Hands cold?

sportbiker929 · 01-16-2013, 11:29 AM

get these, I did.
http://www.mooseracing.com/products/...oductId=114632

STUFF2C · 01-16-2013, 01:43 PM

Damn you should write for a magazine! that's the best product evaluation I've read in years.

I mean I was glued to the screen all the way between "get" and "did".

THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

lukeinlondon · 01-16-2013, 02:19 PM

pretty cool and def' cheap mod

qman8 · 01-16-2013, 03:15 PM

Looks pretty useless to me. What's wrong with the hand guards that come with your GS? At least they dont look like someone shoved an old sock on your handlebar!

Teambarr · 01-16-2013, 03:20 PM

When my hands are cold I wear gloves and turn on the hand warmers. Did I mention wearing gloves?

Mr. Canoehead · 01-17-2013, 08:31 AM

http://www.hippohands.com/

They're ugly, but with heated grips, you can wear summer gloves year round.

High Country Herb · 01-17-2013, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qman8

Looks pretty useless to me. What's wrong with the hand guards that come with your GS? At least they dont look like someone shoved an old sock on your handlebar!

Yeah. I'm not sure I understand the benefit of the foam on the front of the guard. I picture myself trying to wipe bugs out of the material fibers.

sportbiker929 · 01-17-2013, 10:19 AM

Well, You can think what you want. They work like a charm and look fine. My hands are no longer cold.

weeman · 01-17-2013, 10:30 AM

Hand guards, really?

I get it they're off road bikes too. It's unfortunate that we sport touring bike guys won't benefit from this upgrade because the airflow would slow us down.

freyke · 01-17-2013, 10:51 AM

I ride pretty much year round here in VA (Norfolk - VA Beach) and there's no way hand guards will do the job alone. Heck, the heatED grips aren't enough for me on cold -damp days. I ride in complete comfort with a heated vest and heated gloves

sportbiker929 · 01-17-2013, 11:42 AM

It was 27 when I left this morning. Klim Calderas with grips on High and the sturdy hand guards and my hands were toasty.

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tps · 01-17-2013, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Canoehead

http://www.hippohands.com/

They're ugly, but with heated grips, you can wear summer gloves year round.

+1 on the HippoHands. I had them on my first bike way back in the day, and then have them for my K75. They work real well. Ugly, yeah. Warm, you bet!

pingvin · 01-20-2013, 01:49 PM

Handguards helps a lot...but ride in temps down to 0deg (fahrenheit) so made these from some 4 litre plastic cans had laying around. Looks like shit but helps a lot reducing wind chill and took 15 minutes. Rigid enough to take wind pressure but soft enough to yield in a crash.

Tried hippo hands and they've even better but don't like the feeling of trapped hands. Heated grips and heated gloves also helps but reducing wind chill is most important if any speed.

N-m · 02-26-2013, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sportbiker929

It was 27 when I left this morning. Klim Calderas with grips on High and the sturdy hand guards and my hands were toasty.

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I have a 95 w/o heated grips and my gauntlet style BMW gloves will not keep the chill out of my fingertips at hiway speeds when the ambient temps are 40F. Go to 50F and all is good. I would like to have better protection for my hands as well as more wind coverage and this may help. Heated grips may be in the works one day but not now.

Is everything you have on your bars listed in your sig line?

VStromTom · 02-26-2013, 08:38 AM

Use whatever works for you and screw what anyone else says! Some guys are just toooooo coooool and macho to admit they get cold! Used to have a buddy who made fun of my heated gloves until I let him borrow them for a short ride. Guess who has heated everything now. He ain't so "coooool" now but he is warm.

01-16-2013, 11:29 AM	#1
sportbiker929 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Jun 2005 Location: 94561 Oddometer: 86	Hands cold? get these, I did. http://www.mooseracing.com/products/...oductId=114632 __________________ 96 R1100GS, Ohlins shocks, V-Stream STD, Pro Tapers (Pastrana F/S bend), Trackside Grip Heaters, Cycra Pro bends, Pivot Pegs, Leo Vince, Anakee IIIs. 95 XR650L, Mikuni Pumper, Yosh, Baja Designs race Light, Pro tapers, Cycra Pro Bends, Magura 1/4 turn, Pirelli MT90s.

