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| Getting ready to ask for a pair for Christmas and would like opinions (okay, I know the saying  ).
Who wears what that keeps their hands warm, dry, and are comfortable and allows use of the buttons on the Vision?
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Buford, GA United States | Well before I got the Vision I had the heated gloves that connected into my Gerbings heated jacket but I didn't like it as I lost "feel" in the handlebars. I live in N.E. Georgia and on December the 5th I will have owned my Vision for a year and will have put 1,000 miles per month on it. The only gloves that I use now are footjoy thinsulate golf gloves as the bike blocks most of the wind off of my hands that I never get cold fingers unless I leave my hands extended on the clutch or brake. The only problem is forgetting to put the gloves back in my golf bag but I ride more than I golf anyway... |
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Visionary
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| Well Polar Paws suck, lol.... I have several pairs of cold weather gloves ad with ALL of them you lose some feel due to bulk. If you want heated the Gerbing gloves ork great. Polar Tec/Polar Paws work fine on the vision provided you keep the heated grips turned on, or the old Harley all leather winter gauntlets w/rainshield work great. I'd suggest a medium grade glove for cold weather riding and then suppliment with your heated grips. |
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So Cal | Any glove with thinsulate works best for me. Thicker gloves make the heated grips kind of useless. Some one needs to make a glove with little insulation on the palm side and twice as much on the back side. |
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Visionary
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Memphis | I've been really happy with my Held "Steve" gloves. Kangaroo leather on the palm side (allows the heated grips to work great), padded on the back, nice gauntlet. Very well made. Here's where I got mine (great company). http://www.newenough.com/gloves/street_or_racing_gauntlet/held/steve_motorcycle_gloves.html |
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Buffalo Grove,Ill | They look nice but 160 bucks? ouch. |
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Visionary
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Memphis | I know. I got mine about 2 years ago and they were $120. I can't even think of what my second favorite pair would be. By the way, they are not waterproof. |
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Fountain Inn, SC United States | There's a review of Widder gloves in our Reviews forum.
http://www.Vision-Riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=21&posts...
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Cruiser
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| JAM - 2008-11-29 10:04 AM
There's a review of Widder gloves in our Reviews forum.
http://www.Vision-Riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=21&posts...
Thanks, but I really don't want electric gloves. Seems like overkill with the heated grips.
I want a pair (and I've tried to find them for years) that will keep fingertips toasty. |
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Iron Butt
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New York State | I find thin cloth or leather work gloves work best with the heated grips |
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Fountain Inn, SC United States | Smitty - 2008-11-29 10:10 AM
JAM - 2008-11-29 10:04 AM
There's a review of Widder gloves in our Reviews forum.
http://www.Vision-Riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=21&posts...
Thanks, but I really don't want electric gloves. Seems like overkill with the heated grips.
I want a pair (and I've tried to find them for years) that will keep fingertips toasty.
Sorry Smitty, didn't realize what you asked for.
When you do find/get a pair of gloves, let us know how they are. Maybe a write review? I'm always looking for a good cool (not cold) weather glove.
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Visionary
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LaPorte,Tx. | When I used to live up north, and rode year around, a lot of us used handlebar gaunlets. They worked really well in keeping the wind off your hands. Now with the heated grips, you could wear your lightweight riding gloves and still keep you hands warm. Just my thought. Stay warm guys. 
Edited by VisionTex 2008-11-29 11:44 AM
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Iron Butt
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North Orange County CA | In my youth in Nashville, my only form of transport was my un-faired '66 R-50. Riding on 25 degree winter mornings to my construction jobs which were often 60-70 miles from home taught me good layering techniques.
My preference is for a good pair of deerskin gauntlets (others will have different choices, all of which are justifiable) with a pair of silk liners for really cold weather. Leather is a lousy insulator; the key is the silk liners, which as are as ridiculously effective as they are inexpensive and thin.
You dont have to sacrifice feel for warmth. They take up no space. NOTE: They are easily ruined by prolonged contact with velcro closures.
Check out the liners at the outdoor stores like Cabella or Bean; they range from 6.99 to 8.99 per pair. If you insist on "motorcycle black" then the online retailer recommended by SongFan has two versions for 10.00 - 15.00.
