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    STAYING WARM Well by now a lot of riders have made decisions about what they are going to be doing because of the change in the weather. Some are winterizing their rides and putting them away because of cold weather and or road conditions. I have been layering clothing for years under my leathers But decided it is time for me to try some heated clothing. I did quite a bit of research on the internet motorcycle chat rooms to see what others are using and what they like and dislike. More riders are using heated gear, and sometimes which type depends on the motorcycle they are riding. I chose the one that plugs into the electrical system of my motorcycle. The harness easily installs to the battery and has a fuse built into it. https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/shop/12v-programmable-heated-mens-jacket-liner/p/97140-22VM The jacket has a heating system using five heating panels, two chest, one back body and top of each sleeve. It uses a temperature controller with three heat settings for the jacket liner and Heated Glove Liner. https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/shop/heated-12v-programmable-glove-liner/p/97138-22VM The  heated glove liner can be worn directly against the skin but only in combination with the heated jacket liner as that is where it picks up the 12 volt power to operate. To operate start your motorcycle. connect the jacket to the battery harness and the gloves to the jacket if going to use them. Press and hold the touch control button for a few seconds until it powers on. After it is on you can use the buttons to set to the heat range you want. If you are also using the pants they will connect to the jacket and have their own controller for temperature settings https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/shop/12v-programmable-heated-mens-bottoms/p/97139-22VM The  heated  socks work like the gloves and get their power from the pants. https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/shop/12v-programmable-heated-sock-liner/p/97141-22VM There are numerous ways to combine pieces which is a nice feature. I think all of us have used the layering of clothes to keep warm But the room all those items take up can sometimes be an issue, Not long ago I was riding with a thermal shirt, a long sleeve shirt and a fleece lined jacket. I was doing okay during the day but after the sun went down, I was cold. It was then I decided to get a full set of heated gear One of the things I like about this set up is I can decide what pieces I want and or need depending on conditions. My 2022 Ultra has heated grips from the factory but my 2009 Street Glide does not so I will have some choices to make depending on which motorcycle I am riding. Yes, I will be adding a battery harness to my 2009 motorcycle as well. I am trying out how well each part works so that in the future I can figure out what combination I want to use. A couple of days after my gear arrived, I installed the battery harness. We suddenly encountered a cold spell and a serious drop in temps. It was a perfect opportunity to try it out. I am very happy and was nice and warm during the rides. I also got to try different temperature settings for each piece. The testing will continue as the weather and my travels change. BUT because of my level of satisfaction, I expect to be comfortable riding more this winter. I ended up meeting with some friends at the American Legion after one of my rides and we were discussing my gear and one of my them told me I was spoiled. I admitted that I am, But also said that I think I should be. It was the perfect time to say you can be spoiled too. Get yourself something to keep you warm. Go To The Links Above To Find Out A Lot More Information. • Product intended to be used in conjunction with protective riding gear. –Rogue Senior Editor Bikernet.com Support Bikernet and check out our shop for Holiday gifts. The post HEATED RIDING GEAR appeared first on Bikernet Blog - Online Biker Magazine.

By now you’ve likely heard about President Trump joking that Canada ought to simply join the United States. Apparently he joked to Justin Trudeau’s face that maybe the U.S. should just annex Canada — allowing Trudeau to stay on as Governor of the 51st State of Canada, of course. PETER DOOCY: “Tonight, we’re getting new details about that Trump-Trudeau dinner from two people who were at the table. We are told that when @JustinTrudeau told President-elect Trump that new tarrifs would kill the Canadian economy, Trump joked to him that if Canada can’t… pic.twitter.com/eAYNJL6SCq — TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) December 2, 2024 That allegedly rubbed a Republican Senator the wrong way. I would like to name that Senator for you — but I can’t. The reason I can’t is because NBC News was kind enough to allow said Republican Senator to issue statements against President Trump anonymously as part of a comprehensive hit piece intended to cry foul… because Trump isn’t holed up somewhere pretending there aren’t matters to attend to — you know, like Joe Biden has done for four years straight. Here’s some of what the Senator had to say, according to NBC News. At least one Republican lawmaker questioned whether Trump’s approach does, indeed, work. After Trump warned that he would slap tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China unless they cracked down on the movement of migrants and drugs across the U.S. border, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida estate, to see him. Trudeau’s support in Canada has been slipping. He faces a tough re-election bid, and the spectacle of him racing to Mar-a-Lago for an audience with Trump risked making him look like a supplicant. “I don’t think it’s smart for him [Trump] to humiliate Trudeau like he has,” a Republican senator said, speaking on condition of anonymity to talk freely. “Canada is a good friend and is not a problem.” The senator said: “Trump was elected to break some plates, but he doesn’t have a huge mandate. This is a 50-50 country. We’ve got midterm [elections] coming and we’ve got one year to deliver, and it’s going to be hard to get prices