Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Best winter gear? Gloves, neckwarmer, helmet, etc

[KeefyB]

Originally Posted by phoenix n max

Pathon two finger gloves - very warm not bulky.

I've got the Hein Gericke Pathan 4 finger jobbies,they are pretty good too.I could'nt get on with the 'lobster claw' 2 finger variety.
My winter neck warmer is a fleece thing that was free with 'BIKE' magazine a couple of years ago.
Helmet,.....hmmm,my Shoei was a bit draughty on the run over to Mablethorpe last week,so I may blow the cobwebs off the Arai and try that next.

[doogalman]

Originally Posted by jeff st4s

I bought some of these plugs, can recommend them.

No good for going down the tunnels though.

[jeff st4s]

Originally Posted by doogalman

No good for going down the tunnels though.

Eehhh?

[Animal]

I use Dainese winter race gloves, expensive but very toasty and waterproof. The titanium knuckles come handy...

[BDG]

Ali, i swear by the Hein Gericke Pathan lobster claw/ 2 finger type gloves, if its really cold than a set of thin silk inner gloves work wonders.

My dainese jacket has a high collar so i just use a thin buff type neck warmer to seal the gap. Personally i don't like the really thick neck warmers as they tend to restrict head movement a bit.

But by far the best thing is a heated waist coat, i use one made by 'Chilli' pain for short round the block trips trips where you need to get on and off the bike a lot, but absolutely superb for anything more than 30 minutes on the bike. By keeping your body core warm it really helps keeping extremities warm.

Daytona armoured goretex boots with a pair of thin and pair of thick fleecy socks work for me.