Try them under your favorite gauntlets, worst case you've spent 10 bucks on a failed experiment. |
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Tourer
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| I've been using deerskin gloves with thinsulate that work great while riding the Vision, I've used them on my 8-Ball in temps down to about 40° where they start to lose their effectiveness but on the Vision with the heated grips they work great.
http://www.napaglove.com/products/gloves_cycle.html |
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Woodland Hills, CA | I have been using the Harley winter gauntlets for years, and they have been good down to the low 50's, but without a fairing, my fingers always eventually got cold. So when I rode for long distances in cold weather, or when the temperature was forecast to be below 50, I would just use my ski gloves. I am not really interested in electric gloves but wanted better protection than ski gloves so after a bit of research I recently bought a pair of Tourmaster Winter Elite gloves (http://www.tourmaster.com/xcart/product.php?productid=109&cat=9). I have only had a chance to try them down to the mid 50's and had to take them off because my hands were too hot (and that's without the heated grips on). I will wait to see how they perform later in the winter when the temperatures get colder, but for now I am hopeful. My only complaint is that they are bulky, which seems to be the case with most winter gloves I have tried. Like someone else said, I wish they would make winter gloves with a thin palm and heavy back. Actually I intend to try a liner with both my Harley gloves, and a pair of deerskin gauntlets I bought about a year ago from Fox Creek Leather (http://www.foxcreekleather.com/mensdeerskin.phtml). The Fox Creek gloves are great gloves, but were a bit big on me, but with the liners they should fit perfectly.
Anyway, before I recommend anything, I want to ride with them for a while in cold weather and see what works best for me. I will let you know how it goes; that is if winter ever gets to southern California (it was 80 today and promises to be in the mid 80's tomorrow). |
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New Bohemia, VA | $4 thinsulate from walmart. great to at least 19 degrees with heated grips on high. |
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Cruiser
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| varyder - 2008-11-30 1:40 AM
$4 thinsulate from walmart. great to at least 19 degrees with heated grips on high.
When Wal Mart comes in, they force others out of business, lower the earned wage rate, decimate the local economy, and flood the market with Chinese made product, not to mention they perpetuate the sweat shops where kids are forced to work long days for not very much.
Once upon a time, before corporate greed took over Wal Mart was a good company....dealt in US made products for the most part. Then, profits became the ultimate factor and the rest is history.
My guess....Ol' Sam is turning in his grave.
But I really do thank you for that tip.
I haven't been in a Wal Mart in at least 8 years. And you won't see me in one in another 8 years.
Edited by Smitty 2008-11-30 10:56 AM
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Iron Butt
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, FL United States | +1 on what Smitty said! |
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New Bohemia, VA | well, my intent wasn't to promote the big evil giant Wal-Mart. It was more on how cheap I am, and that I use cheap stuff that works well and I use the money I save for other stuff. I hope that you can buy from Mom and Pop or your retailer of choice for a reasonable price.
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Iron Butt
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North Orange County CA | I agree with Smitty on the Walmart comments!
(insert long winded {subject} rant here)
I must be in a really good mood this morning; normally I would consider a post like that an invitation to impose my world view on everyone within earshot.
