With heated gloves you can:
- ride at any temperature
- ride on any bike
- take your hands of the grips, lay your hands on the bar, etc.
- keep your entire hand warm, not the just the part that touches the grip, vs the outside which is typically coldest
With heated grips you can:
- use any glove you want
- take the edge off when it's cool out, even when you forgot your heated gloves
I've had heated grips on all of my BMW bikes, and I run them occasionally on my K1600. When I'm riding my other bikes that don't have heated grips, I don't really think about it. If they are there, I might turn them on. If it's cold, the gloves are the ticket.
My setup is a warm n safe jacket liner, a dual remote heat controller, and as of yesterday warm n safe ultimate gloves. I have had gerbing gloves for the last four seasons, but they don't work very well in the rain.
It's a bit tedious to hook them up to the power outlets in the sleeve, but after the first couple of November rides it becomes routine. It takes like 10 seconds, it's just another step.