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Posted: 21:50 - 29 Dec 2016 Post subject: Re: The gloves are off (a heated debate) |
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Hong Kong Phooey wrote: | Pig Hog wrote: | Gerbing XR-12s are fantastic. The battery packs are bulky and uncomfortable—don't bother, just wire into the bike. |
Uncomfortable how? Is your jacket gripping it tight or does it dig into the wrists? |
Well perhaps my Dainese jackets have chunky sleeves with armour that goes along the forearm, making the fit of the gauntlet a little tighter; however, the fairly large battery packs sit on top of the wrists and restrict the range of movement that you then have, especially for your throttle hand.
If you want to wind on the throttle, you will have to re-adjust your grip first so that you can keep your wrist straight because you can't bend your wrists back while the battery packs are in the way.
Plus you have to remember to turn them off and to keep them charged.
If you wire a lead into the bike instead, sure, you'll need to wear the body wire under your jacket but it's quicker to put that on than it is to wedge the stupid battery packs inside their little pockets. Once that's done, you just plug into the bike and go.
The downsides are that they keep your entire hand warm, rather than just your palms; they're waterproof with a handy visor wiper; you can turn them off and still have a relatively thick winter glove for the warmer days; they have a range of heat settings from Toasty Warm to Smells Like Chicken. Oh, haha, sorry—those are all good things!
I've had mine go wrong once, where one glove stopped heating. I sent them back to Gerbing, who checked them over, found a fault in one of the leads and sent them back with a replacement body wire. Honestly the worst part was having freezing cold hands for a week.
I've noticed a lot of people don't have a lot of time for these gloves and insist on recommending a grip/muff combo and I genuinely can't get my head around why because these are possibly the best bit of kit that I've bought—they work better than grips and my bike doesn't look gay with muffs. I'd buy another pair in a heartbeat. ____________________ A2 Licence: 18/10/2013
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Thanks! Do you get staff discount?
There's also the T-12 & G-12 to consider. Checking specs & prices. ____________________
'81 CG125, '97 FZS600 : '99 CBR600F4, '09 KTM RC8
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Hong Kong Phooey wrote: |
Thanks! Do you get staff discount?
There's also the T-12 & G-12 to consider. Checking specs & prices. |
Maybe I should send my CV. Get a discount of the next pair... ____________________ A2 Licence: 18/10/2013
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I've got heated inner gloves (KEIS)
If I were purchasing again I'd just go with a pair of heated gloves instead of inners as they're a bit of a faff but are good when they're on.
Didn't get heated grips as, at the time the gloves I had wicked the moisture out to stay dry, heated grips can make this work backwards if the outside of the glove is warmer than inside - besides, it's my fingers that are cold so wasn't convinced the grip's heat would do much through a thick winter glove.
The muffs I had on my previous bike catch on the fairings of this one which is why I took them off again. ____________________ Looking to pass your CBT / Bike tests in Bury Lancashire? try www.focusridertraining.co.uk Would recommend.
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 121 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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