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Best Motorcycle Gear to Buy Before the First Freeze
Motorcycle gear to buy before the first freeze: the gloves, vest and layers worth getting now, plus how each one holds up against wind and cold.
Cold Weather Gear for Harley Riders: A Buying Guide
Cold weather gear for Harley riders: how to pick fleece-lined or gauntlet gloves, a leather vest and layers that keep wind off your hands and chest.
Bad Billy Goatskin Gloves: Black vs Saddle Tan Compared
Bad Billy goatskin gloves from Legendary USA, black vs Saddle Tan: what goatskin does well, where it falls short, and which color fits your bike.
Cold Weather Motorcycle Gear by Temperature Range
Cold weather motorcycle gear by temperature range: unlined deerskin at 50, fleece-lined gloves and horsehide at 40, liners at 30, heated grips below that.
The Insulated Motorcycle Glove in American Riding History
The insulated motorcycle glove in American riding history: buckskin gauntlets, wool liners, aviation sheepskin, and the linings that made deerskin the hide.
How to Maintain Leather Motorcycle Gear Through Winter
Winter leather motorcycle gear maintenance in three habits: slow drying, same-day salt removal, and light conditioning for deerskin gloves and horsehide.
Deerskin vs Goatskin Motorcycle Gloves for Cold Riding
Deerskin vs goatskin motorcycle gloves for cold riding, compared on flexibility, lining, cut resistance, and the temperature where each leather belongs.
Deerskin and the American Riding Tradition
Deerskin built the American glove trade and nearly vanished with the whitetail. The documented history behind the leather, from brain tanning to Gloversville.