What could not do without.... ermm my car, sod riding my bike in the snow and ice,
too prove what how many pieces of plastic you can pick up in 5 minutes...
For me its my brain i get it wrong every year im not going out if its below freezing as i always fall off an im sporting a displaced knee cap from last winter just had a mri scan on it yesterday an when ur the wrong side of 50 body takes so long to heal and bears memory ouucccchhhhh!
junction heated grips and muffs take some beating for warm n toastie pinkies in the cold, i do 10 hours a day 5 days a week despatch riding in london so i think i have a little knowledge of such things. saying that i draw the line at snow/black ice no no no no and erm noooooooooooooooooooooooo lol
Does everyone have mits over there heated grips. Iv never had any myself this year I finnialy got fed up of not been able to feel my hands by the time I got to work and brought some heated gloves. the putting all the cables in is a right pain.
But I couldnt see how the heated grips would keep my hands warm the air flows over the top, thats the bit that gets cold
I tried bar muffs but couldn't stand them getting in the way in the rain, when you have to take your hand out to wipe your visor in traffic. Binned them.
Now fitted Barkbusters Storm S1s fantastic, not as warm as muffs but way more practical and look better! Barkbusters are brilliant to deal with too! If your bike isn't on their list (mine wasn't) contact them and they'll be as helpful as you could wish for!
I'd tried a couple of "universal" brands that I was assured would fit by dealers but wouldn't. Then found Barkbusters who were ace, the U.K dealer told me they wouldn't fit but Barkbusters in Australia said they would and they do! Crikey....I've gone on a bit!
my set of gerbins heated clothing. after about 2 mins it feels like your emersed in a hot bath from neck to toe . ive not got the gloves @£200 a pair . but if you can keep your heart warm it keeps blood pumping around all of your body and you dont get blood loss from fingers or toes or brain . so you can keep full concentration on the road to, very important even more so on wintry roads.
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