Home
Forum
Search
Login
Register
Merch
Donate
Welcome, Guest. Please
Login
or
Register
::
View Members
SuzukiSavage.com
›
General Category
›
Rubber Side Down!
› What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
(Moderators:
verslagen1
,
Dave
,
Serowbot
)
‹
Previous topic
|
Next topic
›
Pages: 1
What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen? (Read 180 times)
ebmiller2
Junior Member
Offline
Posts: 67
Bel Air, MD
Gender:
What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
06/20/10 at 09:21:50
I ride all winter, no matter how cold. I can keep myself relatively warm except for my hands. I think the main problem is the wind. With my hand out in the wind stream. I loose too much body heat even with heavy leather gloved and liners.
I am looking for a windscreen with a fairing to give my hands some protection. To date all I have found is the Slip Streamer Falcon 20" Windshield (SS-32-20-C) and the National Cycle Plexistar 2 Windscreen. Both are about 20" high (over the headlight) and 30+" wide.
Hopefully, some of you have some experience with these windscreens, and can give me some comments, or suggest another windscreen.
Thanks in advance for you help.
Back to top
IP Logged
justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
Offline
What happened?
Posts: 55279
East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #1 -
06/20/10 at 10:55:21
Hippo Hands are highly regarded, or so I hear.
Back to top
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.- Edmund Burke.
IP Logged
Max_Morley
Serious Thumper
Offline
LT650 Luxury Touring
& sidecar rig
Posts: 1490
Moses Lake. WA
Gender:
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #2 -
06/20/10 at 11:06:41
I have an old Wixom fairing on my bagger and a slipstream clear one on the sidecar tug. Both do a decent job of protecting my hands form the cold. Mine are very sensitive now due to Chemo so it is necessary. Max
Back to top
Max at Thumper Acres. '96 Savage bagger, '03 Savage w/Cozy sidecar for wifeni.
IP Logged
bill67
Serious Thumper
Offline
old tired
Posts: 8517
genoa city wisconsin
Gender:
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #3 -
06/20/10 at 13:22:01
Those that are 30 inches wide keep you hands away from the wind ,I've had one before.
Back to top
william h krumpen
IP Logged
Tanker2Biker
Full Member
Offline
SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!
Posts: 231
Spring, TX (north of Houston)
Gender:
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #4 -
06/20/10 at 15:22:03
I've got a Nat. Cycle PlexiFaring that I have had for about 3 months. I love it! I rode my son's bike with a smaller screen, and was amazed at how much cooler my hands and arms were.
I also like the fact that it has 4 anchor points instead of two, so less chance it could get pushed out of alignment by long rides in the wind.
Back to top
IP Logged
justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
Offline
What happened?
Posts: 55279
East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #5 -
06/20/10 at 18:32:21
Ive been known to put my hands on the engine when it gets just Too cold. One at a time O course.
Back to top
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.- Edmund Burke.
IP Logged
Trippah
Serious Thumper
Offline
I ride, therefore I
am.
Posts: 2517
central Mass
Gender:
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #6 -
06/20/10 at 18:59:33
I have a slipstreamer entrprise (i think) which does a good job; hipo hands are well regarded up heah, in the woosta hills.
Back to top
IP Logged
pdp1134
YaBB Newbies
Offline
SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!
Posts: 2
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #7 -
06/20/10 at 20:34:12
Try the leather mittens from Harbor Freight.
Back to top
IP Logged
thumperclone
Serious Thumper
Alliance Member
Offline
PGR rider riding
with respect
Posts: 6056
Grand Junction Colorado
Gender:
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #8 -
06/20/10 at 21:19:15
i have the ss falcon you mention..here in colorado cold hands are an issue \the plexi faring does a decent job but at a price..top end on the highway is comprimised specially in a head wind..i kept adjusting the angle cause i didnt like the turbulance coming from over my head(no helmet state)and making my pony tail slap me in the face!!!
Back to top
standing for those who stood for US
IP Logged
Stimpy - FSO
Serious Thumper
Offline
SuzukisSavage Int'l
Division
Posts: 1203
Germany - formerly SD, SoCal
Gender:
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #9 -
06/21/10 at 03:15:43
Just get some acerbis guards (unvented)
and maybe 12v heated grips, good luck.
Back to top
Recently sold 97'savage (change of residence) - looking to buy another - just bought a temp, a great SR125 called 'methadone'
IP Logged
Digger
Serious Thumper
2005 No Login
Offline
Ya gotta be tough to
ride singles!
Posts: 1604
Colorado Springs, CO
Gender:
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #10 -
07/06/10 at 20:02:48
justin_o_guy2 wrote
on 06/20/10 at 10:55:21:
Hippo Hands are highly regarded, or so I hear.
+1
I live in Colorado Springs and ride year round (my Savage (see signature) is my "daily rider" - I don't own a cage).
When it gets cold out, I rock a rip-off version of Hippo Hands:
Before I started using these things, mild frostbite in a few fingers or so was a yearly occurrence (ouch!). Haven't had any problems since I started using the "Hippo Hands."
Back to top
Digger
2001, Metallic Glacial Blue, Raptor Petcock, Verslavy (first hole) (otherwise, mechanically, the bike is stock), 13,xxx miles
I don't own a cage.
www.astronautbiker.com
IP Logged
babyhog
Serious Thumper
Offline
Find a Cure for
Breast Cancer!
NOW!!
Posts: 3802
WV
Gender:
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #11 -
07/07/10 at 07:46:03
I bet I could cut the sleeves out of an old coat and make a set of those! One of the kids old ski jackets would do nicely! hmmmmmmm .... fall project.....
Back to top
~ 2006 Black, Big Crank battery, HD Softail muffler, engine guard/o-ring pegs, Spitfite windshield, custom mounted Saddlemen bags, Mustang seat! ~ oh, and Hairdo by Helmet! ~
IP Logged
Joe F
Junior Member
Offline
SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!
Posts: 85
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #12 -
07/07/10 at 19:12:50
I drove all winter (DC) with a Slipstreamer SS-32 16. I didn't realize how well it protected until I swapped for an OEM in May. It let me ride in a mesh coat with liner and ski shell down to 25 degrees. The shield extends low enough to help with the legs. I rode with TPG overpants but never needed the liners
Add a Gerbing power port and run with heated gloves. They are thinner than heated grips and the heater strips run down the back of the hand which is the part that gets really cold as the wind blows across them. It is less of a hassle than putting my hands on the engine at every stop light.
Back to top
IP Logged
ebmiller2
Junior Member
Offline
Posts: 67
Bel Air, MD
Gender:
Re: What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
Reply #13 -
07/08/10 at 09:09:01
To all,
Thanks for the comments and advice!
Ed
Back to top
IP Logged
Pages: 1
‹
Previous topic
|
Next topic
›
Forum Jump »
» 10 most recent posts
» 10 most recent topics
General Category
»» Rubber Side Down!
- Technical Documents/Reference
- The Marketplace
- The Cafe
- Politics, Religion (Tall Table)
- Forum Upgrade Issues / Tests
« Home
« Home
SuzukiSavage.com
09/23/24 at 18:21:17
›
General Category
›
Rubber Side Down!
› What's The Best Cold Hands Windscreen?
SuzukiSavage.com
» Powered by
YaBB 2.2
!
YaBB
© 2000-2007. All Rights Reserved.