Damn its cold! -8 degs, it gets chilly on an hours commute.

So here’s my setup….

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Jacket: Revit with waterproof and thermal layer.

Additional Wind Proofing: Local Paper

Heated Vest: Maplin £20 (Keeps your core warm on the motorway)

Fleece: Patagonia R1 (Very Expensive and very good but suspect M&S Thermal isn’t far behind and less that £20)

Thermal Top: Marks and Spencer’s Thermal Long Sleeved Top (Very very good I think Ride gave them top marks in a recent test and less than £20)

Office Shirt: Whatever’s cleanish

T-Shirt: Whatever’s clean

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Layer 1: Marks and Spencer’s Thermal Long pants with Merino Wool (They have a few different ones).

Layer 2: AlpineStar Touring Leathers

Boots: Daytona Gore-Tex (Covered 60k miles in all weathers, these boots are exceptionally warm)

The outer layer survived a 50mph slide down a dual carriageway leaving the occupant without a mark

Also a good set of handle bar muffs work wonders, cheap ones do nothing they let in too much cold air.

This setup works well for me. I would love to here about anything better or other recommendations for winter kit.

Tags: Cold Weather, Motorcycle Clothing

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