The gloves are off (a heated debate)

[Hong Kong Phooey]

Heated gloves > muffs > heated grips > nothing no?

I'm cool as fuck so would never entertain fake muffage or ninja slipper 2 finger gloves.

But my pinkies are a bit cold lately, and I'm a glove whore.
Prefer battery pack than plug in, hearing good things about Gerbing XR12.
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'81 CG125, '97 FZS600 : '99 CBR600F4, '09 KTM RC8

[notbike]

Are you me? I was looking at the Gerbing XR12s as well. The only thing stopping me is the price when you include the battery packs.

Heated grips, had them on the ninja, they do fuck all for the back of your hands. I tried some waterproof muffs too, but they weren't very insulated so I guess I can't comment on muffs. I'd imagine heated grips & decent muffs make a good combination.

After almost freezing to death on my most recent ride I should probably want to invest in heated everything, not just gloves.

[pig hog]

Gerbing XR-12s are fantastic. The battery packs are bulky and uncomfortable—don't bother, just wire into the bike.
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'13 Yamaha XJ6N '15 Daytona 675R / '16 MT-07 dead / '17 MT-07 / '18 MT-10

[B0ndy]

Oxford heated grips here:

- reasonably priced
- won't drain your battery if you forget to switch them off
- easy to fit, wire straight to the battery
- reliable

I have a £30 set of winter gloves, only time my hands get cold is when the temperature is in the minus figures. 60 mile a day commute year round.
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[Hong Kong Phooey]

[Hong Kong Phooey]

[notbike]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[B0ndy]

[Hong Kong Phooey]

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[Hong Kong Phooey]

[pig hog]

[Hong Kong Phooey]

[Hong Kong Phooey]

[shdaxner]

I currently use heated grips and since using them have not had cold hands at all....too hot sometimes yes, they have a low voltage sensor and "noise" sensor which means they shut off when the bike is off or the voltage is to low so have never drained my battery.

Admittedly, I did try on a few pairs of the Gerbing gloves at the NEC this year just after arriving on the bike (1st stand we went to) and I was very impressed with just how good they were, many times better than heated grips but also a damn sight more expensive. After speaking to the staff on the stand, the general consensus was that the wired versions are better (and cheaper) as they are more ergonomical and from memory I do not believe the battery life on the battery operated ones is much to write home about?...
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[Monkeypony]

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[pig hog]

[owl]

I had the Gerbing XRS12 the shorter cuff version, which were connected to the bike and they were extremely effective, however 2 issues I had:

1. Sizing, seemed to be inbetween sizes in that XL was slightly too small and XXL was way too big, had the XL on for awhile in the hopes they might stretch out a bit, but they were still quite stiff in the end.

2. Whilst extremely effective at keeping hands warm, they were a bit of a faff, especially on short journeys.

In the end I sent them back and got oem heated grips fitted and they've been great even in -°C. Only issue is on the motorway in -°C, pinky's sometimes get a bit cold.

If you don't mind the faff and/or you do long motorway commutes/journeys then I'd recommend the gloves if not then grips.

My only muff experience involves lady bits and probably won't be relevant here.
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[myvision]

I've got some oxford heated grips but I use them with muffs on the burgman commuting and the two together work great.
I also have some keis heated gloves used properly for the first time on a different bike yesterday they kept my hands very warm on a 90 mile trip but I find them two big and can't feel the controls properly fine on the motorway but not good around town.
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[Wonko The Sane]

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.
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[ADSrox0r]

InB4 Bodyguard pipes up about being hard as nails in any weather doing 50,000 miles a month on his deathtrap.

Anyway, I've flirted with the idea of heated gloves on and off for years. The last couple of days the ambient temp on the dash has read minus 5 and even with Barkbusters and heated grips the tips of my fingers were getting to the point of agony.

I despise winter gloves for the reasons stated above, too bulky and make me feel awkward in slippery weather. I'd been looking at the Kies liners for a while but comments already made have made me think twice.

Never mind, summer will be back soon. We all enjoy those three days of sun.
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[Johnnythefox]

I love the English summer, it's my favorite day of the year....

[P.]

Muff, always just muff, no need for additional heat.