I really need new gloves...
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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From: texas panhandle
The gloves that you are talking about will cost you about $9/annually when amortized out of the life of the gloves. Probably last longer than that if you don't loose them. I spent more money on shitty leather than I have on good leather.
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From: Somewhere on the Bourbon trail
Yeah it was nice in NC today. Take your pick here https://www.foxcreekleather.com/mens_mensdeerskin and it's better leather than the HD.
They have free shipping and no tax. Or you can take a quick ride just over into Independence, VA and try on a pair.
They have free shipping and no tax. Or you can take a quick ride just over into Independence, VA and try on a pair.
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Road Captain
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Thin and insulated doesn't usually go along with inexpensive. The high end thermal stuff is thin but not cheap (generally) and the cheaper insulated gloves are thick to make up for the lack of good insulation. With all that being said try wearing rubber exam gloves as a liner under your normal gloves. They trap heat well and would be wind proof. That is about as cheap as you can get for some extra warmth.
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If they a comfortable and warm buy them for $90. I have paid that much or more for gloves that were comfortable but turned out not to be that warm in real world conditions. If my hands are cold and hurting it is hard to enjoy the ride.
6th Gear
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Blackhawk make some good gloves and I have been wearing them for quite some time. It did take about a week for me to settle in with the gloves and them to become tight around my fingers. They look good too and are priced right.
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Joe Kucinski
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if these are the gauntlet gloves you were looking at, i'd get them. I've had a pair for about 3 years now. they do a pretty good job of keeping my hands warm in the la winters.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...auntlet-gloves
and for those days when it warms up some, I also keep these in my saddlebags. these are an 'outseam' design so they are very comfortable. and the leather is very soft and pliable. I bought these last spring and they still look like new. course, I haven't worn them all that much, in the summer I wear perforated gloves, so these have a spring and fall on them.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...-finger-gloves
the next piece of advice, don't buy direct from your dealer. buy them from a hd discounter, I think I paid $65 for the windshielder gloves.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...auntlet-gloves
and for those days when it warms up some, I also keep these in my saddlebags. these are an 'outseam' design so they are very comfortable. and the leather is very soft and pliable. I bought these last spring and they still look like new. course, I haven't worn them all that much, in the summer I wear perforated gloves, so these have a spring and fall on them.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...-finger-gloves
the next piece of advice, don't buy direct from your dealer. buy them from a hd discounter, I think I paid $65 for the windshielder gloves.
