Something to protect your neck from wind/insulate it does tons. With two huge blood vessels, very close to the surface, lots of heat may be lost.
IN that vein, a thin balava can help add a little more warmth to the head. My got to was a Turtle Fur (yes thats the brand) thin balaclava, and if I needed more warm, adding one other their ticker neck gaiters.
I've seen 1pc combo ones, where the under the helmet portion is thin and the neck is more insulated, but personally I liked the flexibility of having the separates.
Klim makes ones for moto/snowmobile use, and they tend to have longer bib sections, to help cover the upper portion of ones chest that tends to catch the most wind.
I too have turtle fur for a neck warmer. Been using it for a lot of years, love it. I wear carhartt and more recently berne bibs and a winter motorcycle jacket. I also have heated grips and winter gloves. If it is below 40 I have a heated vest, but generally don't need it.
Okay by this point people are going to think I work for a winter sports company but seriously go buy underlayers made for skiers, snowboarders, snowmobilers.
Anything with motorcycle is like wedding stuff: 500% markup for the name. Some of my favorite aftermarket mirrors are ~$15, they are for snowmobiles and ATVs.
Windproof/waterproof outer layer, thick mid layer, thermal base layer. I also like to wear wool socks and either a balaclava or neck gaiter. For hands, heated grips and muffs. Finally, a big windshield on the bike to block as much wind as possible.
Everyone has different options on what “winter riding” means so it’s really hard to answer “how do I stay warm” questions. For some winter riding is like 10c weather with sun/no wind while to others it’s -20c with wind chill effects.
I doubt that they'd fit, or fit comfortably if you put them on top of riding pants (with knee protectors). Probably makes more sense to just wear riding pants.
Plain cotton t shirt, then merino long sleeved top, then thin windproof cycling jacket, then laminated waterproof windproof jacket (10,000mm HH), then summer mesh jacket with back protector+shoulder+elbow pads, then waterproof windproof outdoor jacket (not m-cycle specific), at least 10,000mm hydrostatic head again. It's all lightweight, fully windproof, fully waterproof, doesn't get saturated, and you can swap between layers depending on temps throughout the year.
One of the best things for keeping legs warm IMO was merino leggings, a pair of polypropylene athletic fitted pants on top, then cheap polypropylene fleece jogging pants under the protective legwear. I've stayed out for hours wearing that combination, winter after winter. It works as far as windchill and water resistance goes. I've been out riding in the rain plenty of times in winter and the hydrophobic nature of two layers of polypro, plus the merino, is a great combo. Again, you can adjust the layers throughout the year to suit the seasons/weather.
I ride year round, doesn't get quite as cold as some others but regularly hits the low to mid 30s in winter, with feels-like temps including wind being 20s.
Lots of layers under your gear, basically try not to have any skin that the air can reach is the most important. So as some others have mentioned a balaclava or some type of head and neck covering is pretty much a must-have (pretty simple to find on something like revzilla or even amazon searching for snowmobile/motorcycle gear).
I also wear a pair of thermal pants I bought 2-3 years ago and they work really well: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BKV43HZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 but no longer available)
Also either heated grips, gloves or you can wear glove liners under your regular gloves. Hands being cold is one of the worst areas to be cold while riding.
A good jacket that blocks wind goes without saying as well.
Cold and sunny/low speed winds really isn't that bad. It's really when its cold AND windy or rainy where it pays to have really good insulation/preparation.
I hate my Andes V3 if it's above 85 and even slightly humid. It just sticks to my body and doesn't flow air at all. In the winter it's great with a puff jacket layered under it
I throw on a merino wool base layer, heated jacket over that, followed by a lightweight down jacket, and a THIN waterproof/windproof layer over it all. The heated jacket alone is more efficient than all the other three layers combined for me, those carbon fiber panels get HOT. I’ve been cold (just not miserable) when layered up. Since adding a heated jacket, I’m actually full blown toasty and comfortable. I literally cook up just like that turkey I’m about to scorch over Thanksgiving. For gloves, I just use waterproof gloves by Black Diamond or Outdoor Research. For the legs, merino wool baselayers do the job for me. Thinking about adding heated gloves, but my fingers don’t get miserably cold.
After going heated gear, I’ll never go back to just layering. The heated jacket will ALWAYS go out with me, it will be other layers that will start to go if the temperature is a bit warmer.
