Heated Jacket Liner - 12V Motorcycle

This heated jacket looks very nice because of the design.The fit is a bit oversized ,which is good for me.It is fairly thick so I use it on some motorcycle rides. (Have not crash tested it). The battery can last a few hours depending on your settings. You definitely want to were a thinner base layer to get more of the heat ,but I have worn a hoody under it and still felt the heat. It is comfortable and the zipper is robust.

As expected

This review ties together 4 products.Gerbing's Gyde 12 volt Jacket Liner-Powersport-Large/RegularPortable Temp ControllerPowerlet SAE To Coax Female Cable (This is probably the one you want.)Powerlet (PAC-038) Coax Male To SAE Cable (Don't understand the need for this one, but someone probably wants it.)I'm posting this to provide some clarity around the typical connections for heated gear. I bought a Gyde Motorcycle Jacket Liner that's labeled Gyde Supply Co. and "Powered by Gerbing." I previously had an old Gerbing jacket from 2002, and it only had SAE (pigtail aka Battery Tender connections) for power.The modern jackets seem to connect to the power source using "coax" connections. It's much more common to run an SAE/pigtail/Battery Tender connection directly from your motorcycle battery than to run coax. So I needed to buy an SAE to coax converter cable. If you're running an SAE connection from your motorcycle battery, you want a Powerlet Coax Female to SAE Cable. (I mistakenly bought the wrong one at first.)Starting with the battery, here are the connections:Either 1 or 1 Alternate:1) Fused battery terminal to female coax connector. This came with the new jacket.1 Alternate) Powerlet Coax Female to SAE Cable.2) The side of the controller that faces the power is male coax.3) The side of the controller that faces the jacket is female coax.4) The wire coming from the jacket to the controller is male.For 1 and 1 Alternate, regardless of which battery connection you use, you want a fuse on it. If you only use the jacket, use the 7.5 amp fuse that came with the jacket. If you have other heated gear hooked up to that power line, you'll have to do some math to pick the correct fuse. The jacket comes with a chart that spells out the amp draw for jacket, gloves, etc.I hope this helps you buy the correct gear in one shot!

Overall good, the heated collar is the best part. BE AWARE: the heating elements in the sleeves are only on the outside of your arms, not on the inside of the crook of your elbow/arm where the cold air actually impacts your arms.I'm 6'1" tall and 210 lbs. As people noted, the sleeves are way too short and the chest heating element doesn't really touch my chest because there's too much room around the belly. So, it's made for harley riders ;)

Toasty warm even at 40f.

Purchased to replace my older bomber-style Gerbing Heated Jacket from say 15 years ago. Thought the new thiner heating elements might feel better on the arms. The older style bomber style I currently use, has an elastic collar, cuffs and waistband. The jacket looks good off the bike and is well insulated. A non-rider might think it was a normal thermal jacket looks-wise. The new liner sorry to say, looks like an inexpensive Halloween costume! The material had the same cheep looks and feel. The neck opening and waist were not elastic and were huge, offering absolutely no wind protection. Heating zones were localized and did not fill the liner as did they in my older jacket. The product details highlighted the dropped tail as an aid in keeping your lower back warm. In reality it was paper thin, had no heating element and was useless. I really enjoy my older jacket and the new model, is absolute rubbish from a function point of view. I have never written a negative review, but this product was clearly ill conceived, and calling it a liner does not excuse the sub par quality. Shame on you Gerbing! Matthew/NJ

This has made my frequent 4 hour ride through the Tennessee winter cold possible. I’ve had no issues this far, other than occasionally needing to adjust the cable connection inside the liner due to growing too hot for skin comfort. I just insure to wear a shirt long enough to add an additional layer between myself and the liner, or a hoodie underneath, if the cold is not too extreme.I particularly like the wire coverage, even wrapping around the neck and down the arms.With the usual leather on top, it completely changes the riding experience.Not long after, I purchased the heated gauntlets which connect through the sleeves.Definitely recommend.

Works great. Let’s see how long it lasts.