http://www.revzilla.com/gerbings-heated-clothing

http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/g...d-jacket-liner

 

I have gotten a Gerbing heated jacket liner. No more layering for me. I may be getting soft...but I should have gotten one years ago. Toasty warm, even down in the high 20's.

Wife got one too...she used to never ride if it was below 60*, now she'll ride in any weather!

 

Could not have said it better.

 

Santa brought me the HD (Gerbings) heated coat and the battery pack last Christmas. I charged up the battery and read the directions and discovered the lithium battery (big and bulky) only lasts 1 hour on the high setting and 1 1/2 hours on the medium one. Emerald City HD in Lynnwood, WA. did me right by exchanging the battery for the variable temp. thermostat and gave me full credit minus $10 because I destroyed the packaging. Bought the matching battery pigtail, so it's plug in and go. I'll ride down to 40 degrees now. Heated clothing is a marvelous invention and one of the best investments for your riding fun. If you're only going to buy one item, go with the coat. I may add the gloves, but they are spendy.

 

thanks!

 

I bought the Captain's Magnetic Tank Panel to run the Gerbings dual controller for my jacket liner and gloves. I liked the setup so much I ordered another panel along with the jacket liner and gloves for my wife, who's riding her own. Keep your tank clean to avoid scratches.

I'd suggest shopping around for the heated gear. IIRC, the prices are virtually the same, but the items tend to end up back-ordered as the temperatures drop. I ordered directly from Gerbings website (old website - their revamped site does not look like they are taking direct online orders anymore), after a month cancelled the order, and had it in a week through Revzilla. JPCycle had the gear in stock when I ordered for the wife.

 

IMHO - This is a must!

 

Don't know how right this, but if you look at the HD parts, the battery tender pigtail only has a 7.5 amp fuse and the Gerbing jacket liner pulls 6.5 amps, which does not leave enough to use anything else. The vest on the other hand only pulls 4.5 and when combined with the glove liners only adds up to 6.7 amps.

I'm going to buy some heated gear for this season for myself and my wife who rides as a passenger. So, be sure and give some thought to not just the controllers, but also to how you plan on powering your gear, how many amps they will pull and what you load capacity is.

Odds are, I will have to add a second pigtail just for my wife.

 

Wire it directly to the battery and you should not have a problem..Just make sure that you use an inline fuse.

 

Wife has the heated vest. Last time I checked, the sweater puppies were so nice and warm, I shoved my whole face in there.