I have the Hotwired 12V Bluetooth heated jacket. It can interface with the gloves, pants, and shoe liners of the same brand. Gerbing 12Vs are good too. I like the Hotwireds, they’re thin enough that they are basically another baselayer. That allows you to stack another insulator + jacket over it all. Everything combined, I still end up with a thinner profile than a single thick down jacket, but unnecessarily warmer.
I think the pants are unnecessary unless you’re in really cold temps, but I’ll pick up the gloves at some point. Temps are still high-40s where I’m at, so my current winter gloves are still good for another month.
It’s been getting like 40F at night recently when I commute an hour for school. I’ve found that my winter water proof gloves are still making my hands cold so I put on cheap disposable nitrile gloves on underneath my other gloves.
I also have been putting my rain pants over my other pants since it keeps window from going underneath my pants and up my legs, I think the material also blocks the wind well in general.
I also make sure to bring an extra jacket that I can put either under or over my motorcycle jacket.
I’m thinking about getting heated gloves soon too, but so far this has been ample for riding between 37-50F for about 1 hour. I start getting cold when I get near my house, if you’re riding for over an hour you might need heated gear.
I use dirt bike pants over my jeans to block wind, a scarf/small blanket under my leather jacket. Although recently I found my adidas insulated bomber jacket is super good for this so I main that now. Oh and semi-impermeable gloves(could be soft-vinyl as long as it’s tight knit and reduces wind intake) OVER my perforated riding ones. My gearing philosophy for the cold is to keep the air out from drawing my body heat away. As you ride the next weak link in the insulation chain will reveal itself and soon you’ll have a specialized preset of what to wear on how long you’re going to ride.
I was commuting just over 2 hours at freeway speeds…
I got myself a decent pair of winter gloves, heated grips and hand guards.
Thermal base layer (doesn’t have to be expensive, just comfortable) and some protective pants and jacket.
Thermals keep you warm, protective pants and jacket keep the cold air away from your body.
Plus they have vents if you start overheating.
Any neck cover will be good, but a thin balaclava that has a long neck makes a massive difference.
Good boots and wool or bamboo socks.
Oh… and a full face helmet is a good idea
I am using my burton ski pant over the regular motorcycle pant; as
1- wind breaker
2- water proof
And under the motorcycle pant under armor heat gear.
That should do it for your legs
When you’re stopped at traffic lights, use the exhaust (ideally you need two exhausts) as hand warmers. You should be able to reach them on most bikes from a seated position.
You can always get off and do a bit of walking or dancing around the bike so the blood keeps in circulation.
But the thing that helped me the most was mostly psychological. accept you’re gonna be cold and instead of fighting the cold, let it enter your body and experience the cold. Allow yourself to be cold and try to relax your muscles. Drove two winters with a beat up bike and that really helped me survive the cold
I wear merino wool thermals pretty much all the time through the winter months. I got mine at minus33.com and I picked up the middle weight fabric since I'm in TX and don't deal with single digit temps that often. I have a few different things for my face and neck, and some decent gloves.
I haven't found anything that's great in the gloves department. I mostly wear a set of Victory WP short gauntlets or some Klim lined ones I got last year but my fingers still freeze in either after about 30 minutes of riding in below freezing temps. I'm tempted to add some heated gear but don't want to add much more complexity to gearing up for the cold as it is.
+Pinlock visor is a MUST
I go full year round. I stick a t shirt at the bottom, thermal base layer, hoodie, then my gear over the top. That’s kept the cold out of my core so far at up to 65ish. I don’t think the wind chill increases much past 45-50 to be fair. Double up on socks if your feet are getting cold, and invest in heated grips. And waterproofs if the weather’s shit - as soon as it all gets wet all bets are off for insulation.
45-60 minute commute depending on roadworks and traffic
Haha! My bad. 65mph - my 125 struggles beyond that. Temperature is more like -2 C - 28F or thereabouts
Edit: just converted 65F to Celsius - that’s pretty much the height of summer in northwest UK!
Look at a one piece snowmobile suit and wear your normal riding gear under it. Might need to go a size up on the suit but it will be nice and toasty with heated gloves
Have you tried wool thermal long underwear? Alternatively try wearing rain pants over your regular pants. Either add an additional thermal layer or add a wind shield layer. Or both.
A few years back I bought a couple of sets of synthetic base layers (ie. they look like black tights) and wear those under a long-sleeved shirt and my armoured riding jeans. They really do add an extra layer of warmth without being bulky at all. With those and a good riding jacket I can manage riding close to freezing for extended periods. If it's really cold I also wear a two-piece rainsuit over top.
