Cold hands.

[Gazz]

Yesterday was the coldest day that I can ever remember riding in. My hands were fucking freezing that I expected to take a fingers off when I removed the gloves.

Anything that you could consider to heat up my hands?
Preferably a cheap option as it is for use on my dirtbike.

Would those hand guards make any difference? It wasnt very windy yesterday and I wasnt riding on any fast roads so don't know if it was due to a wind chill factor or not.

Anything else you can think of? Even a make-shift idea - just something I can use to get to work and back - wont be doing any long runs when the weather is so bad.

[carlosthejack...]

Muffs?
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[radicalrabit]

bar muffs will make a hell of a difference wind chill from speed is causing most of the chill, BETTER THERMAL GLOVES that will go inside the bar muffs even better still OTHER THAN THAT ITS HEATED GRIPS BUT EVEN THEY LEAVE PART OF YOUR HANDS REALLY COLD WHEN THE TEMP DROPS. gggggrrrrrrr I hate the bloody caps lock key ...
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[moppy]

I imagine bar muffs + heated grips is a lovely combination.

[Easter Bunny]

"cold killer" glove inserts are the best thing since heated grips
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[Sable]

Hand guards make a huge difference. Can be found for less than £20 on fleabay and amazon.

[Wonko The Sane]

[Notj7]

Someone suggested in a not-too-recent thread that wearing one or two of those latex gloves under your actual gloves can make a world of difference.

I haven't tried it, but the logic is sound - warmth gets trapped in-between layers.
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[miked9]

I find that the combination of bar muffs and heated grips keep the cold at bay. I tend to use a summer glove under muffs as easier to control bike!
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[Marmalade]

[j.silvs]

I use a combination of R&G heated grips, knox cold killer undergloves and spada vortex leather gloves.

When its really cold the tips do start to go a bit numb on my fingers after around 20 miles on an A road doing 'cough cough' 50mph - ish

This combination works really well I think.

I didnt fancy putting on muffs on my GSXR, but am suer that and heated grips would be unbeatable

[Benson_JV]

Muffs & heated grips. Went from not being able to feel my hands to burning them.
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[Amber Phoenix]

In rough order of price/effectiveness, your options are:

Plastic wind shields ~£20
Muffs ~ £30-50.
Heated grips ~ £40-50
Heated gloves ~ £100+

I've been using some Gerbing's heated gloves over this last winter. Lovely and warm, but I have had some reliability issues (though they did replace stuff promptly). Check out my write up on the Gerbing's heated gloves on my blog.
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[John933]

The cheapest way I have found is. A set of cotton inner glove's, and a set of them plastic over glove's you can get free at garage's for fill diesel. It's a case of keeping the wind off of your hand's and keeping the plastic away from your skin. The wind is the killer. Plastic bag's over your glove's will keep the wind off as well. But you may look a dick wearing them.
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[yaigi]

Every day I'm getting to work and my fingers are in agony. I bought winter gloves only a few weeks ago hoping that might make it less so but to no avail, they keep my hands a little bit warmer for a little bit more of the journey but not quite enough to make it all the way. I'm loathed to buy heated grips and muffs now cos summer is just so damn close I can almost smell it so I'm going to persevere with the bright red hurty fingers for the first half hour of work and when I get home at night for a while yet
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[WindyMiller]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Nother vote for warm clothes - as in many layers, especially round the upper body. As I've said in other replies, I've been out most days since September and have only been (slightly) cold a few times. I do wear two coats though - a spada biking jacket, and a much bigger lined waterproof coat over the top. When I've worn one without the other, or else fewers layers between those two, my hands have got cold. Btw my gloves cost 10 quid and are totally fucked now, having had the waterproof lining torn out back in october.
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[Rogue_Shadow]

Heated Grips + Muffs seem to be the weapon of choice.
However I can't see myself getting on with Muffs on my SV, they look very restrictive.
So I'm trying to source some hand guards from a V-Strom
Hand guards to remove wind chill & maybe adding heated grips later on

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/xXBADGERXx/Image033.jpg

Hand guards would look at home on your dirt bike.
Also, lighten your grip. I find my fingers get numb alot quicker on my throttle hand because I'm holding the grips too tight.

[Marmalade]

[Joncrete Cungle]

I have a pair of knox cold killers I wear under my bike gloves. Not felt even a hint of cold on my hands while wearing them on the bike since I got them.

[Rogerborg]

No esta mierda de nuevo.

Muffs, then heated grips, then anything else is gravy.
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