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    hey there folks....."used" to have a very nice strechy, fleece neck "tube" that protected all the proper skin....almost every thing i can find now has velcro on the back (on the neck) and just don't sound comfy.....i don't want down the jacket protection....i guess you would call it the "turtle" part of a turtle neck!....any suggestions...place i found the last one was a the local swap meet....pics or links would be really cool, if not, show me what ya got....wish i could show you what i had!!!....thanx in advance....ride hard, ride safe....ross
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  • #2
    One word... balaclava. They are thin but warm and comfortable. I use mine for snowmobiling and it keeps my neck warm, in another month or so I will start using it while I ride the bike... If you end up getting one I suggest getting one that doesnt have the seam right down the nose...
    '79 XS11 F
    Stock except K&N

    '79 XS11 SF
    Stock, no title.

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    • #3
      Search for Balaclava. I ride with one in cold weather and tuck it into my high neck thermals.
      '81 XS1100 SH

      Melted to the ground during The Valley Fire

      Sep. 12th 2015

      RIP

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      • #4
        You can still buy them from most bike shops or aftermarket catalogs, they run about $8.00.
        Fastmover
        "Just plant us in the damn garden with the stupid
        lion". SHL
        78 XS1100e

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        • #5
          When I ride up in the North Carolina mountains in the fall, I take a ski cap and cut the top off, works great pulled down over the neck. Cheap too. Cold weather advice from a Florida dude, lol.
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          • #6
            Try this
            Go to the local opptunity or used clothing shop,
            search the pullovers for one that is the color you like,
            buy it for a dollar.
            take it home, cut one of the sleeves off, the cut to length required.
            you have the choice of getting pure wool ( warm when wet) acrylic or a mixture of both.
            I was fortunate to get a "marino wool/possom fur" black sweater and have a very warm water resistant collar that owes me NZ $0.50, less than a US$0.25
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            In stock untouched contion.
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            • #7
              Get yourself, or make, one of these..
              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEVZW...eature=related
              I bought one off a street seller in the square in Christchurch for 20 bucks a couple of years ago and it's absolutely the best neck warmer I've ever had. I use while it on the bike, I use it skiing, i use it on the golf course, while horse riding.. just about everywhere outside in inclement weather it gets used. Prior to this I used half a sleeve cut off a large wollen jersey. Worked well for years but nowhere as good as the polar fleece one.

              Most ski shops also sell neck warmers but at ski shop prices..
              1980 SG. (Sold - waiting on replacement)
              2000 XJR1300. The Real modern XS11. Others are just pretenders.

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              • #8
                A local bike shop has them from sale around here. The owners wife makes them to sell.
                '79 XS11 Special

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                • #9
                  I use an old dicky of my wifes. For those of you that don't know what it is, it is the part of the turtle neck that fits around the neck, but without the rest of the shirt. Can't hardly find them any more.
                  1980 XS1100LG Midnight
                  1991 Honda CBR1000F Hurricane


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                  • #10
                    Behind my fairing, even down to 22ºF, all I have ever needed is my full-face helmet with a chin dam, and my lined, armored, waterproof jacket zipped all the way up. The only thing that I ever worry about getting cold is my hands, but I just got a set of Hippo Hands to solve that problem this Winter.
                    1980 XS850SG - Sold
                    1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
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                    • #11
                      I'm not sure where you are.... But here you can buy a fleece neckwarmer for $5 at any ski store. Heck, my shorthaired dog even has one...
                      Two weeks vacation does NOT make a life.


                      His: 2006 Ninja 650R, salvaged, 10k miles
                      Hers: '82 XJ1100 44.4k miles

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                      • #12
                        Hear, hear!

                        Originally posted by bikerphil View Post
                        When I ride up in the North Carolina mountains in the fall, I take a ski cap and cut the top off, works great pulled down over the neck. Cheap too. Cold weather advice from a Florida dude, lol.
                        I do the very same thing. I pull it up over my chin, just to my nose, and I keep the upper part of it in place by pulling it up under the chin strap. I wear a half shell, so I need to keep the shnoz covered up.

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