is a Joe Rocket textile with armor and zip in lining (sweat shirt over long underwear if really cold).  I have a nice pair of goretex gloves with long cuffs but wear very light gloves with the heated grips on and the hippo hands.  Full face helmet and neck gator finish it off.  I have a very light weight stocking cap that will fit under my helmet if I'm going to be riding all day.

In NC you can pretty much ride all year.  Jan and Feb the truck gets hauled out a time or two each week.

Same here in east tn. Coldest i ever rode was 14 miles in 28f temps @60mph

i drove my car....

Gerbing's electric gloves hard-wired to the battery are the cat's meow of cold-weather riding.  I skipped the controller and installed a simple on/off switch on the side of the bike.  I left enough slack in the power cords so I can ride (and fuss with helmet visor) without any hang-up.  If my hands, neck, and head are kept warm, the rest always seems okay.  A wind-proof neck gator, with wool scarf underneath, works well.  I also wear a down jacket underneath my armored jacket and leather zip-up pants over my jeans.  End up looking like the Michelin Man.

I just live in Florida... Problem solved!

But when it does get chilly, bust out the leather, layer up, and balaclava

The biggest thing IMO is a windscreen. Most of the season I'll leave it off, but once it gets 50° and below (also depending on the distance of the ride), I put a National Cycle universal screen on.

My actual gear doesn't change much when I'm riding in cold weather. Some long underwear, jacket liner, and maybe some gauntlet type gloves, but that's it. Aside from the windscreen, I do have some universal aluminum / plastic hand guards to help block the wind as well.

When it gets really cold (< 32 F) I have an insulated snowmobile bib to keep my legs warm. Hands are always an issue - I also have a pair of insulated snowmobile gloves, but that still requires me to pull over and warm my hands when it's in the mid twenties and lower. Feet don't bother me till it gets below 15 (steel toed workboots, with thinsulate). I ride 35 miles each way. Absolute coldest was 6 F last year, and I ain't doing that again unless I can pony up for some heated gloves!

I'm pretty cold tolerant and layer up on my clothing. It's a chore sometimes... but hey... at least I'm riding!

Good luck!

Im from New Zealand but now live in Australia. My idea of cold is below freezing. Winter here sees days of 18c. Ive not seen it drop below double figures during the day yet. All the ozzys think im crazy riding in winter here. Little do they know that its like summer to me.

I have a RST(british?) adventure pro series jacket and pants for the cold/wet but tend to go with leather jacket and Draggin jeans for the most part.

Quote from: Big Rich on October 21, 2014, 05:51:10 AM
The biggest thing IMO is a windscreen. Most of the season I'll leave it off, but once it gets 50° and below (also depending on the distance of the ride), I put a National Cycle universal screen on.

My actual gear doesn't change much when I'm riding in cold weather. Some long underwear, jacket liner, and maybe some gauntlet type gloves, but that's it. Aside from the windscreen, I do have some universal aluminum / plastic hand guards to help block the wind as well.

This gentleman pretty much said it all. I don't have hand guards yet, but will likely look into some. Other than that: layers, thermals and layers of thermals.

I pretty much cut it out after the indicated drops to 40F, though.

Thermals, Rocket insulated gloves, Olympia Moto Sports Nomad Transition jacket & fleece neck+face wrap.

I've been riding down to upper 30's F. Still looking for the right pants & boots so I'm just riding in jeans & thermals, insulated socks & high-tops. A few nights I've busted out my snowboarding pants which actually work great, just a little bulky.

It's getting to that point where I need to get some heated gear or my fingers turn to ice though - eventually going for heated jacket & glove liner and heated grips next year. Gets effin cold here in Maine and hoping I can squeeze a couple extra months in with some good gear.

All in all pretty happy with the current gear down to about 40F at highway speeds with exception of the fingers! Love this Nomad jacket, definitely needs a thermal liner for the real cold days but does a pretty good job of keeping the wind out.

