Got a long trip back to the UK coming up, car rental costs have sky rocketed (not shocking) so I'm just gonna ride over. However, when I did this a month or so back, my hands suffered... Has anyone installed any handlebar mittens that still allow control of the buttons? I just need a wind breaker really. The heated grips are good enough to keep the hands warm.
I got fed up with looking for a pair to fit my Tiger 800 so bought some waterproof cordura from fleebay and made some myself on the sewing machine. If you fold the fabric to double up the thickness its the perfect fabric for covering the handguards and you could probably use a glue gun if you don't have a sewing machine. If your extra clever you can add some polyester wadding. They worked treat and I had a few mates wanting me to make some bespoke ones for their bikes Sample Pack Heavy Duty Outdoor Canvas Cordura Type Waterproof Fabric. | eBay
Hmmm, I'm thinking these: https://www.tucanourbano.com/en/pp/motorcycle-handgrips-black-r367x-65828 Annoyingly, they don't have thumb access to the buttons on the right hand side.
More expensive, no doubt, but heated gloves would be my preference. I rode back through northern France and Belgium during the "beast from the east" in March 2018 and my fingers stayed nice and warm I also had heated insoles so toasty toes too.
Thats where the Cordura comes in handy. I left mitts open around the switches so you can see and feel them easily.
These are a little spendy but look like full control access. And $14.95US shipping globally. https://www.hippohands.com/collecti...uc-ducati-strada-motard-motorcycle-handcovers
I use heated gloves, and they’re brilliant. Coupled with heated grips, the whole of your hands are toasty warm.
+1 for Hippo Hands. I bought them for my mts and have been wearing my summer gloves in 40 degree weather. I reckon I might have to switch to fall gloves then the temps drop in the 30s.
https://www.giantloopmoto.com/product/bushwackers-hand-guards/ Giant Loop do a easy to fit wind deflector, if that’s what your after. Plastic milk cartons & duck tape did the trick for me in a ride around Iceland in June !
They look good and made for the bike, not for me as now a fair weather rider but back in the day as a London courier I rode with muffs and wore shorty sports gloves all year round.
