thanks for the video! We appreciate them very much and all your help!! Winter is here for me too in California Sierra Mountains, I might be able to get another few days in, but by mid-November I am done till Spring. Just a suggestion, but many people winterize differently, would love to hear how you winterize your bike and maintain it during winter. I use Sta-bil in filled tank, change all three fluids, keep on battery tender, and start it once a week to warm it up in garage. At each start up, I also move my bike a few feet to keep tires from sitting in same spot. Thanks for all your advice, love show!!
Hello! For winterizing you do NOT want to start the bike!! The fresh oil is great but if you run it through the winter in your garage you will not get the oil hot enough to burn off any moisture and you are "burning" the protective nature of the fresh oil. The other suggestion would be to put the bike on a live and remove the weight from the suspension and tires if it's going to sit. This is less critical but a good idea. But for do NOT start the bike unless you intend to ride it.
I rode year round as a young guy.... in hail, snow/rain mixed. Dumping rain.... I'm 52 now and outside of getting caught in a rain storm on my way home. I'm done riding in nasty weather. I'm no longer poor and forced to use a motorcycle as a primary source of transportation. That's why I rode in nasty weather as a kid and never once did I enjoy being soaked. Rain gear and heated gear.... i was poor😂
@@vf12497439 I rode year around in Michigan in the 60's. Now I live in Argentina and come back to the US for summers. Usually arrive early April and sometimes see snow. About ten years ago I arrived at the end of Feb to ride down to Daytona for the rally first week of March. Snow was 3 ft deep when I arrived. Took two day to dig my bike out of the shed. Strapped my skis on my bike and rode to NJ to ski the day before we left for Daytona.
@ITFZone lol, i got caught in a marble sized hail storm on my way home from work at about midnight. I couldn't see and was getting battered hard. I stopped and hunched over my gas tank trying to protect it from dents. I had a helmet on.... i knew right then I needed a car🤣. The hail persisted until there was 4 or 5 inches of standing hail on the road. A semi truck drove past leaving me a cut trail of tire track to follow and I followed him the 40 miles home. I still love my bikes but that damn thing sits ALL winter😂
I always love your videos, great work! 4 years ago, I got Warm & Safe heated gear. Specifically, the waterproof heated liner, heated gloves, and dual zone wireless remote control. Quit a bit more $ than your solution but well worth it. The day all this arrived, it was 19-22 degrees outside so perfect to try it out. I rode for 2.5 hours and was comfortable the whole time. Glove zone was turned up all the way and jacket liner was just over half. While riding from Kiowa to Colorado Springs on Elbert Road, I encountered fog. The road was dry so thought nothing of it. Within 5 minutes, I noticed the metal fences were white with ice and realized I need to be concerned about more than just being warm. I turned around and finished the ride outside of the fog. Now my riding threshold is dry conditions and 35° or better. Warm gear really extends the Colorado riding season. My heated gear pouch is small and always in my right saddlebag. Ya never know when it will come in handy! Particularly 3 of the 4 seasons and occasionally even summer mornings or evenings at higher elevation. For hot conditions, I use the HD evaporation vest. Last summer I was in Arizona. Rode all day in temperatures between 110° and 117°. Just need to rehydrate the vest every 2.5 hours. The evaporation vest works great as long as the air is not high humidity.
Ive used heated vests for 40 years. Started with a Widder. I’ve had 3 and now the gerbing. They all still work and I use the older (smaller 🤪) ones for passengers. I like being able to pack them down to a small size on trips.
Dang. We are just starting our riding season in AZ. I was in the Rockies in July and we had hail over the cottonwood pass. We had to use our heated grips almost everyday.
Highly recommend heated gear. I've been using it for years to extend the riding season. My gear is quite some years old, but when I bought it HD was relabelling Gerbing gear. My wife has HD and I have Gerbing. The HD heated gear warranty card said to send the product to Gerbing if you had a problem. Maybe they have a new supplier now. I have found the jacket plus gloves to be the combo used most of the time. Either setup requires some kind of thermostat or you will fry. One benefit of the jacket over the vest is the gloves connect directly to the jacket without more wiring running down your arm. I have the pants as well but rarely have needed them. While I live in NC now, my winter riding was mainly done in Canada and Sweden and in both places it extended the riding season quite a bit. I only stopped riding to work when my driveway had ice on it. That was the sign to park the bike.
