Cheap alternative to heated hand grips [Archive]

Interceptor

7th July 2009, 21:28

Cheap alternative to heated hand grips.... seen on a scooter parked in central Auckland.... I guess whatever works!! :gob:

p.dath

7th July 2009, 21:28

I hope this belongs to a girl.

h_tron

7th July 2009, 21:31

are these for sale on tm?might have to get some for the r6;)

Hiflyer

7th July 2009, 21:33

aaahhhahaha I saw that guy yesterday, its an indian dude who wears gumboots on his scooter as well

jtzzr

7th July 2009, 21:42

Hahaha, he left the keys in it too. Not too sure if I need a scooter:scooter: , but the Mrs might want some new oven gloves:cold:, priceless.

Interceptor

7th July 2009, 21:46

Hahaha, he left the keys in it too. Not too sure if I need a scooter:scooter: , but the Mrs might want some new oven gloves:cold:, priceless.

Scooter with "enhancements" can be found at the corner of Wyndham and Queen Street ;)

Thani-B

7th July 2009, 21:49

Hahaha I saw that the other day, thought it was a good idea lol. But then I just went and bought myself some heated grips from Cycletreads on the weekend...

Laxi

7th July 2009, 21:50

apparently you used to be able to get mittens that fixed to your bars like that and your gloves went in them

disenfranchised

7th July 2009, 21:56

I was in China around the end of April, and heaps of the weird scooter things they had over there had those attached.

I think they are actually sold as designed for bikes

Laava

7th July 2009, 21:58

London couriers have them. In Black oilskin tho, never seen ones like that!

nodrog

7th July 2009, 22:03

London couriers have them. In Black oilskin tho, never seen ones like that!

with LED lights?

PrincessBandit

7th July 2009, 22:10

But where is the big hot cauldron (which you use the mitts to lift off ye olde fire) to heat the mitts up????? ;)

Katman

7th July 2009, 22:15

London couriers have them. In Black oilskin tho, never seen ones like that!

I wouldn't have got through the winters without them.

megageoff76

7th July 2009, 22:16

Someone needs to very carefully place a loaded mouse trap in one of them.

Nagash

7th July 2009, 23:58

There's a company that sells them called hippo hands

http://www.hippohands.com/Hippo%20Hands.htm

Blackshear

8th July 2009, 03:47

What if you need to let go all of a sudden, and 'take hands out of mitten, then stretch out arms' isn't your natural reaction? :wacko:

ajturbo

8th July 2009, 06:53

WTF..?????

you need heated grips in Auckland?????

soft cocks..

Conquiztador

8th July 2009, 08:02

40 years of riding including conditions that you never seen here, and never had heated grips or mitten-grips. This is what you get when bikes become trendy and suddenly the part where you feel your environment while on the bike has become something we need to get rid of. HTFU!

Mr Merde

8th July 2009, 08:19

I wouldn't have got through the winters without them.

The same here.

Arrowolf

8th July 2009, 09:16

javawocky

8th July 2009, 09:28

...loose change buys a lot at the two dollar shop... :violin:

Oakie

8th July 2009, 12:13

They used to have these on the old telegram delivery Hondas in the NZPO 30 years ago. There's a DX post deliverer in this part of Christchurch who uses them too. Makes a lot of sense for those types of jobs.

Swoop

8th July 2009, 13:05

Fess up! It is your bike, isn't it! The keys are still in it.

oldrider

8th July 2009, 13:55

I don´t need that sh...
I ride my Shadow allmost every day just for fun.
Yes,it´s 5 negative on the mercury. But i still don´t need heated gripps or other toys.
Like you say Conquiztador : HTFU!

cu on the road
Arrowolf

Wow, another "slow learner". :eek5:

It took me 55 years of riding to learn that the heated grips on my bike actually are good if I use them! :slap:

If it's just because I am getting old, I wish I had got there sooner! :cold:

HTFU translated means: Hey, wait for me, I'm still thinking about it! :shifty:

Thani-B

8th July 2009, 19:59

Some of us just dont like being cold.. whats wrong with that?

I actually like being able to use my hands when I hop off my bike. Hard to do when they are white and numb lol.

Conquiztador

8th July 2009, 20:16

Wow, another "slow learner". :eek5:

It took me 55 years of riding to learn that the heated grips on my bike actually are good if I use them! :slap:

If it's just because I am getting old, I wish I had got there sooner! :cold:

HTFU translated means: Hey, wait for me, I'm still thinking about it! :shifty:

No thinking needed. Next you are gonna tell me that there are heated seats, windscreens, additional wheels and doors even just to make biking comfortable.

u4ea

8th July 2009, 20:34

paulmac

8th July 2009, 20:36

We sell heaps of the farm mitterns for quads and farm bikes !!

oldrider

8th July 2009, 21:07

No thinking needed. Next you are gonna tell me that there are heated seats, windscreens, additional wheels and doors even just to make biking comfortable.

Peace brother :mellow: peace! Age catches up on us all! :eek5:

skidMark

8th July 2009, 21:09

Scooter with "enhancements" can be found at the corner of Wyndham and Queen Street ;)

Mst be a cop bike theft sting... lol

skidMark

8th July 2009, 21:11

Checked out that link...

Our Medium "U" With Mirrors Hippo Hands have been improved even further, now featuring a "skirt" to seal the opening of the Hippo Hands at the Handlebars.

gees I know my bike is called Bonnie but heck..even I dont wear skirts ! :wacko:

gotta have long pants on a triumph... otherwise all the spraying oil burns ya leg...

then again... if u filled the engine with leg wax....

;)