Winter riding on the fazer

[fazersharp]

my visor misted up, and my trousers leaked, and my balls froze, and I was bloody miserable

Ah fond memories of a 17year old fazersharp, did that for 4 years, and reminds me why I brought a car and vowed never to ride in the ice and wet again when I started riding again.I get ridiculed for being a fair weather rider--yeh I am and proud of it, I did my time in the rain and ice when I had to and im not doing it now I don't need to. I understand that some people have no choice, I do ride all year around so that means in the cold, you need layers I  wear 3 long sleeve thin thermal types and my top tip for keeping warm is get yourself a wide kidney belt, these are stretchy neoprene and fit snug around you with Velcro. I also have cut a large chest plate out of a camping matt that gets tucked in my jacket and blocks any wind as well as being warm. Another tip is when you are at traffic lights - the 600fzs has lovely hot potatoes sitting under the tank (cam tops) and in very easy reach so just grab these while you are waiting and the heat will slowly work its way through until the next lights