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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM 18 UCW NOVEMBER 13-19 2019 4624 BRAGG BLVD. Seating at 3 p.m. Side Dishes Welcomed Seating at 3 p.m. Side Dishes Welcomed 11.28.19 Members & Guests Only Members & Guests Only NOV. 20•BAKER BIKE NIGHT at 5435 Corporation Dr, Hope Mills. The event will be held the third Wednesday of every month. There will be live music, food trucks, raffles, ax throwing, give- aways, tournaments, games and more. Visit the Facebook page for more infor- mation about this event, or call 910- 423-1901. NOV. 22•INK & IRON at Baker American Cycles, located at 1508 Hope Mills Rd. Ryan Eternal, a tattoo artist from St. Augus- tine, Florida, will be doing tattoos all day. No appointments — only walk-ins. For more information about the event, call Baker American Cycles at 910-423-1901. NOV. 28•ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER at Legends Pub, located on 4624 Bragg Blvd. Members and guests only. Seating at 3 p.m., and side dishes are welcomed. For more information, call 910-867-2364 DEC. 7•TOYS FOR TOTS at Tobacco Road Harley- Davidson, located on 1126 S Saunders St., Raleigh. Registra- tion begins at 9 a.m. and motorcycles go out at 11:30 a.m. Bring a new, unwrapped toy as your admission to ride and to the bike show. There will be a ride, a bike show, chili and more. The toys will benefit Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots. For more information contact Tobacco Road Harley- Davidson® at hdevents@tobaccoroadhd.com or call 919-832-2261. Keeping warm on winter rides by JIM JONES ON THE ROAD There are modern inventions I love. On cold mornings, I can remotely start my car from inside the house. A few min- utes later, I go outside and get into a nice warm car. The seat is heated and so is the steering wheel. As I wrap my hands around the wheel, I take a deep breath and thank God that one of the blessings of growing up in these times is some of these modern inventions. I look outside at the already-defrosted windows, and I head out to start my day. On a motorcycle, we can get the same comfort to stay warm. Before you head out, check the local hourly temperatures. If you are going out of town, check the weather for various locations along your route. Remember to give additional attention to elevation changes For a planning factor, subtract three degrees for every 1,000 feet of elevation and bring extra layers. Here are some ideas that will keep you warm. A full-face helmet is a start. The face shield should have pin-lock and lens inserts. Pin-lock inserts will prevent your face shield from fogging up. To help keep the head, neck and face warm, use a balaclava helmet or ski mask hood. The body loses a lot of heat around the neck, especially on bike, where the wind and air are blow- ing around your neck, and where there is little body fat for insulation. For your chest, wear layers. A good base layer is a shirt that provides odor resis- tance, warm and cold reactive tempera- ture regulation, comfort and breathability to wick away the sweat from your body. For the midlayer, wear something a little looser. For frigid weather, I have a North Face jacket that is nice and warm and another North Face rain jacket. Both are great for using as casual wear when you are off the bike. For the outer layer, I have a few different jackets. They all have back, shoulder and elbow protection pads. For the legs, I have a base layer that does the same job as the chest base layer. I have an inner layer of waterproof/ windproof pants and outer layer Gore- Tex protective pants with hip and knee protection. Protect your feet with a thin pair of Polypropylene socks, layer them with a pair of wool socks. My boots are Gore-Tex to help keep the moisture away from the feet. Any boot will work, but cold feet make for a stiff ride. Hands are always a struggle for me. I have a medical condition called Raynaud's phenomenon, which causes decreased blood flow to the fingers. For the winter, I carry what I call a mid-thick glove, a heavy glove made of Gore-Tex and glove rain covers. Once your gloves get wet, it is hard to get them dry again in cold weather. In a pinch, I have seen people use surgical gloves and dishwash- ing gloves. Whatever works, right? Of course, going electric is pretty impressive on those really cold days. I have an electric jacket and gloves. You can wire them into the bike's electrical system or buy a battery system. Mine is hardwired. I have a dual thermostat. One thermostat controls the temperature of the jacket and another one for the gloves. They also make pants and boot inserts. Lastly, having heated hand grips and heated seats are great any time of the year. For some bikes, this is standard, and for others it is optional. There are also plenty of aftermarket products out there that are easy to install. No matter how you stay warm, take lots of breaks and ride safe! If there is a topic that you would like to discuss, you can contact me at motorcycle- 4fun@aol.com. On a winter bike ride, it can be hard to stay warm. Here are some helpful solutions to keeping warm, even when the temperatures outside are dropping. JIM JONES, Motorcycle Enthusiast. Comments? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com. 910- 484-6200.