New Thread for Hand Warmers

[dltang]

There was a small discussion starting in a windshield thread and instead of hijacking that thread I thought I would start a new one. For those of us that ride in the cold weather, keeping your hands warm is very important. It appears there are other options than heated gloves but I don't have any experience with any of these. Here are some of the links I have found for hand warmers for motorcycles.
http://www.mooseutilities.com/products.jsp?level1=973&product_group_id=2607 from spyder-dude

http://www.hippohands.com/Hippo%20Hands.htm
http://www.discountramps.com/atv-handlebar-mitts.htm
http://www.motosport.com/dirtbike/product/DUCKS-UNLIMITED-HAND-WARMERS-BLACK/?psreferrer=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.nextag.com%252F atv-hand-warmers%252Fsearch-html%253F&prodId=1851942&segment=badger

[Smylinacha]

There was a small discussion starting in a windshield thread and instead of hijacking that thread I thought I would start a new one. For those of us that ride in the cold weather, keeping your hands warm is very important. It appears there are other options than heated gloves but I don't have any experience with any of these. Here are some of the links I have found for hand warmers for motorcycles.
http://www.mooseutilities.com/products.jsp?level1=973&product_group_id=2607 from spyder-dude

http://www.hippohands.com/Hippo%20Hands.htm
http://www.discountramps.com/atv-handlebar-mitts.htm
http://www.motosport.com/dirtbike/product/DUCKS-UNLIMITED-HAND-WARMERS-BLACK/?psreferrer=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.nextag.com%252F atv-hand-warmers%252Fsearch-html%253F&prodId=1851942&segment=badger

I've got the heated gloves and I don't like them - too thick and I can't feel the controls at all.

[Roaddog2]

I've got the heated gloves and I don't like them - too thick and I can't feel the controls at all.
Zerocool has the hot set up when he sees this thread I'm sure he will tell you about it.:spyder:

[dltang]

Zerocool has the hot set up when he sees this thread I'm sure he will tell you about it.:spyder:

I will be very interested to see what he has. In the mean time here are a few more links that I found for anyone else that is looking

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MOTORCYCLE-HAND-HANDLEBAR-WARMER-GLOVE-COLD-WINTER-WARM_W0QQitemZ370093502078QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ200 81005?IMSfp=TL081005108006r16369#ht_2117wt_0

http://www.flyncycle.com/acatalog/bike_accessories.html

[Bimjo]

Most of the items you've listed share one common element- they aren't very stiff, so when you pull your hand out they collapse. That should be less of an issue on the Spyder than on a 2-wheeler, but it's still something to think about.

The Hippo Hands are the exception- they have a plastic stiffener sandwiched between cloth layers to help keep them open when you take your hand out. They are about twice the cost of the others though.

Any of them will work, though you'll likely still want to use fairly heavy gloves with them. On the other hand, if you install both grip heaters and one of the bar covers you can wear an uninsulated glove and stay warm.

The advantage there is for those times when you hit a unexpected cold spot and only have summer gloves. Crank up the grip heaters & you're good to go.

[BRPjunkie]

dltang,

Since you are a professed all season rider and stuck here in Michigan like me, I should have known you'd track down some ideas for keeping hands warm. Since my last cold weather experience, I did buy a pair of insulated work bibs for $50 at Tractor Supply (Carhart copy) and they do a great job at 40 degrees in keeping legs and chest warm. Good durable water proof material with adequate insulation and full length zippers for easy on and off. I also got a pair of 80 gram insulated work gloves and they work too, but are very bulky. Not bad on the open road, but in town, a bit cumbersome. I would like to hear from some who have tried the various bar covers. While the concept sounds great, it looks like they do have some drawbacks. Only five months until Spring.

[rleathen]

I personally use Gerbings heated gloves. I ride in Ontario and it can get pretty cold up here. As a matter of fact it was only 3 degress celcius (37 degress fahrenheit) today where I live just outside of Toronto. Warm hands are a must.

While the heated gloves are rather thick and make it more difficult to feel the controls and the electircal cord through the jacket to the bike is a bit bothersome, I like the fact that they keep your entire hands warm, palm side and back of the hand. Correct me if I am wrong but heated grips really only keep the palm side of your hand warm.

Having said that if there is a solution that includes heated grips and a way to keep the backside of the hands warm I would drop the heated gloves in a second.

