From: karr@cs.cornell.edu (David Karr)
Subject: Re: BMW heated grips
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
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In article <C5xy2x.35G@world.std.com> artc@world.std.com (Art Campbell) writes:
>bergman@panix.com (Mark Bergman) writes:
>
>>To those of you who have the BMW heated handgrips:
>
>>	What are they like during the summer? Yes, you
>>	wiseguy, I mean while they are off!
>
>>	Are they comfortable? 
>They're a hard rubber-like compound. I always wear some kind of glove
>(fingerless) on the hottest days. Given those two factors,
>They're OK, but certainly not cushy.

When I needed heated grips I made them from pieces of an old bicycle
inner tube and a cheap electric heating pad from the drugstore, on top
of foam grips: soft *and* warm.  Cheaper by about a factor of 5, too.

-- David Karr (karr@cs.cornell.edu)