I'm rambling at midnight, not a good sign. We hates insomnia, we hatess it.

Australia

Australia is a warm country. Riding in the summer months is a sauna, and riding in the winter months just means to put a jumper on underneath the jacket (generally).

The riding clothing that I had in Australia consisted of a pair of leather pants, reinforced on the thighs, butt and knees. A pair of mid-thigh boots, and at first a ex-cash-converters leather jacket, and then a proper jacket with kidney protection.

I made do with two pairs of gloves, the summer pair being somewhat on the light side, and the winter pair being, well, better.

Europe

Europe is a colder place. I brought over the leather jacket from Australia, but it only gets used on very hot summer days. Otherwise its too cold.

I have a kevlar jacket with, in addition to the normal elbow (etc) padding, has extra thermal inserts for when it gets a trifle nippy. But thats not enough, and I've also got an electrically-heated inner liner, with heated gloves and socks to match.

Leather pants as well, and a new set of boots (but the old ones, with replacement soles, are better).