Good ole' Hungarian resourcefulness to the rescue!
You can buy/make your own DIY heated underwear for a few bucks. First step is buying some el cheapo heated seat covers made for cars. Then you "disassemble them", only thing you'll need is the heating wires and connectors. Then you'll need some thin underwear and some velcro straps (about 10 meters/30 feet of that). Using these, you fasten the wires onto the underwear, in a pattern you would feel comfortable (eg. the parts that are the coldest while riding would need more wires per unit of area).
Then you put these on, put on another layer of thin underwear, and there you go. Put on all your other gear, connect your brand new heated clothing to the bike (of course you would need some kind of connector on the bike, too), and enjoy!
I'm including the original Hungarian link, because of the pics (and to respect the authors):
http://onroad.hu/2008/01/05/futheto-motoros-ruha-10-ezer-forintert/

Thanks for all the replies! I think I'm on the right track. I'm just not fancy enough for electric clothing yet.

These are my gloves, my fingertips got a little chilly when it was 37, but the 40-50 range I've been warm.
http://www.amazon.com/Olympia-Throttle-Season-Gloves-Medium/dp/B003XU6GCK

I'm getting something (most likely) this for when it gets colder. Any suggestions on similar products (cheaper?)
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/56993/i/givi-tm418-hand-mitts?SiteID=SLI|Mitts&WT.MC_ID=10010

This is my insulated suit. I've worn a pull over and hooded sweatshirt, and a wind breaker with a high zip collar. The wind breaker was most comfortable/ least wind down the front.
http://www.amazon.com/Firstgear-Thermo-One-Piece-Suit-Large/dp/B001A3CS0G/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1414289760&sr=1-1&keywords=first+gear+thermal+suit

Balaclava I'm getting for colder weather:
http://www.amazon.com/Schampa-Pharaoh-Balaclava-StormGear-WarmSkin/dp/B005345DZU/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1414290051&sr=1-2&keywords=schampa+pharaoh#productDetails

I'm wearing a pair of surplus full leather black army boots. They're about plumb wore out, but slathered them in mink oil to keep dry and they're good at keeping wind out, so with wool socks I've been toasty.

Hit quote instead of edit.

You sure take this seriously!

Edit: for starters, this looks promising: http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLACK-DIGIT-MOTORCYCLE-HANDLE-BAR-MITTS-HAND-WARMER-MOTORBIKE-BAR-MUFFS-GLOVES-/380834337028?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Gloves&hash=item58ab7ed104

In '79 when I moved out of my parents house I had a Dodge Van with a 360 CID V8 that got Mpg not worth mentioning and a '79 Suzuki GS750. I rode the Suzuki until the ground was covered in ice...why?

Because driving the Dodge cut into my Beer Drinking Money!

Bikes are for recreation...unless you need beer money! 

Buy a phuking car for temps below 40F/4.44C 

Quote from: enrgizerbunny on October 20, 2014, 08:42:20 AM
How do you guys stay warm/dry when it's cold outside?

Cold is not the problem...
It's the salt and calcium chloride they spread on the roads that makes winter riding almost un-do-able.

I spray the bike's undercarriage with this crap (see photo) at the onset of the snow season. It does work but winter riding will indeed corrode your bike.
Bad, real bad.

Someone mentioned "black ice"...
Yeah. It can be a problem at night when visibility is minimal and the daytime melt-off trickles out on the road, and then re-freezes after dark when temperatures drop.
I don't really mind it though...
It helps keep my mind off the deer that I may eventually slam some night while flying down highway 18.

Heh, Cool thread! 

My bike is my MPG commuter because my truck gets 15. So I'm riding as much as I can because I don't have the $$ to shell out on a diesel Jetta. I live in central VA so our snow season is pretty limited, although we're back in a "cold" cycle and winter is supposed to be a little rougher compared to previous years.

I've heard bad things about freezing shields when it gets super cold outside and I'm curious as to how I'm going to combat that.