down with these tariffs.” The exchange between President Trump and Trudeau caught the attention of Canada’s ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman. But the reason Hillman weighed in was because she was actually sitting within earshot of the conversation when it happened at Mar-a-Lago. Hillman went on Bloomberg TV two days after she sat down with Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago with President Trump to discuss the tariff threat, and the conversation surrounding it at the dinner in question. Canada’s ambassador to the US, Kirsten Hillman, discusses Donald Trump’s tariff threat and the meeting between the president-elect and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago https://t.co/7Voi4Aio5x pic.twitter.com/sZHacunhDp — Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) December 4, 2024 While the anonymous Republican Senator seemed peeved enough to snipe at President Trump from the shadows of NBC’s granted concealment, the Canadian ambassador to the U.S. really didn’t seem to walk away from the Mar-a-Lago dinner with her feelings hurt. As many have noted, the most consistent pushback to President Trump’s CLEAR MANDATE will likely continue to come from within the ranks of Congressional Republicans. And this is a perfect example of that reality. In fact, the Associated Press revealed even more positive things and good feedback from Hillman’s account of the 3-hour dinner discussion with President Trump than the Bloomberg appearance! Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador in Washington, told The Associated Press in an interview that Trudeau’s dinner with Trump on Friday was a very important step in trying to get Trump to back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner. Hillman was at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida and sat at an adjacent table to Trudeau and Trump. Trump threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if they don’t stop what he called the flow of drugs and migrants across their borders. He said in a social media post last Monday he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico as one of his first executive orders. Hillman said the bulk of Friday night’s dinner centered around Trump’s border concerns. The ambassador said a priority of Trudeau’s was to point out the degree of difference. Hillman said Canadian and incoming Trump administration officials will work on Trump’s concerns in the coming weeks. Trump called the talks “productive” on Sunday in a social media post but signaled no retreat from his tariff pledge. Hillman said Trump and Trudeau “get along well” and the dinner was also a chance to socialize. She said Trump used his iPad to play music and she said Trump told Trudeau he’s a big fan of Canadian singer Celine Dion. “I don’t think it could have been better to be frank. Okay, I’ll take that back, I’ll change that. If he obviously said there would be no tariffs that would have been better but there was no realistic expectation of that,” Hillman said. But lest I leave you with the feeling President Trump and Justin Trudeau are the best of friends, allow me to enter the following montage into evidence to the contrary. President Trump has made no secret that he simply despises Trudeau’s “two-face” political games. Trump says he loves Canada but has zero respect for Trudeau and his government pic.twitter.com/WZguQh5Fsl — The Pleb Reporter (@truckdriverpleb) November 8, 2024 Sometimes, the direct approach is the best approach.  Bring things into the light of day.  Speak frankly, and cut the frivolous “niceties”. President Trump is a master at cutting through the fluff. And when a two-faced Canadian Socialist and an “anonymous” American RINO are what you have to deal with, President Trump seems to have boiled it down to an artform.

The hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s assassin intensifies. We now have new photos and footage revealing the killer’s calculated getaway. NYPD images show the suspect calmly in a taxi. He was escaping after the 6:48 a.m. shooting near Central Park. Surveillance captured him biking through the park first. Then by 7:04 a.m., he hailed a cab on Amsterdam Avenue, traveling for about 30 minutes. Investigators suspect he then fled via bus. The search continues. BREAKING: NYPD Releases New Photos of UnitedHealthcare Executive’s Alleged Assassin Escaping in Taxi https://t.co/w3w6jknia2 pic.twitter.com/VOXF7iQyQG — The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) December 8, 2024 The Gateway Pundit reports: The manhunt for the assassin of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson continues to grip New York City as chilling new photos and surveillance footage reveal the calculated escape of the suspected killer. The NYPD released images Friday night showing the alleged murderer in the back of a taxi after fleeing the scene of the brazen early-morning shooting, Daily Mail reported. According to the NYPD, the suspect’s carefully orchestrated movements began moments after the 6:48 a.m. shooting near Central Park. Surveillance cameras captured him entering the park and later exiting onto 77th Street in the Upper West Side at 6:56 a.m. The assassin, still riding an electric bike, was next seen near 86th Street and Columbus Avenue. By 7:04 a.m., he abandoned his bike and entered a taxi at 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, heading north. Within 30 minutes, he reached the Port Authority bus terminal, where investigators believe he boarded a bus and fled the city. Newly obtained footage from NewsNation shows the suspect speeding up 6th Avenue moments after the killing, weaving through early-morning traffic and disappearing into the shadows of Central Park. Here’s the two shots that were released: Someone used AI to try to recreate the face of the suspect. People are still questioning if the photo below is even the same person. AI-generated video of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s assassin by eric_marks_a_lot on TikTok. A fascinating glimpse into AI’s capabilities amid one of the most shocking events in NYC. pic.twitter.com/jgcsUFZSvG — PulseBreaker (@PulseBreaker_) December 7, 2024