Bikes with Heating!

[RePT]

on my commute to uni today, I decided to do something which was smart but stupid.


by the time i arrived at uni, my hands were frozen. Its ice cold down here.

So I decided to put my hands on the exhaust pipe to warm them up.

All 4 fingers burnt.

Have a good day ¬.¬

[Pol Anorl]

Been there done that ruined a few gloves doing that, just buy heated grips.
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[Babba]

You're at UNI ?

[blade023]

A more sensible option, and something an instructor told me about, is to put your hands on the crank casing. The part that gets about as hot as a radiator, so the heat goes through your gloves to warm your hands. I've done this before I had heated grips and it helps immensely if you start to lose feeling in your fingers.
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[RePT]

[1cyl]

Crank case warmth

While sat on the bandit i used to tuck my hands through the frame in above the engine and behind radiator, always nice and warm there. of course this may not work for you.

Heated Grips!

Or slightly cheaper less practical option:
Construct a large funnel which sits behind your engine around your carb with a couple of bits of 50mm dia hose coming off either side swooping round and coming back up to the handle bars where apon you terminate them in an appropriate manner as to distribute the warm air onto you Knuckles.
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[Dilyan]

Or waste £100 like me and wire some heated gloves to the battery. Mmm, nice
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[Clanger]

I always held the frame on the sv... lovely and warm after a few miles.
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[Ichy]

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[Cadbury]

Now, I know its a scooter, but, the new Aprilia Sportcity Actually has a heater of sorts (no, I don't have one)

It apparently channels heat from the engine and has 2 vents in front of your legs.

https://uk.aprilia.com/en-GB/Model/29815/SPORTCITY+CUBE+125/Overview.aspx

I thought it was a pretty novel/neat idea if it works.

[Mikey3]

I either put my hands (in my gloves, not bare) over the clutch and generator covers sometimes (generator side gets warmer on mine) and my hands are soon toasty.
If not I just take my gloves off and chuck them over the exhaust can. Never melted any or had any issues, just have to grin and bare the cold for the time being 'till the gloves warm up. Generally pockets do the job OK considering you don't have a wind blast, or at least, a significantly less one!
Bare hands on hot pipe - see first post

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[Noxious89123]

I'd say the engine cases get as hot as the exhaust can on my bike after a couple hours riding, if not more so. The can cools very quickly after a ride too, where as the engine stays hot/warm for hours.

Still, bare hands? Dumbass I once touched one of my calipers after a ride, gloves on. Good thing too; They were binding and when I touched it my glove smoked
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[Biker_Beth]

I dont believe in heated grips or any other gadgets for your motorbike of that kind.

Thats the fun of riding, feeling the full experience.
I love the feeling after a long ride, you get home and your frozen.
Long as you core body and legs are kept warm!
Yes, it's a nightmare having cold hands while riding because after a while it does go numb and hard to ride.
But long as you have decent gloves, whats abit of cold!
Thats like saying you hate rain so you want a roof for your bike.

GET A CAR if you cant handle it!
Lol

[J.M.]