Heated gloves or muffs?

[Bryn]

Got heated grips on the Super Tenere.... and a mate has put me on to RST Thermotech heated gloves....He's not bought a pair yet but they seem to have decent reviews.......

£140 ( Moto Central) is a fair old chunk for a pair of gloves..... but I suffer from cold hands even with the grip heaters on full..... anyone care to comment on the comparison between a pair of heated gloves , or a pair of decent handlebar muffs?

 

[Norfolk Tiger]

As you've got heated grips it has to be muffs all the way,once I got over how daft muffs can look I won't be switching back

 

[cookie]

i also get cold hands nowadays.

used to use muffs, which were fine, but found they did not keep my hands warm enough as they became more sensitive to cold. now i use heated gloves when it's cold, and find them far more effective.

the EXOs i use are somewhat clumsy though. they are a few years old, and i've seen far more supple gloves since.

 

[Bryn]

that's the thing, never had a pair of muffs so it will be a new experience for me

I like the idea of heated gloves with a battery fitted, so no leads

 

[Wreford Miles]

Muffs and heated grips...

The great thing about muffs, is the choice of gloves you have, I'm currently using rally gloves

I often us my GSA for local errands and don't bother with gloves, muffs make that possible

 

[Packer]

I use the Toucano Urbano muffs on my S10 and wear Held uninsulated summer gloves all year. Muffs can make the bike more difficult to manhandle out of the garage but if fitted properly they transform the winter riding experience taking all the wind chill and rain/sleet/snow off your hands. Wearing thin gloves makes the heated grips more effective and eliminates the bulk and lack of feel from thicker winter gloves

I rarely need more than the lowest setting on my Daytona heated grips.

 

[GS TRV]

Muffs and heated grips for me. They work a treat.

 

[Kawanor]

Muffs and heated grips...

I had mine for many years,waterproof also..

 

[Wapping]

Having used and been very pleased with muffs, I then discovered the joy of good quality electric glove liners, married to a pair of oversized Rukka 'Three season' gloves, like the Apollo.

I won't be going back.

Link the liners to a heated jacket and it's even better. Control both independently but easily via a twin remote controller and the job's complete. More expensive than muffs but - with care - will last for years.

 

[Bryn]

Thanks for the replies chaps

Food for thought

 

[Rushy]

Bryn , with heated rips muffs are the way to go mate as suggested by many others.

Pros

1) pretty cheap
2) can use different gloves , depending on conditions, with them
3) importantly they keep your hands DRY as well as warmer
4) they don't go flat like batt powered gloves
5) they will last a lot longer than a pair of gloves. Mines are 10yrs old now.

Cons
1) they can look naff..., who cares?

 

[cookie]

muffs are great if you can get by with wearing summer gloves with them. if you can't, then heavier gloves are very awkward under muffs IME.

 

[adventuredon]

Must be a northern thing...I manage with a pair of BMW all Round gloves and the heated grips alone...soft northernaaas...

 

[Bryn]

Must be a northern thing...I manage with a pair of BMW all Round gloves and the heated grips alone...soft northernaaas...

Leicestershire...Northerner.

 

[beemerboy9]

My brain is not capable of memorising the switches - I need to be able to see them.

I know, I know .... how about at night?........

.......99% of my night riding is done under urban street lighting.

 

[ymfb]

Muffs

 

[Max_W]

I used to have Tucano Urbano muffs fitted to my 800GS and thought they were a PITA as they were pretty bulky and obstructive. I now have Barkbuster Blizzards fitted to my 1200GSA and love them. I rode most days through last winter with the Blizzards, heated grips and the perforated grip half of the BMW 2-in-1 gloves, and with only a couple of exceptions, was always comfortable.

 

[wessie]

Tucano R319 worked well on my S10 - now using them on the FJ09. As said above, you can wear summer gloves and they stay dry. All switchgear fits inside the muffs and I find it easy to take my hand out to flick my visor open, operate a satnav, take toll tickets etc.

The only caveat with summer gloves, if the brake/clutch levers are very cold, you can get cold finger tips until the ambient temperature inside the muffs rises to warm the levers if riding in town with lots of lever use.

 

[Toddmeister]

For me it's Barkbuster Blizzards and this combination:
http://www.keisapparel.co.uk/product/keis-x20-hi-powered-bodywarmer/
Plus
http://www.keisapparel.co.uk/product/keis-heated-x800-outer-gloves-2/

I've also got the remote controller mounted on the bars so I can turn the vest up or down to suit. What I personally like about this is it keeps your core, and neck warm and also your hands get heat all round them (not just on the palms)

I'm sure other options mentioned here are all good, this just works best for me!

 

[Fanum]

I've just been looking for the cheapest place I can get another set of muffs and found these

£120 is a good chunk less than the 140 you mentioned for a pair of gloves Bryn, and these babies might give you the best of both worlds....heated muffs

They've even got a window for the fucktard who can't remember where his fucking buttons are (is someone like that allowed to ride a bloody motorcycle? Riding along looking down at the bars every time he wants to indicate FFS! )