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Originally Posted by dcb
Additional electrical load may complicate your charging situation with the tiny motorcycle alternator, especially if EOCing.
I managed many winters with a down coat and decent gloves. Full face helmet and thick dry boots, and a couple layers of pants. The control feel will sort itself out eventually (that is to say, there is none but that shouldn't stop you from figuring out how to control the bike reliably).
re: cold, once the bare parts are covered well, it is mostly attitude. Pretend you are skiing and you may enjoy it a lot more (same goes for sliding around in your car), unless you have had some major wrecks as a skier that is, in which case maybe pretend that you are doing some other exhilarating, but less terrifying cold weather activity.
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Funny you should mention it... i happen to enjoy skiing a lot! I'm anxiously awaiting for snow to come so i can put my new $1400 skis (that i got for 400$) to good use.
So on to the topic about the cold. The most important thing is to cover every part of skin and leave nothing exposed. Depending on how cold it is, that could also include wearing a ski mask underneath your helmet. I always wear all my gear all the time anyway, but ill usually wear a fleece long sleeve shirt under my riding jacket, and fleece pants underneath my riding pants when its cold. My new windshield helps keep a lot of the air off my body.
My experience last winter on the bike showed that the hands are the crucial point. I used to always wear my riding gloves, but they are meant for the summer and have air flow holes and slits in them. So i started wearing my gore-tex ski gloves and they work GREAT! My hands stay nice and warm even cruising at 55mph in 40*F weather. They have decent extensions that go about half way up my forearm over my riding jacket, so air stays out of the inside of my jacket arms. There is also a pouch on the top of the hand for hot packs, in case it gets really cold!