Love it! You are correct the jacket gives the option for gloves and pants. I would agree that I probably would not use the pants much. Anyhow this is my first ever heated option and thus far it is worth it!
I used to wear many layers and leathers that filled up all my saddlebags. One year I had ridden from Massachusetts to Florida for Biketoberfest. On the way home it wasn’t going to get much above 40° the entire way so I decided to buy some heated gear. I disagree with the vest. It’s nice to have the jacket so it makes it easier to have electric gloves. I know we have heated grips but the part of my hand that gets cold is the back where the wind hits them. All my gear is the original Gerbing brand. They still make some stuff but I believe it’s under another name as they sold the Gerbing company? Having electric gear definitely increases the amount of time you get to ride your motorcycle and be comfortable doing so with the controllers you can even turn them off if you get too warm. I don’t have any recommendations or solutions for you to be using the gear off the motorcycle with a battery pack. Good luck with that.
Agree on the option for heated gloves. So far I like the battery option, I have used it just once thus far walking my dog. Will see how much more I actually ride this winter.
I use the Harley heated jacket liner and glove liners. The glove liners connect to the jacket liner, and the jacket liner came with an internal control that allows the rider to set the jacket liner and glove liners separately. They both have low, medium and high settings. When I use the jacket liner, I remove the liner from my Harley leather jacket and it fits about the same. This combination works well for me, I don't really need a heated vest for other activities. The power cord on the 24 Street Glide is a bit short, so I bought a 12-inch Gerbing extension cord, and I plan to use it tomorrow morning (38 degrees forecast in Connecticut). I do not have a heated pant or boot liner. Chaps are usually sufficient. Gerbing also has a coiled extension cord (like landline phone cords) that can stretch out to about 4 feet. BTW, I gave up trying to get the Android/Carrplay adapter to work without crashing all thetime, and bought the Harley embedded navigation, which works very well. Thank you for your informative videos.
Garbing has the 12v option figured out for sure! AI boxes can work but as I say you sometimes have to fight for it. Fingers crossed that it show up in an update at some point! Enjoy your ride, we will be in the 60’s tomorrow but then snow overnight.
Nice video. I live in Utah not far from Park City at an elevation of 6,500 feet. I have the 2023.5 CVO Street glide. I purchased the Gerbing jacket (love the heated neck) and it has a blue tooth controller that pairs to the jacket and a second knob that controls the gloves. I put the small controller without any wires in the drawer on my bike. I plug my jacket into the bike and the jacket plugs into the gloves. I then simply use the controller in the drawer which I can access while I am riding. I can turn it up or down while on the road. The cord in the jacket is long enough to plug into the bike and only comes disconnected when I get off to get gas. When its cold I can turn it up and it gets hot as long as you have it pressed against your body. I usually wear my vest over the heated jacket to hold it closer to my body. I have ridden when it was in the mid 30's and my core stays plenty warm. The heated grips are new for me too and so far this year I have not even used the gloves. I think it was worth the investment and I would do it again. I love your videos keep up the great work. Thanks
Great feedback, many Gerbing fans in the comments here. If you want to be riding through the winter I would agree the investment is going to be worth it. If your a sorta riding through the winter any of the options will add to the comfort. Appreciate you sharing your experience!
Yes, my commute is only 20 min and I was too warm at 49. I rode this week at 38 on high and also was a bit warm. But a just 2 amps don’t expect too much. Any added heat helps for sure.
I have a 10+ yr old 12v tourmaster under jacket which is fairly thin and works under my leather jacket. I needed the sleeves so I can connect my tourmaster heated gloves. I found that heated grips only heated my palms which are out of the weather anyway and weren’t much help. I have used the set up in the low 20’s and have been nice and warm with only my leathers on my legs. It has a temperature selector that I Velcro to my left thigh. I start out at the higher setting and once I’m warm I switch to a lower setting. It’s been great and has worn very well. I’m sure your set up will help you extend your riding season which is great!
Many comments about using a jacket version so you can connect gloves. Thus far I have been using summer gloves so I get more of the heat from the grip. What I really need to do is add the guards to get the wind off my hands. Will see how it goes this winter and if I do get out more I may be willing to invest some more in heated gear.
