Heated Grips versus heated gloves?

[solidstate100]

Hi Peeps

After having a torrid winter last year with frozen pinkies, Im determined not to suffer his year. So apart from moving to, say, Africa, I was looking at the options for the 09GSA - any wisdom here as to which is best- grips or gloves? or both? Or maybe muffs (my least preferred option).

My thoughts are after market grips are more convenient but a bit bulky and gloves a less flexible option (altho I have a Gerbing heated jacket which makes it a bit easier as can plug into that)

Thought: Is it possible to retro-fit OEM heated grips?

Look forward to comments to help me spend my money......

Cheers all

 

[Zundapp]

Hi Peeps

After having a torrid winter last year with frozen pinkies, Im determined not to suffer his year.

Or maybe muffs (my least preferred option).

Muffs ARE the answer! Forget the need for heated grips, and use summer gloves all year round...

And the Tucano Urbano muffs actually look ok.

 

[AdamA]

Personally I woudn't touch muffs with yours....

Grips take the edge off on chilly days with thin gloves on, but when it's proper freezing are absolutely useless IMO.

Heated gloves (and jacket) are the way ahead.
Powerlet do some fantastic ones, but they don't have a UK importer for them IIRC so you have to deal direct with the states.

Why on earth did you spec a GSA without heated grips anyhow?

 

[cookie]

used to be a fan of muffs, but heated gloves are better for me unless it's pissing down as well as cold.

get all 3 solutions

 

[Farmer Palmer]

I've had heated grips on all the BMW GS's i've owned including a Buell Ulysses(grips were far too hot on the high setting)

My HP2 however did not have heated grips and boy did I suffer north of the Arctic Circle. I even had to stop and buy some Scott snow mobile gloves my hands were so cold. Mrs P's hands were warm as toast on her F650GS with heated grips though......!

I found the Tucano muffs were the answer in the 'real' cold(Iceland/Nordkapp -9 degrees C) and with the heated grips on the low setting or even with them switched off I could comfortably wear 'summer' GS gloves all the time. With the muffs your hands never get wet when it rains either which makes a huge difference....!

As for the heated gloves/waistcoat/underpants etc i've never been lucky enough to try them so can't comment.

Muffs would be the cheapest most effective solution complete with the sh*tkicker look. I even use them on our farm quadbike in the winter.....Working all day in the snow!

I've not seen many GS's without the heated grip option......!

FP.

 

[Dave Ett]

Muffs all the way. they may not look great, but who cares about looks when you have toasty hands.

You can wear thinner gloves for more feel, yet they will stay completely dry, and since there's no windchill they stay warmer.

No drain on your battery, and can be removed when spring arrives.

I was glad of the heated grips and muffs last winter when it was down to minus 4...

 

[Frequentflyer]

Muffs- no doubt about it for me

 

[solidstate100]

Why on earth did you spec a GSA without heated grips anyhow?

I didnt! - It was a second hand bike, and normally I wouldnt have touched it without heated grips but the deal was too good to ignore plus it came with a load of other bits to make up for it. Kinda.

SO far muffs seem to be the majority choice, many thanks for recommendation - I will have a look at them in a new light (or try to!) - can someone be kind enough to tell me what model/style is the one to go for?

Any more for any more? (thanks to all so far)

 

[Frequentflyer]

Try the Turcana Urbano from Val-really do work I was surprised at how effective they are

 

[Dave Ett]

Try the Turcana Urbano from Val-really do work I was surprised at how effective they are

Yup, same here. I've had a few pairs over the years and these are definitely the best. Fur lined, stiff enough to retain their shape when you stuff your hand back in after every visor wipe, and a nice gusset to keep the warm air inside.

 

[STUBBS]

muffs with heated grips as a back up just in case it gets really cold

 

[Tim Cullis]

Four bikes later I'm still on my first set of muffs. Great value.

Although I also have had heated grips on all my bikes, my second choice would be heated gloves as grips don't warm the finger tips.

 

[sanqhar]

I found heated grips OK except for the coldest days when the outside of my hands would still get cold. Heated grips are perfect for cold wet hands in a non winter downpour. Warm wet hands are better.

Heated gloves do what they say on the tin, keep your whole hand warm. Never tried muffs.

tom

 

[Rasher]

I found heated grips OK except for the coldest days when the outside of my hands would still get cold.

Find the same (so stay in on the coldest days which solves the problem for me)

Bought some Keiss heated gloves for her indoors, they heat the outside of your fingers, so combined with grips may do the job nicely

 

[solidstate100]

Well - Had a bit of a result - seems you can retrofit the OEM grips (didn't know you could do that) and as I ended up with a bike with no heated grips due to a bit of a "misunderstanding", the dealer is going to contribute a substantial amount of the £350 cost.

I will, however supplement the grips with a Muff courtesy of Val, with whom I have already exchanged PM's.........I am determined that for the first time in the longest time Im gonna be a year round rufty tufty biker....

Many thanks to all for your wise words and contributions

 

[Dave Ett]

Well done that man a new recruit to the ranks of the freeze free fingers!

 

[iandavid]

I likes a nice warm muff

 

[solidstate100]

I likes a nice warm muff

Who doesn't ! ?

Actually there's probably a few here that prefer a bit of........

 

[charlied]

Heat for cold hands and feet

Has anybody a good solution to heat up cold feet on a bike??. My partner really feels the cold (and especially after the delightful summer we have just had!!!) and once her feet get cold, it gets very uncomfortable for her. I know there are heated gloves, is their such a thing as heated inner bootees??. All help and advice gratefully accepted

 

[Micky]

I likes a nice warm muff

I'll go with that

When it gets cool .... heated grips

When it gets freezing .... heated gloves

But pissing about with the wires etc for short journeys ... nah!

It has to be a good pair of Muffs for consistent freezing winter riding