Have you thought of heated grips. I've always spent my $ on petrol and tyres so have never own top of the line gloves
berg,
Apr 26, 4:21pm
Mrs Berg uses 1tonne winter gloves combining them with Oxford heated hand grips and Barkbuster storm handguards. I have the same guards and grips but have Orina gloves.
thewebster,
Apr 26, 4:26pm
The 1tonne range looks like good value; do you know where they are made! I have found English and Italian product are usually very well made. Never heard of Orina.
thewebster,
Apr 26, 4:35pm
Sold my Honda, desmodave. Very happy riding my Ducati again.
berg,
Apr 26, 4:42pm
Bang for buck the 1tonne stuff is very good. Cheaper than a lot of big name brands yet we have proved it stands up under the ultimate test, sliding down the road. Sorry, don't know where its actually made but the guys there will happily answer that question. My Orina gloves were a bargin bin special at one of the local bike shops and are some of the best gloves I've found even eclipsing my Tecnics ones
ninja_man,
Apr 26, 4:43pm
iv got the revit st pro gloves, awesome but not exactly winter gloves
thewebster,
Apr 26, 4:46pm
How do Dririder rate!
kaymay88,
Apr 26, 5:18pm
heated grips are a winner, only cost as much a a mid range pair of gloves.
thewebster,
Apr 26, 5:26pm
I rode a bike with heated grips once, but they felt kind of unnatural on a motorcycle, if you know what I mean. I mean, it's a motorcycle, not some kind of mobile heater. However, my hands have been so cold at times . I've been told that good winter gloves do the trick.
gunhand,
Apr 26, 5:35pm
Mate, your hands are the most important thing you have on a bike, apart from your brains and eyes.You ride a bike with your hands so having them cold effects your riding ability therefore safety. Just because its a bike shouldnt mean your uncomfortable in anyway shape or form.Motorcyclings a dangerous enough sport without adding to it by having freezing hands. If your asking about good gloves you may find there a bit bulky and that again restricts movement so thinner gloves and heated grip makes sence to me.But sounds like your not new to the sport so I wont be telling you nothin you dont know anyway.
mantagsi,
Apr 26, 5:39pm
They may look goofy but handgrip windshields or whatever they are called these days work a charm (still helps to have good gloves!). I've never tried heated grips but almost everyone whos tried them seems to love them, so cant be too bad :)
thewebster,
Apr 26, 5:48pm
Yeah, I know. There are compromises involved in keeping your hands warm. I've used shrouds, and I reckon they work pretty well. Might make up some custom ones to suit the bike. 40 years ago I rode an old AJS 500 with one of those huge handlebar fairings that covered the hands too that the cops used to use on their Triumph Saints over a snow-covered Desert Road up to Auckland, and in my oilskin coat I stayed warm as toast while my mate, a big tough bloke,on his Ducati bevel 750 froze.
purple666,
Apr 26, 5:57pm
I think they were called 40 bellow's or maybe 100 bellows, I have a set stored away someplace, were a bit thick and made holding the grips a bit of a mission but very warm.
peacebird15,
Apr 26, 5:59pm
heated grips are awesome, I put them on my wifes scooter, depths of winter, toasty hands. Sweeeeeeeeeetttttt!
sifty,
Apr 26, 6:14pm
I thought they were for great big poofs, till I got some.
great thing knowing your fingies are going to work when needed.
thewebster,
Apr 26, 6:15pm
And totally acceptable on a scooter of course. Or a Gold Wing, or a Harley.
oliver6,
Apr 26, 7:22pm
I have heated grips, and also heated gloves, which are wired to the battery. I love them. The wiring is a bit of a nuisance until you get used to it, but for winter touring in snow they are fantastic. I have been to Cape Horn in winter with them, and ridden many times in snow and very cold conditions staying warm and dry. I bought them on the net from USA, they were about $250.
toot5,
Apr 26, 7:31pm
i brought a pair of spidi h2out gloves for the winter of 2000. cost $299 if i remember right and they must of done 100000km by now. use another pair in the summer and i would say they have another 30000km left in them. i think they were a great buy and would buy another pair when the time comes
mongolia1,
Apr 26, 9:21pm
I find silk inner gloves under your ordinary gloves make a big difference to keeping warm.Get them from a good bike shop.They take up hardly any room so you can carry them on the bike at all times and put them on if it turns cold.I carry two pairs for if it gets really really cold, or if one pair gets wet I still have dry inner gloves.It's yuk pulling on wet gloves. Also inner gloves don't make your hands bulky like some of the thick winter gloves.And heated grips are the go!
tats63,
Apr 27, 4:57am
Another vote for heated grips/handguards (I used to mock them too but am now a convert). Team up with Revit mid season gloves gives warm hands and much better control than bulky winter gloves.
bounce16,
Apr 27, 5:15am
If you are after a cheapish warm option - I use opossum/merino gloves under my normal winter ones.Nice and toasty warm in all weather
desmodave,
Apr 27, 6:07am
Are they the silver thinsulate gloves your talking about .
mongolia1,
Apr 27, 6:17am
They are no name black silk gloves - got them from Thunderbike when they were going but any good bike shop should have them.Oxford Chill Out and Rev It make good winter biking gear.No need to be cold or wet on a bike with today's gear - not like back in the day when I started riding.
dr.doolittle,
Apr 27, 6:26am
I've worn latex gloves under regular gloves in the past & it's made a big difference.
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