@@ITFZone I’ve never used grip guards but I would think they should help a great deal. Your local weather really plays into it as you know. If the temperature is in the high 40’s or low 50’s I sometimes use just the heated under jacket and gloves but I don’t turn them on. They are really quite warm without heat. I think that any day I can get out on the bike and be safe and comfortable is a good day!
My old jacket liner by HD still works too. circa 1999.... That is when Gerbing made the heated gear for HD.... My old HD liner uses 99w of power at full on.. I typically ran it at 2/3 power down to 27d when I lived near Seattle.
In your video at 8.40 at the side you are standing on there's a hole in your rear fender. Is that for wiring for your speakers in your saddlebag lids? I just bought a 2021 street glide special that has that same hole but no speakers. It has the regular saddle bag lids. Just wondering. My first upgrade was the harley kahuna heated grips. My first time having heated grips and wow. Are they nice. About 8 yrs ago I bought some heated long johns. I worked in a warehouse that had no heat and open bays. They had 3 settings and they worked fairly well. I also have used them while riding in cool Ohio weather. By the way. I just subscribed to your channel.
Hello, this is a factory wire passthrough. It's been there since the 2014 Rushmore bikes and if I remember right there were 2 smaller ones on the older bikes. On my bike the wire is for the rear taillight and not the lid speakers. the lid speakers run along the sides of the fender and then through a quick disconnect to the addle bag lower inside corner of the bag. Congrats on the '21!
Hotwire heated jacket liner $220.00 well worth it with 3 settings and a Bluetooth ap which gives you 10 settings. good for cold days now and early spring.
I do think the 12v options are the way to go if you really want to be riding through the winter months. We have snow this week and now in the low 30's. Will see if I am willing to venture out this coming weekend!
Never tried heated jackets or vests. Worried about power draw on my old bike. Price hurts also. I did put heated grip heaters ($30) on my bike and these make a huge difference. I rode from Cleveland to NY in snow and rain a couple of years ago. I took a break when the snow started sticking to the highway. Never ride mid winter any more. I spend most of the year in South America and only ride in the US in summer.
Sounds like a perfect setup you have, a winter riding location. The advantage of these 5v versions is you can run them for a good amount of time on a rechargeable battery which is what I have been doing now. This way I don't have to connect to the bike at all but I do have to have a charged battery pack!
The battery is small, on medium it last about 6 hours. They also have a usb charger. The higher the amp battery the longer they last. Home depot sells them.
Highly recommend the Gerbing heated gear. I have the pant liners, jacket liner and gloves and they work very well. I don’t always use all the items at once depending on temps. I use the Gerbing digital dual controller and adjust the heat on the fly. This allows me to ride at almost any temperature, and I do ride as low as single digits with this set up. Heated gear allows me to ride all year.
Lol, all my buds are 60 degrees and above riders. I ride year round in Michigan with appropriate gear. They don’t understand why I do it and I don’t understand why they don’t.😂 Don’t care, I’m riding. To each their own. 👍
thanks for the video! We appreciate them very much and all your help!! Winter is here for me too in California Sierra Mountains, I might be able to get another few days in, but by mid-November I am done till Spring. Just a suggestion, but many people winterize differently, would love to hear how you winterize your bike and maintain it during winter. I use Sta-bil in filled tank, change all three fluids, keep on battery tender, and start it once a week to warm it up in garage. At each start up, I also move my bike a few feet to keep tires from sitting in same spot. Thanks for all your advice, love show!!
Hello! For winterizing you do NOT want to start the bike!! The fresh oil is great but if you run it through the winter in your garage you will not get the oil hot enough to burn off any moisture and you are "burning" the protective nature of the fresh oil. The other suggestion would be to put the bike on a live and remove the weight from the suspension and tires if it's going to sit. This is less critical but a good idea. But for do NOT start the bike unless you intend to ride it.
I rode year round as a young guy.... in hail, snow/rain mixed. Dumping rain.... I'm 52 now and outside of getting caught in a rain storm on my way home. I'm done riding in nasty weather. I'm no longer poor and forced to use a motorcycle as a primary source of transportation. That's why I rode in nasty weather as a kid and never once did I enjoy being soaked. Rain gear and heated gear.... i was poor😂
Same here, I had a Honda Elite 80 that was my only way around and I had it stuck in snow more than once! It was fun!
