This is a loose copy of an article in the MCN on the 26th November 2009.
Heated Kit
"NOT just for winter. The best heated kit is thin enough to wear under leathers, controllable enough that it's as useful at taking the chill off a cool summer morning or evening ride as it is tackling the M11 in February. Most of it plugs straight into your bike's battery but there are some that have a rechargeable battery option.
The kit here is made by Biketek who supply a jacket, inner trousers and gloves that work individually or fit together as a set. Simple to use, as warm as you need and almost undetectable in everyday use (15 years as a journalist and I've always wanted to use that phrase). Prices are £150 for the jacket, £130 for the gloves (armoured and waterproof too) and £150 for the chaps.
It sounds expensive but in reality most of us just need the jacket and the gloves, which is £280 - or about the same price as a track day once you've paid for fuel and food for year round riding comfort. Brilliant.
I've been using this kit for a month and on the maximum setting (out of three) it's been too warm - lets save that for February. Setting two is much more like it. But the best thing is that it heats up almost instantly and is so easy to use. I can't recommend it enough"
Footnote:
There was no name to the article, but many thanks to the journalist who wrote it.