| Anyone who has ridden long-distance on a motorcycle | | | | nightmare.Many motorcycle riders like to ride with |
| often knows that sometimes you get an unexpected | | | | gloves that have holes in the fingers, when racing I use |
| weather change and this can cause issues. Also | | | | to use racketball gloves for this reason; good grip and I |
| getting caught after dark a couple of hundred miles | | | | can feel my fingers, yet for night riding this will not be |
| from home with a mountain range to cross when the | | | | sufficient at all because those holes in the fingers will |
| temps are getting below 40 can also be an issue; | | | | cause your hands to go numb and affect your ability |
| remember you are adding the chill factor simply by | | | | to control the bike.Most motorcycles do generate heat |
| moving forward.When it gets into the 20s or 30s things | | | | and staying close to the bike can help in this regard |
| get a little more serious and you feel like you are riding | | | | and yet you will need to double up your socks and a |
| thru a walk in freezer; Popsicle city no doubt? Of | | | | windbreaker inside of your leather jacket can also help |
| course as it cools you know that there are issues with | | | | along with a turtle neck cotton shirt. Most of all you |
| black ice, bridges icing over and other weather related | | | | need to plan ahead incase the weather changes and |
| conditions, which if you are not careful will turn your | | | | you will be glad you did. Consider this in 2006."Lance |
| little long-distance ride into a long-distance | | | | Winslow" - Online Think Tank forum board. |