Cold Hands - What's The Solution?

[Oakie]

I reckon they make the difference between hypothermia and happiness.

That sir, is not an exaggeration.

[Rashika]

Oh baby baby .... Daytona heated grips at $129 ! Got some put on my bike a month back and they make a huge difference. Did the West Coast and back in the rain and even though the gloves got a bit moist, the hands and fingers stayed nice and warm. End of discussion. Get some and get them now!

where from?

[Oakie]

where from?

Got mine from Sportzone Suzuki. Got them to fit them for me as the bike was in for a warrant anyway. They also have cheaper ones ($99?) but the Daytonas are better.

[Rashika]

Got mine from Sportzone Suzuki. Got them to fit them for me as the bike was in for a warrant anyway. They also have cheaper ones ($99?) but the Daytonas are better.

Cheers matey! Will check em out this weekend

[Hawkeye]

Go for silk. Just as warm with a fraction of the bulk. At your nearest camping and tramping store .

You could even try your local Farmers lingerie deparment. Don't stop at gloves. You could get silk for other parts of the body as well

[Hitcher]

You could get silk for other parts of the body as well

Don't knock a electrically-heated silk cod-piece until you've tried one. Luxury.

[T.W.R]

Silk is the top choice just ask mountaineers what they use in extreme conditions.
Good quality Leather Gauntlet gloves with silk liner gloves

[dawnrazor]

Don't knock a electrically-heated silk cod-piece until you've tried one. Luxury.

So essentially your saying you like connecting your meat and 2 veg up to batteries, hmmmm shocking!

[Oakie]

So essentially your saying you like connecting your meat and 2 veg up to batteries, hmmmm shocking!

"I smell sausages...."

[scracha]

"I smell sausages...."

After riding through several winters in freezing Scotchyland I'd say
1) Brushguards don't do very much to help keep your hands warm (even the posh and very wide BMW ones I had fitted to the TDM). They DO help keep them dry though.
2) Bar muff thingies are a real pain in the ar$e. Even the good ones hit against the brake and clutch levers above 60mph. A lot of courier's end up "modifying" them. Waste of time.
3) Cheapo Oxford heated grips are excellent. Remember to fit an in-line fuse. Other bikers will call you a girly nancy but they'll normally be saying this on a rare sunny winter's morning on their polished Fireblade 5 miles from their heated garage. I rigged mine up so that they'd only come on when I switched the headlight on (incase I forgot to turn them off). A lot of bike shops hook them directly to the battery so if you leave them on they'll drain the battery even with the ignition off.
4) Nikwax is a gawdsend.
5) A second pair of gloves for long journeys is a good idea (or even so you can put a dry pair on instead of the soaking wet ones you wore to work).

[Devil]

Maybe I'm better off spending my money on heated grips than the new pair of gloves...

For those that have had them fitted. How long would it take? I'd get the shop to do it, so thinking about labour charges...

[Superweetard]

Just 10%? It needs to be 30% or you're not in the game.

Add 40% take off 30% all same to me

[dawnrazor]

Add 40% take off 30% all same to me

Hmmm not quite;

If an apple costs $1 and you increase its cost by 40% that makes it $1.40, and if you then take off 30% of that price it'll cost .98c, which would be a reasonable difference on a $2000 set of leathers.

[Superweetard]

[QUOTE=dawnrazor]Hmmm not quite;

If an apple costs $1 and you increase its cost by 40% that makes it $1.40, and if you then take off 30% of that price it'll cost .98c, which would ............make me a mathmatical dyslexic

[Hitcher]

make me a mathmatical dyslexic

It's Friday, so the BDOTGNZA reserves judgement on your literacy as well...