Heated clothes

[waterbug]

I have been looking at heated clothes and talked to one guy that told me year one or something like that sold some that were reasonable but I cant find them anyone hear of them?? I dont want to spend a ton of money just dont want to freeze to death on the bike.Thanks Kevin

[ctraylor]

Your can make your own for about $40.00. I made my own coat that works great. I have a thread in here somewhere that explains how to make them. Have you searched the threads for heated clothing. It is not that difficult and saves you bundles of money. Mine plugs into the bike and only pulls about 3 amps.

[wizard]

Check out the Tourmaster line of heated vests. The vest comes with the controller for about 120.00 and works great!

[SaltyDawg]

I just use heated gloves and socks. The fairing keeps the cold air off my body. I use a Pharaoh Shampa to keep my head and neck warm. Very comfortable under a helmet and keeps the air off my neck.

 

http://www.sjfdistributor.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=SD&Product_Code=Blclv006&Category_Code=Sch

 

 

The only thing I might add this season is heated grips. The gloves worked great for the back of my fingers and hands, but that darn bar gets some kinda cold after awhile. I have ridden several times in temps in the teens and low 20's without discomfort by using those chemical hand warmers inside the palm of the glove. I would then put them into a small tupperware container for reuse. I was able to get 4 days riding to work and back and that comes to 2 hours a day.

 

[pegscraper]

Here is ctraylor's thread on making your own heated vest. I think I'll be trying this myself this year.

[RedRider]

I use Warm-n-Safe jacket liner and gloves. You can buy it directly from their website (www.warmnsafe.com). If you register as a Venturerider.org member they provide a discount. WnS has available a dual control what will let you adjust the temp of the jacket liner and gloves independently. Very nice product.

 

You can see in the pic where I mounted the controller. It is just below the cassette door. I also installed a small voltmeter on the triple tree to keep track of the charging system when I am pulling a heating load.

 

RR