Recommend me a Heated Vest

[Rick 1600]

Ive still got my home made do it yourself heated jacket, works a treat. Cost me £12 for the wire from RS components plus a couple of switches. You can make two jackets with that...But then Ive been in Aberdeen to long......

 

[(RIP) 374del]

In the market for a heated vest / jacket, any recommendations ?

I have had a Gerbing with heat controler for 4 years without problems you can add to it ie leggins or gloves uses about 4amps on full but is too hot on full!!

 

[mr_magicfingers]

Another vote for warmnsafe. Turning up for night shifts over the past few weeks everyone's been amazed that I'm comfy and warm on the bike when they're all turning up in their cars.

Love mine, just wish I'd got one years ago.

 

[Beangreen]

Another vote for warmnsafe. Turning up for night shifts over the past few weeks everyone's been amazed that I'm comfy and warm on the bike when they're all turning up in their cars.

Love mine, just wish I'd got one years ago.

I just bought one on your say so!
Hope I'm not disappointed

 

[mr_magicfingers]

I just bought one on your say so!
Hope I'm not disappointed

So do I. Mine is making me happy every day going to and from work in the manky weather we're having this week. Wouldn't be without it.

 

[Deleted account 230818001]

I just bought one on your say so!
Hope I'm not disappointed

I did exactly that and haven't been disappointed at all.

I even bought the gloves and the dual control unit, after pm'ing Mr_Magicfingers, and couldn't be happier or warmer !

 

[Beangreen]

So do I. Mine is making me happy every day going to and from work in the manky weather we're having this week. Wouldn't be without it.

I hold you personally responsible for some fantastic advice! Thank you ;-)
Finally got my top (in red) and after struggling to get my seat off (pesky autocom jamming the mech!) rigged it up to the battery.

How good it that liner???!!! Man, it's good! Warm arms, chest, back and neck!

Bring on the chilly weather!!

Thanks for your advice...and to all those considering a heated liner...warmnsafe is my recommendation!

 

[mr_magicfingers]

I hold you personally responsible for some fantastic advice! Thank you ;-)
Finally got my top (in red) and after struggling to get my seat off (pesky autocom jamming the mech!) rigged it up to the battery.

How good it that liner???!!! Man, it's good! Warm arms, chest, back and neck!

Bring on the chilly weather!!

Thanks for your advice...and to all those considering a heated liner...warmnsafe is my recommendation!

Very glad to hear it. I was out and about today and mine kept me toasty. I can't imagine riding without it in the winter now.

 

[Fanum]

Keis is the biggest pile of poo going.

I will be having a 'proper' rant about them after I've talked to the supplier tomorrow, but I have a very strong feeling that my kit will be going back to them.....bunch of arse

 

[STUBBS]

Keis is the biggest pile of poo going.

I will be having a 'proper' rant about them after I've talked to the supplier tomorrow, but I have a very strong feeling that my kit will be going back to them.....bunch of arse

you cant leave us on tender hooks like this what was the problem

 

[Fanum]

you cant leave us on tender hooks like this what was the problem

The gloves take so much time to warm up that I'm home already before they get even vaguely warm, and the 'XL' vest would only fit a child from an 80's Bob Geldof special documentary.

The plugs look like they are supposed to fit snugly into each other, but don't, they just butt up a bit, ergo they are NOT waterproof.

The attachment points on the gloves are poorly designed, the wires are too short and fekk, the attachment points on the vest are ridiculously positioned as well.

The ultra expensive heat controller is designed to be lost, is poorly designed and the material in the vest, after just one day's use, is already visibly worn......if there are marks and 'bobbles' on it after one day, WTF is it going to look like after a whole winter

I thought Keis was good shit, but it turns out you can remove the 'good' bit.



Just my humble opinion of course.......

 

[Nutty]

I've not had any issues with my Keis vest.

 

[rocky burns]

Ive had a few of these and you will struggle to beat the Klan one. Is tosty warm and has a collar not like most of the others.

 

[theory900]

I've been wearing my new Gerbing heated jacket liner and heated gloves every day for a couple of weeks now, including a 200 mile return trip to the NEC at minus 2.

It's been a revelation, fair enough the jacket, gloves and two way controller cost me about £320, but as far as I'm concerned it's money well spent and I should have done it years ago

I don't have the heated trousers or socks, but haven't really felt the need - maybe I'm just hard as nails below the waist, but more likely it's just that keeping the top warm does the trick and I guess there's some heat coming off the engine.

I can't recommend this kit enough. I don't need to dress in so many layers that I can barely move and I don't spend most of the ride concentrating on avoiding hypothermia rather than riding. I wear a thin thermal long sleeve shirt, then the Gerbing liner, then just the outer of my 12 year old Rukka jacket. The heat comes on within seconds and it's easy to adjust, but generally I've found level 2 on the jacket and 3 on the gloves (out of 5 max) has been fine.

I was worried about wiring it in to the bike, as it draws too much power to connect to the GS socket. I'm a complete klutz when it comes to electrics and thought it would involve splicing into the main loom and buggering up all kinds of stuff. In fact it took less than 10 minutes just to screw the red and black terminals direct to the battery and then zip tying the socket to the frame.

If you're pondering on whether to go down the heated kit route I suggest you ponder no more - don't wait until the end of winter before you get it

 

[Green Boy]

I did exactly that and haven't been disappointed at all.

I even bought the gloves and the dual control unit, after pm'ing Mr_Magicfingers, and couldn't be happier or warmer !

I like the sound of this.

Sorry to be a dumbass but where do you buy it from - the US? If so doesn't it attract a shed load of import duty and VAT etc.

 

[Deleted account 230818001]

I like the sound of this.

Sorry to be a dumbass but where do you buy it from - the US? If so doesn't it attract a shed load of import duty and VAT etc.

www.warmnsafe.eu though I'm pretty sure the company name was Ajestic.

I ordered through the web site but sorted out all my queries by email. Found them to be very helpful.

 

[harry]

theory900, if you have not fitted a fuse you really need to.

 

[Deleted account 230818001]

theory900, if you have not fitted a fuse you really need to.

The warm'nsafe lead comes with an in-line fuse, no probs

 

[theory900]

Yup. It comes with a whole packetful of fuses as part of the battery to socket wiring, together with a guide as to which one to use depending on whether you only have the jacket and going up in rating as you add gloves, trousers, socks and boot liners.

Any more than that and I reckon you're basting

 

[Sebnev]

Theory900 - where did you buy your Gerbing from ? Does it have arms or is it just the vest ?