[dltang]

You are so funny, professional, I don't think so. Determined, most definitely!! LOL

dltang,

Since you are a professed all season rider and stuck here in Michigan like me, I should have known you'd track down some ideas for keeping hands warm. Since my last cold weather experience, I did buy a pair of insulated work bibs for $50 at Tractor Supply (Carhart copy) and they do a great job at 40 degrees in keeping legs and chest warm. Good durable water proof material with adequate insulation and full length zippers for easy on and off. I also got a pair of 80 gram insulated work gloves and they work too, but are very bulky. Not bad on the open road, but in town, a bit cumbersome. I would like to hear from some who have tried the various bar covers. While the concept sounds great, it looks like they do have some drawbacks. Only five months until Spring.

[caymanbob]

I installed Heat Demons with Kuryakyn grips, in my 4" riser from No Magic , drilled a 3/4" hole 51/2" deep in each handle bar to install the heaters and a drilled a 1/4" hole to hide the wires, have 4 levels of heat. They work GREAT. Cold hear in Connecticut.

Good day
CaymanBOB
(I installed) -Heat Demon heated bar warmers-Kuryakyn grips- 4" Riser kit No Magic-HID No Magic- Triple play & Fender TIPZ No Magic- Fog Lgts-12volt plug- Zumo GPS-Billet axle spike caps-Magic power block- Evo batt. power block- Silver carbon seat cover- BRP silver seat crowl- BRP rack- BRP rear bag-carbon silver & black seat cover- foot peg brackets & pegs-BRP trunk liner- F1 EVO III slider windshield on order

[ataDude]

Another option:

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=45212&postcount=53

[GeminiJane]

My husband and I ride pretty much all year long (unless roads are snowy, icy or freshly cindered.) For full disclosure - I'm a gurl and don't like to be uncomfortable:p. My absolute best scenario is a bike like my BMW with heated hand grips for toasty warm palms coupled with my well-broken in Gerbing heated gloves which tend to heat the backs of my hands more. The gloves were a bit stiff when I first got them but have thinner insulation and are more pliable than a bunch of the really heavy cold weather gloves. I've used them in the past with a Gerbing jacket liner and have also tried the Aerostich heated vests and jackets. All in all, though, my favorite is now Tour Master's Synergy jacket which is compatible with the Gerbing gloves. It comes with the heat controller (and a nifty "garter" to wear around your leg to which the controller attaches) as part of it's total price ($169) and has the most overall comfortable heat I've ever found. I can actually pull the insulated liner out of my winter jackets and just use the Synergy to keep warm. I even use some of my summer perfed jackets with their air-proof rain liner and then the Synergy jacket and stay warm and get to wear some of my favorite coats all year long. As you know if your core is warm, the rest of your body doesn't feel nearly so cold. Every one of the bikes I ride has been wired with a 12 v. accessory plug so I can use my heated stuff from bike to bike and not necessarily install heated grips on those that weren't stock.

[caymanbob]

Those also are great grip heaters. Do they heat up hot for those cold days?

Good day
CaymanBOB

(I installed) -Heat Demon heated bar warmers-Kuryakyn grips- 4" Riser kit No Magic-HID No Magic- Triple play & Fender TIPZ No Magic- Fog Lgts-12volt plug- Zumo GPS-Billet axle spike caps-Magic power block- Evo batt. power block- Silver carbon seat cover- BRP silver seat crowl- BRP rack- BRP rear bag-carbon silver & black seat cover- foot peg brackets & pegs-BRP trunk liner- F1 EVO III slider windshield on order

[ataDude]

Yepper. :thumbup:
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Those also are great grip heaters. Do they heat up hot for those cold days?

Good day
CaymanBOB

(I installed) -Heat Demon heated bar warmers-Kuryakyn grips- 4" Riser kit No Magic-HID No Magic- Triple play & Fender TIPZ No Magic- Fog Lgts-12volt plug- Zumo GPS-Billet axle spike caps-Magic power block- Evo batt. power block- Silver carbon seat cover- BRP silver seat crowl- BRP rack- BRP rear bag-carbon silver & black seat cover- foot peg brackets & pegs-BRP trunk liner- F1 EVO III slider windshield on ordermanBOB

[Zerocool]

Zerocool has the hot set up when he sees this thread I'm sure he will tell you about it.:spyder:

LOL

Hi Dtlang :2thumbs:

I installed the heated grips from: http://www.dual-star.com/index2/Rider/heated_grip_kit1.htm ... $29

The heaters work great, low and high settings on the switch, though when the temps get colder in the Northeast I'll need warmer gloves too. That said, my buddy (who has 3 bikes with these installed) highly recommends snowmobile gloves. Why? - They are heavily padded on top to protect the fingers, and more lightly padded on the palms so the heated grips will do the trick while providing the "feeling" that Smylinacha noted.

