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General => General => Topic started by: kitcrazy on 13 October 2015, 07:04:30 pm
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winters here and im looking for some winter gloves but i hate big bulky gloves anyone got any suggestions?
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winters here and im looking for some winter gloves but i hate big bulky gloves anyone got any suggestions?
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So sometimes if it gets really cold I use those latex gloves under my normal bike gloves, I found they actually do work, although they do rip a quite easy on removal so I keep loads under the seat and they're also handy for roadside tinkering if it's required :eek
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Gotta be Alpinestars for a good glove with a slim fit
http://www.getgeared.co.uk/Motorcycle_Gloves/Alpinestars_Motorcycle_Gloves
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I know they look a little crap but for me you'll not beat handle bar muffs, you can wear your summer gloves under them. Did an experiment once and took my glove off, rode at normal speed for a mile and my hands didn't get cold
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winters here and im looking for some winter gloves but i hate big bulky gloves anyone got any suggestions?
:agree
So sometimes if it gets really cold I use those latex gloves under my normal bike gloves, I found they actually do work, although they do rip a quite easy on removal so I keep loads under the seat and they're also handy for roadside tinkering if it's required :eek
Do you mean marrigolds like your missus wears when doing the dishes or the ones that a surgeon wears when doing your ------Chose your operation ---------------------------------
I have never heard of that one, yes ladies -oooh --tights on your legs but that is a new one for me. Is it a Scottish thing ?
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winters here and im looking for some winter gloves but i hate big bulky gloves anyone got any suggestions?
:agree
So sometimes if it gets really cold I use those latex gloves under my normal bike gloves, I found they actually do work, although they do rip a quite easy on removal so I keep loads under the seat and they're also handy for roadside tinkering if it's required :eek
Do you mean marrigolds like your missus wears when doing the dishes or the ones that a surgeon wears when doing your ------Chose your operation ---------------------------------
I have never heard of that one, yes ladies -oooh --tights on your legs but that is a new one for me. Is it a Scottish thing ?
Mr sharp, that hurt my wee heart :(
I don't have a missus anyhow so I have my own marigolds :lol but it's surgical / mechanics / ambalance latex gloves that I have, whatever is going free wherever I'm delivering to, and of course being Scottish I ain't going to pay for them :b
I never mentioned tight wearing, but as you did, are they any good? :lol
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Tights apparently are perfect as they fit "tight " as the name would suggest under your leathers, personally I prefer stockings - but that's another story
Im gonna give the rubber gloves a try but would of thought that they make your hands sweat which would then go cold
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Tights apparently are perfect as they fit "tight " as the name would suggest under your leathers, personally I prefer stockings - but that's another story
You'll need to tell us all now :b
Edit...2nd thoughts, keep it to yourself :eek
Im gonna give the rubber gloves a try but would of thought that they make your hands sweat which would then go cold
There's different types of these gloves, I've found the best ones are from the medical people, the others do tend to sweat your hands as you say, but it's still better than freezing fingers. And another hint is to get larger size than you need as this makes them loose fitting :)
That all said, my heated grips are used mainly in that sort of weather if I get caught in it, if it's that cold I'm the morning I take the car as don't want to risk skidding on the bike.
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My worry with Stockings and Marigolds is having an "Off". Can you imagine the shits and giggles down A+E when they cut your leathers off?
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My worry with Stockings and Marigolds is having an "Off". Can you imagine the shits and giggles down A+E when they cut your leathers off?
Marigolds you'd get away with, whereas with stockings, your right :)
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Oh and Marigolds have a fleecy lining to help prevent sweating
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There's different types of these gloves, I've found the best ones are from the medical people, the others do tend to sweat your hands as you say, but it's still better than freezing fingers. And another hint is to get larger size than you need as this makes them loose fitting :)
That all said, my heated grips are used mainly in that sort of weather if I get caught in it, if it's that cold I actually take the car as don't want to risk skidding on the bike.
Well you seem to be the latex expert but a little disappointing that you jump in the car when it gets a little too cold for rubber
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Can you imagine the shits and giggles down A+E when they cut your leathers off?
Oh no -- no leathers were also being worn
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There's different types of these gloves, I've found the best ones are from the medical people, the others do tend to sweat your hands as you say, but it's still better than freezing fingers. And another hint is to get larger size than you need as this makes them loose fitting :)
That all said, my heated grips are used mainly in that sort of weather if I get caught in it, if it's that cold I actually take the car as don't want to risk skidding on the bike.
