#3: Hand warming device.
I don't own winter gloves. I wear my summer gloves all year round, and some silk gloves as under armour when it is getting really chilly, because I prefer to have my dexterity when handling the controls. Naturally and eventually my fingers get a bit cold, and so I take a moment to warm them up in the headlight.
What a bright idea.
ReplyDeleteImprovising being the motto.
DeleteSonja - one word, well, actually two - heated grips (although they don't make for an interesting photo, they sure do come in 'warmly'). But I also have a pair of Alpine Star gloves that fit well, allow dexterity and are warm and quite weather resistant. I have been known to pull over and use armpits to warm my hands too - also not a great photo op. Never thought of the headlamp, you're so creative.
ReplyDeleteThe exhaust was clearly to hot to put the bear hands on ;-)
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ReplyDeleteI usually use the air coming out of the exhaust. You get hot faster and by moving your hands closer or farther you can control the heat. I find the headlight not warm enough
Like you, I wear thin summer gloves, better for the heat to come through from the heated grips
bob
Riding the Wet Coast
Exhaust was too hot, and not so shiny ;-)
DeleteI never considered heated grips for the vespa, as the trips are fairly short.
i do this all the time. i put my hands down under the tank and above the cylinder heads for a quick toast up too, but that won't provide such a visual. great pic to capture a feeling i know so well! :)
ReplyDeleteWarming up the hands on the cylinder heads of my Harley works just as well ;-)
DeleteHeat grips are like wrapping your hands around a nice, warm mug of coffee. I turn them on even when I don't need to. Silly, but it's comforting. :)
ReplyDeleteAh.. I remember well, I had heated grips on my Beemer but never considered I would have use for those on the Vespa. My Harley might get some though.
DeleteVery creative.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you manage with summer gloves all year. I have heated grips and hand guards and my finger tips still get cold wearing my winter Aqua Sport gloves. I thought the gloves were way too bulky to feel the throttle when I first started wearing them and then they became comfy all of a sudden, not sure why. So comfy I wore them all last summer too.
You know you have poor circulation when you wear your winter gloves all summer, lol.
Maybe there is an Albertan somewhere inside me who can't be bothered with the cold. Usually the silk gloves help a lot with keeping the warmth in. However, I make sure, I have warm hand when I put on the gloves.
DeleteI'm the same in preferring thin gloves but have fallen in love with heated hand grips - cheaper than a decent pair of gloves and last a lot longer...
ReplyDeleteComing to think of it, heated grips are indeed cheaper...
DeleteGreat picture Sonja! I wear the same gloves all year as well. I bought some inexpensive fleece liners & they are perfect. I'm thinking I want heated grips.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I guess I want heated grips for my Harley. I am somewhat ok on the scooter.
DeleteDon't you find that this technique reduces the view of the road ahead on a cold frosty night?
ReplyDeleteUsually I don't practice this while riding. I guess that would be a little awkward to begin with.
DeleteAllow me to make the case for owning a Guzzi. You can place your hands on the cylinder heads while riding along and they usually are, in the words of Baby Bear, "just right". Also, as they project beyond the tank edges, you can leave your gloves on them while paying for fuel on a cold day. Devlish clever, these Italians.
ReplyDeleteWhat a smart solution indeed. A built in heating system while riding that are not heated grips. Good to know.
DeleteJust wait a minute - a BMW Boxer provides warm legs and feet!
DeleteCute :)
ReplyDeleteI hear you - I dont like that disconnected feel of a bulky glove either.
You might also try some handlebar muffs like many of the scoter couriers around NYC use. That's also a pretty cheap solution.
Fuzzy, that is actually something I will look into. A viable low tech solution.
Deleteonce you do heated grip you will wonder why you let your hand freeze for so long....
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