Hope this helps.

Z

[bone crusher]

How easy is the install on those and how durable are they? did you get any of the extra options that they have?

[spyderbitten]

Took :spyder: to my snowmobile dealer last Friday and we installed snowmobile grip heat elements with a 3 way switch (Hi-Off-Low). Works great....no ugly attachments on bars. Total cost for parts was about $120.00. Temps have been in the 40's in the am and the heated grips are working great.

[Putt-Putt]

Yepper. :thumbup:
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You have the Heat Demons from Symtec? Thats what i was planning on getting. Did you have any problems with mounting (enough room) the handle bar control. It looks really good and my passed expierence with Symtec has been good. They work great.

[ataDude]

You have the Heat Demons from Symtec? Thats what i was planning on getting. Did you have any problems with mounting (enough room) the handle bar control. It looks really good and my passed expierence with Symtec has been good. They work great.

Censored due to old age problems.

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[jnt]

There was a small discussion starting in a windshield thread and instead of hijacking that thread I thought I would start a new one. For those of us that ride in the cold weather, keeping your hands warm is very important. It appears there are other options than heated gloves but I don't have any experience with any of these. Here are some of the links I have found for hand warmers for motorcycles.
... (http://www.mooseutilities.com/products.jsp?level1=973&product_group_id=2607)

We got HeatDemons (www.symtec-inc.com) for W's spyder, tho don't have them installed, yet - we were waiting for the final bar choice. Probly will put 'em on now, since BRP does not appear to be doing their own :dontknow:

[spyder-dude]

Is anyone using these from symtec?

http://www.symtec-inc.com/Store/tabid/1174/ProductID/98/List/1/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName,ProductName

Instead of the heat demons?

No problems with the power draw that they say is Maximum 43Watt @ 14 Volts.

I actually found them for $33.98 delivered....thinking of ordering but wanted to confirm that they will be no problem with the power rating witht he spyder.

[dltang]

Is anyone using these from symtec?

http://www.symtec-inc.com/Store/tabid/1174/ProductID/98/List/1/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName,ProductName

Instead of the heat demons?

No problems with the power draw that they say is Maximum 43Watt @ 14 Volts.

I actually found them for $33.98 delivered....thinking of ordering but wanted to confirm that they will be no problem with the power rating witht he spyder.

Check out ataDude's post from above, here is the link he posted http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=45212&postcount=53 I do believe they are the same thing you are asking about Shawn.

[BRPjunkie]

Looks like Ski Doo handle bar muffs work on the Spyder, and why shouldn't they since the Spyder is a Ski Doo on wheels.

[ataDude]

Check out ataDude's post from above, here is the link he posted http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=45212&postcount=53 I do believe they are the same thing you are asking about Shawn.

Deb is right on. I've used those multiple times... not the Heat Demons.

Getting old sucks. :opps: But it IS better than the alternative. :D

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[Roadkill]

+I've used these on many bikes for many years and many thousands of cold-weather miles.

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9411.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_2957.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_6076.jpg

Well worth the cost for those wishing to extend (or simply not end) their riding seasons.

Ride on.
Roadkill

[vtrider]

I have the Tourmaster Synergy heated jacket liner and have been happy with it. I plan to get the Synery heated gloves as well. Here is a web page that I found that has some good information about the Synergy heated apparel. I'm not trying to sell or have any connections with this company. I just found this information was helpfull.

http://www.wingstuff.com/pgroup_detail/20208_Synergy_Electric_Heated_Clothing_Power_Draw_ Chart

[NancysToy]

I was going to install grip heaters. The cartridge type heaters I preferred were difficult, due to the Spyder's method of attaching the handlebars, and external handlebar wiring. External heaters would be easier. Of those, I tend to prefer the mylar elements under the existing grips, like the Symtec, but I still don't like the external wiring on a moving throttle. Eventually, the repeated bending here will cause failure. There are also full heated grips that replace existing grips, but they are supposed to be epoxied on. No thanks. In the end, my wife decided she like the heat in the thumb, and the heat on the back of the hands, provided by heated gloves. The heated jacket was pure indulgence on her part, but she is happy and smiling now. Can pants be far behind? The thighs get cold on a Spyder.
-Scotty