[Jeff Higgins]

That's kind of where I'm at with this, Mike. I wear full leathers (two piece) on the Duc, and it all fits rather snug. Not much room to layer underneath; nowhere to carry anything worn over the top that I might remove later.

In light of that, the heated grips and vest are starting to sound like the best option. The flexibility the Road King offers through its riding position and storage capacity has meant I never really had to consider heated gear when riding it. I could bundle up until I looked like Admiral Perry on his way to the pole, and still sit on it comfortably, then have a place to put everything as I peeled off layers. I can't do either on the Duc. I don't want to quit riding it through the winter, either, so maybe it's time...

Gerbing is up here, out on our Olympic Peninsula. It's been a sort of a HOG chapter tradition to ride out that way at least once each winter, so everyone could stock up on heated gear. I never went, always kind of scoffing at the idea. A little stubborn and thick headed, a little old school, "I don't need no steenking heated gear..." Maybe I do now... It will make a nice ride, anyway.

I have a battery tender jack already hard-wired to the bike. I've never had one on the Harleys, as I continue to ride through the winter, and have just never needed one. So here is the question of the day - can I just run my vest through that, maybe with the proper plug adapter? Or does it need to be fused, or is the vest fused? It would be great if it was just plug and play on the existing jack.