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New Bohemia, VA | I'm very slow to change and observe for a long time, as when I buy, I buy to keep for a long time. Price often plays in some things, like gloves. I've been content with $4.00 winter gloves for riding, but have learned now how inferior they really are.
I saw a pair of motorcycle gauntlet gloves on Saturday and didn't think about getting them then. But with the weather rapidly changing it is time to put up the half-gloves and go for the winter one. Well I now got a swell pair of gauntlet motorcycle gloves for a mere $33. They're insulated of course and they have a handy dandy zipper pocket on the backside. Guess what I found in there? Give up? Rain covers for the gloves, woohoo. I'm ready now for what every winter throws at me.
I was talking with my friend who rides an HD Yamy wannabe with 18" apers on and we were both riding last night in 40 degrees. He had 11 miles to go into the boonies, and I just had to skip across town about 5 miles. He's a few years younger than I but I think he was eyeballin' the geezer glide as I sailed away with his arms up in disgust, no, no, on the apers I mean.
I don't mind feeling a little wussy at times, as I can stay in the saddle a lot longer and still look tough.
Oh, yeah, he wears gaunlets as well, but they are not lined so he uses underarmor liners. I might check into those as well.
I have to admire him that for his tenacity as he rode the run to the wall this year on a friends HD softtail taking the southern route from California.
I think these gloves will be all the winter gloves I'll need for many winters to come. |
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Memphis | Vardyer, The best thing about those gloves is the rain cover. Having gloves that aren't wet three days after riding through a hard storm will be a revelation for you. My #1 piece of winter gear is a neck gaiter. They are as cheap as $10 or a nice windstopper is about $40. I have spares (the $10 ones by Turtle Fur) in my saddlebag for riding buddies who have not heard of them and just give them away when needed.
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Houston, Texas | Chris
I have a pair of gauntlets I wore when I rode the 'other bike made in America' and they served me well. I was in Montana last October on the STARSHIP and it was a clear 36 degree day and I was wearing the gauntlets. Had the grip heat on and my hands were not getting warm, co-pilot needed to make a BIO stop so I thought I would try something...switched to my full fingered unlined leather gloves and after we got back on the road my hands were nice and toasty. Apparently the heat from the grips wasn't making it through the gauntlets (fully lined with GORETEX).
Riding in a cold rain is a different story and I do wear the gauntlets then and just tuff it out....as SONGFAN said wet gloves are no bueno.
I'm just saying...
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LaPorte,Tx. | I have two gauntlet type gloves which both work well, for rain and winter, I have a pair of Tour Masters, $35-$40. Then I was given a pair of Victory winter gauntlets, they are expensive and are not waterproof. Personally I don't like either because of the bulkiness of the finger grip areas. So for most of my dry winter riding I use a pair of those cute stretchy gloves inside my normal summer gloves. This is good with the grip heaters on for me down to the low 40s. |
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New Bohemia, VA | SongFan - 2009-10-20 12:50 PM
Vardyer, The best thing about those gloves is the rain cover. Having gloves that aren't wet three days after riding through a hard storm will be a revelation for you. My #1 piece of winter gear is a neck gaiter. They are as cheap as $10 or a nice windstopper is about $40. I have spares (the $10 ones by Turtle Fur) in my saddlebag for riding buddies who have not heard of them and just give them away when needed.
I've got a similar item as the neck gator and it just a stretchy tube thingy from the army days. I find it and a bandana over it is the best winter solution I have. If I can work on something for the feet that doesn't plug in or run on batteries I'd be set for anything.
and to the Texan two steppers, I will have to get use to the bulkiness as I do not like that cheapy gloves compress better if you have to grip but this are fairly stiff. I'm going to try and soften them up some since they are real leather and see if that helps. The basic stuff, like shifting and all that I can do with no problem. It is just keeping a grip on the bar causes my hands to numb up from lack of circulation, I suffer with that in my hands to begin with and gloves just complicated the matter.
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LaPorte,Tx. | varyder - 2009-10-20 11:30 AM
The basic stuff, like shifting and all that I can do with no problem. It is just keeping a grip on the bar causes my hands to numb up from lack of circulation, I suffer with that in my hands to begin with and gloves just complicated the matter.
Know your pain brother, that's why I keep the big gloves in the bag as much as possible. |
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| Varyrider,
What brand of gloves did you buy?
A questions for anyone. I have very large hands and have a hard time fime finding gloves to fit.
Any suggestions on large water proof gloves? |
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LaPorte,Tx. | #57, I know the Tour Master waterproof gauntlet goes up to XL as I saw them on the shelf when I bought my Med size. And these have a felt liner in them so it keeps the fingers warm, but if your hand is wet when putting on it is hard to slide the fingers down through the liner. But they work good once on.
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San Antonio, TX | It would be a bold move but......
Someone needs to make a glove for users of heated grips.
