Comments on: Winter Riding Glove Review

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:41:04 +0000

great blog !!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:33:00 +0000

So comfortable and warm gloves & jackets are available at Wilsons Leather store through couponalbum.com...

By: Eldercattus

Eldercattus — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:21:00 +0000

Widder Lectric Gloves are $126.37 + S/H, and draw 20 watts. Connection could be directly to the battery + and – posts. If needed, put a trickle charger on the battery overnight.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:16:00 +0000

eldercattus: Lunch at the Unionville Cafe would be great and I'd love to take a turn at the Burgman. You can try out the low power Vespa alternative. Keep in touch and as the weather gets warmer we'll make plans.

Mark: Brockport and the Brockway area are on my list of rides. I let you know when I get up that way. those Jett heat vests look pretty neat.

By: Mark R.

Mark R. — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:13:00 +0000

Steve,
Check out this site:
http://www.jett.us.com/
for a great electric vest that gets its’ power from its’ own rechargable battery. I bought one and it really puts out a nice amount of heat and you can use it for other winter activities besides scooter riding.

By: Mark R.

Mark R. — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:42:00 +0000

Great Blog. How come I haven't seen you riding your Vespa around here?
Mark R. Brockport, PA
06 Burgman 400S

By: Eldercattus

Eldercattus — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:56:00 +0000

Steve, after my wife has healed from her surgery–say, late winter or early spring–I’ll come up your way, to Unionville perhaps, and you can borrow my Burgman for some time. Be sure to hit the ‘power button,’ and then blast up a steep hill.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 13:01:00 +0000

eldercattus: At our last local scooter rally I had a chance to see and ride with a couple of Suzuki's like yours and they seemed like great touring scooters. The guys who had them just loved them and had ridden up from Philadelphia which was about 180 miles away. Heated garments would be no problem with 120 watts of power. Someday I am going to find a dealer willing to let me take a test ride on a Burgman.

I know what you mean size. At 6'2" I look a bit big on the Vespa. You have 5 inches on me so I can see how that would be a problem.

By: eldercattus

eldercattus — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 04:16:00 +0000

Steve, I ride a Suzuki Burgman 650, which has a generous 120 extra available watts of power. The Burgie is nominally a scooter, with a step-thru frame, but it’s a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” I got it because I could fit on it–THEN I fell in love with it. At 6′ 8″ and 285 lbs., I overwhelm nearly everything else scooterwise, usually with my knees banging the underside of the steering … or looking at the road between them.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 14:44:00 +0000

Dimitris: I've only looked at those in passing, partly because I don't like the aesthetics (but when my hands are frozen I won't care) and partially because the control spacing on the Vespa makes it difficult to actually adapt them to the scooter in a functional manner.

For 20 bucks though it might be worth trying. I'll check our local snowmobile dealer to see if they have some I can look at.

Thanks!