@@vf12497439 I rode year around in Michigan in the 60's. Now I live in Argentina and come back to the US for summers. Usually arrive early April and sometimes see snow. About ten years ago I arrived at the end of Feb to ride down to Daytona for the rally first week of March. Snow was 3 ft deep when I arrived. Took two day to dig my bike out of the shed. Strapped my skis on my bike and rode to NJ to ski the day before we left for Daytona.
@ITFZone lol, i got caught in a marble sized hail storm on my way home from work at about midnight. I couldn't see and was getting battered hard. I stopped and hunched over my gas tank trying to protect it from dents. I had a helmet on.... i knew right then I needed a car🤣. The hail persisted until there was 4 or 5 inches of standing hail on the road. A semi truck drove past leaving me a cut trail of tire track to follow and I followed him the 40 miles home. I still love my bikes but that damn thing sits ALL winter😂
I always love your videos, great work!
4 years ago, I got Warm & Safe heated gear. Specifically, the waterproof heated liner, heated gloves, and dual zone wireless remote control. Quit a bit more $ than your solution but well worth it.
The day all this arrived, it was 19-22 degrees outside so perfect to try it out. I rode for 2.5 hours and was comfortable the whole time. Glove zone was turned up all the way and jacket liner was just over half.
While riding from Kiowa to Colorado Springs on Elbert Road, I encountered fog. The road was dry so thought nothing of it. Within 5 minutes, I noticed the metal fences were white with ice and realized I need to be concerned about more than just being warm. I turned around and finished the ride outside of the fog. Now my riding threshold is dry conditions and 35° or better. Warm gear really extends the Colorado riding season.
My heated gear pouch is small and always in my right saddlebag. Ya never know when it will come in handy! Particularly 3 of the 4 seasons and occasionally even summer mornings or evenings at higher elevation.
For hot conditions, I use the HD evaporation vest. Last summer I was in Arizona. Rode all day in temperatures between 110° and 117°. Just need to rehydrate the vest every 2.5 hours. The evaporation vest works great as long as the air is not high humidity.
Love riding the eastern plains! The cool vest has been on my list to try as well.
Ive used heated vests for 40 years. Started with a Widder. I’ve had 3 and now the gerbing. They all still work and I use the older (smaller 🤪) ones for passengers. I like being able to pack them down to a small size on trips.
A lot of Gerbing fans in the comments! Thus far I like the vest solution and agree on the packability of it!
I’ve got the Harley 12 Volt programmable heated jacket. It isn’t that puffy. Fits ok under my riding jacket. Keeps me warm. Great video.
Good to know, any 12v option will the best on a bike.
Dang. We are just starting our riding season in AZ. I was in the Rockies in July and we had hail over the cottonwood pass. We had to use our heated grips almost everyday.
LOL! Yes your season has just begun and really I would prefer coming your way in the dead of winter over any heated gear option!
Highly recommend heated gear. I've been using it for years to extend the riding season. My gear is quite some years old, but when I bought it HD was relabelling Gerbing gear. My wife has HD and I have Gerbing. The HD heated gear warranty card said to send the product to Gerbing if you had a problem. Maybe they have a new supplier now. I have found the jacket plus gloves to be the combo used most of the time. Either setup requires some kind of thermostat or you will fry. One benefit of the jacket over the vest is the gloves connect directly to the jacket without more wiring running down your arm. I have the pants as well but rarely have needed them. While I live in NC now, my winter riding was mainly done in Canada and Sweden and in both places it extended the riding season quite a bit. I only stopped riding to work when my driveway had ice on it. That was the sign to park the bike.
Love it! You are correct the jacket gives the option for gloves and pants. I would agree that I probably would not use the pants much. Anyhow this is my first ever heated option and thus far it is worth it!
As long as its not raining............... suit up and I like your idea on heated jacket / vest.
Cold is a go, wet is a no. Got it! LOL!
I used to wear many layers and leathers that filled up all my saddlebags. One year I had ridden from Massachusetts to Florida for Biketoberfest. On the way home it wasn’t going to get much above 40° the entire way so I decided to buy some heated gear. I disagree with the vest. It’s nice to have the jacket so it makes it easier to have electric gloves. I know we have heated grips but the part of my hand that gets cold is the back where the wind hits them.
