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Hippo Hands handlebar muffs are available for most models of BMW motorcycles. We are building a list for fitment to the different models of bikes, and we'll keep adding to it as inquiries come in.

The shipping calculations are based on shipping/handling fees to Cont USA & Canada. If you require shipping to other locations overseas, before ordering your Hippo Hands

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Here are some images of our Hippo Hands on various new BMW models, to give you an idea of what they'll look like on your own bike:

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They are made of heavy duty Cordura nylon exterior, 18 oz. polyester polar fleece inside, and plastic stiffener in between. Velcroed mirror and hand openings, plenty of room to fit your gloved hands, and they'll stay open to be able to reinsert your hands while at speed.

K1200RS w/ Hippo Hands

F650 w/ Hippo Hands

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F650 w/ Hippo Hands

'06 F650 w/ Hippo Hands

F650 w/ Hippo Hands

R1200RT w/ Hippo Hands

K1200LT w/ Hippo Hands

Dan,

I just wanted to confirm with you that your other customer received the set of your Hippo Hands I sent out. Please let me know, I have a tracking number for the package if there has been a problem. By the way I just want to let you know that these are one of the best things I have bought for my bike. Makes winter time commuting enjoyable. They cut the wind so much that I have been riding with my just my summer rain gloves with temps in the upper 20s. Thanks for a great product.

Sean

I am quite pleased with the one I bought a few months ago for my R11RT, and can recommend this product quite heartily. I have no connection to the company except as a satisfied customer.

Scott Royer ABC6720

November 2004

I can speak to this.

Two years ago I rode my R80G/S PD from Ottawa to Vancouver via Chattanooga and points in between from October 23 to about November 5. I expected warmish weather to the south, and so brought all sorts of rain and shoulder season gloves... and the hippo hands just in case. You may remember the particular weeks I was travelling century old temperature records were shattered all over North America. The coldest I saw was -12 F., Halloween night, in Eureka, Nevada.

My electrical system was rather dodgy, so although I was carrying an electric vest, I was unable to use it except as a piece of clothing. It was never turned on.

My warmest pair of gloves was a pair of short driving gloves lined with insulate. Costco sells them for Cdn $17.95 - about $15 US (now, whoo, whoo; was US$11 two years ago, but that's another thread)

The Hippo Hands made the journey possible. They are not only marvellous against cold, they are an almost perfect barrier against rain. Dan says they are not waterproof, and I am sure they are not, but my hands stayed dry during one day in Oklahoma where it rained 7" during the day. That was good enough for me.

I had one occasion of frostbite, Halloween night, but only in one hand. When I got to an area of light I noticed that I had fastened that Hippo Hand (I took them in at night - it would have been catastrophic if they had been boosted) somewhat carelessly and it was letting air in through a 1" square hole in the velcro.

I would say it was cold the -12 day, but manageable. I wear them from mid-November to about March something here in Vancouver, and still use the same pair of gloves. I have a pair of electric gloves, but only use them on my RS.

And I even paid for them.

Dan - I've used them several times now, and My comfort level has probably increased by 50%. Years ago I sold the original ones. Yours are much improved. These are some of the most effective pieces of riding gear that I have used to date.

Stan

October, 2005

Hi Dan. I got them Thursday, just before I left on a 1000 mile trip in the rain and cold. The Hippo Hands saved my hands. Temps were in the lower 40's, sometimes as low as 40, and it was raining continuously. My hands were fine. If I had heated grips, my hands would have been toasty. :-)

Rick Ramsey

Alan T. Butler writes:

I recently put a set of your handlebar muffs on my GS. Oh, the shame of it all.. Now I ride around, with my summer gloves on, it's almost freezing, and I'm trying to decide if the grips are TOO WARM at low heat; should I just shut them off all together? Have a good Thanksgiving and keep up the good work. Thank you for the fine product.

November 2004

I know that someone else already spoke to this but Dan's 'Hands' are awesome. I just put mine back on -- forth season in a row. They're well built, functional, etc. Only thing chilly after my NorCal morning commute is my chinny-chin-chin. SCOTT

Scott Lyon Shasta, CA '81 R80G/S(wife says I don't have to sell it after all) 'Keep your stick on the ice.'

I just picked up my Hippo Hands and installed them on my bars....they fit great, and I am glad to have them.....only wished I had them on Saturday Morning when it was 42° and I went to a club meeting 36 miles away.....my hands were frozen and I had on a $40.00 pr. of fancy Brooks Bro. Deer Hide gloves with the gauntlets.... still froze my hands....all the time thinking how different it would be with the Hippo Hands! Thank you very much, I will be passing the word....Russell Koester

Customers' Feedbacks:

I just bought a pair of Hippo Hands for my 12GS from this site here:
http://www.hippohands.com

I thought I'd give y'all a quick heads up about 'em.

Pros:
1. Warm. I rode back from Portland to Seattle Monday morning in a bunch of fog that pushed the temps from 30 to 40 degrees F. I was riding around 75MPH. W/o the hippohands, I would have had to stop several times and stick my hands on the engine to warm them up, even with heated grips on full blast. With the hippo hands, I put the heated grips on full blast out of habit and had to turm them off because my hands got too hot. They work better than advertised to keep your hands warm. Along with a heated jacket, these will extend your riding threshold to the point that ice is more of a concern than cold.

2. Installation. About as difficult as putting on a pair of gloves. One velcro strip to wrap around the mirror. Another to close the muff around the bars. Takes about 15 seconds per side.

3. Construction. Plastic sheet sandwiched between a fleece type fabric inside and thick nylon/cordura type stuff on the outside. Really solid. Didn't flap around when my speed maxed out at around 85MPH.

Cons:
1. Aesthetics. The dork factor is pretty high. But if you're that concerned about how pretty your motorcycle is, maybe you should be reading the forums on ichromedmyleftnut.com.

2. Quality control. The left muff showed up without one of the seams cut. It was really no big deal to pull out the shears and cut it myself. It caused some minor headscratching on how I was gonna get the thing installed w/o removing mirrors but I figured it out eventually. No big thing.

3. Handguards. If you don't have handguards on your bike, it seems pretty likely that wind will push these against your brake and clutch levers. No worry if you've got 'em. Big worry if you don't.

Unknown:
1. Rain. Still haven't ridden in a downpour with them. I don't have expectations that this will be a waterproof solution. But I am hoping that it'll keep the lions share of water off my hands. My gloves can handle some water. Just not all of it.

All in all, a good buy. Very good price. And will make winter riding *much* more comfortable.

Jason