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Re: [ST] RE: Winter Gloves (UK)



A good trick is to put a thin layer of tin foil on the
left handlebar before putting the warming grip. I did
it when installing Hot Grips on an other bike and I
couldn't tell the difference between left and right.

- --- Andrew Tait <antait@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> One thing to add here.  My girlfriend was looking to
> buy a BMW Scarver (the 
> F650CS, which I got a one hour test drive of a
> couple of months ago.  How 
> much fun is this wee bike??) and the dealer pointed
> out that the grip for 
> the left hand is mounted directly on the metal bar,
> whilst the grip for the 
> right hand is mounted on the plastic throttle tube. 
> Therefore the left 
> hand grip loses more heat through conduction through
> the bars than the 
> right.  He also said that when you're riding, your
> right hand tends to grip 
> slightly more tightly as it has to hold the throttle
> position, whilst your 
> left hand moves around a lot more flicking
> indicators, pulling in the 
> clutch etc., so it really does spend slightly less
> time in contact with the 
> grip.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
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Jean "Chase Dawg" Doublet
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