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Hi, I plan to ride my Scooter till November 1st. In October THe high is usually in the Mid 60'sF and Low in the Upper 40'sF in my Area. In November the Temp drops fast with Highs around 45F-48F and Lows Around 40F. November is to cold. I Plan to install heat grips from Motorsports Scooters Scooterwest.com for thoses cold mornings in October. I have seen advertised Heat seats for Motorcycles, but not scooters. Are there any that you know about?
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You could try this ... I think it can be mounted to any bike or scooter. http://www.checkcorp.com/seat-heater/specialized_apps_motorcycle.asp
Alternatively, a sheepskin cover might be easier. http://www.woolshedsheepskinproducts.com/content/29 Just keep it in your pet carrier when not in use. |
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You will find that in those sort of temperatures, once your hands are heated you won't notice your a$$. It is closer to core temperature and takes much longer to get cold. Go for the grips and that cold feeling will disappear. I certainly never notice my btm getting cold, the heated grips help me not notice the cold at all and I ride in temperatures a few degrees above freezing.
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Scooterhennry why not just get some heated gear, a vest and golves should do fine and lined pants
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[quote="TrafficJammer"]You could try this ... I think it can be mounted to any bike or scooter. http://www.checkcorp.com/seat-heater/specialized_apps_motorcycle.asp
This is the seat Warmer I saw. Was'nt sure if it would work for a scooter, but why wouldn't it. Yes the few times I rode my Honda Ruckus last winter in December day time highs of 38F-40F's degrees I wore a jacket and gloves and the only thing that got frozen were my hands. I think I'll just stick with the hand warmers. Anyone else. ⚠️ Last edited by Scooterhenry on UTC; edited 1 time
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I was a motorcycle courier in DC in the 80's, except for a few days you can ride all year. Jan and Feb are the worst months, you're putting it away to early.
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On my GTS I use a pair of heated gloves and a heated jacket liner. They are controlled with a dual control thermostat, so I can operate the gloves seperate from the liner. I'm retired and do The International Motorcycle Shows for Gerbings Heated Clothing. Any questions about hooking up to your GTS......I can help. Also have the stock seat heated, which works well, but doesn't even come close to the comfort of a heated jacket liner or heated gloves.
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I doubt you will ever really need a seat warmer, going by the season and temperatures you plan on riding.
Should you have a hyper-sensitive tush, you could just add a sheepskin pad (I have one year round--keeps seat cool in summer and my butt off the cold plastic in winter). Our winters here go well below freezing, and snow or ice on the street was my break-off point where I stopped riding. Okay, I had a tucano urbano. The only thing getting cold were my hands (no heated grips here). |
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what i have seen with my scoot is that in winter 20 degree days ferighinent, is that if you have nothing in the under seat storage, the heat from the motor will warm up the seat a bit so that it is not noticeably cold. but if there is stuff under the seat it won't warm up the seat for about an hour. i would see how this works rather than get a seat warmer. but word to the wise. mittens will keep your hands the warmest in winter, i swear by them.
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Henry, I ride up here in Toronto in the winter and it gets much colder here than it does where you live. I don't think that the heated seat is really worth the trouble. The seat will heat up quickly by you sitting on it, you don't really have much heat loss from your butt sitting on the seat in comparison to the losses from wind chill on your legs and upper body. I would go with heated gear if you think you need the added warmth. I don't have any heated gear, I only have heated grips and I'm pretty good with just that in sub freezing temperatures.
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110% on a heated jacket or liner. Have Gerber stuff, never use the pants. Put on a pair of flannel line pants and heated liner, the lower body stays much warmer. Now only 50% of your body is trying to heat up, surprising how much warmer you feel. Gloves heated are a must. I find the heated pants would only be for riding over five hours below 40F temp. By 3-4 hours we stop for lunch and warm up.
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We use heated gear on the GTS and it works well. I have a heated seat and heated grips on the FJR and the heated seat is nice but is uses even more power and on the GTS that could turn out to be a big issue. I have a voltmeter on both bikes and the heated gear seems to give you a beter bang for the buck with the limited power of the GTS.
If I am on a longer ride with extreme temp changes I will not pull off the ride to change gear and just heat the seat and the grips. If it gets even colder then I will pull off and upgrade the gear to the heated stuff. I found myself in this situation going in the back way to Yosemite earlier this year. The climb up to 10k feet had huge temp changes all the way up. I would agree heated gear will be a better choice. |
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I frequently ride in very cold Northern Canadian weather and I have never had a cold ass now that I have my Corazzo lap blanket. Sure you feel like a tool the first couple times you put it on - but I can't imagine life without it. I wear a long cut parka also and it seems to take care of the areas not covered by the blanket. It's definately a cheaper, practical, and more reliable option than a seat warmer.
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Yeah I'm just going to go with the heated hand grips. When I put on a heavy jacket and heat for my hands I'll be fine. I'll install the heat grips from Scooter West. They won't slow my Scooter down will they? Nothing else will be installed to the battery.
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