All my gear is the original Gerbing brand. They still make some stuff but I believe it’s under another name as they sold the Gerbing company? Having electric gear definitely increases the amount of time you get to ride your motorcycle and be comfortable doing so with the controllers you can even turn them off if you get too warm. I don’t have any recommendations or solutions for you to be using the gear off the motorcycle with a battery pack. Good luck with that.
Agree on the option for heated gloves. So far I like the battery option, I have used it just once thus far walking my dog. Will see how much more I actually ride this winter.
I use the Harley heated jacket liner and glove liners. The glove liners connect to the jacket liner, and the jacket liner came with an internal control that allows the rider to set the jacket liner and glove liners separately. They both have low, medium and high settings. When I use the jacket liner, I remove the liner from my Harley leather jacket and it fits about the same. This combination works well for me, I don't really need a heated vest for other activities. The power cord on the 24 Street Glide is a bit short, so I bought a 12-inch Gerbing extension cord, and I plan to use it tomorrow morning (38 degrees forecast in Connecticut). I do not have a heated pant or boot liner. Chaps are usually sufficient. Gerbing also has a coiled extension cord (like landline phone cords) that can stretch out to about 4 feet. BTW, I gave up trying to get the Android/Carrplay adapter to work without crashing all thetime, and bought the Harley embedded navigation, which works very well. Thank you for your informative videos.
Garbing has the 12v option figured out for sure! AI boxes can work but as I say you sometimes have to fight for it. Fingers crossed that it show up in an update at some point! Enjoy your ride, we will be in the 60’s tomorrow but then snow overnight.
Very few ride on frozen roads. Even fewer do it more than a few times.
Nice video. I live in Utah not far from Park City at an elevation of 6,500 feet. I have the 2023.5 CVO Street glide. I purchased the Gerbing jacket (love the heated neck) and it has a blue tooth controller that pairs to the jacket and a second knob that controls the gloves. I put the small controller without any wires in the drawer on my bike. I plug my jacket into the bike and the jacket plugs into the gloves. I then simply use the controller in the drawer which I can access while I am riding. I can turn it up or down while on the road. The cord in the jacket is long enough to plug into the bike and only comes disconnected when I get off to get gas. When its cold I can turn it up and it gets hot as long as you have it pressed against your body. I usually wear my vest over the heated jacket to hold it closer to my body. I have ridden when it was in the mid 30's and my core stays plenty warm. The heated grips are new for me too and so far this year I have not even used the gloves. I think it was worth the investment and I would do it again. I love your videos keep up the great work. Thanks
Great feedback, many Gerbing fans in the comments here. If you want to be riding through the winter I would agree the investment is going to be worth it. If your a sorta riding through the winter any of the options will add to the comfort. Appreciate you sharing your experience!
Another great video! You ran the vest on high setting with outside temp at 49 degrees ?
Yes, my commute is only 20 min and I was too warm at 49. I rode this week at 38 on high and also was a bit warm. But a just 2 amps don’t expect too much. Any added heat helps for sure.
I have a 10+ yr old 12v tourmaster under jacket which is fairly thin and works under my leather jacket. I needed the sleeves so I can connect my tourmaster heated gloves. I found that heated grips only heated my palms which are out of the weather anyway and weren’t much help. I have used the set up in the low 20’s and have been nice and warm with only my leathers on my legs. It has a temperature selector that I Velcro to my left thigh. I start out at the higher setting and once I’m warm I switch to a lower setting. It’s been great and has worn very well. I’m sure your set up will help you extend your riding season which is great!
Many comments about using a jacket version so you can connect gloves. Thus far I have been using summer gloves so I get more of the heat from the grip. What I really need to do is add the guards to get the wind off my hands. Will see how it goes this winter and if I do get out more I may be willing to invest some more in heated gear.
@@ITFZone I’ve never used grip guards but I would think they should help a great deal. Your local weather really plays into it as you know. If the temperature is in the high 40’s or low 50’s I sometimes use just the heated under jacket and gloves but I don’t turn them on. They are really quite warm without heat. I think that any day I can get out on the bike and be safe and comfortable is a good day!