Must be because I after 5 months I finished the bathroom / bedroom remodel this weekend; the wife now has her bath tub and I finally can get back on the Vision for something other than commuting. |
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New Bohemia, VA | I guess all those who work for Wal-Mart could go work for mom and pop and Wal-Mart can shut the doors. I personally don't agree with all what they have become after Sam passed, but they also bring many jobs to a region and as full time there are decent benefits and advancement possibilities. With any big corp like wal-mart there is bound to be problems but wal-mart has been a case study on how to do retail right. Not bad for something out of Arkansas. now that I stirred the pot, I shop a lot at mom and pop places. most of my gas and a drink is within a mile of my house at a mom and pop place. I eat mom and pop most of the time and have my favorites. I get my tires at the mom and pop joint instead of going to wal-mart and I consider my Vic dealer a mom and pop place and was buying my leather from there when I could have gotten it cheaper at wally-world. I like when someone stands on what they think is right, and a place like wal-mart doesn't miss a few who refuses to buy from them. Even though theft is very high at wal-mart they continue to turn a profit and employ many, many people. I think in the big scheme of things wal-mart doesn't have the bad impact that people think they do as I've not really seen many places shut their doors just because walmart opened theirs. In fact most business are thriving right next door to wal-mart and seem to help one another with the draw. Most of the products I buy from wal-mart are ones that I don't care about quality on or are brand names for cheaper, so they really don't get much of my business except a few nickels and dimes. There are things that I just can't find anywhere else but wal-mart, but there is the internet, but that takes away from mom and pop too. Being retired army I shop at the commissary and occasionally the PX. But when I want really good steaks I go to, you guessed, mom and pop. Maybe in your area you've seen some bad things happen when wal-mart moved in but the areas I have lived in, the people looked forward to walmart moving in so they could get a job. The last I looked mom and pop was still open right next door to wally world and still had the parking lot full just like they always did. The good part is that people had jobs so they could spend money at mom and pop on their way home from working at wal-mart. Again, I'm not here to promote wal-mart but when one comment is made on a simple suggestion, in a broad term (like, let's get a coke and we all end up buying dr. pepper, or can you xerox this for me and you use a pitney-bowes copier) and it get's the typical harley response that something bad was just said, then I just had to lob my two-cent back. Peace Out!
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Coastal , NJ | Smitty:
I've used the First Gear Winter Tek for about 8 yrs. I have no complaints. I also have a pair of Gerbing G3's with a t-stat which are great in any temps you may be riding in. Funny thing is, since I got my Vision, I use my Icon perforated summer gloves right down into the mid 40's - they work great with heated grips.
Here's a review of a bunch of different Winter gloves:
http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/accessoriesandgear/cold_weather_gl...
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Woodland Hills, CA | luzzy - 2008-12-01 3:39 PM
Smitty:
I've used the First Gear Winter Tek for about 8 yrs. I have no complaints. I also have a pair of Gerbing G3's with a t-stat which are great in any temps you may be riding in. Funny thing is, since I got my Vision, I use my Icon perforated summer gloves right down into the mid 40's - they work great with heated grips.
Here's a review of a bunch of different Winter gloves:
http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/accessoriesandgear/cold_weather_gl...
Great article. Unfortunately, I think it was written 5 years ago as at least one glove is no longer made, and hasn't been for about 4 years. But it would be great to see a current evaluation of cold weather gloves. |
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Cruiser
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| There were a couple of gloves that interested me in the article that I can't find anywhere, and are probably out of production. |
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Iron Butt
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Anderson, IN (48mi NE of downtown Indianapolis) | I ride the off-road bike the entire winter regardless of temperature. Many off-road riders wear MSR Cold Pro gloves. They are waterproof, windproof, and they breathe.
http://www.gmo1.com/MSR_Cold_Pro_Gloves_p/33-25coldpro_glove.htm
They are on sale now for $40.
I have been wearing them for as long as I can remember. At 30F, my hands sweat in them (off-road). Two of my friends got the same gloves and like them. They used to have trouble with their finger tips hurting. Not anymore with the MSR's. The coldest we rode off-road last winter was 5F. I use the liners when the temp is single digit. The liners pull the perspiration from your hands keeping them dry and warm.
http://www.gmo1.com/MSR_Wick_Dry_Under_Gloves_p/33-1910.htm
My fingers would get cold on the road with leather gloves. Especially since I tend to ride with two fingers on the clutch and brake at all times. One cold day I thought I would try my off-road gloves while on the Vision. Huge difference. Don't need the heated grips until it gets below 30 degrees. Don't need the heated grips at all if used with the liners. The gloves are not restrictive while riding because they were designed for off-road use. I do have to remove them when I stop for gas and need to get in my wallet.
I suggest getting one size larger than you normally wear. That way you can wear liners inside them.
For those that want all-black gloves, use a Sharpie to color the non-black areas on any gloves.
P.S. I think you can keep your hands warmer on the Vision by lowering the windshield. See this topic:
http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=4920&pos...
Edited by victoryvisiontour 2009-12-11 10:32 PM
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Cold weather riding gloves....who's best/who's worst
