Top 5 HEATED motorcycle gloves for 2025 - Sportsbikeshop

[@Andys-wanderings]

I purchased the RST Paragons last week and I will be returning them on Monday. I agree with what was said in the video. 1) Battery time to recharge is too long. 2) Battery life is woeful. I had one glove turn itself off after barely 60 miles riding, though they had been on charge that night and displayed a fully charges green light. 3) The tips of my fingers and especially my right thumb gets cold every time. Don't waste your money.

[@stuartkraven]

Just got the RST gloves. Rode home for 20 minutes in -1°c. On max setting my hands were comfortable and fingers were not cold. My bike is a KTM adventure with hand guards, so will have an affect on how much wind hits my hands.

[@aimenalwan]

Quality video 👌 Thanks Tony / SBS team.

[@richardirwin9594]

Great video,keep them coming.🏍🏍🥶

[@davecarrera]

My RST's are in their 2nd Winter and working great.

[@FatBiscuitYT]

The things I dislike about the RST ones is they have no palm slider/scaphoid protection and they have drawstrings to tighten the gloves around your wrist which flap about in the wind. If they took a note out of Knox's lineup of gloves, I would like to see better palm sliders and a tightening system using BOA just like the Knox Handroid Mk5 gloves. Other than that they are pretty good.

[@csr7080]

I actually really like the drawstrings, makes them easy to tighten up while wearing the gloves.

[@FatBiscuitYT]

@@csr7080 Funnily enough, the plastic ends that hold the drawstrings snapped off on mine.

[@mikedignum1868]

Time to go to my local sportsbikeshop and try some on.

[@Greggspies]

Great review covered all aspects

[@PokerMuppet]

For anyone interested, Keis have a new G901 glove out which is part of their 'Extreme Heat' line to match the J505 jacket.

[@eduardksenofontov6641]

You are a legend!

[@smith5385]

Perfect timing!, I was out yesterday and even with my heated grips on my finger tips and back of hands were freezing. 🥶

[@Crosshatch1212]

U get that look at lights , head on handle bars hugging exhaust ,lol I do .

[@Ducatijayv4]

I use 12 year old gerbings which get nice and warm but they are chunky and a bit awkward depending on which bike I use, in contrast I also use keis short ones, which don’t get as hot as the gerbing but are more comfortable and more tactile with buttons 😊

[@barney3417]

Keis 701 in conjunction with with Keis J501 jacket!! perfect for me!! plugs straight on to the bike,

[@davidg2116]

Ive got heater gloves from Five as they offered good protection as well as battery powered heat. This week has been 0 degrees in the morning. The gloves kept the worst of the cold at bay. They are comfortable out of the box. I can wear them over or under my Oxford hinterland jacket but under the button to adjust heat is hidden. I think i get about 3 hours on high. I got spare batteries on ebay just as cover if i forget to charge them.

[@acassaro94]

I just sent back the HG1, sizing super weird, thumb extra long, and not that warm...

[@Crosshatch1212]

Man I done 20 yr with dear gloves .never had heated gloves or mits but at 58 I’m bying .

[@shanemassey2039]

Ive just purchased a pair of richa inferno v12 heated gloves. Not tried them yet as the last couple days. Will update on how waterproof and how well they work when ive rode in the cold abd wet.

[@ScotsmanDougal]

I had the Keis G701 gauntlets, they were good for short rides but anything over an hour, they really let me down. I now have a batwing so I don't really need heated gloves. Up until last week, I was still wearing my summer gloves (Alpinestars Copper).

[@JP-st5js]

Hi Tom. First of all, have a good year. I would like to know your opinion between the Furygan Heat X Kevlar gloves and the Macna ion? Thanks

[@sportsbikeshop]

Hi, thanks - I hope 2025 is good to you too. I've no experience of the Macna Ion and they are now discontinued so that's not a comparison I can help with, sorry. Cheers, Tony

[@GeordiLaForgery]

Can you do one for non-battery winter gloves? My old knox zero 1 freeze my fingertips.

[@sportsbikeshop]

Three of the models in this video (Gerbing and 2 x Keis) are powered by connecting them to the bike - and an optional cable will allow the Furygans to be connected to the bike. Only Gerbing say there would be a reduction in maximum heat available by powering gloves from internal batteries rather than the bike. Cheers, Tony

[@nordicmetals]

Can you do a review on kemimoto gloves

[@sportsbikeshop]

Kemimoto appears to be an American brand without recognised distribution here in the UK so it's not available to us as a retailer. We only cover products available through Sportsbikeshop on our channel. I would be asking for evidence of safety certification on these gloves before purchasing as it is against the law to sell motorcycle clothing without such certification. I hope that helps. Cheers, Tony

[@tonybarton3746]

Heated gloves and a good set of handgaurds to stop windchill 0c equals about -5 c

[@burmabaines]

For someone with small hands and small fingers do you have any suggestions please?

[@sportsbikeshop]

I'd suggest starting with the Keis G701S (link below). They go down to 3XS (13cm around the palm) and the S designation is for 'short' to help reduce bulk. The longer Keis G701 and G601 also go down to 3XS so they're the best brand in general for smaller hands. Cheers, Tony Keis G701S: www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/558267

[@burmabaines]

@ Thank you!

[@The-Splat]

What do you think about Held’s new Inuit gloves? ♨️

[@sportsbikeshop]

They look decent, but came in too late for this video. The gloves themselves seem great. The batteries are a bit bulky, but with a 3000mAh capacity they should last well. I'm hoping to try a pair soon. Cheers, Tony

[@The-Splat]

@@sportsbikeshop Thanks, Tony - your reviews are invariably excellent. Incidentally, Keis is ahead of the CE Level 2 trend as the manufacturer with several heated gloves at this higher protection standard. Keis G501, G501B, G502 and G601 gloves are all Level 2. More Level 2 gloves are coming out (Held XR2, Five RFX1 Evo, Dainese Full Metal 7, etc.). But I haven’t spotted any other heated gloves, have you?

