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most of the Li battery heated glove i have seen does not have the level of protection im looking for, i wasnt intending on touring, and we were ripping it on every trip, ride is also long, the shortest ride i had was 8 hours, and the longest was 15 HR
i know im being picky, but i believe i can get the right solution if i keep researching
fprboss said:
I use Gerbings' snow sport gloves with rechargeable LiH batteries. They are for skiing so I use them on the hill prety much anytime it is below 32 degrees F and on the Duc when it gets below about 60 degrees F ambient. These have four levels of heat. If you use the lowest output, they will go about six hours. If you use the highest output they last an hour or less (depending how cold it is ambient).
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duckyduc said:
looking to put heated grips on my Pani, has anyone done this? any recommendations?
thanks
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Just Google Moose Racing Motorcycle Handwarmer Kit. About $50US; they're thin heating elements you glue on that you can use any grips with. Very simple, have hi/lo/off settings. Haven't done it to my Pani, but had some on an RC51 I just recently sold (and miss already). I had never thought twice about heated grips before, but the RC had them on when I bought it and I discovered they are great for cool/cold weather riding. They keep your hands from getting cold while wearing much less bulky gloves and thus improve your feel a lot in cold weather. Plus, since you can use any grips you just switch 'em off when it warms up and you don't know they're there.
 
Struth, seems very difficult to get positive feedback on this subject, I too have thought about putting some on, but all the ones that I've seen do indeed look too Stone Age to put on this lovely machine.

But the reasons... I live in the UK! Where the majority of the year is fooking cold, and I am not a fair weather rider, I find having hands you can't feel = crash, basically, so nothing to do with being a fanny, anyone can be cold...

And as for the comment of a thorough bread sportbike, I would suggest the S1000RR is one of those too, and it comes with heated grips! Which all the club racers have commented positive on!
 
I'm almost scared to resurrect this thread since it turned into a charlie foxtrot earlier, but it's almost Christmas so I don't care. First off, those dual density pro grips are very nice. However, I have been through several sets on my SF and they simply don't hold up if you do any kind of regular riding. They look cool with the color accents on the lower rubber, but I rip them up in a few months of daily riding. That being said, I still have them on my bike so it hasn't been enough of a problem for me to shitcan them. I would order a couple sets when you order them though so you can save on shipping. It isn't like you won't need the second set in a couple of months anyway when they wear out.

I wouldn't dare not mention heated stuff since the OP might yell at me ;) . I have run Gerbings stuff (heated jacket liner and heated gloves or glove liners) on all my Ducatis including the Pani (a monster and an SF). I haven't seen an issue with any of those bikes in over 30k miles, but I have only had them installed on the Pani for about a week or two. I'll pay close attention to the battery load and if I blow something up I'll post so nobody else makes the same mistake.
 
fprboss said:
I use Gerbings' snow sport gloves with rechargeable LiH batteries. They are for skiing so I use them on the hill prety much anytime it is below 32 degrees F and on the Duc when it gets below about 60 degrees F ambient. These have four levels of heat. If you use the lowest output, they will go about six hours. If you use the highest output they last an hour or less (depending how cold it is ambient).
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You don't find skiing gloves to be too bulky? I have a pair of olympia winter riding gloves that are really warm but I never use them because they are too bulky.
 
Capt CF said:
I'm almost scared to resurrect this thread since it turned into a charlie foxtrot earlier, but it's almost Christmas so I don't care. First off, those dual density pro grips are very nice. However, I have been through several sets on my SF and they simply don't hold up if you do any kind of regular riding. They look cool with the color accents on the lower rubber, but I rip them up in a few months of daily riding. That being said, I still have them on my bike so it hasn't been enough of a problem for me to shitcan them. I would order a couple sets when you order them though so you can save on shipping. It isn't like you won't need the second set in a couple of months anyway when they wear out.

I wouldn't dare not mention heated stuff since the OP might yell at me ;) . I have run Gerbings stuff (heated jacket liner and heated gloves or glove liners) on all my Ducatis including the Pani (a monster and an SF). I haven't seen an issue with any of those bikes in over 30k miles, but I have only had them installed on the Pani for about a week or two. I'll pay close attention to the battery load and if I blow something up I'll post so nobody else makes the same mistake.
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I think I posted this somewhere else, but I asked the mechanic at my dealership about running a heated jacket and he advised me not to. Something about burning out the stator? I could be completely wrong about that though. Good luck with your tests!
 
The Gerbing Snow Sport gloves are thicker than regular motorcycle gloves but warm hands allow proper operation and cold hands don't.
 
Magoo said:
I think I posted this somewhere else, but I asked the mechanic at my dealership about running a heated jacket and he advised me not to. Something about burning out the stator? I could be completely wrong about that though. Good luck with your tests!
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No problems yet, but only 3 weeks worth of testing. I'll keep at it. I hope to get some more mileage on it this weekend so I can get through this @I#&@!*@! breakin period!
 

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