Well you seem to the the latex expert but a little disappointing that you jump in the car when it gets a little too cold for rubber
:rollin :rollin :rollin
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These babies, could come in useful for hand signals too
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Alpinestars gloves are not bulky.
Three finger gloves. Merino inner gloves, Keis heated inner gloves.
Have them all. All work to an extent.
Nothing beats muffs though :)
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I've got some karrimor thermal gloves that fit inside my normal gloves - excellent
as for wearing tights, when I first joined the navy the instructors used to go on about wearing tights under No1 uniform for November ceremonies and I scoffed but after 2 years freezing my proverbial off I succumbed and found heavy duty tights work!! they trap a thin layer of air in the weave and it warms up like a wet suit! as for looking daft as they drill instructor's said rather look daft for a minute that freeze!!
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Nothing beats muffs though :)
You can't beat muffs. Had the same pair of cheapo muffs for about 13 years and fit them every winter.
I just wear summer gloves on my commute, and my hands are toasty. I don't even have to use my heated grips as they get too hot with muffs!
As for tights and stockings??????
Hold ups are better as there's no straps to chafe round your backside or get in the way of your thong.
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I've got some Oxford Muffs but they don't fit very and I can't steer the bike. I'll have to stick to freezing
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With fitting muffs, sometimes you've got to get a bit creative to get them to work.
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I've never had any trouble with muffs to be honest . . .
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I've never had any trouble with muffs to be honest . . .
And you never loose them either :b
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Over gloves are not too bad, Held do some that look like proper strangler issue for a tenner. Only problem is they don't have a visor wipe blade.
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Over gloves are not too bad, Held do some that look like proper strangler issue for a tenner. Only problem is they don't have a visor wipe blade.
+1 on the over gloves
Picked some cheapies up from the NEC when the weather changed and hands were soaked with sweat by the time I got home
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Barkbusters storm handguards + heated grips means I can wear summer gloves for most of the year.
Rob
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With fitting muffs, sometimes you've got to get a bit creative to get them to work.
I might have another fiddle then.
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Barkbusters storm handguards
Rob
I look into this every year but for the fzs 600 handguars don't fit as they hit the fairing
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Nothing says you're ready to buy a Moto Guzzi than fitting a pair of bar muffs :rollin :rollin :rollin
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As I get white finger easily, over the years Ive tried every kind of glove out there! Heated grips too (fine if you like hot palms and frozen fingers!) Last year, bit the bullit and bought a pair of these =http://gerbing.co.uk/g-12-heated-gloves.html
Wish Id done it years ago-they are feckin brilliant! And come with a lifetime gaurantee too! Besy gloves you can buy, and not bulky, feel as soft as kid gloves!
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As I get white finger easily, over the years Ive tried every kind of glove out there! Heated grips too (fine if you like hot palms and frozen fingers!) Last year, bit the bullit and bought a pair of these =http://gerbing.co.uk/g-12-heated-gloves.html
Wish Id done it years ago-they are feckin brilliant! And come with a lifetime gaurantee too! Besy gloves you can buy, and not bulky, feel as soft as kid gloves!
I looked at those but they dont seem to offer much protection in an "off". But I suppose that if you cannot feel your fingers then you may just increase your chances of an off
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Dont fall off then!
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I am ready for the winter now :lol
(http://farm1.staticflickr.com/685/22256174135_ba918064ec_b.jpg)
Last week I've fallen victim of the fashion with cold fingers, not next week though...
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ok went with spada enforcers.abit bulky but comfy
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ok went with spada enforcers.abit bulky but comfy
Good gloves fella - dry, warm - had a few pairs. Only thing that let them down was the same as all my other gloves over time.....VELCRO
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For the last 2 days I've put my Draggin jeans and summer Alpinestars on again but not tomorrow, too cold for summer gloves. I can cope with the jeans as they are quite thick around the knees but my fingers were frozen. I'm out the door by 5 so dark. Trying to keep the jeans on for as long as possible
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Yay turned out lovely, glad I've got the summer gloves on.
