Any Forza Owners Using Muffs

[neilab28]

I am toying with the idea of getting some muffs for the Forza in readiness for the colder weather.

I was wondering if any Forza owners are using or have used them and if so what they recommend or warn against.

Thanks in advance for any replies and help

[gn2]

Urban Rider have a muff selector: http://www.urbanrider.co.uk/bar-muff-selector" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The neoprene ones get favourable reviews, but I've not heard of anyone using them on a Forza yet.

[poldark]

Not specifically Forza related but I must say how good I found bar muffs for winter riding last year.

Was the 1st time I used them and despite the fact they look pants they really help with wind-chill and keeping the rain off your hands/gloves.

What I found handy was being able to continue to wear thinner summer gloves, which have far better feel than thicker winter ones.

[SH125Paul]

the tucano urbano neoprenes are the biz... small, sleek, (compared to the old Oxford Giants) windproof and fair waterproof-ish
used em on my Gilly, and Xmax 250 and 400... 5 or 6 years old now getting a little tired - 'may get a new set for this winter (or Yamaha X Max specific fit ones)
basically 2 styles - one for with bar ends (R361), one for with out (R360)...
never bothered with the cable tie security fixings inside - just slip em over the handle bar and hole for the brake lever -
the rubber bit holds em secure on the bar end!
recomemded...

[smeghead]

I always find my fingers warm up when they're in a muff.

[road runner]

Mine will be going on 1st week in October. They are from my NC700 X and are neoprene Tucano Urbano R361-1. According to their website, they should fit and I only need to replace the nylon cable ties.
They do take a little while to get use to, in as much you have to feel blind to familarise yourself as to where the switches are but they are worth it.
Also, with muffs fitted it makes the scooter / bike a little less attractive to thieves.

[neilab28]

The Tucano Urbano R361-1 are the ones I have been looking at but at £40 I wanted the opinion of others 1st

The last time I had muffs on a scooter was an X9 I owned with the PICs system fitted so you had to buy special ones I haven't bought any since and think its time I did.

I suffer a bit from circulatory problems after the Chemotherapy I had a couple of years back so having found a really comfortable pair of gloves that cause me no problems the muffs will mean I can wear them during the winter too I hope

[gn2]

Looking at it from a tightwad perspective (as is my way) £40 is a whole lot less than you would pay for a pair of good winter gloves of equivalent warmth factor.
All things considered the £40 neoprene muffs are the cheaper option by a considerable margin.

[Waldorf]

I have Givi Universal muffs on my Silverwing.
As they're 'universal' I posted!

Personally, I like to be able to wear summer gloves all year round and I can with muffs.
It suits my needs; other people find other things suit them.

[MrGrumpy]

Personally, I like to be able to wear summer gloves all year round and I can with muffs.

I find I need full-on winter gloves as well as muffs!!! Must be a wimp.....

Whilst Tucano Urbano muffs are the best, some of the cheaper muffs can work OK as well, in that they keep the wind off your gloves and provide an extra layer, even if they don't have the thicker insulation that the Tucano ones do. I use some Tech7 muffs (only £17) on the Tmax and they work pretty well - they even go right over the wind deflectors I have on the bars! The ones I couldn't get on with were the Oxford ones - too small - I found that when I reached for the brake lever, the muff would turn the indicators on.

Annoyingly, I found that it was near enough impossible to fit any muffs to the Bev. it wasn't easy to fit them to the broadly similar SH300 either. The straps on the Tech7 ones weren't long enough to go round the handlebar moulding. Whilst I could fit the Tucano ones, but they couldn't be secured enough - the wind blew them onto my hands. In the case of the Bev, I ended up using plastic overgloves (ie Rain Off) ones. Whilst they are intended to keep rain off (at which they are brilliant), they also add an extra outer layer, like muffs, and keep your hands warmer. This worked pretty well, though there again, it was a pretty mild winter last year! But they are another option.