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Heated grips or heated gloves, that is the question.

Heated grips or heated gloves, that is the question.

Baloffski
6 years ago

Never had heated grips or heated gloves. S'pose they have their place, for riders who suffer from arthritis and other jazz like that. Just too expensive for me, not needed as yet, and just one more piece of bloody electrical equipment that could possibly fuck up.
Yeah, I do ride in the winter in Victoria, not just to pub, and yeah I do feel the cold. My main concern is keeping my focus on reaction function time, on the mainframe computer in the cold. (head aches ) Like before hypothermia sets in.
Used to work up towers/masts in snow, bloody Wind chill shits me, but certainly wouldn't put those plastic bicycle hand guards on my ride. each to their own, but I"l laugh at you.

mickle
6 years ago

Cock Warmer?

Roo Ted
6 years ago

I can't believe you blokes.
Come and ride in Tassie in winter, lots of us do and I'm yet to see heated gloves or grips on a Harley yet.
A few chicks I know have heated grips but no men.

Soapbox2627
6 years ago

Quoting mickle on 28 May 2018 06:25 AMedited: 28 May 2018 06:25 AM
Cock Warmer?

I think you have your intentions mixed up with capability

paulybronco
6 years ago

Quoting mickle on 28 May 2018 06:25 AMedited: 28 May 2018 06:25 AM
Cock Warmer?

Quoting Soapbox2627 on 28 May 2018 09:28 AM
I think you have your intentions mixed up with capability

Impressive even though the weather is cold

ryno_0000
6 years ago

I have them on my bike from thw previous owner. Great on a cold night, I find I need to keep my fist closed on the grip to keep the hands warm. If I take my hand off the grip I lose the heat and then I have to vuild it up again.

Wideglider
6 years ago

Ha ha. This thread has me totally intrigued. Seems it's ok to keep upper body warm with long shirt & jacket, legs warm with long pants, feet warm with thick socks & sealed boots, head/face warm with bandana or visor. But any talk of keeping hands warm has some labelling others as wimps - bizarre.
Maybe the next discussion could be that having an aftermarket comfortable seat means you're soft too.... LOL.

softfat
6 years ago

Quoting Wideglider on 29 May 2018 02:55 AM
Ha ha. This thread has me totally intrigued. Seems it's ok to keep upper body warm with long shirt & jacket, legs warm with long pants, feet warm with thick socks & sealed boots, head/face warm with bandana or visor. But any talk of keeping hands warm has some labelling others as wimps - bizarre.
Maybe the next discussion could be that having an aftermarket comfortable seat means you're soft too.... LOL.

I think those that don't need/want/bag out hand warmers are those that have fairings on their bikes that stop the cold wind hitting their hands. I don't have a fairing so my hands (and my vagina) are exposed to the cold.
Anyway it would seem that hand warmers and testosterone go hand in hand.

Soft...

Superlow 11
6 years ago

Quoting softfat on 27 May 2018 08:49 AM
Fatboy doesn't come with heated grips. I thought about getting them fitted but the mechanic at Harley said it's a 4 hour job and not really worth it. Now with cooler weather, winter gloves really don't cut it. Rode last weekend and hands froze. Today I bought a set of heated gloves with a small battery in each glove they are nice and warm. What do you people do here for winter warmth? Some won't ride I suppose, but even in autumn and spring here we have some cool but good riding days.
Soft...

Hey softfat what gloves did you get

Roo Ted
6 years ago

Sensitive little fellas aint they Rodders?

liberator
6 years ago

I've got heated grips on my BMW, I find that they warm up your bodies core more so than the finger tips,

me_ashman
6 years ago

Quoting paulybronco on 27 May 2018 09:05 AM
I just moved to Qld got to a chilly 13 last night

Like most Qlder's you'll start complaining about that soon.

me_ashman
6 years ago

haha

softfat
6 years ago

"I'm just taking the piss."
So am I rodders.
Soft...

softfat
6 years ago

Quoting softfat on 27 May 2018 08:49 AM
Fatboy doesn't come with heated grips. I thought about getting them fitted but the mechanic at Harley said it's a 4 hour job and not really worth it. Now with cooler weather, winter gloves really don't cut it. Rode last weekend and hands froze. Today I bought a set of heated gloves with a small battery in each glove they are nice and warm. What do you people do here for winter warmth? Some won't ride I suppose, but even in autumn and spring here we have some cool but good riding days.
Soft...

Quoting Superlow 11 on 29 May 2018 09:25 AM
Hey softfat what gloves did you get

Hi Super
https://www.mcas.com.au/shop/category/on-road-bike-accessories-heated-grips-gloves
The five HG-1. Three and a half hours on low, 2 hours on high. I got them for $330. I hit them up for their best price.

Soft...

softfat
6 years ago

Quoting Roo Ted on 29 May 2018 09:41 AM
Sensitive little fellas aint they Rodders?

Nah Roo, no sensitivities here buddy. Been on this earth too long to worry what people say to me or what they think of me. Don't give a fuck really. ;)
Soft...

paulybronco
6 years ago

Quoting paulybronco on 27 May 2018 09:05 AM
I just moved to Qld got to a chilly 13 last night

Quoting me_ashman on 29 May 2018 10:30 AM
Like most Qlder's you'll start complaining about that soon.

Funnily all the whingers come from down south LOL

mickle
6 years ago

I need some Heated Jocks, I have a cold Cock.

LOFTYBOB
6 years ago

Quoting mickle on 30 May 2018 04:00 AM
I need some Heated Jocks, I have a cold Cock.

If ya don't use it, ya loose it.

liberator
6 years ago

Once you have experienced heated grips, it's hard going without them,

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