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Originally Posted by Grant-53
Dual purpose tires, a full fairing, and a heater would be necessary on a motorcycle.
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Heated gear such my full set of jacket liner, glove liners, pants liners, and foot beds from Venture Heat are indispensable to a two wheeled commuter depending on the length of your commute. Mine is almost one hour each way and there many mornings that start at 45F even in July. I rarely ever turn this gear up past 40% even late into the season at 30F. I am toasty warm. Power draw is minimal.
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12V Heated Glove Liners by VentureHeat
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A nice full face helmet is also a must for cold weather. You must use a pin lock visor to eliminate fogging and I appreciate the tight seal all the way around my neck offered by a modular helmet like my Schuberth C3 or the Shoei Neotech.
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Schuberth C3 Helmet - RevZilla
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Unfortunately, snow tires for motos are nearly nonexistent. I may try to find an automotive snow tire small enough to put on my PCX150 for winter use around town.
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The PCX150 is expensive but it is far and away the most advanced high fuel economy two wheeler on the market that is almost super highway capable. I run mine for one exit at 65 mph ever day but I wouldn't want to ride it all the way home on the interstate at redline so I keep to the back highways at 55 mph and still break 100 mpgUS. Used PCX125's are starting to pop up in the $2,000 range.