heated handle grips? Why?
- Thread starter Sirnice
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I had grip heaters on the FZ6R and it was the best mod I ever made! No matter what gloves you wear, if you ride in cold weather like I do, 20's-40's, you will greatly appreciate them. Your hands will still get very cold in those temps no matter what glove you have. So the hand warmers are awesome and warm blood coming from your fingers help keep the rest of you warm. Heck, just feeling any heat at those temps makes a world of a difference.
And when you are on a group ride and stop, then everyone is huddled around your handlebars trying to warm up their hands... they are worth it.
And when you are on a group ride and stop, then everyone is huddled around your handlebars trying to warm up their hands... they are worth it.
I like my heated grips because even with my GoreTex gloves my fingertips would still get cold in the low 40's and 30's. Also when I wear my perforated light gloves and it gets chilly in the evening, or even just a cold pocket, it's nice to be able to stay warm.
Another bonus is sometimes my fingers in my throttle hand will go numb from the vibration and the heat helps eliminate the numbness.
Another bonus is sometimes my fingers in my throttle hand will go numb from the vibration and the heat helps eliminate the numbness.
I have the grip heaters installed, love 'em. If I had to do it all over again though, I'd go heated gloves. That way you can cruise with your left hand off the grips and still benefit. I wonder how their heating capacity lasts over time...
My buddy wired up his heaters, but he connected to the brights wire instead of the regular headlamp wire, haha. He's too lazy to relocate so he just rolls around brighting it up when necessary.
My buddy wired up his heaters, but he connected to the brights wire instead of the regular headlamp wire, haha. He's too lazy to relocate so he just rolls around brighting it up when necessary.
alaskanflyboy
Premium Member
I've yet to find a pair of gloves worth anything, motorcycle or work glove either one. I work year-round at the airport and I've yet to find gloves that keep my hands from going numb once it hits 20°F. If you're doing 60mph at 40°F in still air, the windchill brings it down to 25°F.
As some others have said, the thicker your gloves, the less dexterity and feeling you have. Since the insulating material compresses, it dampens the amount of force you're applying when pulling the levers or pushing the handle bars. I'm thinking about adding heated grips before the end of fall for this reason.
As some others have said, the thicker your gloves, the less dexterity and feeling you have. Since the insulating material compresses, it dampens the amount of force you're applying when pulling the levers or pushing the handle bars. I'm thinking about adding heated grips before the end of fall for this reason.
findmadhav
New Member
I got my bike last February. The winter in NJ was horrible. Irrespective I rode my bike when it was not snowing. I had thick gloves on. As many people said in this thread, however thick or warm your gloves are, your palms start getting numb after a while (you can only understand if you experience it).
My friend has heated gloves with temperature modulator. He is perfectly warmed up in winter.
My friend has heated gloves with temperature modulator. He is perfectly warmed up in winter.