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Thinking of putting heated grips on my rocket, only thing that gets cold on me during my late fall/ early spring rides are my hands. I like to ride till the salt goes down.
Heated Grips anyone??
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ewswartze
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I just added heated gloves to my cold weather riding setup because that is precisely my situation also (cold numb hands). I have no experience with heated grips but after some searching and thinking about my riding preferences I chose the glove route because I can move them from bike to bike. I am very pleased with the increased comfort. Btw I am from Wooster Ohio.
Molinoman
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I have heard that there are/were some problems with the "quality" of the heated grips on the R3T. From personal experience with my 2007 R3 Classic...the heated grips worked fine (but they are different, I think, from the R3T heated grips).
Gerbing does make heated gloves for motorcycles but you are looking at around $200 plus charging adapter and this set up uses the motorcycle's electrical system for a power source. Or you can buy a jacket or a liner for around $300 and the gloves will (again an additional $200 plus adapter) plug into either the jacket or the liner. They (Gerbing) also make a jacket and/or liner with battery packs and your gloves will plug into the sleeves as well.
I am using the Gerbing Core system but it is more suitable, probably, for snowmobiles but the gloves are $169 (if I remember right) and that includes one set of batteries for each glove. I bought an extra set of batteries so that I can change them out as needed. These do not need to be powered by the motorcycle battery. They seem to hold up well but Gerbing does not guarantee them for motorcycle usage. I just bought them for use in Afghanistan and am seeing how they work during my riding so far into the cold season.
Dennis
Gerbing does make heated gloves for motorcycles but you are looking at around $200 plus charging adapter and this set up uses the motorcycle's electrical system for a power source. Or you can buy a jacket or a liner for around $300 and the gloves will (again an additional $200 plus adapter) plug into either the jacket or the liner. They (Gerbing) also make a jacket and/or liner with battery packs and your gloves will plug into the sleeves as well.
I am using the Gerbing Core system but it is more suitable, probably, for snowmobiles but the gloves are $169 (if I remember right) and that includes one set of batteries for each glove. I bought an extra set of batteries so that I can change them out as needed. These do not need to be powered by the motorcycle battery. They seem to hold up well but Gerbing does not guarantee them for motorcycle usage. I just bought them for use in Afghanistan and am seeing how they work during my riding so far into the cold season.
Dennis
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Im getting a set that fit under the ISO grips I have ordered also from Custom Cruiser apparently they will fit under any grip
getting Old mans hands (Arthiris) So need to go soft and keep the the pinkys warm they are called Heat Demons Under-the-Grip Heater Kit, Chrome cost $149 US
getting Old mans hands (Arthiris) So need to go soft and keep the the pinkys warm they are called Heat Demons Under-the-Grip Heater Kit, Chrome cost $149 US
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I have heated grips, already fitted to the bike, after market think.
I ride the R3 in all weather in WA we dont have much below -1 cent, but I find my fingers are still cold unless I grip tight then I get cramp.. Heated gloves sound better to me
I ride the R3 in all weather in WA we dont have much below -1 cent, but I find my fingers are still cold unless I grip tight then I get cramp.. Heated gloves sound better to me
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I have some antique, fleece lined mitten gauntlets I picked up on e-bay from a deceased estate in the UK. Thumb gets a bit cold but the rest of my hands are warm as toast even down well below zero. Lining's getting a bit thin now in places but still work pretty good. Can't find anything like them here; might try to get another pair made. I'd probably go with heated gloves over gribs, though, when I get that soft.
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I Only need to warm my hands when I go up over the Mtn to Canberra down here the weather ain't much different to Coff's
GreyFox
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USually have to take a pee when hands get cold. Insert hands and pee problem goes away, can't find it. Hands are warmed however!
Serious side, gloves are the best, top and bottom of hands get warmed.
Add a seated heat and your are in heaven.
Serious side, gloves are the best, top and bottom of hands get warmed.
Add a seated heat and your are in heaven.
Ogremeister
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The heated grips on my FJR were really nice...they had a reostat and could be adjusted anywhere from off to max.
The Triumph heated grips on my Roadster are 2 position..off, high or low.
The instructions recommend using high to start then as soon as you feel the heat turn them to low.
Low is not really enough for many conditions and I end up putting them back to high a lot.
I find heated grips are very useful when you are dressed for warmer weather and it cools down at night or rains....I like to use thinner gloves whenever possible.
Having heated grips has saved me several times...the blood circulates through your hands , where it is warmed and then circulates back through your body...so it is not just warming your hands.
In really cold weather riding I don't rely on just heated grips, I use heated jacket and gloves and socks.
They are a nice adjunct but if you are seriously going to rely on heated grips as your cold weather solution you need to add hand protectors to block the wind so that they have a better chance of overcoming the wind chill factor.
The Triumph heated grips on my Roadster are 2 position..off, high or low.
The instructions recommend using high to start then as soon as you feel the heat turn them to low.
Low is not really enough for many conditions and I end up putting them back to high a lot.
I find heated grips are very useful when you are dressed for warmer weather and it cools down at night or rains....I like to use thinner gloves whenever possible.
Having heated grips has saved me several times...the blood circulates through your hands , where it is warmed and then circulates back through your body...so it is not just warming your hands.
In really cold weather riding I don't rely on just heated grips, I use heated jacket and gloves and socks.
They are a nice adjunct but if you are seriously going to rely on heated grips as your cold weather solution you need to add hand protectors to block the wind so that they have a better chance of overcoming the wind chill factor.
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