Gerbing heated vest and jacket
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Gerbing heated vest and jacket
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I am thinking about a gerbing heated vest or jacket. Is the vest enough to keep you warm or do you need the full line with the sleeves.
How easy is it to hook the wiring up on an 05 FLHRI Road king.
I am thinking about a gerbing heated vest or jacket. Is the vest enough to keep you warm or do you need the full line with the sleeves.
How easy is it to hook the wiring up on an 05 FLHRI Road king.
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RE: Gerbing heated vest and jacket
Charlie,
It depends! How cold? How long? Do you have a faring, lowers? Do you have heated grips? What are you wearing for outer clothing?
The Gerbing/Harley Heated jacket works well if you wear it under well insulated outer garments, you can connect heated gloves, pants and socks if you want to. I use this setup less the pants when I ride to Daytona from Mass. at the end of February. It's a long cold ride.
Most of the time though, I use the Aerostich heated vest, together with heated grips keeps me warm in all but the longest coldest rides. It packs much smaller and is a usefull vest without the heat, it's fleece. This setup is the best for all around riding/touring. you don't need to pack as much and it's more versitale.
DC
PS. whan I say "coldest" I'm talking down in the 20's or less.
It depends! How cold? How long? Do you have a faring, lowers? Do you have heated grips? What are you wearing for outer clothing?
The Gerbing/Harley Heated jacket works well if you wear it under well insulated outer garments, you can connect heated gloves, pants and socks if you want to. I use this setup less the pants when I ride to Daytona from Mass. at the end of February. It's a long cold ride.
Most of the time though, I use the Aerostich heated vest, together with heated grips keeps me warm in all but the longest coldest rides. It packs much smaller and is a usefull vest without the heat, it's fleece. This setup is the best for all around riding/touring. you don't need to pack as much and it's more versitale.
DC
PS. whan I say "coldest" I'm talking down in the 20's or less.
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RE: Gerbing heated vest and jacket
I live in Alabama and ride to Daytona in March for Bike week and Sturgis in August. It was a cold ride to Daytona last year and the year before Sturgis was cold. I am looking for something to ride in all day to wear under my leather jacket on long trips of 600 to 800 miles a day. I am thinking the vest would be good enough. My 05 Road King has a windshield.
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My wife and I have Gerbings jacket and gloves. The sleeves actually help keep your hands warm. I wear a light jacket over my Gerbings jacket liner and don't get cold. A light jacket just to protect the Gerbings and stop the wind. Some of the people I ride with use a Gortex rain jacket over thier Gerbings.
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Charlie,
Yes, that's the one. Mine is actually the older model without the air. And I can't tell you how much the heated grips from Harley help. Even when it's warm out and you don't have your heavy gloves, sometimes you overstay your welcome and it's cool going home....just light up the grips and OH BABY!
Together they would be all you need way down south.
DC.
Yes, that's the one. Mine is actually the older model without the air. And I can't tell you how much the heated grips from Harley help. Even when it's warm out and you don't have your heavy gloves, sometimes you overstay your welcome and it's cool going home....just light up the grips and OH BABY!
Together they would be all you need way down south.
DC.
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Heated grips...yeah man, almost as good as uh,err, ya know. Love them because you can wear lighter gloves. Gerbing heated clothes...yeah baby yeah! You might want to concider one of their heated jackets instead. My wife uses the heated jacket liner and I have the vest. I like hers better. If you get the adjustable heat controller you can adjust it to your liking. I am leaning towards one of their jackets so as not to trash my leather in bad weather.
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Install on bike is very easy.
I use the jacket liner and gloves here in PA. I was out today 32 and was very comfortable. I do have the controller and had it at 1.5 out of 4. I hope to get the heated pants soon also. 3rd year for the liner and gloves and all I can say is they are nice and help extend my riding season to whenever it is not snowing or a lot of salt down. I have ridden in 12 degrees in this gear.
Each to their own but I cant see the grips for the money, the only time I need it is winter, and I sure as hell want my whole hand to be warm if I am going to run electrics. The surprising thing on the Gerbing gloves is for gauntlet style gloves, they are not really too bulky, not like wearing deer skins or something, but not as bad as some non heated gauntlet gloves I have worn.
I use the jacket liner and gloves here in PA. I was out today 32 and was very comfortable. I do have the controller and had it at 1.5 out of 4. I hope to get the heated pants soon also. 3rd year for the liner and gloves and all I can say is they are nice and help extend my riding season to whenever it is not snowing or a lot of salt down. I have ridden in 12 degrees in this gear.
Each to their own but I cant see the grips for the money, the only time I need it is winter, and I sure as hell want my whole hand to be warm if I am going to run electrics. The surprising thing on the Gerbing gloves is for gauntlet style gloves, they are not really too bulky, not like wearing deer skins or something, but not as bad as some non heated gauntlet gloves I have worn.
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RE: Gerbing heated vest and jacket
gerbing has a life time guar on there products - just pay shipping... I have the vest, the wife has the full linner - we both have the gloves... I have not used my as yet, but she swears by hers..
Riding Cold is now a choice
Riding Cold is now a choice
