You probably could run a battery tender style if you wanted but I opted to set them up with the plugs that came from Gerbing. Here's why, and I am glad I did. Gerbing uses a simple push in plug. Takes very little force to plug or unplug the connection. Why this is such a huge deal for me, is that I can't tell you how many times I have gotten off my bike with the wire still connected. With the stock plug, it just pops off. Had this been a stiff or strong connection like a battery tender plug, it would have been a problem being tied to the bike and walking away. Same goes for putting it on. If I stop for gas and forget to plug the gloves back in, its a simple maneuver to plug in the plug (while wearing gloves), verses fighting with a battery tender plug.

 

If you but the outer gloves, make sure you tell the seller you want the gloves that have a 90 degree angle on the plug. They have elements on the front and back of the glove where the straight plug only has elements on the back of the hand.