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Pswid 02-04-2010 12:08 PM

What gloves should I use with heated hand grips?
 
I own a '04 CBR600F4i with heated hand grips and I want to know if there are heated grip specialized gloves?

What I am envisioning are gloves that are insulated, waterproof, with armor on the back. But the bottom or palm, is thinner so the heat can transmit to my hand and I can still have good feel of the controls.

Any ideas or suggestions? I am stationed in Germany and I would like to be able to ride in 40F weather. Thanks!

These are the only ones I've seen say anything about effectiveness with heated grips - FIRSTGEAR 2009 TPG Glacier Motorcycle Gloves
http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1...=TUC_51-3702_G

PlayfulGod 02-04-2010 12:30 PM

I just wear my reg gauntlet gloves n maybe a pair of UA coldgear glove liners when its really cold.

LBS 02-04-2010 04:34 PM


Originally Posted by Pswid (Post 880249)
I own a '04 CBR600F4i with heated hand grips and I want to know if there are heated grip specialized gloves?

What I am envisioning are gloves that are insulated, waterproof, with armor on the back. But the bottom or palm, is thinner so the heat can transmit to my hand and I can still have good feel of the controls.

Any ideas or suggestions? I am stationed in Germany and I would like to be able to ride in 40F weather. Thanks!

I have Alpinestar Vega Drystars I got from Rider's Discount:

http://www.ridersdiscount.com/street...-men/31836.php

I have been more than pleased with them in temps down to about 0°C (32°F) even without the heat turned on. (Symtec heated elements)

They appear to be out of stock right now unfortunately, so I will post up another link to some awesome gloves I just got from: Beachmoto (LOL seems kinda strange getting cool waterproof gloves from a place called BeachMoto in San Diego Cal., but I found them through the ADVrider.com site, which in turn I found from the CBRforum site:))

http://www.beachmoto.com/revit/gloves/gt-h2o.php

These are more "racetrack" type oriented, with little to no insulation, but waterproof membrane and lined. Fully armored and padded leather gauntlets that have more of a normal non-cold weather glove feel to them, less ski-mitt type, if you know what I mean.

Note: they fit small! I got Medium and they feel like a Small size. You may want to go up one size from usual.

HTH

BDT 02-04-2010 05:01 PM

Depending on what heated grips you have you can use any glove. I have the Simtec grips and they get so hot they work thru the tickest gloves. I wear my TourMaster Winter Elite Gloves and they get really hot on the Hi setting. I usually have to turn it down to Low after about 5 mins on the bike.

Pswid 02-05-2010 01:57 AM

The grips were installed by the previous owner so I am not sure the brand. They have a high/low toggle switch and he has them wired so they only draw power when the ignition is turned on (just in case I forget to turn them off). The few rides I have been on they do get super hot, but all I have a JR summer gloves and there just isn't enough wind protection.

Thanks for all the suggestions so far. Keep them coming because I probably won't decide on a pair until Feb11th when cyclegear.com has there huge sale.

These are the gloves I am leaning towards A* Apex Dystar ... http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1...AR_3310-0208_G
or
FIRSTGEAR 2009 TPG Glacier Motorcycle Gloves
http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1...=TUC_51-3702_G

gotcbr 02-05-2010 10:48 AM

Not aware of any special gloves for that. Heated grips can really be nice in a cold climate. I borrowed a buddy's bike that had heated grips. When my hands got a little too warm, I'm just turn 'em off...then back on when they'd get cool. Seemed to work ok this way.


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