Weatherproof clothing has improved considerably since that timeLOL, I rode 1 home in 88 and another in 92
However when it is cold I use the car as I have too many memories from the past of taking many hours to thaw out and feel normal again worst was 200 miles on snow covered roads in jan 82 back to barracks after new year break to find that the heating system in the barracks had been destroyed by the cold radiator in my room was completely smashed by the ice inside it got told to go home again and come back in a week
That was a cold day snow was falling in the west driven on by the strong winds and the sun was blinding as it sat low on the horizon to the south
Brian