Originally Posted by dohebert

I do the Gerbings heated gear as well. Bipestuff - you might save a few bucks & get the on/off switch instead of the adjustable temp control module. I have the module, and find that I pretty much always turn it all the way up. If my module ever stops working, I'll replace it with the $10 on/off switch Gerbings sells.

Originally Posted by Counter Steer

Purchased Gerbings heated gloves many years ago after arriving home unable to but the key into the lock as my fingers where frozen. First ride with heated gloves changed they way I think. I added jacket liner and dual controller and life is great.

I went for a 7-1/2 hour ride News Years day. 27F when I left, high of 39F, and 31F when I got home. The friends I rode with all froze their hands and complained everytime we stopped. I did not, my hands were roasty toasty all day. No winshield, no hand guards, no lowers, just electrons slowed down enough to warm my hands and torso.

I have the original Gerbings gloves and they work great, but they have newer G3 gloves with less bulk. However, when it is below 35, my gloves do not feel bulky at all.

You need the variable controller. Off/on is too hot, too cold. The variable is just right. Get the dual contoller as you will add the jacket liner eventually. My C50 handled both no issue. On New years day I rode my Sporty, no issue as I had it plugged into the battery tender plug.

I recommend the heated jacket liner as opposed to the vest. The reason, the jacket has the glove wires run down the arms already and the plugs stored in little pockets behind the cuffs. If you do not have a jacket liner you will need to run the long wires that come with the gloves down your arms. That's okay, but the heated liner also allows you to go lighter in your layers. You get cold, you just turn up the juice and smile.

I have heated grip with National Cycle handguards on my Harley, They work great in the 40's, but below 40F the heated gloves make cold a non-issue. Even my feet do not get cold. Of the 5 guys I rode with on New Years, three will have heated gear by this coming weekend. One even had to stop at a farm store and bought insulated camo hunting gloves. They helped, but only a little. Meanwhile, I just was warm and comfortable all day, even at 70+ miles per hour.

I have been an advocate for heated gear for 10 years. I used to wonder if I really wanted to go for a ride when it dropped into the low 30s and 20s. Now no issue and they work on every bike I have had by plugging into the fused battery tender plug. I also never drained a battery on the Sportster, the C50, The VStrom, the Shovelhead or the Harley. Handguards help, especially in the 40F. Hwy bar soft lowers work great for keeping the wind off your feet, but good insulated boots with wool socks is better, but even without a windshield, heated gear will make the 40's feel like a summer day, the 30s feel like heaven and when you ride into the 20F you'll just say WOW.

Originally Posted by Counter Steer

I have the older original Gerbings gloves and they must be wired differently than the new G3 gloves. My gear is pre-microwire but works wonderfully. I do not know of any human hand that could keep mine on at full power. Perhaps the newer G3 are a kinder, gentler heat. If I turned my gloves up more than 1/2 way, I would have to rip them off and plunge my fingers into a snow drift. AT 27F and 70+ mph, 1/3 power was roasty toasty warm.

Perhaps the newer micro-wired (therefore supposedly more comfortable) thinner G3 gloves are designed to be run at full power. My newer Gerbings heated inner soles are on an off on switch and I only occasionally have to switch them off due to hot foot.

Originally Posted by Vol4Life

I think you really need the heated gloves if you expect to keep your hands warm when temp is sub 40F. The hand deflectors probably help some too but I'm not a fan of the way they look.