Powerlet RapidFire heated jacket liner

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Having had a Chili heated waistcoat for years, I thought I would treat myself to something new from the nice folk at Powerlet.

One of their RapidFire heated jacket liners, with matching heated glove inners and wireless controller.

http://www.powerlet.com/product/rapidfire-heated-jacket-liner-dual-wireless-heat-controller/556

http://www.powerlet.com/product/rapidfire-heated-glove-liner/481


As it is 'kin cold in the Smoke I hope they work :eek


Sourced from the helpful fellows at Bikebitz

http://www.bykebitz.co.uk/


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Yup, but good reviews from the USA and I do a lot of miles, so I hope to get value out of it.

My Chilli jerkin was (to me at the time) a lot of wedge. But, has done twenty or more years' service..... Once I upgraded the original crappy controller and connector plug with one from Widder, that is.

If this lasts as long, I'll be 75 :rob.
 
Wapping said:
Yup, but good reviews from the USA and I do a lot of miles, so I hope to get value out of it.

My Chilli jerkin was (to me at the time) a lot of wedge. But, has done twenty or more years' service..... Once I upgraded the original crappy controller and connector plug with one from Widder, that is.

If this lasts as long, I'll be 75 :rob.
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oh come on theres no way your 35 :D:D:D:D


as ive found with motorcycling kit you definitely get what you pay for:thumb2
 
I've had one of Powerlets older jacket liners and gloves combo for four years now and they work well. I replaced the wired twin controller with the wireless version last year and its much more convenient with less hassle with connecting up. Wear mine under HG Master V jacket and keeps me toasty.
 
Bought one this week. Did a 600 mile round trip Thursday and Friday of this week and as you know temperatures have plummeted!! I can honestly say after a 5 hour motorway blast just stopping once for fuel I was toasty warm with the setting on 60% power. No hot spots and the jacket is not bulky so doesn't restrict you when riding

Easily the best heated gear I've used, instant heat, controllable, jacket well made, lifetime warranty. Yep, expensive but I ride all year round and I'm on the road at 0515:nenau when on earlies so figure I will get the benefit most mornings.

For the occasional rider there are cheaper vests out there that will do the job but if you put the miles on in the winter this jacket is worth the outlay.

Adventure spec are selling them so no hassle getting from the US. Comes with a wireless dual control so I'll be putting the gloves on my Xmas list!!!
 
Thanks for the reviews.

The news matches everything I had read on US websites, so quite looking forward to trying it out. The added bonus is that the liner is thin enough just to wear as a layer in the spring and autumn.
 
I have the warm n safe jacket who I believe make the kit for powerlet. The wireless controller is the dog's danglies and the gen 4 jacket is just brilliant at what it does. Those gloves look handy, though with heated grips and tucano muffs I've not needed anything more even riding to work the other morning having scraped the ice off the bike.

Why did I not buy something like this 20 years ago.
 
The Warn'n'Safe gear is all but identical and certainly gets similar good reviews from the States.
 
I'm just concerned that a heated jacket, heated grips, spot lights and lights that are always on, maybe too much for my F800GS battery.
 
ymfb said:
I'm just concerned.........
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You can easily* alter the jacket to run at 60 watts, instead of 105 watts, with no loss of heating.

A x V = W

60 watts at 12 volts = (only) five amps.

This is good as it brings it within range of BMW's standard five amp limitation from their standard auxiliary sockets (assuming it's in a suitable place) on Canbus bikes, without the need to go direct to the battery or fitting a relay.

Now go do the math on the other components, with the help of this handy sheet: http://mistergizmo.com/bmw/f800electrical.pdf You'll be quids in.



* You unplug a lead. To convert it back, reconnect. It's that simple.
 
Richard, top kit by all accounts.

Bought myself a Keis jacket at the weekend, and its spot on, for only £145 :thumb2
 
Gave the jacket a proper run today for 250 miles.

Really very good.

Started the day at 3.5C and saw a maximum of 9C. Wearing just an unlined Rukka jacket and a longsleeved Merino wool base layer, I never had to turn it up higher than between 1/4 and 1/3.

The 'radio controlled' remote heat adjuster thing works well, too. I velcroed it to the cap of the clutch reservoir.

Buy with confidence :thumb2

Not cold enough to warrant trying the heated glove liners.
 
As it's suitably 'kin cold today I tried out the jacket and gloves combination together.

Whilst they are thin, the heated glove liners are thicker than simple silk inners. I had to go up two glove sizes (Rukka Apollo 10 to 12) to get a comfortable fit.

Used for a simple hours ride at -1 C this afternoon, the jacket and gloves were faultless. Turning the remote controller from noon (its off position) to about 4 o'clock was fine. I tried both at about 7 o'clock on the dial and roasted! In some heavy traffic I had to turn the dial right down as it was getting too hot without any windchill to draw the heat away.

Better than my (good) Chili heated waistcoat? Definitely. Controlling the jacket separately to the gloves is excellent.
 
Used, alonng with its optional glove liners, for four days between -3C and +3C in the Ardennes over Easter.

Faultless :thumb2

Goes onto the 'Highly recommended' list, if you do lots of miles to justify the price.
 
Another :thumb for this gear.
I too have added the gloves, dunno how I managed without them before TBH. I've always been put off buying heated gloves due to their bulky nature but the inner liners fit like a, well a glove. Took some faffing to source some outer gloves to fit over them, eventually settled on some goretex racer gloves but I now have a setup that gives me almost the dexterity of summer gloves with instant heat as soon as they're switched on. Expensive, especially as you'll need to get bigger gloves but if you ride through the winter well worth it.
 
I toyed with getting the extra gloves to go with my jacket but as I've just bought new rukka gloves I'd have to buy new ones in a larger size. With heated grips and muffs I'm plenty warm enough I think. Still, very tempting when I have some money to burn one day.
 
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