OK, I am looking for some cold weather gloves which don't sacrifice too much feel. The ones I have keep me warm,but compromise the operation of the throttle and brake due to bulk and lack of feel. I appreciate the feedback.
I have had issues with cold hands for years. I've tried many different kinds and brands of gloves. Snowmobiling in the winter is the real issue, but fall motorcycle riding with no heated grips is bad too. I'll be getting the grips on for next year. The best gloves I have come across are the Knox Outdry armored gloves. The waterproofing is one of the outer layers instead of next to your hand and this keeps some material between your hand and the water, allowing for more heat retention. They are leather, have plastic armor and look great. I've used them on my sportbike in cooler weather and manual dexterity is much better than any other cold weather glove I've tried. I'm really looking forward to using them on my sled this winter. I have a feeling they will outperform the expensive snowmobile gloves I have.
What works pretty good for me is the combo of hand guards and heated grips. It allows for using thinner gloves for the dexterity and still keeps them pretty warm. I want to try the Powerlet heated glove liners so I have a choice of gloves to use. It got a pretty recommendation for the Powerlet liners from another member here. I plan on putting heated grips on the Husky but don't want to put them on my Ducati, nor hand guards.
I use these; http://www.compacc.com/p/sliders-cold-pro-kevlar-armored-gloves and I use glove liners first thing in the morning or night when its real cold.
A secret is to use the elephant ears to keep wind and rain off the gloves in the first place, but if you cant sacrifice looks i was talking to a policeman and he swore blind silk gloves under any glove is the best for heat retention and dry, wind resistant the whole 9yards! So silk gloves under usual ones you own
I have expensive Klim gloves. The gloves where you can put your hand into the liner or in front of it. The Knox Outdry are much better.
