Just bought the Gerbing G3's at the Seattle MC show in December, lots of good comments from others - enough to convince me to drop the $$$$ - but no experience yet. Will let you know when I get in some cold weather riding.....

 

you mean it's not cold up there yet??

 

Battery powered gloves are not designed for motorcycle use. Get electric heated gloves that run off your 12v system. The wires are in your sleeves and are not dangling all over the place.

http://www.gerbing.com/Products/Gloves/T5.html - T5's are a lot more protective than the T3's but both will keep your hands warm.

lots of good info here http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=306837

 

the battery powered gloves that H-D sells (made by Gerbings) are the only ones they make for riding cycles, the Gerbing branded ones aren't leather and won't block the wind well (per Gerbings)

H-D must have struck an exclusive deal with Gerbings

I had wired gloves and to me they were a PITA, might be different using a vest or jacket with them but I hated running the wires down my sleeves and then trying to plug the other glove after putting on the 1st glove

Mrs. Homebrew bought me a pair of the battery H-D ones for X-Mas, not sure if those are the answer for me or not but now I'll find out. I commute 40 miles to work until the salt hits the streets and of course that 6AM ride gets cold here. I know a downside to these besides the friggin' cost is you have to make sure the batteries don't run down below 25% especially when their stored in the closet during winter, hate to replace $40 batteries because they won't hold a charge.

 

I have the Gerbing G3 and jacket liner and really like them. I thought it would be great to buy my son a battery jacket from them since he is a mail carrier in PA. He wore the jacket this Monday and could not even tell if it was on except for the collar. The 7V Core products do not have as much heated area as 12V plug in, only three small patches. The jacket actually cost more than my liner after extra batteries. I do not know how the gloves are but the company was supper and said if I wasn't happy I shouldn't be stuck and gave me a RMA to get a refund.

 

I would like to know where you put the controller so you can adjust the heat while riding. If it is cold enough to wear heated gear it will be cold enough for me to wear my jacket and none of my jackets have a belt to attach the controller.

 

I have the Harley Gloves and liner for my leather jacket. I think they are all made by Gerbering for Harley. I cannot say enough good about them. I live in Missouri and travel 50 miles to work every day. I usually ride up into November before giving up on the cold. I have also rode many days when it was in the mid 20's when leaving in the morning. The deer scare me way more than the cold!!I highly recommend them.Don't waste your money on the pants though. You won't need them if you have the jacket liner. I also do not have a thermastat for mine,only a switch that I toggle on and off as is disired.

 

We bought some Tourmaster Gloves for my wife to use. She loves them and have kept her warm when the temps get into the 20's. I have the heated grips on my bike and love them on those cool days.

 

When I ride with my heated jacket I also have my chaps on and I attach my controller to the top of my chap leg by my thigh. Easy way to get to the controller for heat adjustment

 

Thanks