Electric vest/jacket

HellFire

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I'd like to get an electric vest or inner jacket this season, I'd like it to be both rechargable and/or plug into the battery charger pigtail already on the bike. I've been looking at some sites but would rather get a recommendation from people that have used them. (it's the same pigtail that works on battery tenders and the Odyssey charger)
Any suggestions and links to retailers would be appreciated, I've never owned any heated stuff before. Heated grips and gloves seem to have my hands covered, but I still have to stop on occasion to suck up engine heat for the rest of me. I'd rather just be warmed from the inside by a vest or something.
Got any suggestions?
 
I heard Steven Wright say that on stage way back from his "I have a pony, his name is Nicky" routine, It's one of his quotes that stuck with me. He isn't credited with it since it was from WWII as "Never pet a burning dog", which basically means don't jump into a dangerous situation. But it's one of the best tips I know, I remember it often at work.

I don't say it much anymore since the kids at work are too young to think. I remember the last time I said it, one of them responded "That's cruel, why would you set a dog on fire?". I knew then I was too old to give them any advice.
 


I use a jett heated vest from jett australia the advantage is that it is self contained with a flat battery in a pocket and a rheostat hanging off the right side full heat gets you a 3 hours ride and your back is really warm the included charger can charge in a few hours the battery the technology is wireless in the heating pads and the whole thing works fine.
 
Love my gerbing's- have the jacket and glove liners probably for 5 years now... pretty sure they have updated things significantly since then. Plug directly into the 12V accessory on RIII, and it came with a harness for wiring to a batt, which is how I use them on the Legend. Only thing I would add now that I didn't think of back when I was buying those things would be their insoles. For shorter stints, the jacket and glove liners are sufficient, but I found last year that upper 20's for more than a couple of hours and I was thinking only about one thing: freezing feet. Not fun.
 
I kind of like the Jett vest as I'm not to fond of being "wired" to the bike. I have some of the Gerbing heated gloves for use over here but they are not really meant for motorcycle use.

I haven't checked their site lately maybe they have the gloves with the battery packs for motorcycles finally.

Dennis

57 dtg Dubai
58 dtg London

155 dtg Dubai
156 dtg Home (Triumph buying time)
 
+1 on the Gerbing. Have the G3 heated gloves wired to my battery, comes with everything you need except a temp regulator. I used the on/off switch they sell for $15. Vest is next on my list for this year.
 
The EXO2 stuff, which in addition to all the stuff they make is also made by them for Triumph is really good. No wires. The entire fabric carries the heat and it's durable. The vest is top notch stuff.
 
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