Winter Riding Gears

So, I got a car but I'm still riding my Yamaha FZ6R in the winter when the roads are dry and clean.  It's exhilarating to be on the road in the middle of winter but there is no way I'd be out there if there were a good chance I'd run into black ice or even just a bit of snow.  It'd be crazy.  But, it'd also be equally crazy if I'm not geared up for winter riding!

I layer up as follows:

1. Base thermal layer, upper and lower
2. Moisture wicking middle layer that's wind resistant
3. If really cold (i.e., -10C [14F] )
1. I'd wear a USB powered heat jacket
2. Fleece jacket -- highway riding would add another -10C to the temperature!
4. My summer motorcycle jacket -- nothing special here, just a regular riding jacket with a moisture wicking inner layer
5. My regular summer gloves
6. USB powered heating pads that go inside the gloves, palm-side. I got mine here: https://amzn.to/3knofeV
7. Jeans
8. My motorcycle riding pants -- nothing special here either but it's got a thermal inner layer
9. Beanie under the helmet:  https://amzn.to/3EzWHda
10. Fleece neck warmer -- it goes up to your chin, and you can cinch it tight with the helmet chin strap. I got mine from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Z3D6dl
11. Leather winter boots

In winter, your hands will freeze in seconds at -10C (14F), so handlebar muffs (https://amzn.to/3Ip1Nty) would go over my handlebars.  They act as wind breakers.  My gloved hands would go inside the muffs.  The USB powered heating pads would keep my hands warn.  Without the heat pads, you can ride for 20-30 minutes on the highway before your hands get uncomfortably cold.  Remember that on highways at 100 km/h, the wind will make the temperature feel like 10C or 15C lower than ambient temperature.  There is this wind chill calculator you can use to figure that out:  https://weather.gc.ca/windchill/wind_chill_e.html.  If you punched in -1C at 99 km/h, it will feel like -12C.  If you punched in -10C at 99 km/h, it will feel like -15C!

I haven't tried electric gloves yet as I didn't think I'd do too much winter riding, but now, I'm thinking I should.  I suspect electric heated gloves alone wouldn't be sufficient.  I might still need the handlebar muffs.