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    Handlebar muffs (no joke)

    Anyone using them? Any good makes (Oxford, Weise?). Things to watch out for. Tips (bar ends though the sides?).

    Warm hands anyone?

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    Re: Handlebar muffs (no joke)

    I used to have a set of Oxford muffs and found them to work wonders.
    This was in the days before heated gloves and grips and suits.
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    Tips - Watch out for the killswitch!
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    I use them. They allow the use of summer gloves all winter long, they're really really toasty with heated grips.
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    Re: Handlebar muffs (no joke)

    Used them on my Vara for a while and was toasty with the H/grips on too..

    I seem to recall MoM putting a linky to some that were shaped or braced or something to stop them flopping on the switches ..

    The BM lot were using them with something that looked like a Duvet !!. .

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    Re: Handlebar muffs (no joke)

    Quote Originally Posted by stanbloke View Post

    The BM lot were using them with something that looked like a Duvet !!. .
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    Note the use of reusable zip ties to keep them where I want them. Only used when it doesn't stop raining for 3 or more days in a row, more to keep my hands from growing mould than warmth. (Apologies for the Bet Lynch coat look)
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