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Definitely Oxford Muffs in winter. I fitted these to stop the wind blowing the muffs against the levers: works a treat. Heated grips and summer gloves are all you need.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorbike-7-8-Handle-Bar-Proguard-System-Pro-Brake-Clutch-Levers-Protect-Guards-/252117420868?var=&hash=item3ab35e8b44:m:mkOTL0WBLlqimARUjLeaUeg (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorbike-7-8-Handle-Bar-Proguard-System-Pro-Brake-Clutch-Levers-Protect-Guards-/252117420868?var=&hash=item3ab35e8b44:m:mkOTL0WBLlqimARUjLeaUeg)
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Think what you buy is all dependant on how long and often you'll be riding over the winter months.
Most good quality waterproof gloves all work about the same e.g. they're waterproof and give or take a few minutes either way your hands will get cold roughly the same time which at anything below 10C* is about 20 minutes. I used to ride all weathers everyday for a 35 min commute into/out of London, I've also done Euro rides to Germany one a month. I tried everything including heated grips nothing really worked until I found these
https://gerbing.co.uk/products/12v-product-range/gloves.html?alias=heated-gloves
I had mine some years ago and they wasn't waterproof but it didn't matter as my hands stayed warm, I used them for a good few years without any problems.
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I've got a pair of gerbing heated gloves on e/bay at the moment ,they belong to my wife who no longer goes on the bike so if anyone wants them they're well worth a look.They're on at £45 to start under the name merc220phil.
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http://www.visordown.com/product-features/tested-sub-100-all-weather-gloves/21734-8.html (http://www.visordown.com/product-features/tested-sub-100-all-weather-gloves/21734-8.html)
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ok went with spada enforcers.abit bulky but comfy
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(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/12/c1eae5748d7648edda8fbb3b14486de9.jpg)It's not been that cold so far this winter but I put the Muffs on so I'm still using my A*star summer gloves. Although it has poured with rain my hands have stayed dry.
I've put some metal coat hanger inside the muffs to keep them away from the levers
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I know that I'm lucky in that I don't need to ride - but muffs do look shit ! and MASSIVE, surly they don't need to go up to your elbows !
I dont like the idea/ feeling of my hands "trapped" inside.
I wonder if I could get some and cut them down to almost a hand guard plus size. So a cross between muffs and guards. I just want something to keep the wind blast of my winter riding fingers, I'm not even looking for compleate protection but just a little extra to enable me to ride a little longer before I feel the need to grab those lovely hot potatoes that Yamaha call cam cover tops
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I know that I'm lucky in that I don't need to ride - but muffs do look shit ! and MASSIVE, surly they don't need to go up to your elbows !
I dont like the idea/ feeling of my hands "trapped" inside.
I wonder if I could get some and cut them down to almost a hand guard plus size. So a cross between muffs and guards. I just want something to keep the wind blast of my winter riding fingers, I'm not even looking for compleate protection but just a little extra to enable me to ride a little longer before I feel the need to grab those lovely hot potatoes that Yamaha call cam cover tops
I have Halvarssons Primus leather mitten. It works fine with Halvarssons silk gloves liner. Can't compare with muffs for long rides, but for short rides 30-40 minutes they work fine.
http://www.motolegends.com/gloves/halvarssons-primus-mitten-black.html (http://www.motolegends.com/gloves/halvarssons-primus-mitten-black.html)
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[url]http://www.visordown.com/product-features/tested-sub-100-all-weather-gloves/21734-8.html[/url] ([url]http://www.visordown.com/product-features/tested-sub-100-all-weather-gloves/21734-8.html[/url])
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ok went with spada enforcers.abit bulky but comfy
Was using the enforcers for years and totally disagree with their test results - the 3 or 4 pairs I had (velcro failed after each winter) but were warm and totally waterproof.
Fancied a change so opted for the Richa Cold Protect GTX - agree 100% with their review - best winter glove I've ever had.
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I know that I'm lucky in that I don't need to ride - but muffs do look shit ! and MASSIVE, surly they don't need to go up to your elbows !
I dont like the idea/ feeling of my hands "trapped" inside.
I wonder if I could get some and cut them down to almost a hand guard plus size. So a cross between muffs and guards. I just want something to keep the wind blast of my winter riding fingers, I'm not even looking for compleate protection but just a little extra to enable me to ride a little longer before I feel the need to grab those lovely hot potatoes that Yamaha call cam cover tops
The picture makes the muffs look bigger than they are but I agree with all you say. I only use them for commuting and will take them off if I ride out with mates. I will persevere with them though