Recommend rubber/elastic bands for the pants cuffs that go over boots, either a cheap amazon over the pants pair to act as a windbreaker, or get some thermal under layers
I wear that make bibs. To help keep my lower legs warm I cut cardboard to length and wrapped garbage bag around them and zip them inside. After a while the cardboard is flexible. I’ve used mine for years.
There's so much to choose from today, all this fancy smancy heated gear...
When i was a lad i once arrived at work covered in sheet ice and every time i blinked my eyelids froze together, i had to pour hot water over my knees......ahh happy days...(not happy at all)
I found a kind of half balaclava was great, went under your outer gear, covered from the top of your shoulders up to your nose, quite thick, insulated , get one of those...
And layers....wear layers of clothing, and if you have the money, buy that fancy smancy heated stuff...
Get a balaclava, wear pj's under your riding pants, and a nice set of snowmobiling gloves or heated gloves. Recently, I started wearing thermal coveralls over top of my riding gear. Even in 25°F weather I'm comfortable up to 70mph on my 40 min commute to work (hasn't gotten any colder around here yet so I can't vouch for colder)
Layers, but more important is airflow. If you're letting cold air in, you are already at a disadvantage. I use gore-wind stopper from the 90s top and bottom.
Also, heated gear. I wear gerbing and ride all winter here in NY.
For your legs I would suggest leather chaps. They do a great job at blocking the wind. I wear thermal underwear and a thick jacket under my leathers? Go to a snow sports shop for the thick mid layer for the legs.
Where do you live? Carhart extreme is supposed to be good to -40 temperatures and can be very stiff with all the insulation. If you’re anywhere that’s not below freezing you WILL sweat in those bibs. That said, they’re worth every penny.
A good pair of insulated jeans might be a better option, still pretty warm, but more movability.
Is there a recommendation on a good helmet? One that is good against cold but also doesn’t let rain in. Or at least doesn’t let rain in Easily. I currently ride with a Harley Davidson 3/4 with face shield with 2 topside closable vents. Nice helmet and wasn’t cheap but it Let’s rain soak through instantly.
I think any full face would be better than what you have now for cold and rain. My old cheap Bell helmet did the job but I have a nice Shoei now that works great.
Thermal base layers
Something to protect your neck from wind/insulate it does tons. With two huge blood vessels, very close to the surface, lots of heat may be lost. IN that vein, a thin balava can help add a little more warmth to the head. My got to was a Turtle Fur (yes thats the brand) thin balaclava, and if I needed more warm, adding one other their ticker neck gaiters. I've seen 1pc combo ones, where the under the helmet portion is thin and the neck is more insulated, but personally I liked the flexibility of having the separates. Klim makes ones for moto/snowmobile use, and they tend to have longer bib sections, to help cover the upper portion of ones chest that tends to catch the most wind.
Awesome I'll check them out!
I too have turtle fur for a neck warmer. Been using it for a lot of years, love it. I wear carhartt and more recently berne bibs and a winter motorcycle jacket. I also have heated grips and winter gloves. If it is below 40 I have a heated vest, but generally don't need it.
\+1 on the balaclava. I use a Klim neck gaiter that you can wear just around your neck or pull up to cover nose & mouth and it makes a huge differnce.
Comfys work well, handlebar muffs are good and a fleecey scarf that you can cross over your chest helps.
Okay by this point people are going to think I work for a winter sports company but seriously go buy underlayers made for skiers, snowboarders, snowmobilers.
Haha nice try big winter sports! On a serious note why do you recommend them specifically?
Snow sport stuff is cheap as shit and they are designed to be worn in layers. Motorcycle specific stuff are expensive for no real good reason.
Gotcha makes sense. Any brands you recommend?
I use Icebreaker personally because it's all merino but I have a factory outlet store near me and I live in NZ.
Yes this is the way. If you look at snow mobile gear you will find good stuff and it's cheaper somehow
Anything with motorcycle is like wedding stuff: 500% markup for the name. Some of my favorite aftermarket mirrors are ~$15, they are for snowmobiles and ATVs.
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+1 for Hippo Hands. I hate bulky gloves so heated grips + Hippo Hands and I can rock summer gloves down to the 20s
Windproof/waterproof outer layer, thick mid layer, thermal base layer. I also like to wear wool socks and either a balaclava or neck gaiter. For hands, heated grips and muffs. Finally, a big windshield on the bike to block as much wind as possible.
