I made the attempt into work today...got 3 miles and turned around.  My fingers already began to get numb.  Anyone use glove liners successfully?

I have tried 'winter' gloves and electric grips, and you have to turn the heat on the grips up high to feel anything. And the grips were hard as rock, so they were hot and uncomfortable ~ more irritating than useful

If I were to give it a serious try again, I would look for a softer heated grip with a lighter glove under a pair of Oxfords or HippoHands ~ the important part is keeping the cold airflow off your hands ~ gloves alone just aren't enough. 

A light-to-medium-weight pair of 'waterproof' or 'windproof' gloves under the Oxfords/Hippos makes things tolerable unless it is really cold. I have ridden in the 45-49 F (7-9 C) range like this.

I keep thinking I need to get more heated stuff like a vest/jacket, but I don't ride in the cold enough that I feel I can justify the expense, although when I do find myself in colder weather on a trip I always wish I had spent the $$ and outfitted myself better.   

Has anyone tried these from Bass Pro Shop? I've not seen Hippo Hands in person so can't tell if they're basically the same or not but they're only $29.

http://www.basspro.com/API-Outdoors-ATV-Handlebar-Mitts/product/63933/

Hippo hands are made for the bike so they fit well.I might try a pair like what your looking at but beware you will probably need some sort of hand gaurds to keep the bar mitts from pushing on your clutch and brake lever!!.I have barkbusters on the 500 so just about any will fit,also make sure you get ones with big openings for your hands.Most ATV ones have small openings because they don't seem to take there hands out much plus they are going slow or stopped to do it.Hippo hands have BIG openings and I can take my hands out and back in at 70mph without looking.


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I picked up a set of Trackside grip heater elements from cycle gear for $20 (http://www.cyclegear.com/eng/product/grip_heaters/web1007460) this past weekend and installed them last night. For $20 bucks, i didn't let my hopes get too high and figured any heat is better than no heat when it's cold. Nothing is worse than cold hands on a motorcycle. Well, this morning was a pretty good test as it was 42 degrees with a windchill making it feel like the low 30's and this heaters worked GREAT!! My hands never got cold once and as much heat as these put out, I really believe it could be a good 10 degrees colder and my hands still be warm. Best 20 bucks i've spent.

You guys make me feel like I'm being a wimp about this cool weather. I was riding last night through the pastures and what not, 55 degrees, with my leather jacket on, jeans, boots, and some dewalt work gloves. I was practically frozen when I hit my girl friends house.

Today it was 55 this morning but with the sun out, layered some gym shorts and a wife beater under my normal attire and made it alright haha.

Florida boy problems 

When I was 20 sumpin, I commuted on a bike until there was ice on the ground, I have nothing to prove to anybody, commuting on a bike pretty much ends in the wet or the 40's, cause either one of those things pretty much sucks all the fun out of it for me. I still get out on the weekends as long as there is no water or ice around (I have electric gear for the cold) 

Mornings are getting chilly here in Kansas this time of year.  Was 34 degrees when I left for work at 7:00 am.  I stayed pretty warm except my finger tips got a little chilly.  Granted, I'm riding a YZF 600 currently and not the GS, so the fairing probably helped.  My gear is pretty simple though.  Old AGV textile jacket with liner, thermal long sleeve shirt, light t-shirt underneath for my torso.  I have Firstgear overpants over my khakis, thick socks and Alpinestars riding boots for my legs.  I use a full face helmet with anti-fog shield and a Schampa facemask, and lined leather riding gloves (cheapos) with silk glove liners inside.

The Schampa mask has a neck gaiter that tucks into my jacket and keeps my neck warm.  I am good with that set up down to freezing for my 25 min commute to work it seems.  People at my job think I'm crazy.

I'm trying to figure out how to ride in the cold on a budget. In Seattle its been raining non-stop for the last week or so. We had about 70 days w/o rain this summer so I forgot how much it can suck to drive everyday in downtown freeway traffic sharing space with big-rig trucks and people in a hurry to get to work while being completely invisible in all the spray. Being wet and cold just makes it even more fun. I have been using an old rain suit from Costco but "waterproof" it is not. I would trade 20 degrees and dry for 40 degrees and rainy.

I just ordered hippo hands and a 1 piece rain suit and some waterproof overboots. I think this should be a relatively low-cost system that keeps me warm and dry and can still store on the bike when I get to the University.

Put the Hippo Hands on the bike today. Awesome!

With no gloves or heated grips my hands were just fine at 50 degrees on arterials.

Then I put on a thin pair of non-insulated leather gloves and put the heated grips on high, and my hands were practically sweating after 10 miles of freeway riding. The Hippo Hands make a pocket of still air that not only keeps the wind chill off your hands, it also keeps it off the heated grips (if you got 'em).

Yep, I sure like them and they work well for me.
Tony

 https://www.tourmaster.com/product/Gloves/100__Silk_Glove_Liners/161/9I use these during our cooler months.
I love my liners we had a night where it hit 41 and hated not finding my liners. Yes, I'm in Florida and they up down up down of the weather sucks. I'm not a fan of putting on 4 layers in the morning, being stripped to practically summer gear in the day and then putting it back on. I ride down to the 30's because we don't have ice problems.

Mary

I need to move where you guys live. It must be nice to ride all year round...

Took the bike yesterday- 28* into work at 11 am and 25* heading home- an hour and half ride was a chilly alternating hands on the motor type of road!