🚨 🤑 Hide yo wallets… Columbus Day Gear Sales are on

1. NYC MOTO is running an exclusive sale for Cardo communication units for 25% off sitewide and it’s ending today. Use code NYCMOTO23 to get 25% off.

2. We’ve partnered with SA1NT gear for 20% off their entire lineup of armored clothing. Their gear rocks; I wear it daily. Use code NYCMOTO20

3. Revzilla is giving away a $25 gift card on purchases of $300. Use the code SPENDGETOCT.

4. Use code NYCMOTO15 to get 15% off Warhorse gear.

5. Check out the Peak Design system instead of your clapped out QuadLock or SP Connect setup. I use Peak Design and looooove the magnetic connect mechanism.

Need to 🧠 know this week…

1. 🔇 🚨 📹️ As if congestion cameras weren’t enough, noise cameras are going up on the Upper West Side. Let’s hope they catch more of the bimmer boys than bikes announce winner of backpack

2. ❄️ 🏍️ I put up a question in our Facebook Group asking what people do with their bikes over the winter. Overwhelmingly, most people will continue to ride. What are you gonna do? If you’re throwing your bike in to storage, hit up these guys for winterization.

3. 🫢 😲 Sometimes a little water on the ground is more than just a tiny puddle. Sometimes, it's flood water.

4. 🌲 🏜️ The Ducati DesertX Rally is out and is as close to a perfect adv ride as you can get.

5. 🪖 I wish my round head would fit into an AGV helmet. The Tourmodular is damn near perfect. Buy one here and get a $25 gift card: LINK

6. We’re going to be announcing the winner of the Kriega backpack giveaway next week!

❄️ NYC MOTO’s Winter Gear Guide

Yeah, winter is coming but we've still got quite a few beautiful riding days left. As long as you have the right gear and mindset.

Tires take a bit longer to warm up, mornings are chillier, and wind chill at 80mph is a thing. Balaclavas, thermals, heated grips, etc all help until it's time to switch to full heated riding gear.

I’ve ridden through my share of cold days and yeah, while I’d prefer to ride in 70 degree weather year-round, we maybe see that for a few months out of the year around NYC. But it is possible and you don’t have to be completely miserable. Just don’t do what I did and pretend that a ride out to Boston in 35F was a good thing. It isn’t. It blows.

I’m not going to go into detail on how to ride in the winter; that’ for another newsletter. Let’s get in to the gear I use:

Upper Body

I try to keep shit as simple as possible. I use a sweat wicking underlayer so something like this would work fine. Under Armor or Rhone base layers are great too. Then I’ll slap on a windblocker zip up. The one I have is sadly no longer available but this one from Dainese looks fantastic. On top of the windblocker comes the heated 12v jacket. I’ve used this one from Hotwired for a few winters. It keeps my core super warm and has never failed on me.

Hands

I’ve used multiple pairs and honestly, this is all based on personal preference. I like the freedom of using battery operated gloves and these from Highway21 have worked just fine for me. You can go with a wired version from Gerbing and save some coin but keep in mind that Gerbing requires their own controller units so unless you’re bought into that system, just stick with the battery operated gloves.

The best combination is heated battery gloves and heated grips. I’d set both on medium on the coldest days and be fine on all but long highway rides.

Legs

For me, keeping my legs warm is more important than torso so I spent some time to find something that works. And in the spirit of keeping it simple, all I use is a few layers.

I’ve messed with thermals but now prefer something more sweat wicking like these from Dainese as the base layer. The name of the game in the base layer is stretch, especially in your legs. You want to be able to move around and get on/off your bike with relative ease.

On top of the base layer, I’ll throw on the heated pants from Hotwired and jeans on top of that from SA1NT. They’re pricey but god damn are they comfy and good. Use NYCMOTO20 for 20% off.

A note on compatibility and power

There’s a reason why I don’t use heated socks & keep my gloves on batteries. The electric system on your motorcycle isn’t as robust as what’s in your car. I had no issue powering the heated pant/jacket/glove combo on my Scrambler 1100, Monster 1200s, or Streetfighter V4S but your mileage may vary. Smaller bikes may struggle.

On top of that, you will need a connection to power the gear. Most bikes come with leads from the battery out of the factory but make sure you’ve got what it takes to power the gear for your bike.

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🥇 The NYC MOTO Riders Club

The Riders Club has been mostly flying under the radar but it’s time to open the cage.

Here’s what being a member of The Riders Club means:

🔗 All of the Google Maps links from our ride guides. Simply click on the links and follow the same turn-by-turn directions I did. I include .GPX links as well.

🛣️ A new route every week. There is an email blast that goes out on Thursdays to only those that subscribe to the Riders Club. It features one new spectacular route every week.

🤑 Exclusive discount codes to the 🔥 hottest gear. Some of the discounts are higher value than the free subscribers and you’ll also see some exclusive gear/brands entirely.

🌟 You’re supporting the only newsletter for riders in NYC. I work hard as hell bringing you this content and hunt down brands, routes, gear, and stories I know you’ll love. It’s a full time job and subscribers to the NYC MOTO Riders Club make it possible.

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Hit me up if you guys prefer one over the other and we can put together a ride out this Fall.

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