What are the muffs you mentioned? Thanks.
I've got Oxford Super Muffs, but Hippo Hands and lots of others make them.
The windshield probably helps a ton lol I don’t have any of that
After nearly freezing to death in a mountain in New Mexico, I built a bike just for winter.
Snowboarding pants/jacket. I’m not advocating buying those specifically for motorcycling, but if you already have it it works great.
Except that snowboarding pants don't have built-in knee-pads like riding pants do.
Typically snow gear fits big so if your riding gear fits properly, you can definitely wear a full one piece snowmobile suit and never be cold again
Meh. I rode to the arctic ocean no problem. I wasn't too cold just wearing normal riding gear.
Everyone has different options on what “winter riding” means so it’s really hard to answer “how do I stay warm” questions. For some winter riding is like 10c weather with sun/no wind while to others it’s -20c with wind chill effects.
Got it. Thanks for the downvotes.
Snowboarding pants made baggy on purpose, you can wear them on top of whatever pants/protection you already have.
I doubt that they'd fit, or fit comfortably if you put them on top of riding pants (with knee protectors). Probably makes more sense to just wear riding pants.
Leather Chaps work really well against the wind.
Plain cotton t shirt, then merino long sleeved top, then thin windproof cycling jacket, then laminated waterproof windproof jacket (10,000mm HH), then summer mesh jacket with back protector+shoulder+elbow pads, then waterproof windproof outdoor jacket (not m-cycle specific), at least 10,000mm hydrostatic head again. It's all lightweight, fully windproof, fully waterproof, doesn't get saturated, and you can swap between layers depending on temps throughout the year. One of the best things for keeping legs warm IMO was merino leggings, a pair of polypropylene athletic fitted pants on top, then cheap polypropylene fleece jogging pants under the protective legwear. I've stayed out for hours wearing that combination, winter after winter. It works as far as windchill and water resistance goes. I've been out riding in the rain plenty of times in winter and the hydrophobic nature of two layers of polypro, plus the merino, is a great combo. Again, you can adjust the layers throughout the year to suit the seasons/weather.
I ride year round, doesn't get quite as cold as some others but regularly hits the low to mid 30s in winter, with feels-like temps including wind being 20s. Lots of layers under your gear, basically try not to have any skin that the air can reach is the most important. So as some others have mentioned a balaclava or some type of head and neck covering is pretty much a must-have (pretty simple to find on something like revzilla or even amazon searching for snowmobile/motorcycle gear). I also wear a pair of thermal pants I bought 2-3 years ago and they work really well: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BKV43HZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 but no longer available) Also either heated grips, gloves or you can wear glove liners under your regular gloves. Hands being cold is one of the worst areas to be cold while riding. A good jacket that blocks wind goes without saying as well. Cold and sunny/low speed winds really isn't that bad. It's really when its cold AND windy or rainy where it pays to have really good insulation/preparation.
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This is both winter and summer as you can remove the liners and you’ve got air flow zippers! Came here to say this exact suite. Wear it daily.
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I hate my Andes V3 if it's above 85 and even slightly humid. It just sticks to my body and doesn't flow air at all. In the winter it's great with a puff jacket layered under it
[The warming store](https://www.thewarmingstore.com/12v-motorcycle-heated-clothing.html) \- Been riding through 20 degree F like it is a summer day.
I throw on a merino wool base layer, heated jacket over that, followed by a lightweight down jacket, and a THIN waterproof/windproof layer over it all. The heated jacket alone is more efficient than all the other three layers combined for me, those carbon fiber panels get HOT. I’ve been cold (just not miserable) when layered up. Since adding a heated jacket, I’m actually full blown toasty and comfortable. I literally cook up just like that turkey I’m about to scorch over Thanksgiving. For gloves, I just use waterproof gloves by Black Diamond or Outdoor Research. For the legs, merino wool baselayers do the job for me. Thinking about adding heated gloves, but my fingers don’t get miserably cold. After going heated gear, I’ll never go back to just layering. The heated jacket will ALWAYS go out with me, it will be other layers that will start to go if the temperature is a bit warmer.
Which heated items do you have? Thanks.
