"Anyone here ever use heated grips?"

I've used heated grips on two of my motorcycles. These were the fairly inexpensive types that slip under the handlebar grips. They work quite well and were certainly worth the money. Additionally, if you can attach brush guards to your grips, it keeps the frosty, moving air off from your hands.

the reason your hands get cold faster is because they are on the extremities of your body. when it's really cold, your body concentrates the blood flow closer to your torso to prevent vital organ failure. thus, your hands and feet don't have as much blood flowing to them. if you keep your torso warm then your blood stays evenly distributed. it's an immediate fix to warm the grips - and certainly every bit helps. but an electric vest or even just an extra layer will help a lot to keep your hands warm. that and off-road wind deflectors for your grips.

i have a widder electric vest and arm chaps (not full sleeves like the gerbing) and ride year round. to be honest, it's a little to big for me so it doesn't work as effectively as it should. i'm a M or L and the vest is an XL. if anyone's interested hit me up and let's talk.

Unfortunately my little Guzzi doesn't have enough power to run any heated gear (vest, hand grips....)

For the palms not the tops that get exposed to the air.