Who has heated equipment?

Quick281 · 01-31-2009, 07:46 PM

Who here has experience with heated grips/gloves?

I have heard many good things about heated grips and now I am looking into some heated liners for my gloves/jacket in order to deal with the cold on my long trip up north.

Will I be able to power all of this on my bike or am I going to run into electrical issues if I pull too much power?

Curb · 01-31-2009, 07:57 PM

talk to Thridgenxli...he has all the cold weather riding gear

CrazyKell · 01-31-2009, 07:57 PM

Heated grips were a godsend for me. I don't know I how I rode without them.

Quick281 · 01-31-2009, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CrazyKell

Heated grips were a godsend for me. I don't know I how I rode without them.

Did they only heat up the inner parts of your palm or were the outside of your fingers warm too? Meaning the parts that would be facing the cold ass wind.

the chi · 01-31-2009, 08:10 PM

Being in FL I have no need for the heated equipment, but something I use when its cold out that may be helpful are the little heatpads you can find. Hunters use them in cold weather, you can get ones for hands and feet, Ive actually tucked them into my gloves, boots and jacket and stayed comfortable on super chilly days.

Mr Lefty · 01-31-2009, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by The Chi

Being in FL I have no need for the heated equipment, but something I use when its cold out that may be helpful are the little heatpads you can find. Hunters use them in cold weather, you can get ones for hands and feet, Ive actually tucked them into my gloves, boots and jacket and stayed comfortable on super chilly days.

the only thing about those is try'n to adjust them at speed.... when your hunting and they get too hot (and they get REALLY HOT) you can just switch hands... or set it down... if you've got one in your glove... or boot... you'd be stopp'n every 5 miles to switch it...

the chi · 01-31-2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ebbs15

the only thing about those is try'n to adjust them at speed.... when your hunting and they get too hot (and they get REALLY HOT) you can just switch hands... or set it down... if you've got one in your glove... or boot... you'd be stopp'n every 5 miles to switch it...

If you set them just right you dont have to adjust, but you cant put them directly on the skin, I wrapped mine in a thick paper towel, like a lil pocket, on my palm and they worked great!

Mr Lefty · 01-31-2009, 08:16 PM

they only heat the palm... but the heat is enough to radiate through your fingers... or at least the ones I used on my friends snow machine were (motorcycle ones he installed on the snowmachine)

if your riding in really severe cold weather or lots of rain... check out these...
http://www.webbikeworld.com/r4/hippo-hands/

I think no worries has something similar on his CBX

njchopper87 · 01-31-2009, 09:45 PM

Some of Gerbing's gear runs on 7v battery packs. If your concerned about draining the battery on the bike you could always go that route. Some of their shit is fairly expensive though.

http://www.gerbing.com/index.php

L8 Braker · 01-31-2009, 10:43 PM

Widder.com has been doing heated gear for a long time...The gloves are wireless, which would rock...

But I just went to their site, and the header says thanks for the memories, and you can't click on any of the stuff...So I'm guessing, they wen't out of business

01-31-2009, 07:46 PM	#1
Quick281 Victim of Blazer Rapage Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Talkeetna, AK Moto: 06 GSXR 600 Posts: 1,707	Who has heated equipment? Who here has experience with heated grips/gloves? I have heard many good things about heated grips and now I am looking into some heated liners for my gloves/jacket in order to deal with the cold on my long trip up north. Will I be able to power all of this on my bike or am I going to run into electrical issues if I pull too much power? __________________ -Alex- Resident TWFix Noob. My 06 GSXR 600 <-- Its Clickable Fools.

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Curb resident gimp Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SoFla Moto: a big ole steamin pile of nothin Posts: 1,344	talk to Thridgenxli...he has all the cold weather riding gear __________________ Steve Political correctness is killing this country

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01-31-2009, 07:57 PM	#3
CrazyKell Vrooom Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: 06 ZX6R Posts: 4,427	Heated grips were a godsend for me. I don't know I how I rode without them.

01-31-2009, 08:16 PM	#8
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	they only heat the palm... but the heat is enough to radiate through your fingers... or at least the ones I used on my friends snow machine were (motorcycle ones he installed on the snowmachine) if your riding in really severe cold weather or lots of rain... check out these... http://www.webbikeworld.com/r4/hippo-hands/ I think no worries has something similar on his CBX

01-31-2009, 09:45 PM	#9
njchopper87 Bored Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sumter, SC Moto: '01 Spirit 750 Posts: 1,535	Some of Gerbing's gear runs on 7v battery packs. If your concerned about draining the battery on the bike you could always go that route. Some of their shit is fairly expensive though. http://www.gerbing.com/index.php

01-31-2009, 10:43 PM	#10
L8 Braker Swollen Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 558	Widder.com has been doing heated gear for a long time...The gloves are wireless, which would rock... But I just went to their site, and the header says thanks for the memories, and you can't click on any of the stuff...So I'm guessing, they wen't out of business