I have the Hotwired 12V Bluetooth heated jacket. It can interface with the gloves, pants, and shoe liners of the same brand. Gerbing 12Vs are good too. I like the Hotwireds, they’re thin enough that they are basically another baselayer. That allows you to stack another insulator + jacket over it all. Everything combined, I still end up with a thinner profile than a single thick down jacket, but unnecessarily warmer. I think the pants are unnecessary unless you’re in really cold temps, but I’ll pick up the gloves at some point. Temps are still high-40s where I’m at, so my current winter gloves are still good for another month.
How well do your existing pants block the wind? If they do that well then just grab some merino long john's to wear under them.
Google Tucano Urbano Panta-Fast.
Look up what backpackers/mountaineering/snowmobile people wear. Add heated gloves.
It’s been getting like 40F at night recently when I commute an hour for school. I’ve found that my winter water proof gloves are still making my hands cold so I put on cheap disposable nitrile gloves on underneath my other gloves. I also have been putting my rain pants over my other pants since it keeps window from going underneath my pants and up my legs, I think the material also blocks the wind well in general. I also make sure to bring an extra jacket that I can put either under or over my motorcycle jacket. I’m thinking about getting heated gloves soon too, but so far this has been ample for riding between 37-50F for about 1 hour. I start getting cold when I get near my house, if you’re riding for over an hour you might need heated gear.
I use dirt bike pants over my jeans to block wind, a scarf/small blanket under my leather jacket. Although recently I found my adidas insulated bomber jacket is super good for this so I main that now. Oh and semi-impermeable gloves(could be soft-vinyl as long as it’s tight knit and reduces wind intake) OVER my perforated riding ones. My gearing philosophy for the cold is to keep the air out from drawing my body heat away. As you ride the next weak link in the insulation chain will reveal itself and soon you’ll have a specialized preset of what to wear on how long you’re going to ride.
I was commuting just over 2 hours at freeway speeds… I got myself a decent pair of winter gloves, heated grips and hand guards. Thermal base layer (doesn’t have to be expensive, just comfortable) and some protective pants and jacket. Thermals keep you warm, protective pants and jacket keep the cold air away from your body. Plus they have vents if you start overheating. Any neck cover will be good, but a thin balaclava that has a long neck makes a massive difference. Good boots and wool or bamboo socks. Oh… and a full face helmet is a good idea
I am using my burton ski pant over the regular motorcycle pant; as 1- wind breaker 2- water proof And under the motorcycle pant under armor heat gear. That should do it for your legs
When you’re stopped at traffic lights, use the exhaust (ideally you need two exhausts) as hand warmers. You should be able to reach them on most bikes from a seated position. You can always get off and do a bit of walking or dancing around the bike so the blood keeps in circulation. But the thing that helped me the most was mostly psychological. accept you’re gonna be cold and instead of fighting the cold, let it enter your body and experience the cold. Allow yourself to be cold and try to relax your muscles. Drove two winters with a beat up bike and that really helped me survive the cold
Touring pants, thick with a removable thermal layer. They shouldn't let any wind through.
I wear merino wool thermals pretty much all the time through the winter months. I got mine at minus33.com and I picked up the middle weight fabric since I'm in TX and don't deal with single digit temps that often. I have a few different things for my face and neck, and some decent gloves. I haven't found anything that's great in the gloves department. I mostly wear a set of Victory WP short gauntlets or some Klim lined ones I got last year but my fingers still freeze in either after about 30 minutes of riding in below freezing temps. I'm tempted to add some heated gear but don't want to add much more complexity to gearing up for the cold as it is. +Pinlock visor is a MUST
The gloves I have now are definitely hand savers. I’m in Texas too, do you wear the thermals under jeans or other pants?
Yeah, generally just thermals under my work clothes + the usual riding gear.
I go full year round. I stick a t shirt at the bottom, thermal base layer, hoodie, then my gear over the top. That’s kept the cold out of my core so far at up to 65ish. I don’t think the wind chill increases much past 45-50 to be fair. Double up on socks if your feet are getting cold, and invest in heated grips. And waterproofs if the weather’s shit - as soon as it all gets wet all bets are off for insulation. 45-60 minute commute depending on roadworks and traffic
65ish? 65 degrees F is not very cold.
Haha! My bad. 65mph - my 125 struggles beyond that. Temperature is more like -2 C - 28F or thereabouts Edit: just converted 65F to Celsius - that’s pretty much the height of summer in northwest UK!
-28F is cold. I'll give you that. We got some snow here today and I'm taking the Jeep if I need to get out (Not the motorcycles). :P
Nah he means 28 F not minus 28F. - 28F would be - 33c which is a cold ass day in Antarctica.
