[Feli]

Went to my ducati dealer today and the heated grips have there's no ETA still, but finally a price: AUD $380, which is a lot more than the $199 USD I've seen online, but I really wanted a heating solution..

Turns out they had this new battery powered heated glove on display and cost about the same as the grips - except a) it's transferable to any bike, b) it's also a nice waterproof glove and c) it heats more than just the palm.

They're made by Five which is the brand of my favourite summer gloves, so they literally fit as a glove and k got an awesome deal at $290 instead - so now they're charging at home for a planned ride with mates tomorrow night! I'm stoked, and also plan on using them for snowboarding on cold days!

HG1 WP - FIVE

 

[DenverDuc]

Do they offer any crash protection? I like the idea of gloves over heated grips personally, but all the options I've seen seem better suited to snowmobiles than street motorcycles with lack of protection. Also are they battery operated or do you have to connect them to the bike?

 

[Jerry Winder]

Living in the UK we're something of experts when it comes to heated clothing and here you can get the lot, gloves, base layers, (top and bottom), boot insoles, you name it. And while it can be run on batteries you can run it off the bike too with a plug in, just like an optimate. Much easier than recharging batteries, the life of which I understand isn't great between charges leaving you freezing your neh nehs off in the middle of nowhere!

Gerbings are one of the top makes here.

Jerry

 

[Helios]

Seems like a pretty good deal and the use for snowboarding is great too. Didn't really know that they had much snowboarding in Australia though.

 

[Feli]

DenverdDuc, Yes they do offer crash protection with little carbon hard bits on the palms, etc... They are a motorcycle glove from one of the companies that does it best.

Jerry, I've seen the plug ones but it's a messy install... For big rides, sure, you'd want constant power. But my situation is such that the most I'll ride is 2-3 hours.. The batteries go for 3.5 according to the manual. I don't mind charging often - do that already with my helmet (Bluetooth), iPhone, Apple Watch, etc etc...

Helios, it's surprisingly good - one of our parks is simply huge win 45+ lifts... but the snow can be on and off... New Zealand is just a 2.5 hour flight away though and is a great alternative! It's nothing like the Alps, Colorado or Whistler but it's all we've got!