The last year of making Knuckle Warmers have taught me a lot. What worked for me may or may not have worked for others. What I do have is a very good basic design and this basic design I have can be modified to many other motorcycles besides Harley Davidson.
Here is a list of other products that I know of that offers either some protection for the hands, or offers a way to keep your hands warm. Hippo-Hands, Winterhands, Gerbings Heated Gloves, Heated grips, Thick winter riding gloves.
From what I have read and learned about Hippo-hands & Winterhands. They are very good products. What I did not like about these products was: they block the view of the controls, they are big and you have to install brackets to keep the wind from pushing them back against the brake and clutch, to big and making them hard to carry on the motorcycle when they are not needed. I think they are ugly and really don’t go with the design of a motorcycle.
Gerbings Heated Gloves & thick winter gloves: First, anything heated one has to install controls or wires to the motorcycle. And then this leaves the question of where to install the control, not a lot of option’s on some bikes. A lot of people can do this themselves but a lot can’t, plus the cost of all this on top of the price of the gloves or grips. All the heated gloves I tried didn’t fit my hands and made my hands so bulky that when riding my hands would cramp, and the same with a thick winter glove that really didn’t keep my hand warm.
Heated grips: What I have heard about heated grips sound good other then the fact that they provide very little protection for your hand. They provide heat for the palm of your hand but I have heard that the top of your hand still gets cold. I would like to try a heated grip under a Knuckle Warmer, I think this would provide the protection from wind and rain, plus keep the hand warm. I know police officer’s that have heated grips under their “Winterhands” and have heard that it’s great.
I look forward to hearing about your experience with the Knuckle Warmer, if you have any questions please feel free to contact us through contact me page.
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I’ve been using the Knuckle Warmers system for a few months now, lots of wind, rain, and late nights. This is the best product that I’ve found to keep my little fingers from freezing. I was shocked at how easy they are to install and remove on my 05 Victory.
I have been using the Knuckle Warmers for sometime now and have been very impressed. I went from using heated gloves last year to regular gloves this year. By blocking the wind and rain it allows your fingers to maintain the heat far better. I ride year around and in all weather, from as low as 28 degrees this system works.
My knuckle were easy to enstall, they are not big and bulky.They fit on my Glodwing very good. I hate to wear gloves so these block the wind,rain and cold. Easy to take off and don’t take up much storage space.
For the entire month of August 2009, I was on the road traveling to Sturgis in South Dakota, then continuing east, going around the Great Lakes, into Canada, past Niagara Falls, across upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and into Maine, then turned around and came back along the middle of the US. 2009 was a wet year for most of the country. There were occasional wet riding days during the journey. It was during those days I put on the KnuckleWarmers and rode with them the entire time whenever the weather was inclement. They not only kept the cold wind from flowing around my gloved fingers, but they also kept the rain from soaking my leather gloves- which freed me from the requirement of putting on waterproof overgloves. In fact, I didn’t have to use my overgloves at any time during this journey. The simple installation process allowed for easy on/off of the KnuckleWarmers depending what the weather was like. 9500 miles later, I came home and I’m happy to say these KnuckleWarmers kept my fingers warm and dry.