The Northwest Rider

You can visit the manufacturer’s website to review technical information on these guys.  But what the website doesn’t tell you is just how valuable these gloves are for keeping you warmer (translation… safer) and for extending your riding season well into the winter months.  They’ll set you back about 200 dollars, once you factor in shipping and a lighted on/off switch, which will allow you to turn them off and on without disconnecting from your battery.  But the sensation of warm, supple leather and toasty fingers, even in sub-freezing temperatures is nothing short of spiritual.  No pain, no sluggish clutch-pull or braking.  Installation is a breeze.  Just connect the red and black leads on the battery harness (included) to the corresponding contacts on your bike’s battery, run the harness under the seat and pop it out in front, between the seat and gas tank.  There’s a little rubber plug attached to the end so that you can leave it sticking out, even when you’re not plugged in.  To light ‘em up, just plug the switch into the battery harness, plug the glove harness into the switch, then run the glove harness cords down your jacket sleeves and plug your gloves into the glove harness.  Flip the switch and your riding, even in December and January.  I used these gloves for a 500 mile ride through eastern Washington and Oregon during the last week of September.  High winds and extremely low temperatures.  I don’t know what I’d have done without them.  My hands were warmer when I arrived at my destination than they were when I left home.