[@sportsbikeshop]

Thank you - I'm not aware of any other heated gloves to meet Level 2. Personally, I'm glad there are more gloves coming out that meet Level 2. I wore a pair of Oxford's Nexus 2.0 gloves this year, which are L2, and they gave a good balance of feeling robust without compromising dexterity. Cheers, Tony

[@The-Splat]

@@sportsbikeshop I'm glad, too. SportsBikeShop sells a broader range of Level 2 gloves than anyone else - perhaps a good marketing reason to do a video comparing the various L2 gloves in SBS’s range?

[@sportsbikeshop]

@@The-Splat Good idea. I'll have a think about that for 2025

[@brothermist0]

Why on earth do we in the USA not get 12volt Gerbing gloves that have the button to set temp on them? Also the battery powered gloves we get from Gerbing DO NOT have the option to be powered by the bike. Looking at the US site, then the UK site... Man, we don't get any of the options yall get!

[@PokerMuppet]

Nice little summary but a shame that it only includes well established brands and models and that RST, Macna wasn't included. How can they become popular if they don't get coverage? Unfortunately, all these gloves suffer from the same problem in that they are all heated winter gloves and many of us find them all too bulky and uncomfortable on the bike. I ride all year round with a pair of Alpinestars GT-S X-Trafit gloves which I would say are 3 season or even summer gloves and would love a pair of these or similar that were heated. Even if the back of the hands and fingers were thicker and more padded for the heating elements, the thinner and better feeling of the palm is for more appreciated than thick winter gloves. Overall though, the prices are ridiculous... especially £50 for a cable (Furygan) and when batteries aren't included. Most of these gloves offer very little other than the heat over gloves that you can buy for less than £100.

[@sportsbikeshop]

Thanks for getting in touch, and both are interesting points. I've used popularity with customers as the starting point for these videos, and I pulled together the best options in that regard before narrowing the choice down to the five in the video. Other brands were on that list, but I felt they didn't match up to the five here. That's where your second point comes in - Alpinestars make a thinner heated glove of the type you suggest. The trouble is there's not enough insulation to retain the heat that's generated, so it radiates into the atmosphere more quickly than the other gloves here. In terms of measured temperature inside the glove and my personal comfort levels, I couldn't justify putting them in the top five. Unfortunately there has to be a level of thickness to keep the heat inside the glove so it can warm up your hands. I hope that helps understand how the five pairs of gloves here were selected. Cheers, Tony

[@PokerMuppet]

@@sportsbikeshop yeah I understand and thanks for the reply. It's just a shame that others weren't included or mentioned as these are all very similar and have been around for a number of years so very little 'new' info here. To include new brands/ranges/models such as Macna even as a reference point, the Alpinestars for those that would like a thinner option (I'd need to test that claim for myself) or even Keis' new G901 Extreme which they claim is their hottest glove yet and is in line with their J505 Extreme Heat jacket... I've tried most of those mentioned here and I just can't ride with thick gloves and most reviewers/group tests like yours follow the same path with what they choose to cover. I'm really struggling to find anything suitable.

[@ZachUncut]

Have you tried the g901 Extreme from Keis?

[@sportsbikeshop]

Unfortunately they didn't land in time for this video. Hopefully I can get some experience of them this winter and could consider them for next year's list. Cheers, Tony

[@John-cz2pe]

50 quid for a cable on the furygan gloves wtf 😮

[@FlyGuyN910FS]

They don't even offer the cable anymore. Assumably so you have to keep buying $80 batteries over and over.

[@aNicerPlace]

Thanks for the review, although 7°C is hardly a good proving ground for £200+ heated gloves!

[@thebigoaktree8401]

Sure it is. You speak of it as if you riding regularly in much lower temps. Truth is, look around at 7c and see how many bikes are on the road. Not many at all.

[@jamesgodden7620]

At 7°C a 30mph windchill makes it feel like 2°C

[@leslieaustin151]

I rode my little 125 this week in 7C, for 75 miles and my hands were freezing. That temp also revealed my jacket’s failings too. And all this at speeds no more than 55mph.

[@lipsee100]

I,m a SBS cusomer even so I think these are all over priced,,, There are heated motorcycle gloves alot cheaper out there,,,, I just wish SBS would stock them... Out of these on test I would go for the Gebings Xtreme... no frills just nice old style leather gloves

[@hgv1883]

What you pay for is what you get

[@lipsee100]

@@hgv1883 just because you pay a higher price ,does not mean you get good value

[@shanemassey2039]

You'll find most of them cheaper ones don't have the relevant safety ratings. Pay the extra and you won't have buy twice is my rule of thumb

[@rossbaker77]

I had the RST gloves. Lastest 3 months. Left glove broke and RST could not repair them. I got a refund. Wouldn't buy them again.

[@rnl9520]

I think snowmobilers understand cold hands much better than motorcyclists do

[@sportsbikeshop]

Yes, I guess they also have a pretty good appreciation of how cold hands can get. Cheers, Tony

[@6panel300]

At those prices I'd rather have cold hands.

[@Crosshatch1212]

U ain’t joking .my 59 pound mates gloves are good so think I’ll settle on them ,hotter than cold is good enough ,

[@shainexxxsescrimshaw7605]

Don't know why they sell heated gloves without the batteries or cables, without them there just gloves not heated ones, ridiculous really

[@sportsbikeshop]

All gloves here have either batteries or the cables so they all have means of generating heat. Cheers, Tony

[@FXSTB-i]

Smartphone app gloves. Nonsense.