Suggestions. Warmest gloves?

[Breed777]

title says it all really... got gloves I like... think they are 'Orina or Orna' or something like that.... but just not warm enough...
What do you guys recommend....oh and resonably priced too ... none of this 'Dryrider 110% Zebra skin with in built DVD player half price at only $599'

Cheers

[slofox]

Oxford Hot Grips - half the price of a good pair of gloves...

[Breed777]

Do they work well? hard to install for a novice?

[AllanB]

I've spend $ on Winter gloves over the years - after a hour or so they all get cold - the hot grips are the answer.

Or a nice warm duck - insert your hand and ride away.

[slofox]

Do they work well? hard to install for a novice?

I installed mine without too many dramas (apart from dropping a bolt down into the innards of the bike...). But a pro install would not cost a lot anyway I wouldn't think....still cheaper than gloves.

[Breed777]

is there a website that describes how they work etc?

[clint640]

Yep, as above, way better to spend $100 on gloves & $100 on hot grips than $200 on gloves.

They're just some low power, like 30W, electric elements moulded into some grips. They come with wires, a switch & instructions. I just wired mine into my headlight power so they go off when the bike does. If you know how to operate a test light, a soldering iron & a roll of insulation tape you have the skillz required, otherwise a shop shouldn't charge much.

Cheers
Clint

[CookMySock]

Oxford Hot Grips - half the price of a good pair of gloves...

Gee I never thought of it like that, but this is true. And hotgrips are grrreat.

If anyone needs help installing hotgrips, or lotsa mechanical things really, just rock on over and I'll show ya how.

Steve

[vifferman]

If you know how to operate a test light, a soldering iron & a roll of insulation tape you have the skillz required.

Gee, Clint - you make it sound harder than it need be. The Oxford ones come with everything you need (including detailed destructions), apart from a spanner and screwdriver.

[slofox]

Gee, Clint - you make it sound harder than it need be. The Oxford ones come with everything you need (including detailed destructions), apart from a spanner and screwdriver.

they don't have a magnet to recover the effin' bolt ya drop into the works either....goldernmuthaferkinsunnivvabasketcasengngrrrrr!

[vifferman]

they don't have a magnet to recover the effin' bolt ya drop into the works either....goldernmuthaferkinsunnivvabasketcasengngrrrrr!

Perils of a V-engined bike: there's a yawning great black hole, just waiting to gobble up wayward nuts, bolts, tools, etc. Best buy yourself a telescopic magnet, quick smart! (It wasn't until my third v-engined bike that I learned this )

[clint640]

Gee, Clint - you make it sound harder than it need be. The Oxford ones come with everything you need (including detailed destructions), apart from a spanner and screwdriver.

My Daytona ones came with the clip-on connectors that the Oxford probably has - they are the work of the devil

Electrical connections on my bike either get soldered or I use crimp terminals with a good set of crimp pliers. But thats just me.

Cheers
Clint

[Dealer]

title says it all really... got gloves I like... think they are 'Orina or Orna' or something like that.... but just not warm enough...
What do you guys recommend....oh and resonably priced too ... none of this 'Dryrider 110% Zebra skin with in built DVD player half price at only $599'

Cheers

Orina summer carbons? my choice too.
I spent $180 on a new pair of padded winter waterproof gloves with drawstrings. nice and toasty warm, but i dont wear them because they are too bulky on the controls. They dont give me any 'feel' on the controls.

[slofox]

They dont give me any 'feel' on the controls.

Neither do frozen fingers...

[CookMySock]

Electrical connections on my bike either get soldered or I use crimp terminals with a good set of crimp pliers. But thats just me.

Thats me as well. The little pressed-steel crimpers from repco et al are junk though. The only crimper to use is a big-mother one, preferably with ratchet jaws. Surprisingly, theres nothing much on trademe.

http://www.sulco.co.nz/Product?Actio...roduct_id=3147
http://www.sulco.co.nz/Product?Actio...oduct_id=17906
http://www.sulco.co.nz/Product?Actio...oduct_id=28546

Any of the above are great. I have a pair similar to the first one above.

Steve