I'd like to inform everyone that as I refitted handlebar muffs to my Tmaxs this morning, it is now officially winter!

Still, this is probably the record for late start of winter - I've fitted the muffs before the end of September before now!

I have a pair of muffs in the garage that I used on the Deauville I'll have to see if they fit the Burgman, but not yet it's still on the mild side. But I do live about a 100+ miles south of you.

Yes, it's getting chilly! Since I've been recovering from you know what I really feel the cold. Recently on a 39 mile ride back home on a mild sunny afternoon, I really developed cold hands. This was remedied by a good dose of heated grips. It was so nice having them on I left them on their 90% setting for the whole journey! Lovely.

Well there's a thing - put mine on the Forza yesterday, after a chilly ride to the supermarket! They usually go on end of Oct, so a bit later this year - definitely always by now, especially if I intend going to the bike show...

I had a good ride on the R/E on sunday, met office said 14c, I couldn't stop shaking when I got home, time for the Gortex overmitts to come out. Just got the Vision out of the shed to go to work on, its pissing down and still dark. Winter is defo here.

I saw a bloke just yesterday riding his 50cc scooter with no gloves on. What a plonker Rodney.

I went out on my ebike last night. I need heated grips on it.

I rode up to Sunderland Tesco around mid-day yesterday; not the most sensible thing to do!
11℃ showing on the Forza dash, taking no account of wind-chill.
Easterly gale, Force 8, blowing at right-angles to the coast road.
Lots of rain.
My hands stayed warm in my expensive Richa lobster-claw gloves, thank goodness.

Waldorf wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:35 pm I rode up to Sunderland Tesco around mid-day yesterday; not the most sensible thing to do!

Yes, going to Sunderland is never a very sensible thing to do!

Fortunately, Tesco is on the fringe.