oNCE THE TEMPERATURE goes south of 5deg, my fingers complain. The go numb and it becomes difficult to opperate the brake lever and generally very uncomfortable.
I have tried few gloves but they can't beat the cold!
I have also tried hand guard but without success.
I bought some handlebar muffs with are excellent at keeping my hands warm and dry allowing me to wear summer gloves inside but...
It is very clumsy and restrict movements specially in traffic.

I was wondering if anyone has good experience or opinion of heated gloves so that I can start saving for next winter?

Hi bonjo, I get that numb with cold feeling too...it's not great for your throttle /clutch co ordination either!. For the past 4yrs I have been using Keis heated gloves, running from a neat little rechargeable power pack I keep in my pocket. Brilliant! .A charge lasts about 8hrs. , and you can hard wire them to a connector from your bike battery. My XR650R didn't have such mod cons as a battery! . The Tenere is the height of luxury to me! Steve

thanks guys,

I was thinking of the ones with portable batteries as wiring to the battery in not an option for me (so that I can wear them on any bike)
Gerbing are well established in this field so I will have a close look at them.

gscp

your keis battery sits in your pocket as opposed inside the glove cuffs? This sounds interesting.

My big prob with cold and numb finger is operating the brake lever which becomes very slow

I went for a 1000km (600 mile) ride this past weekend & in places it was 1.5C to 4C for over 200kms & my Gerbing T5 heated gloves kept my hands warm, not even a sign of cool air around my hands, they are on their 3rd winter with life time warranty on the heaters in the gloves they are worth the money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0mCXiudCIE

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My 04 XTX
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My 07 XTX
Raptor 700 cylinder 102mm / Modified Crank Case to take a 105mm Raptor Cylinder / 11:1 102mm JE Raptor piston / Stage 1 Raptor Hot Cam / Ported head / Colder Spark Plug / +2mm Throttle body / DNA stage 1 & 2 filters / Modified Air Box / Snorkel removed / Worry Brothers stage 2 filter cover / 6mm & 8mm Bolts Replaced with Titanium Bolts / Recovered seat in Black / O2 Eliminator /

My 09 XTX
59HP at the rear wheel / Stage 2 Raptor Hot Cam / DNA stage 3 Air Box / Carbon Can Exhausts / Modified Exhaust Link Pipes / PCIII With Custom Fuel Map / Wideband Commander O2 Data logger / LCD100 Dyno Jet display & fuel adjuster / 2500 OHM HT lead instead of a 10K OHM XT lead / Extra Coolant Cooler / Protaper Fat Bars / Tail Tidy With LED Tail Light / OKE Protection Knobs / LED indicators / AIS blocked / Modified rear sprocket rubbers / Rear Foot Pegs removed / 09 ECU With 02 Sensor Changed To A 06 ECU / Complete wiring harnes Changed from 09 to 04 / Home made LED resistor flasher / Hole drilled in the fuel tank filler neck to allow quicker filling / Modified Bar End Weights / Progressive front fork springs, 15W fork oil, forks lowered 25mm, used XTR rear links lowering the rear 20mm, rear spring one click stiffer / Changed front & rear guards from blue to black / 47T rear sprocket / Speedo Healer V4.0 / Kev throttle cam mod / Throttle grip mod / The new 2010 O2 sensor mod is out, works a treat, The new 2012 O2 Controller is out, PM me for details

Now ride a 2018 MT09SP ABS + TCS

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My T5's are hard wired, I would also not recommend the battery heated gloves.

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My 04 XTX
Stage 1 & 2 DNA filters / Kev fuel mod / snorkel mod / Drilled air box mod / Engine breather mod / Fork Spacer mod / 15w fork oil /
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My 07 XTX
Raptor 700 cylinder 102mm / Modified Crank Case to take a 105mm Raptor Cylinder / 11:1 102mm JE Raptor piston / Stage 1 Raptor Hot Cam / Ported head / Colder Spark Plug / +2mm Throttle body / DNA stage 1 & 2 filters / Modified Air Box / Snorkel removed / Worry Brothers stage 2 filter cover / 6mm & 8mm Bolts Replaced with Titanium Bolts / Recovered seat in Black / O2 Eliminator /

My 09 XTX
59HP at the rear wheel / Stage 2 Raptor Hot Cam / DNA stage 3 Air Box / Carbon Can Exhausts / Modified Exhaust Link Pipes / PCIII With Custom Fuel Map / Wideband Commander O2 Data logger / LCD100 Dyno Jet display & fuel adjuster / 2500 OHM HT lead instead of a 10K OHM XT lead / Extra Coolant Cooler / Protaper Fat Bars / Tail Tidy With LED Tail Light / OKE Protection Knobs / LED indicators / AIS blocked / Modified rear sprocket rubbers / Rear Foot Pegs removed / 09 ECU With 02 Sensor Changed To A 06 ECU / Complete wiring harnes Changed from 09 to 04 / Home made LED resistor flasher / Hole drilled in the fuel tank filler neck to allow quicker filling / Modified Bar End Weights / Progressive front fork springs, 15W fork oil, forks lowered 25mm, used XTR rear links lowering the rear 20mm, rear spring one click stiffer / Changed front & rear guards from blue to black / 47T rear sprocket / Speedo Healer V4.0 / Kev throttle cam mod / Throttle grip mod / The new 2010 O2 sensor mod is out, works a treat, The new 2012 O2 Controller is out, PM me for details

Now ride a 2018 MT09SP ABS + TCS

My KTM 990 SMR Mod book. http://www.ktmsmt.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4946

this is interesting point guys.
I have a battery charger connection on the bikes (which are fused).
Got any idea what the current draw is?

I have Gerbing G-12. Great gloves.

The current draw is 2.2A, which is pretty much ball-park for most heated gloves (and grips for that matter). In fact most heated kit is between 2 and 4A per item.

Like others I chopped off the connector and replaced it with a DIN plug so it can be fitted to one of the two DIN sockets on the bike. It also makes life easy using the gloves on my other bike. Both sockets are fused at 7.5A.

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I have the original accumate tail connector . Interestingly, one is fitted with a 7.5 and the other 15A fuse.
I think from your feedbacks, I will dismiss the built in batteries (a big additional cost too).
I will replace the blade fuses to 5A rating to be on the safe side

I have used my EXO2 gloves and vest for years now and wouldn't be without them (and of course heated grips). I have the temperature controller to go with them mounted on the bars to control the temperature. Without it the gloves can get too hot!!

Al.