Riding Wind Chill Chart

[northramp]

Ok Folks:

It 's that time of year . Does anyone have access to a wind chill chart that they can post here.? That way u can match ambient temperature readout to your speed planned for your ride and see what you should wear before you ride.

^62 degrees ambient at 75mph was a little chilly tonite ...

thanks

[Smylinacha]

HDX and I wear Gerbings in cold weather. Can pretty much ride all year round unless there is snow and ice on the road. Like riding inside of a clothes dryer - awesome! I actually have to turn mine down or I get drowsy.

We only have the jacket liners. Don't need the pants. If your core is nice and toasty - your whole body is toasty! My hands even stay warm.

[FANG]

Try this link for motorcycle windchill calculation:

http://www.ridemyown.com/windchill.shtml

[j45p3r]

I rode 150 miles on the interstate at 40* the other morning, that was invigorating. Glad I had the good sense to don the snowmobile gear before I left.

[Don Stombaugh]

Ok Folks:

It 's that time of year . Does anyone have access to a wind chill chart that they can post here.? That way u can match ambient temperature readout to your speed planned for your ride and see what you should wear before you ride.

^62 degrees ambient at 75mph was a little chilly tonite ...

thanks

Here is a chart that I use.

Don

[northramp]

These charts are just what i needed.. Thanks folks .. and thanks Smylinatcha for the tip on gear !!

[SpyderDeb]

I use the heated gear also - If you plan on getting it I'd recommend getting the rheostat for temp control right away - started out with a vest when I rode behind my husband without the rheostat - however on the Spyder I needed the jacket liner. The gloves are great too!

[vtrider]

In the northeast, if you want to ride in the early spring or late fall as I do, you really do need heated clothing and accessories to stay comfortable. I use the Tourmaster synergy heated jacket liner and heated gloves with my Cortech jacket and Tourmaster venture pants with the insulated liners. I will be getting heated socks or heated insoles for my riding boots from Cozywinters to add to my heated gear collection as well. This gear keeps me very warm even in temps as low as 25 degrees. On the spyder I added the Symtec heated grips and use Skidoo handle bar muffs over the handle bars which really help keeping your hands warm in cold climates and wind chills. This is a link from Cozywinters, which has some really neat heated accessories.

http://cozywinters.com/heated-clothing/

[j45p3r]

I'm not sure I agree that you *need* heated gear. It's definitely nice, but not sure it is a necessity. I ride snowmobiles in the winter in Northern Maine and I've ridden at with temps as low as -10F with wind chills at -20F to -30F and I've never ridden with heated gear.

[tatt2r]

GOTTA LOVE IT ...starting to get a bit chili have to thicken blood...get ready for winter.... coldest ride this fall on the way to work ...

[rnet]

Don't think all the heated stuff is necessary, but you do need a good leather snowmobile suit. I have ridden in -40 degree temps on a snowmobile and the only thing heated was hand grips and thumb warmers. Rode all day and did 300 miles, sometimes at speeds near 100mph, trails were exccelent. However it was cold, but managable. -40C and -40F are the same temp.

[j45p3r]

GOTTA LOVE IT ...starting to get a bit chili have to thicken blood...get ready for winter.... coldest ride this fall on the way to work ...

This week is looking quite chilly up here as well, snow showers in the forecast for Tuesday night. I'm not putting 'er up until there is enough to plow.

[vtrider]

I'm not sure I agree that you *need* heated gear. It's definitely nice, but not sure it is a necessity. I ride snowmobiles in the winter in Northern Maine and I've ridden at with temps as low as -10F with wind chills at -20F to -30F and I've never ridden with heated gear.

Your right! heated gear is not really needed, I guess I just spoiled myself using it. I ride snowmobiles too. It's funny though, even in colder temps, riding sleds just feels warmer than being on the open road with the spyder to me. Maybe it's because you kind of get more of a workout busting through wooded snow trails. I hooked up a power connector to my Skidoo Blizzard last winter for my heated liner which I used under my snowmobile jacket and it was at times to hot to keep the power up all the time.