On my BMW I had a full fairing, lowers which cover the knee area and "Hippo Hands" which are large sleeve like affairs that cover the hand grip area, they keep the wind off your hands and lower arms. These were all great for cold weather.
Why worry about warmth in Florida? There was a cold front covering the East coast down into Northern Florida. It was predicted that it would get as cold as 33 degrees in the Sanford area. With any wind even at 30 or 40 mph. the wind chill can quickly go to zero. I checked into "lowers" for my bike. What I found would have mounted on the front fork under my windscreen. The problem was that they were made to mount in conjunction with other fairings/windscreens but not mine. After thinking a bit, I felt that while nice they'd be marginally useful, as I intended to only use the bike in warmer weather. The ride from Sanford was fairly short and if it was too cold I could simply wait for it to warm up. As it turned out I needn't have worried.
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