Going out for lunch today, about 11:30 AM in downtown Beaverton, Or - saw a silver 2011 on Hall Blvd crossing Canyon. Rider was wearing an Aerostich with, I believe, a silver Scorpion helmet. He had a pair of those "cop" mits on the handlebars - the kind that cover the bars and you put your hands into, like the old fashion "muffs" (for those old enough to remember those.) Wonder where a guy could get a pair of those "cop mitts?" I haven't see many new Concours in the Beaverton area - wonder who that was???
Had a pair, nice warm hands. Why did I get rid of them? At speed they would collapse enough to press against the brake and clutch levers. Enough that during a quick hard blast the clutch started slipping. Asked a buddy to watch my brake lights, sure enough at around 70 the light would come on. That was the last time I used them, they are being used on a Harley knowadays. Baker hand wings and a set of trackside heated grips do the trick, 40 and up Summer gloves, below that, silk liners and heated gloves. I do care a spare of heated gloves just in case the grips go out, only had that happen once and that was when I was crossing Snoqualmie and Blewett passes.