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Oct 23, 2013 | 01:39 PM

#41

Casper

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From: Blue Grass (KY)

I've been using Gerbings for years, Great product!
I started with the gloves, jacket, pant liner and socks. While putting on the jacket liner is easy, the pant liner required me to go inside someplace, remove my jeans and put on the pant liner...not bad but a hassle.
I have since moved to the Gerbings Union Ridge over pants and jacket. I can put these on on the side of the road or at any rest stop...plus the jacket and pants are waterproof...nice feature.
The Union Ridge pants and jacket are not a warm as the liner ( the liner is closer to your body) they are plenty warm for me.

Note, the jacket liner should fit a little on the snug side, wear a long sleeve t-shirt under the liner with a jacket over the liner and you're good to go down to about 30 degrees....

Heated gear is the best investment I've made in motorcycling...and it stays with you if you trade bikes....

Oct 23, 2013 | 01:49 PM

#42

Casper

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From: Blue Grass (KY)

Here is great place to buy and they are on sale...

http://heatedclothingoutlet.com/jacketLiner.shtml

Oct 23, 2013 | 02:11 PM

#43

djaudette

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From: Goldsboro, NC

Got to agree, I have both jacket and pants liner as well as gloves and socks. The socks are what I really love. Toes stay toasty warm

Oct 23, 2013 | 02:15 PM

#44

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Wore my Gerbings heated gear, jacket liner, gloves, pant liner and socks this morning on the way to work. 35 degrees when I left. Kept turning it down cause I was getting hot. Ridden down to 15 degrees and never got a bit cold. Good stuff.

Oct 23, 2013 | 02:50 PM

#45

cass

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From: Southern Maryland

i got heated jacket liner and gloves a few years ago. i have a controller on my Yamaha and my Limited. think i'm going to get the chap liner vs a full pant but might change my mind as i cant quite make up my mind.....but.....it sure does extend the riding season.

Oct 23, 2013 | 02:55 PM

#46

son of the hounds

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I am a believer. I purchased Gerbing gloves in 2005 after I rode home and my hands were so cold and stiff I could not bend my fingers. I could not unlock the door to get inside. When I finally got in the house I had to run my hands under hot water. A painful experience even taking turns holding each glove over the hot engine heads. It was then I bought the heated gloves, two days later I rode all the way back to Eagle Leather and purchased the heated jacket liner and the dual variable controller. Life below 50F has not been the same since.

I am a believer. As other mods and riding expenses go, this one pays for itself in sheer joy of riding all seasons. If there is no ice or snow on the roads, I can ride down into the mid 20s F. Added desert dawg lowers, national cycle hand guards and my muck boots, along with a fleece balacava and I am roasty toasty all day. I also bought the round to two prong adaptor so I use it on my Triumph and my sporty by just plugging into the battery tender lead. On my road king, the round lead is under the forward part of the seat. Life is good.

I added heated boot soles but since I switched to a pair of Muck boots two winters ago, I have not needed them.

Last edited by son of the hounds; Oct 23, 2013 at 03:46 PM.

Oct 24, 2013 | 12:55 AM

#47

fat_tony

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From: Potsdam, NY

I have Gerbings and have had to send it back for repair. The connectors are a weak point. Fortunately they have a lifetime warranty on the electronics and their after sales service is very good. I've read very good things about Warm & Safe and Powerlett. Gerbings are no longer the only game in town. I would avoid Tourmaster heated gear though as it is not up to the same quality level although it is cheaper.

Oct 24, 2013 | 09:49 PM

#48

ch54

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From: Holbrook, Az

I have a set of Gerbing gloves going back for warranty, but I bought an HD/Gerbing liner and controller today at the dealer. Waiting for the gloves to get back so I can check everything out before it gets too cold.