Coldest for me is about 38-39.... that was cold... but I have seen and been a lot colder!

PPPFFFTTT.Southerners .Carhart jacket,long johns,bandana over the face,good for about 20 degrees for about 40 min ride.

So far the lowest this year is 32. But it is only a 30 minute ride so I will go lower as long as it is dry. That Ice is a killer.

20 or a bit above last New Year's day. When it gets really cold my family dons some snowmobile mittens and goosedown vests to go under the leathers. Chaps on top of leather pants do a good job of keeping the cold away. We almost always go for a ride on Christmas Day and New Years day. Heck, we almost always go for a ride every day!!! Maybe I should buy a heated suit...nah, that would be cheating.


We ride as long as there is minimal ice on the road. It takes the right gear to ride safely when it's very cold. Also acclimation. By Spring, we feel like 50 degrees is a balmy day. In the early fall, that same 50 can seem awfully cold!!!

This is a good one for me to look into. I've had the bike a couple of years now and it's starting to feel like it's time for me to make a long winter run. I live in southern MN and am thinking about maybe trying to do the run to N. Carolina to visit the sisters.

I'm thinking I should drop in on Oldfeller as well and have him help me change my fork seals. And any other thing I can think of along the lines of "experience could help me" get it done faster AND right. Besides I just know he wants to hear all about how the BFG works in snow and on ice. Ain't that right Oldie?

Jack

As long as there is no ice I plan on riding all year. It was 34 the other morning on the way to work. I need to get better gloves but other than that I was fine.

Before I had the motorcycle I have ridden quite frequently on my bicycle in -20 degree weather. But then I have Inuit gear to keep me warm. I wish it worked for the Savage, the gloves are too thick although the rest of the fur might be just fine. I'll give it a try.

I love annpying my coworkers by wearing fur.  

Flcruzer:

You're giving us Floridians a bad rep

I rode to work yesterday in record low temps for the area:  48F (dew point was 42 degrees F). Wasn't bad at all.  I had on gloves, my lined riding jacket, FF Helmet and jeans.  At 65 miles an hour, 48 degrees feels like the low 20's, but when I would stop at a traffic light it felt very warm by comparison. The windshield kept the wind off my chest and neck, but my hands did get a bit cold.  I encountered only one other rider on the way to work and he gave me this hearty wave...or maybe he was just trying to get blood circulating in his arm..? Usually I pass 20 or more bikes.

One thing I will say for sure -let your bike warm up for 5 minutes before you ride. My oil pressure gauge was pegged at 50 psi when I started it up and it took a while for it to get down to normal levels. And my bike stays inside the garage at night.