Waterproof leather gloves that are insulated from the tips of the fingers across the back of the hand and all the way around the gauntlet starting at the wrist.
Maybe I could take a pair of insulated gloves and cut out the insulation that I do not want. Hmmmm???
Ride Safe!
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| varyder I have a pair of non-brand gauntlet gloves I purchased some 20 years ago for riding in England and they sound very similar to what you've purchased. They have the zip out rain cover which works pretty well. I will tell you the downsides to these gloves in leather are two fold. First they will become slick in the palm which means you'll find yourself gripping the bars too tight which will cause stiffness in your hands. Second they are bulky which contributes to the hand stiffness. Great on long rides though when you don't need to clutch a lot. If you don't run a throttle boss you might want to pick one up for use with these gloves. It basically makes the aforementioned issues a non-issue. Hope you like the gloves.
radioteacher, the PolarPaws by Tourmaster work perfect with the heated grips as they are constructed very similar to your description. The exception to your idea is the PP's are made of ballistic nylon instead of leather, but they are waterproof. |
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New Bohemia, VA | Thanks. The condition that causes my pain and or stiffness is not related to how tight I grip the bars, I'm well aware of that situation. It is more related to my wrist and it occurs with or without gloves and regardless of the grip. Just another pain I suffer through in life, but don't normally share. It seems like the things I love the most causes me the greatest pain, like marriage.
Fortunetly that is my only contention, the hand/wrist pain that is. However, as mentioned, bulkiness helps the pain along, but a few advils will calm it down considerable. I spent 20 years in the Army with feet and knee pain having been born with flat feet. The first half of that career I spent at the 82d Abn Div running and jumping out of planes. Having a weak bladder gave the greatest thrills of all sitting on a cramped plane, in a parachute harness on and a 50lb rucksack for well over an hour needing to pee.
I also have boney shoulders and would be bruised from carrying the 50lb rucksack on 12 mile road marches with blister on my feet the size of half dollars.
So the little pain I experience in my hands and the comfort every where else is a piece of cake.
I'm looking at doing another Iron Butt run in about another year for an event, 1,500 in 36 hours, Bun Burner, but I'll make it a Bun Burner Gold by doing it in 24 hours, I hope.
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| A few years back I bought the Victory cold weather gloves from Sportmen's Guide for $29.95.  All the shops I went to were always out of my size.
My number one item for cold weather riding is a silk scarf. |
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, FL United States | My problem with finding any gloves is SIZE. Depending on the maker, 2XL sometimes fits, sometimes doesn't. I have a pair of unlined Victory gaunlets and 2 pairs of glove liners: silk liners do OK down to 40 degrees, the other pair I bought from a sports store in Red Lodge,MT and were made for skiers. They're micro-fiber and really warm for those colder days. And YES, it DOES get cold in Northeast Florida some mornings. |
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New Bohemia, VA | Well, maybe a review order, however, I'll just comment on these gloves for now. First they are great gloves for the price. I decided to put them to the test for my Veteran's Day ride, rain cover and all. I took them out DRY after the temperature dropped below 50 as I headed west. Up until then I was half-glove with the heaters on. I stopped and pull out the gaunlets, took out the rain cover and put those on and then donned the set. I was on my way and after about a half hour I noticed that my hands felt wet. They were warm from the grips but they felt wet none the less. I stopped and got gas and when I pulled out my hands they were wet. The rain jacket had done nothing at all, so I wonder if I should just waterproof them or look for a more expensive solution. The gloves overall are very comfortable and after riding wet they are more than broke in. I put them in the dryer at mom's and got ready for the ride home. Since it rained heavier on the way home they were waterlogged but the heated grips and the fact it was over 40 degree's was a life saver. |
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Brighton, TN | Hey, Saddlesore2million, I bought the Victory All-Season Riding gloves, excellent choice, but a little spendy. No rain cover needed, they are waterproof and insulated. When it gets nasty out they come on. Had them on this morning, it was down around 36 up where I live. Put those on and can still feel heat through the grips. Had them now for two seasons and they barely look worn. They are a gauntlet style with a large velcro flap. They are a little bulky but I find that I don't have any problems with it. Highly recommend, them. I think they were around 70 bucks a little spendy, but it looks like they will last for 10 - 15 years. The inside might not make it that far, but the exterior is nice and heavy. That winds up being less than 10 bucks a year over the life of them. I have been real IMPRESSED with victory's line of gear. I rode with one of their heavy leather jackets for a week, very nice. It was a tall and would have fit SongFan much better. Even with the price, I would still consider buying another one. They just didn't have the right size in stock. |
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New Bohemia, VA | Thanks for pecking those out for me chickenman, I think those would be in order for the next ride in the rain. I'm laying low today as we've got strong winds and heavy rain in store for the day. If I didn't have to be out in it two and three times today, I would have rode. However, I'm in the Pixie Mobile, the wife's Liberty. I'm just so happy.... |
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