Cold lower back?

iamjustifyd · 12-01-2010, 03:36 PM

For the people that are wearing leather armored jackets, when it gets cold do you find your lower back getting cold. Like air is sneaking in somewhere? Everything else is fine, just my lower back.

internationalballer · 12-01-2010, 05:37 PM

I have never had the problem with the cruiser posture. Sounds like you may have to get yourself a 1 piece suit.

iamjustifyd · 12-01-2010, 06:17 PM

I think it may be the pants, they are men's pants and just don't fit right when I'm riding in them. I'm gonna try the chaps tonight and see how they do. I gotta try and find a decent pair of pants for women that has zippers on the sides and some knee armor.

ScrumDown · 12-01-2010, 07:41 PM

Do you think the a$$-less chapd may be a bit more drafty then wearing pants?
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jvollmer · 12-01-2010, 09:30 PM

Wind lifts up the back of your shirt or jacket.

This is exactly why the traditional black leather motorcycles jackets had a built in leather belt.

robow · 12-01-2010, 11:25 PM

When your on your bike and lean down over your tank you create a wing like effect. the way your back curves creates a low pressure zone at your tail which will cause cold air to suck up into your jacket.

rexmitchell · 12-01-2010, 11:30 PM

Tuck in your shirt underneath the jacket, that will help, that or get an undertail exhaust, that keeps your back and arse warm.

iamjustifyd · 12-02-2010, 10:06 AM

I switched to my made for female chaps this morning...it's all good

So now to find a pair of leathers for women that have what I want in them. Hard to find for some reason and that's why I bought the guy's to starts out with. Knee armor, zippered legs and not low rise. I wouldn't be too worried about looking good in my sexy leather low rise pants if I'm coming off the bike!

benny hedges · 12-02-2010, 02:02 PM

my leathes zip together all the way round, but when its really cold i wear a hoody or something underneath & tuck it in.
what i find does make a big difference... if i'm out all day i usually take my clear visor in a bag that fastens round my middle (just!)
i wear it round my back & it keeps my kidneys warmer...
just a point there... a few mth ago i got absolutely froze to the bone on a 180 mile ride home... got a chill in my kidneys and it caused an infection... wasnt nice at all & 2 weeks on antibios to clear it up.
mrs thought i'd been shaggin around lol

Dennis in NH · 12-05-2010, 06:57 PM

I took out the small back protector pad in my jacket and put my own; it's a Joe Rocket and it covers my whole spine -- I get good spine protection and it presses the jacket against me. It provides good cold insulation and helps because you lose a lot of heat on the back if it's exposed. With my heated jacket on, it presses the heated elements onto my back and helps keep the heat in.

Dennis

iamjustifyd · 12-05-2010, 08:06 PM

I've never heard of a chill in your kidneys. Never knew they had to do with our heating. Learn something new..and I don't want an infection!
What kind of pad did you use Dennis?

TORQ · 12-05-2010, 09:23 PM

For me it's my chest that gets cold, must be coming in threw the zipper. But not my back!

Dennis in NH · 12-06-2010, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamjustifyd

I've never heard of a chill in your kidneys. Never knew they had to do with our heating. Learn something new..and I don't want an infection!
What kind of pad did you use Dennis?

Oops, it's Icon -- not Joe Rocket

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...mStyleId=23880

Ironic how it features allowing heat to escape yet I use it to hold in heat. It surely doesn't let enough heat escape in the Summer.

Dennis

12-01-2010, 03:36 PM	#1
iamjustifyd Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 4,353	Cold lower back? For the people that are wearing leather armored jackets, when it gets cold do you find your lower back getting cold. Like air is sneaking in somewhere? Everything else is fine, just my lower back. __________________ Sherry 2005 Honda Spirit 750 DC To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

12-01-2010, 05:37 PM	#2
internationalballer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,848	I have never had the problem with the cruiser posture. Sounds like you may have to get yourself a 1 piece suit. Last edited by internationalballer; 12-01-2010 at 05:40 PM..

12-01-2010, 06:17 PM	#3
iamjustifyd Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 4,353	I think it may be the pants, they are men's pants and just don't fit right when I'm riding in them. I'm gonna try the chaps tonight and see how they do. I gotta try and find a decent pair of pants for women that has zippers on the sides and some knee armor. __________________ Sherry 2005 Honda Spirit 750 DC To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

12-01-2010, 11:30 PM	#7
rexmitchell Administrator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: THE ATX Posts: 14,690	Tuck in your shirt underneath the jacket, that will help, that or get an undertail exhaust, that keeps your back and arse warm. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas. - Davy Crockett

12-02-2010, 10:06 AM	#8
iamjustifyd Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 4,353	I switched to my made for female chaps this morning...it's all good So now to find a pair of leathers for women that have what I want in them. Hard to find for some reason and that's why I bought the guy's to starts out with. Knee armor, zippered legs and not low rise. I wouldn't be too worried about looking good in my sexy leather low rise pants if I'm coming off the bike! __________________ Sherry 2005 Honda Spirit 750 DC To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

12-01-2010, 07:41 PM	#4
ScrumDown Malevolent Savant Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Poquoson, VA Posts: 2,096	Do you think the a$$-less chapd may be a bit more drafty then wearing pants? . . . .

12-01-2010, 09:30 PM	#5
jvollmer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: South Dakota Posts: 200	Wind lifts up the back of your shirt or jacket. This is exactly why the traditional black leather motorcycles jackets had a built in leather belt.

12-01-2010, 11:25 PM	#6
robow Ninja Robot Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 1,825	When your on your bike and lean down over your tank you create a wing like effect. the way your back curves creates a low pressure zone at your tail which will cause cold air to suck up into your jacket.

12-02-2010, 02:02 PM	#9
benny hedges Veryfried Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: warrington, england Posts: 1,461	my leathes zip together all the way round, but when its really cold i wear a hoody or something underneath & tuck it in. what i find does make a big difference... if i'm out all day i usually take my clear visor in a bag that fastens round my middle (just!) i wear it round my back & it keeps my kidneys warmer... just a point there... a few mth ago i got absolutely froze to the bone on a 180 mile ride home... got a chill in my kidneys and it caused an infection... wasnt nice at all & 2 weeks on antibios to clear it up. mrs thought i'd been shaggin around lol

12-05-2010, 06:57 PM	#10
Dennis in NH Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southern NH Posts: 1,011	I took out the small back protector pad in my jacket and put my own; it's a Joe Rocket and it covers my whole spine -- I get good spine protection and it presses the jacket against me. It provides good cold insulation and helps because you lose a lot of heat on the back if it's exposed. With my heated jacket on, it presses the heated elements onto my back and helps keep the heat in. Dennis

12-05-2010, 08:06 PM	#11
iamjustifyd Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 4,353	I've never heard of a chill in your kidneys. Never knew they had to do with our heating. Learn something new..and I don't want an infection! What kind of pad did you use Dennis? __________________ Sherry 2005 Honda Spirit 750 DC To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

12-05-2010, 09:23 PM	#12
TORQ Master At Arms Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 156	For me it's my chest that gets cold, must be coming in threw the zipper. But not my back!

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