Last week, I rode my motorcycle to work and it was 33 degrees in the morning when I left home. I was warm enough with the gear that I currently have, but I was thinking how nice it would be to have a heated suit. I called a relative that has used several heated suits and asked his opinion of each. I was told that I could not go wrong with the Tour Master Synergy line. My relative has the Tour Master Synergy Heated Jacket Liner  and the Tour Master Synergy Heated Pant Liner .  He loves these heated accessories as they are thin and do not add the bulk of all of the layers that I pile on while riding in the winter.  He says that he seldom has to turn the heated clothing on the high setting.  He did have the controllers burn up when he first bought them, and the company recognized a problem and sent free replacements.  Since he received the replacements, he has not had a problem at all.

I took his advice and set out looking for the Tour Master heated gear.  I looked up several Tour Master dealers from the Tour Master website.  I found many that carry gloves and luggage, but not many that carry the clothing lines around here.  The nearest store was 30 miles away, not too far to ride by any means.  I rode to the first dealer in Cuyahoga Falls, OH and they were not open yet, but a nice lady told me of a diner to eat breakfast, more on that later.  I returned to the dealer after they were open and they had a huge selection of clothing, but nothing heated.  I was looked at like I had a third eye because I wanted something to allow me to ride deeper into the winter months.  

My breakfast was excellent.  I was glad that I went to the Reggie’s, the diner that the motorcycle shop employee pointed me to.  I was sitting there thinking of how good my breakfast of corned beef hash and scrambled eggs was when the guy sitting at the next table stopped the waitress to tell her “This is the best breakfast I have had in 20 years!”  It turns out that the other guy is an truck driver and eats breakfast on the road everyday.  I normally don’t get very excited about breakfast, but this was very good.  I will be going back to Reggie’s to have breakfast another day.

After my trip to Cuyahoga Falls, I rode home to change clothes.  I continued looking for a set of Tour Master Synergy heated liners.  One big problem that I had was that it was a Monday, and many shops are not open.  I had to ride to Cadiz to meet with my in-laws as they were camping with our daughter.  Amy gave me the location of another dealer that carried Tour Master clothing, and again, they did not have any of the Synergy heated liners.  Again, I was looked at like a creature from outer space because I actually wanted to ride in colder weather than what we have been having.  I was referred to a Harley Davidson shop by the employees at the second shop.  I checked the Harley Davidson shop and was basically laughed out of town.  The guy at the Harley shop said “You don’t ride a bike with this much chrome in the winter.”

I have given up on the search for Tour Master Synergy heated liners at local shops, as I have called several and got the same reply.  All of them can order them, and then I have to prepay, go pick them up when the arrive, and none of the dealers are in my back yard.  I am ordering them online. Motorcycle Superstore
has Tour Master Synergy heated liners at great prices and they have a very generous return policy.  A friend of mine has purchased several items from them and had to return some because of ordering the wrong size (you know how some motorcycle stuff can be).  He reports it to be hassle free.

As soon as I get a chance to ride in my Tour Master Synergy heated liners, I will give a product report.  I do not need them yet, but in a few weeks they will be very nice.  I was willing to look at other brands, but I found none in stock anywhere.  I was looking for the Tour Master Synergy line because of the recommendation of my relative.

Tags: BMW R1200RT, Heated Clothing, Tour Master Synergy, Winter riding

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