Electrically Heated Clothing
The following is a list of "currently" available electrically heated clothing. The clothing by various manufacturers are listed strictly in alphabetical order.
There are beginning to be several garments on the market intended to be used with chemical heat packs, instead of electrical heat or engine cooling. Due to a lack of knowledge, none of these products are currently reviewed here. Maybe in the future.
Do you need advice on the amount of electrical power available on your particular BMW to run auxillary electrical equipment such as heated clothing? The foremost expert in BMW elektrical systems and elektrical parts? Look no further. Rick Jones, of 
is your man.
The first name on the list is one of the best known names in rider clothing:
Brookstone is a well known retailer, and they list a jacket and pants which are electrically heated by a battery pack. These are not marketed specifically as motorcycle garments, and availability is questionable. They do, however, apear to be manufactured using a carbon fabric as the heating conductor, rather than wires. 
offers a review.
If it's chilly out, 
is a line of heated clothing by Iron Butt rider Steve Attwood, and made in the UK. It's reviewed by and is available in the US from 
Cruzan Engineering 
is an unknown. Their website is incomplete, and offers no contact information. They offer ready made heated clothing, or will add heat to your existing clothing.
sells a large variety of keep warm type products for many different purposes, including the 
clothing.
Some of the best looking vests ever made were made by 
and carried the BMW logo. Unfortunately, their quality control and customer service were extremely lacking, and BMW dropped them as a supplier.
An exciting new technology comes from 
They have a radical new type of electric heater material which is essentially a sheet of rubber-like material. has a review.
is a well known West Coast electric clothing manufacturer has also done a review on Gerbing. This webmaster has owned a pair of Gerbing vests for about 15 years and is pleased as punch with them. 
is a West Coast retailer which has an interesting history of Gerbing on their website.
is the Gerbing seconds, blems, and returns area, and has terrific prices. Voni gives them a thumbs up.
Mike Coan must have played tuba in his high school marching band, because he sure is good at blowing his own horn. Although he has his own limited line of electric clothing, his primary product is his 
variable heat regulator for electric clothing. I'll let Mike tell you all about it.
Probably the finest vest ever made was designed and manufactured by Douglas Grosjean, of GR 8 products. This vest used a carbon fabric in which the fabric itself conducted the current. Hence, no wires to break. The fabric was made by 
but although Gorix has a nice fancy website, there seems to be no way to actually buy any of their product.
If you insist on clothing made in Europe, Giali in the UK sell some interesting heated clothing, including the Klan brand. Their US importer is 
Sam Lepore, of the IBMWR, has written a review of the KREAMER SPORTS HEATED FLEECE SOCKS and ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER.
Probably the grand old man of electric motorcycle clothing is George Widder, founder of 
One of the things I like about Widder is that years ago, I had to send them an email. Got a reply the same day from George Widder himself. He's since retired, and his son is now running the show. I've never owned a Widder garment, but they've been business over 35 years, so they must be doing something right.
If you have an interesting source for heated clothing, contact the webmaster at tom@wade.name
Non-Electrically Heated Clothing
Unable to confirm the "rumors", but 
mentions a non-electrically heated vest either made, or imported, by Solo Corse, of the UK. Reportedly, the full body heated suit hooks to a heat exchanger in a tank bag, to which engine coolant is routed. Solo Corse UK The price is 700 English pounds. I wonder who this product is aimed at. Seems as if any bike big enough to be water cooled would most likely have sufficient electrical power to run electric clothing.
Don't have any personal experience with these, but D.M. and R.B both suggested that for those who make only an occasional trip, the TechNiche Deluxe Air Activated Heating Vest is a good solution at a lower price. Rev. E.C. suggests that it is a terrible solution for those who make a daily commute.