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Re: 12v power outlet location
Reply #15 - 07/19/11 at 22:25:23

Joe F wrote on 07/19/11 at 17:59:22:

Gerbing makes a cable with battery attachments on one end and a socket with a rubber cap on the other end. I leave mine under the seat of my S40. There is enough extra that I can pull it out and connect to a cable running from my gloves to the back of my jacket. Heated gloves won't drain the battery and they let me comfortably ride down to 30 degrees or less.

Thanks, Joe! Where did you get your Gerbing if you don't mind me asking?

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Re: 12v power outlet location
Reply #16 - 07/20/11 at 02:48:51

txsizzler wrote on 07/19/11 at 22:25:23:

Joe F wrote on 07/19/11 at 17:59:22:

Gerbing makes a cable with battery attachments on one end and a socket with a rubber cap on the other end. I leave mine under the seat of my S40. There is enough extra that I can pull it out and connect to a cable running from my gloves to the back of my jacket. Heated gloves won't drain the battery and they let me comfortably ride down to 30 degrees or less.

Thanks, Joe! Where did you get your Gerbing if you don't mind me asking?

I prefer heated hand grips to heated gloves. They use less wattage, and they are less cumbersome -- no wires, etc. You can also wear lighter gloves on days that would normally require something really bulky.

I got my Gerbing jacket on ebay. While it is a quality garment, I wish it had more even heating. It has some places that stay nice and warm (almost too warm) and other areas with no heating at all. I called Gerbing about this and they said that was normal. Sad

Overall, though, having a heated jacket liner is a wonderful thing when it is in the 20s or 30s.

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Re: 12v power outlet location
Reply #17 - 07/21/11 at 17:12:30

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Thanks, Joe! Where did you get your Gerbing if you don't mind me asking?

The BMW folks are big into heated clothing. I got my battery-to-socket cable and gloves at a BMW shop. The gloves come with the cable that goes in the coat. Heated grips are nice but the heated gloves can move from bike to bike

I also like the heaters on the back of my hand instead of having sweaty palms.

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Re: 12v power outlet location
Reply #18 - 07/21/11 at 18:19:02

Joe F wrote on 07/21/11 at 17:12:30:

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Thanks, Joe! Where did you get your Gerbing if you don't mind me asking?

The BMW folks are big into heated clothing. I got my battery-to-socket cable and gloves at a BMW shop. The gloves come with the cable that goes in the coat. Heated grips are nice but the heated gloves can move from bike to bike

I also like the heaters on the back of my hand instead of having sweaty palms.

Valid points. Everthang in laff izza tray doff.

With heated grips, all I have to do is get on and ride, switching on the grips if needed. With heated gloves I have to use THOSE gloves, and, if I want to go to another bike, it has to have a 12v outlet to match. I just always use heated grips on anything I own for very long.

I like these: http://www.dual-star.com/index2/Rider/heated_grip_kit1.htm They are low-cost, reliable, and fairly easy to install. I've used them on my last three big bikes, and have probably spent (for all three kits), less than what one set of Gerbing heated gloves would cost.

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