heated waistcoat

[blumeeni]

I've been promising myself one of these for years last week while in a local bm dealer they had one discounted it's thin so goes under leathers so light you don't know it's there and it comes with a 5 yr guarantee
it's just gotta be the best bit of clothing I've bought EVER
no more bulked out with loads of clothing no more 8ree! lol
highly recommended for all those wimps out there like me

 

[ianrobbo1]

spotted that on the GS forum too, seems like a good find Blu!! :bow:

 

[bitontheside]

I've just bought a Gerbing jacket liner - wired it all up and plugged it in while in the garage - I nearly BBQ'd myself - bloody hell, it gets hot!

 

[Punchy]

I've been promising myself one of these for years last week while in a local bm dealer they had one discounted it's thin so goes under leathers so light you don't know it's there and it comes with a 5 yr guarantee
it's just gotta be the best bit of clothing I've bought EVER
no more bulked out with loads of clothing no more 8ree! lol
highly recommended for all those wimps out there like me

Hi Blu
What make / price?
The parts that I find a bit on the cool side are my feet and knees. The Hein Gericke heated grips do the biz for the old didgets.
Roy

 

[Stuey]

For those of you who are into a bit of wiring and tinkering, if you get hold of the following you can convert your own jacket to heated, as I have;

33' of 6 ohm/metre resistance wire
a pair of pull apart waterproof conectors, and/or switch
inline fuse

Mine works a treat and cost me ?20 to do.

Stu

 

[skiers]

I've been promising myself one of these for years last week while in a local bm dealer they had one discounted it's thin so goes under leathers so light you don't know it's there and it comes with a 5 yr guarantee
it's just gotta be the best bit of clothing I've bought EVER
no more bulked out with loads of clothing no more 8ree! lol
highly recommended for all those wimps out there like me

Do you find your fingers/ toes warmer as a result? My heated grips are fine for the palms, not so great for the back of the hands. A warm torso should keep your pinkies warm too.

 

[bitontheside]

For those of you who are into a bit of wiring and tinkering, if you get hold of the following you can convert your own jacket to heated, as I have;

33' of 6 ohm/metre resistance wire
a pair of pull apart waterproof conectors, and/or switch
inline fuse

Mine works a treat and cost me ?20 to do.

Stu

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Heated-Jacket...ryZ30222QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You mean like this?

 

[Punchy]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Heated-Jacket...ryZ30222QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You mean like this?

Anyone tried this kit?

:dunno:
.

 

[Stuey]

Hi guys,

I bought a kit of US e-bay very similar to the one in your link but it was quite a bit cheeper.
This is the company, don't know if they still list on e-bay, but you should be able to buy direct from them

http://www.harrisonspecialties.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=HC

I tried to get the wire over here, but couldnt soarce any (it needs to be multicore and insulated) the rest of the kit is fairly straight forward. I first used an inline lamp switch, but recently got hold of a much neater Klan switch.

It does work a treat though, we've both done quite a lot of riding this winter in single figure temperatures without any discomfort at all.

Stu

 

[derek kelly]

Trouble is Blu, you need a long extension lead if you are going on a ride.