10-29-2007, 03:55 PM
All good advice.
Adjustability over the length of the jacket is important, as Phil noted. I need it, usually, just to get my jackets to fit to begin with because I'm a toothpick of a dude.
As for wearing a heated liner under a purpose made winter textile and being too hot: since it's not as simple for most of us as plug and go the way BMW sockets are, I forgot to mention that a heat troller/controller device should be considered mandatory. I'm hoping I'll be able to keep my heated gloves barely on once I've got the windblockers running. Once you've got controllers for your heated gear it seems like you're pretty much set for most winter conditions without having to carry around 4 or 5 different layers. Chilly? Turn the liner on 1. Cold? 5... Popsicle? 11
It's not always that simple, of course, but I'm hoping it'll beat what I've got.
Do you have any advice for neck coverings? I'd like something thin and/or polypro, like my headsock, so that I can still take advantage of the RevIt jacket's sealing-style opening (side note - fitment: make sure your jacket isn't "off" in any particular area. The jacket that Phil and I both have has a sealing ring type collar [closest popular thing to compare to would be a mandarin collar] - normally I wear it open because when I buckle it shut it rubs my neck skin a little raw. In addition to helping keep heat in, a good neck piece would solve this... but it has to be thin because I've got the collar adjusted to it's maximum opening and I don't have much room). I just remembered that Gerbings heated liners run high up the neck when they're all the way zipped... better than nothing.
Oh, Phil, also, do you have any advice for testing power consumption? I'd like to see if my bike will support a both a full heated liner and heated gloves. I know how much current my stator can produce, but I'm not sure what it takes to run the bike now. Output-Stock Consumption = How much I have to play with
Adjustability over the length of the jacket is important, as Phil noted. I need it, usually, just to get my jackets to fit to begin with because I'm a toothpick of a dude.
As for wearing a heated liner under a purpose made winter textile and being too hot: since it's not as simple for most of us as plug and go the way BMW sockets are, I forgot to mention that a heat troller/controller device should be considered mandatory. I'm hoping I'll be able to keep my heated gloves barely on once I've got the windblockers running. Once you've got controllers for your heated gear it seems like you're pretty much set for most winter conditions without having to carry around 4 or 5 different layers. Chilly? Turn the liner on 1. Cold? 5... Popsicle? 11
It's not always that simple, of course, but I'm hoping it'll beat what I've got. Do you have any advice for neck coverings? I'd like something thin and/or polypro, like my headsock, so that I can still take advantage of the RevIt jacket's sealing-style opening (side note - fitment: make sure your jacket isn't "off" in any particular area. The jacket that Phil and I both have has a sealing ring type collar [closest popular thing to compare to would be a mandarin collar] - normally I wear it open because when I buckle it shut it rubs my neck skin a little raw. In addition to helping keep heat in, a good neck piece would solve this... but it has to be thin because I've got the collar adjusted to it's maximum opening and I don't have much room). I just remembered that Gerbings heated liners run high up the neck when they're all the way zipped... better than nothing.
Oh, Phil, also, do you have any advice for testing power consumption? I'd like to see if my bike will support a both a full heated liner and heated gloves. I know how much current my stator can produce, but I'm not sure what it takes to run the bike now. Output-Stock Consumption = How much I have to play with
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2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
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2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
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