01-16-2013, 01:43 PM	#2
STUFF2C We Ain't Left Yet!! Joined: Aug 2004 Location: O-lando Oddometer: 1,253	Damn you should write for a magazine! that's the best product evaluation I've read in years. I mean I was glued to the screen all the way between "get" and "did". THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!! __________________ Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything. -- Charles Kuralt I never plan a ride, just the destination and that's always subject to change.

01-16-2013, 03:20 PM	#5
Teambarr Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: VT Oddometer: 47	Gloves? When my hands are cold I wear gloves and turn on the hand warmers. Did I mention wearing gloves?

01-17-2013, 08:31 AM	#6
Mr. Canoehead Taste Gunnels! Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Calgary, Too far to the mountains and too cold Oddometer: 1,149	http://www.hippohands.com/ They're ugly, but with heated grips, you can wear summer gloves year round. __________________ ____________________________________________ 2005 GS1150 Adventure - Range Rover, 2002 DR650 SE - Land Rover "Not all who wander are lost" - JRR Tolkien

01-17-2013, 10:19 AM	#8
sportbiker929 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Jun 2005 Location: 94561 Oddometer: 86	Well, You can think what you want. They work like a charm and look fine. My hands are no longer cold. __________________ 96 R1100GS, Ohlins shocks, V-Stream STD, Pro Tapers (Pastrana F/S bend), Trackside Grip Heaters, Cycra Pro bends, Pivot Pegs, Leo Vince, Anakee IIIs. 95 XR650L, Mikuni Pumper, Yosh, Baja Designs race Light, Pro tapers, Cycra Pro Bends, Magura 1/4 turn, Pirelli MT90s.

01-16-2013, 02:19 PM	#3
lukeinlondon Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Oddometer: 439	pretty cool and def' cheap mod

01-16-2013, 03:15 PM	#4
qman8 GS09 Joined: Jan 2012 Location: ohio Oddometer: 231	Looks pretty useless to me. What's wrong with the hand guards that come with your GS? At least they dont look like someone shoved an old sock on your handlebar!

01-17-2013, 10:30 AM	#9
weeman Adventurer Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Upper left corner of the USA Oddometer: 45	no workies for me Hand guards, really? I get it they're off road bikes too. It's unfortunate that we sport touring bike guys won't benefit from this upgrade because the airflow would slow us down.

01-17-2013, 10:51 AM	#10
freyke Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Beach Oddometer: 331	I ride pretty much year round here in VA (Norfolk - VA Beach) and there's no way hand guards will do the job alone. Heck, the heatED grips aren't enough for me on cold -damp days. I ride in complete comfort with a heated vest and heated gloves

01-17-2013, 11:42 AM	#11
sportbiker929 ^OP Adventurer Joined: Jun 2005 Location: 94561 Oddometer: 86	It was 27 when I left this morning. Klim Calderas with grips on High and the sturdy hand guards and my hands were toasty. Sent from my iPhone 6 using Tapatalk __________________ 96 R1100GS, Ohlins shocks, V-Stream STD, Pro Tapers (Pastrana F/S bend), Trackside Grip Heaters, Cycra Pro bends, Pivot Pegs, Leo Vince, Anakee IIIs. 95 XR650L, Mikuni Pumper, Yosh, Baja Designs race Light, Pro tapers, Cycra Pro Bends, Magura 1/4 turn, Pirelli MT90s.

01-20-2013, 01:49 PM	#13
pingvin Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Kongsberg, Norway Oddometer: 276	Handguards helps a lot...but ride in temps down to 0deg (fahrenheit) so made these from some 4 litre plastic cans had laying around. Looks like shit but helps a lot reducing wind chill and took 15 minutes. Rigid enough to take wind pressure but soft enough to yield in a crash. Tried hippo hands and they've even better but don't like the feeling of trapped hands. Heated grips and heated gloves also helps but reducing wind chill is most important if any speed. __________________ 2009 KTM 690 Enduro R (converted to SMC) 2010 KTM 530 EXC-R 2006 Suzuki RM-Z 250 1981 Husqvarna 520 AE

02-26-2013, 08:38 AM	#15
VStromTom Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2004 Oddometer: 1,579	Use whatever works for you and screw what anyone else says! Some guys are just toooooo coooool and macho to admit they get cold! Used to have a buddy who made fun of my heated gloves until I let him borrow them for a short ride. Guess who has heated everything now. He ain't so "coooool" now but he is warm.

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