My old jacket liner by HD still works too. circa 1999.... That is when Gerbing made the heated gear for HD.... My old HD liner uses 99w of power at full on.. I typically ran it at 2/3 power down to 27d when I lived near Seattle.
Fans of the Harley gear for sure! Would love to see them add some additional options!
In your video at 8.40 at the side you are standing on there's a hole in your rear fender. Is that for wiring for your speakers in your saddlebag lids? I just bought a 2021 street glide special that has that same hole but no speakers. It has the regular saddle bag lids. Just wondering. My first upgrade was the harley kahuna heated grips. My first time having heated grips and wow. Are they nice. About 8 yrs ago I bought some heated long johns. I worked in a warehouse that had no heat and open bays. They had 3 settings and they worked fairly well. I also have used them while riding in cool Ohio weather. By the way. I just subscribed to your channel.
Hello, this is a factory wire passthrough. It's been there since the 2014 Rushmore bikes and if I remember right there were 2 smaller ones on the older bikes. On my bike the wire is for the rear taillight and not the lid speakers. the lid speakers run along the sides of the fender and then through a quick disconnect to the addle bag lower inside corner of the bag. Congrats on the '21!
Hotwire heated jacket liner $220.00 well worth it with 3 settings and a Bluetooth ap which gives you 10 settings. good for cold days now and early spring.
I do think the 12v options are the way to go if you really want to be riding through the winter months. We have snow this week and now in the low 30's. Will see if I am willing to venture out this coming weekend!
My Corbin heated seat is very nice!
Never tried a heated seat, might help on a long stretch even in the summer when your backside is ready to give up!
Never tried heated jackets or vests. Worried about power draw on my old bike. Price hurts also. I did put heated grip heaters ($30) on my bike and these make a huge difference. I rode from Cleveland to NY in snow and rain a couple of years ago. I took a break when the snow started sticking to the highway. Never ride mid winter any more. I spend most of the year in South America and only ride in the US in summer.
Sounds like a perfect setup you have, a winter riding location. The advantage of these 5v versions is you can run them for a good amount of time on a rechargeable battery which is what I have been doing now. This way I don't have to connect to the bike at all but I do have to have a charged battery pack!
The battery is small, on medium it last about 6 hours. They also have a usb charger. The higher the amp battery the longer they last. Home depot sells them.
Got it! Appreciate you sharing the information.
I ride into the high 20s and only thing that gets unbearably cold is my hands never had my torso get cold under just my leather jacket
Good for you! I may try 40’s with the heated grips and now vest. Riding at least a bit is better than none over winter!
Highly recommend the Gerbing heated gear. I have the pant liners, jacket liner and gloves and they work very well. I don’t always use all the items at once depending on temps. I use the Gerbing digital dual controller and adjust the heat on the fly. This allows me to ride at almost any temperature, and I do ride as low as single digits with this set up. Heated gear allows me to ride all year.
Do you change your tires as the weather gets colder?
A lot of good comments about the Gerbing gear for sure, if you are going to regularly ride through winter I would agree its worth the investment.
Nope, in Colorado this has never been an issue but you must regularly add air to them!
Get a GERBING jacket liner..... You can plug in heated gloves too... Makes a good great thin liner...and you can adjust the heat It is worth it...
With the heated grips I wasn’t thinking of gloves. Will see how much I am willing to go below 50 degrees, I may upgrade!
Have an extra fuse in your riding gear. I’ve heard people saying they froze their butts off because the fuse blew on their heated gear.
I do! I have not had any fuses fail thus far but I do keep spares on the bike including a main fuse.
My general rule is between 40 and 90 degrees and dry ill ride. Heated gloves and socks…few layers and im good
I am planning to add some 40 degree days this winter, will see!
Lol, all my buds are 60 degrees and above riders.
I ride year round in
Michigan with appropriate gear.
They don’t understand why I do it and I don’t understand why they don’t.😂
Don’t care, I’m riding.
To each their own. 👍
Hey if it makes you happy go for it!
Milwaukee makes a vest with low/med/high
Yes but how heavy is the battery? It is battery only correct, not a USB option? Couple fans of this option in the comments.
I use the Milwaukee M18 heated hoodie…
Yep I looked at this option, do you find the battery heave in the pocket?
Go to Florida 🎉😂
I know! I have an invite from a viewer to ride in Las Vegas as well.