I loved my heated grips on my BMW (sold). But it's just too expensive for me to get them for the RK. I'll be getting heated gloves.

 

My thoughts exactly

 

we just had my wifes fixed yesterday under warranty never used them till last nite i liked it kept my hands warm. i will check into the gerbing gloves and liner seems the older i get the cold effects me more and more now.

 

I went to my local Harley Dealer to get heated grips installed. My mechanic told me not to get them because they are expensive and problematic; he strongly suggested heated gloves instead. I am a year-around rider (it's my commute bike) in Northern VA and have ridden down to 9 degrees. My gloves are the only thing I have that are heated. If you ride in the winter, suggest a Firstgear one-piece thermal suit.

Good luck,
Mel

 

Moderately cold - Heated grips
Severly cold - Heated gloves

 

I opted for the grips, I got the heat demons, they go inside the bars, and you can put any grips on with them. hence no ugly dials. I don't know much about heated gloves, but I would guess you are tethered to the bike with some type of wire. That is what made me not even consider them.

 

Get the Gerbings heated gloves. I just purchased their gloves and jacket liner and they are awesome. The weather here has been cold for this area and I took a ride on the superslab with the new gloves; 90mph with temps in the high 30's and my hands were toasty warm. The jacket liner is excellent also.

 

Grips are convenient.....but they only keep your palm warm.

I went with heated liners........they keep my entire hand warm down into the 20s......and they are substantially cheaper than grips.

 

nice thing about heated grips, is they are always there....
nice thing about the Gerbings (or warm N safe, or first gear, etc) is they warm your whole hand.

I throw my "spare set into a saddlebage, in mid autumn, and leave them in the bag til spring.I have the Gerbings gloves, jacket liner, and unon ridge pants.... am I "tethered " to the bike??? I suppose, but the barrel connector will just slide out, if I step off the bike

 

For cooler climates (~40's - 50's) grips work OK, but heater gear is best for anything colder (sub-30's). We used to run snowmobiles in MN w/sub-0 temps & heated gear was our friend...