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Gloves heat the backs of your hands and fingers, the parts in the wind. I've had a pair Sedici Hot Wire Gloves for about 4 years now and love them. Ride in 20+ weather in the morning and rarely have them on high.
I won't have one without the heated grips. With a good pair of gloves they'll keep my hands warm even on a road king or a softtail without a fairing. With a fairing the back of the hand thing isn't an issue for me - the fairing blocks most of the wind off the hands anyway.
Also, using heated grips you don't have to remember to grab your heated gloves, or to plug them in. The grips are also easier to adjust since the **** is right on the end of the left grip.
I've tried both the gloves and the grips and the grips are the way to go for me.
We do a lot of cold weather riding here in the Great White North. I've done without heated grips and suffered for decades. A pair is definitely going on next time I have the steering neck bearings done or the fairing has to come off. For a street glide I was quoted 3 hours unfortunately.
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