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Offline Tuco

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Heated Gear
« on: October 16, 2015, 11:39:23 PM »
Well I finally bit the bullet and bought a heated jacket. A Gerbing to be specific. Orforester has been extolling the virtues of heated gear for some time which has got me to thinking I might be missing something here. Been riding street bikes since "77 and have never had heated gear. Just never bothered, or just didn't think I needed it. LT is my first fully faired bike even. What was I thinking? Picked it up today, wore it just as a jacket at first, felt pretty warm as I travelled from Eugene to Florence. Since I left the house in Yachats this morning and travelled to Eugene via Newport, Philomath, Bellfountain, Alpine,Monroe,Veneta I hadn't had a single bite to eat. So in Florence, dinner at Los Compadres was necessary. On the short leg home I put a jacket over the Gerbing and wow what a difference! Sold on heated gear now for sure.
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Offline drut

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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2015, 05:50:51 AM »
Bought a cheap heated vest a year ago & never looked back.Its not bulky under my jacket and I like the choice of being able to switch it on if I start to feel chilled.
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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2015, 07:08:02 AM »
What brand is your vest?
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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2015, 10:28:47 AM »
greetings...

heated gear... donts needs no heated gear with bat wings and knee farings...

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Offline mw074

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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2015, 11:34:26 AM »
Heated gear is essential for us old guys up north. I have found that the Gerbings works the best, but the Widder and Aerostitch also are satisfactory. Dash mounted motor speed regulators can be gotten for $5. on Ebay and work well as a controller hard wired to each bike.
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Offline drut

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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2015, 12:40:05 PM »
"What brand is your vest?"

Just badged up"HEATfabric",label has made in China.Obviously cheaply made but works well enough for me and bought for £19(about 30$).When it fails I buy a better quality one now I know what a difference they make.
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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2015, 01:58:09 PM »
Just curious, thought about buying "Sedici" brand at Cycle Gear" since it was less money but they didn't have the controller in stock or the adapter for the style of plug the LT is already wired for.
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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2015, 02:00:38 PM »
Anybody ever try "Mobile Warming" products?
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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2015, 05:06:15 PM »
i learnt long ago aints no glammer riding in the freezer... unwired...

i messed with the lesser expensive stuff along the way... butts have stuck with warm n safe for that past decade...

their stuff is superior to the others in this motobrickers opinion...

i wear the heated insoles... the heated socks... the heated jacket... the heated glove liners... and i use a wired heat troller... the mickster has the same equipment except she has the heated gloves and the wireless heat troller...

my advice... dont mess anything excpet the wam n safe brand and the warm n safe private label in the firstgear brand... its top of the line yeeeeehaaaaa...

go getts you some yeeeeeehaaaaa...

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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2015, 05:10:18 PM »
Yup, on the way home I really liked how even the collar was warm. Need to save some nickels for the gloves next!
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Offline F14CRAZY

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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2015, 10:32:39 PM »
I've ridden in the 40s so far this fall and have been fine without heated gear...

The used Fieldsheer Highland suit I picked up from ebay has been awesome. With jeans, t shirt, and a long sleeve t shirt over that I've been fine without the suit's liners. It's getting close to needing them though. Carhart socks and Columbia winter boots. Joe Rocket Sub Zero gloves, which aren't suitable for temperatures below what I'm riding in but I picked up some Tour Master silk liners which according to some searching work wonders, for some reason. Balaclava and collar extension that zips onto the suit.

I read a review where someone said they rode when it was 15f out and the Highland suit was still warm.

Only thing I have heated are my grips.

I would use some foot warmers or invest in something heated for my boots though if I were going longer distances in colder temps though. I have a cold toe problem for most of the year
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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2015, 09:20:44 AM »
Just a friendly reminder.... don't get to wild and crazy with all the electric heated gear and forget about the charging system and it's ability to run it all.
Up until the early '90's the bikes only came with a 400w(32A) alternator. After '92 only certain bikes came standard with the larger capacity alternator.

Unless you have gone overboard with powered accessories, you should be fine. Just don't overlook it.  :2thumbup:
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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2015, 09:52:06 AM »
the way the warm n safe dual heattroller controller works is it pulses the power... a moment to the front lead then a moment to the rear lead... since its not always on... and happens so fast... it can put out twice the heat at half the total momentary draw compared to other controllers...

on the 50amp alternator on the eleven hundert its common for us to be low beam and regular electrics + pair of catz xlo acid orange lights + heated grips + 2 pair heated insoles. + 2 heated jackets + 1 pair of heated gloves... all the heated gear on 2 dual warm n safe heat trollers and never had a charging issue...

donts know if the 32 can do it... butts the 50 can... thats with a good battery and good wire terminations...



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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2015, 10:36:14 AM »
Quote from: johnny on October 18, 2015, 09:52:06 AM
the way the warm n safe dual heattroller controller works is it pulses the power... a moment to the front lead then a moment to the rear lead... since its not always on... and happens so fast... it can put out twice the heat at half the total momentary draw compared to other controllers...

on the 50amp alternator on the eleven hundert its common for us to be low beam and regular electrics + pair of catz xlo acid orange lights + heated grips + 2 pair heated insoles. + 2 heated jackets + 1 pair of heated gloves... all the heated gear on 2 dual warm n safe heat trollers and never had a charging issue...

donts know if the 32 can do it... butts the 50 can... thats with a good battery and good wire terminations...



j o

Drake fitted my bike with a 50...I've jumpstarted a car before...worthwhile upgrade
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Re: Heated Gear
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2015, 11:47:57 AM »
Thanks for the heads up on the 50A.
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