Aerostich Warm Wrap Grips?

heated wraps

anyone use these before?

you think 1.6 amp draw will be to much for my 83 maxim?

i really like the idea of the temporary use of these.

 

1.6 amps would be about 21 watts, less than a turn signal bulb.
i think the bike could handle it but 11 watts in each hand isn't going to do much. i could be wrong but a good pair of winter gloves might be the way to go

 

Couldn't agree more. http://www.jrcglove.com/motorcycle.html

 

thank you both for some discussion.

i have a nice pair of leather, rabbit fur lined winter gloves i use durning the winter season. i ride to work every morning and its about 30 some degrees fahrenheit sometimes. at highway speed my hands are still getting cold. i was hoping the heated grips, insulated by my hand, may help some. as of now i do my best to reach down and use the heat of the engine a lot, but i find it too dangerous to warm my right hand while riding.

thanks again for the comments.

 

I have a pair of JRC/Churchill's Thinsulate lined deerskin gauntlets and they are quite effective well into the mid-low 30's. My personal cutoff point is 35~37 deg F and my hands have never been cold in those gloves.

Honestly, unless the gloves you're using were specifically designed for motorcycling you might be surprised.

The heated grip covers might help though; although I have no experience with them.

 

http://www.walmart.com/ip/HeatMax-HotHa ... s/10910809
just a thought but they might get too hot.
how about these
http://www.hippohands.com/
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/72 ... handguards
i think the heated grips would be good for cool temps and light to no gloves but when you get the warm gloves on they insulate your hands from the heat too.
the trick is to break the wind

 

thanks both again.

i should look at some hand guards/gators.

thinsulate is really some good stuff huh?

maybe i'll just wear my damn elk choppers. to bad i have to wear rubber gloves over my gloves a lot because of the constant portland winter rain.

thanks

 

Well, might work if you sat on your hands :lol:

Seriously though, wind-chill is the main problem in cold or wet weather & the more you can do to block it the better. Personally if I have to ride any distance in the wet I've found that no gloves or boots I've owned will keep my fingers and toes warm unless I tape plastic bags round the outside. Looks pretty silly when you're walking to the bike trying not to rip the bags but it works. (my only transport is bike so I ride in whatever the UK weather throws at us, think the coldest I've ridden in was -17c a few years back)

 

I too agree about good gloves, but we do a fair bit of heated grip installs at the shop and people love them.

Avon makes a nice pair, get really hot and not bulky wiring/setup

 

I had hand guards on my scooter. Riding in sub-freezing temps, with winter gloves, was comfortable (even on the highway).

 

Rode with hand guards on a buddies enduro. Amazing how much warmer your hand stay.

 

you have to be careful adding electrical things to these bikes, they don't have much excess capacity