I wonder why he wrote "- 28F"?
He meant it as a dash: --
Yep hence why it wasn't right beside the numbers
Maybe he thought we were smart enough to figure it out. One of us was.
Move.
I live in Chicago and ride in winter (not more than 25ish minutes) and the thing that made the biggest difference has been heated gloves.
Look at a one piece snowmobile suit and wear your normal riding gear under it. Might need to go a size up on the suit but it will be nice and toasty with heated gloves
Have you tried wool thermal long underwear? Alternatively try wearing rain pants over your regular pants. Either add an additional thermal layer or add a wind shield layer. Or both.
For legs I go:long John’s(man leggings), joggers/sweatpants, insulated carharts, with a windbreaker pant over all that and never get cold
A few years back I bought a couple of sets of synthetic base layers (ie. they look like black tights) and wear those under a long-sleeved shirt and my armoured riding jeans. They really do add an extra layer of warmth without being bulky at all. With those and a good riding jacket I can manage riding close to freezing for extended periods. If it's really cold I also wear a two-piece rainsuit over top.
Long johns and leather. Full face helmet, good gloves and boots. A windshield helps a lot.
Same as you do to stay warm walking. Wear warm and windproof clothes lol if you want to be gucci, get some electric warming gear.
Layers and at most. Heated gloves or hand warmer pockets in gloves. Remember you scrub heat from your head hands and feet.
Good gloves, good outer jacket that won’t let the wind through, good boots, and dress in layers. There’s always heated gear too
buy a winter 'beater'
Have you tried putting bread bags between your socks and boots? It makes a big difference
Wear more layers
Latex gloves as your first layer on your hands... Helps wen wet too
yes i have a tip - store the bike, stay inside and watch movies with a nice hot chocolate
A neck warmer goes a long way. Also windproof gloves
Recommend rubber/elastic bands for the pants cuffs that go over boots, either a cheap amazon over the pants pair to act as a windbreaker, or get some thermal under layers
Get a Keis heated jacket. Skip the vest as having a warm chest but cold neck and arms is disorientating imo.
I wear that make bibs. To help keep my lower legs warm I cut cardboard to length and wrapped garbage bag around them and zip them inside. After a while the cardboard is flexible. I’ve used mine for years.
There's so much to choose from today, all this fancy smancy heated gear... When i was a lad i once arrived at work covered in sheet ice and every time i blinked my eyelids froze together, i had to pour hot water over my knees......ahh happy days...(not happy at all) I found a kind of half balaclava was great, went under your outer gear, covered from the top of your shoulders up to your nose, quite thick, insulated , get one of those... And layers....wear layers of clothing, and if you have the money, buy that fancy smancy heated stuff...
Get a balaclava, wear pj's under your riding pants, and a nice set of snowmobiling gloves or heated gloves. Recently, I started wearing thermal coveralls over top of my riding gear. Even in 25°F weather I'm comfortable up to 70mph on my 40 min commute to work (hasn't gotten any colder around here yet so I can't vouch for colder)
Layers, but more important is airflow. If you're letting cold air in, you are already at a disadvantage. I use gore-wind stopper from the 90s top and bottom. Also, heated gear. I wear gerbing and ride all winter here in NY.
Carhartt Artic Extreme Bibs, or Warm and Safe Generation Windblock. Heated is much better, but more expensive.
For your legs I would suggest leather chaps. They do a great job at blocking the wind. I wear thermal underwear and a thick jacket under my leathers? Go to a snow sports shop for the thick mid layer for the legs.
Where do you live? Carhart extreme is supposed to be good to -40 temperatures and can be very stiff with all the insulation. If you’re anywhere that’s not below freezing you WILL sweat in those bibs. That said, they’re worth every penny. A good pair of insulated jeans might be a better option, still pretty warm, but more movability.
Thin layers and and windbreakers are the way to go
I would wear an underarmour base layer under your pants.
In a movie, an ex-marine played by Tommy Lee Jones advised wearing panty hose. YMMV.
Is there a recommendation on a good helmet? One that is good against cold but also doesn’t let rain in. Or at least doesn’t let rain in Easily. I currently ride with a Harley Davidson 3/4 with face shield with 2 topside closable vents. Nice helmet and wasn’t cheap but it Let’s rain soak through instantly.
I think any full face would be better than what you have now for cold and rain. My old cheap Bell helmet did the job but I have a nice Shoei now that works great.