Gloves

Heated Grips make a big difference for the palms and heated gloves are a big help as well.
However, depending on how cold it is outside, and how long you will be riding in it, there's only so much even that combination will do.
If you plan on riding in cold temps for extended periods of time, you should really look into Hippo Hands or comparable alternatives. They look very dorky, but look up any forum board and everyone swears by them

 

Personally I wouldn't bother spending £350 on heated grips, as by themselves they don't solve the problem because they mainly only heat your palms of yoyr hands and do little or nothing for the backs of your hands and fingers if you ride with them covering your clutch and brake leavers. A decent pair of heated gloves and if possible a heated vest or jacket would be my suggestion as not only will they work better than the heated grips because they also heated the backs of your hands and fingers they are transferable if you sell your bike. Having had 3 BMW Gs' handguards to deflect the windchill help too. Others like the handlebars muffs but you can't see the controls with them in place.

There is no substitute for heated clothing, especially stuff like Keis that's powered from the bike though the vest/jacket need to be a snug fit to work properly and be underneath, not on top of things like a fleece worn under your jacket.

 

As already said, you really need handguards to get the best out of heated grips. I have both on my Scrambler but, together they are an expensive option. There’s a good choice of heated clothing around now. I also have a pair of heated gloves which are really skiing gloves and not waterproof but very warm and we’re only £25 on Amazon.

 

I have found that having a set of handle bar guards is as good as gloves. I use merlin D30'S they heat all the glove not just the the palms and battery life is up to five hours.

 

My heated grips work fine on my Bonneville, even up in the Welsh hills during the winter. There are only two settings Low & High. Low suffices most of the time. High for brass monkey weather. The Oxford heated grips are very popular and cheaper than the Triumph offerings but the control box looks unsightly in my opinion.

 

Personally Ive found the heated grips to be great - not just for winter riding but for when you just want a little bit of heat on a longer ride in the evening in other seasons etc.
But as a lot of people have said, unless youve got hand guards they'll only do so much. I dont like the loss of feel you get with big warm winter gloves so I've tried various combinations of inner gloves with short cuff 3-season riding gloves. It works as long as youre not going on a hundreds of miles long trip. Currently trying out these - https://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/shop/clothing/riderwear/gloves/tri-stop-inner-gloves-mfna2051 - under my summer gloves to see how long I can get away with it before the big gloves come out!

 

Will do!

 

if youre looking for affordable options, look into the non name brand "hippo hands" you can find them on ebay for like $40. Again, they are a little dorky looking, but will be an absolute game changer as far as cold (and wet) riding goes.

 

I would go for hand guards and either heated grips or heated gloves. I also suffer from Reynauds, and the hand guards are a must IMHO.

 

This may be a bit late but Zerofit make a pair of relatively inexpensive waterproof winter gloves. I bought a pair yesterday and haven't had a chance to try them on the bike but I've had their Ultimate base layer for a while and it's by far the warmest base layer I've ever worn. So I have high expectations for the gloves.