KEIS Heated Clothing Review - J505 jacket & G701 gloves tested 

The single biggest change/impact of my motorcycle "career" was buying heated gear about 20 years ago. It is a total no brainer - turns you effortlessly and comfortably into a genuine all year round rider. And a safer rider to boot, too.

Great review. I finally took the plunge based on this and ordered the jacket. Thanks 👍

Great production & very informative as always Tony. I wouldn’t be without my Keis heated socks I bought last year.

Love my Keis heated vest, great purchase for winter riding 👍 great video Tony 👌

Great review Tony. Got a pair of the G701 gloves myself and love them, wouldn’t ride in the winter without them.

Great review! Buying this weekend 👍

Great review Tony.

Have just ordered the new ultraflex jacket and the G701 shorty gloves Tony. Both yourself and Richy Vida seem very impressed with this gear, so looking forward to trying it out. Thank you

I have both of these. The jacket is superb - it’s all you need under an outer shell jacket to stay warm, although it is a bit bulky vs some other heated tops I have which limits what it fits under. The sizing is also a bit weird with very short arms in relation to the body size. The gloves just don’t get anywhere near warm enough. On my bikes with heated grips and full fairings it’s not a problem but on my naked bikes and bikes without heated grips my hands start to go numb within half an hour or so and I usually have to stop after an hour to heat my hands up on the engine. My Gerbings and Warm n Safe gloves are noticeably hotter. They do seem to have reversed the connectors vs everything else on the market (i.e. male and female connections are the opposite to everyone else) and although the plugs look the same as Gerbings, etc they are slightly different sizes. Both issues make mixing and matching different manufacturers difficult. Keis definitely make the best quality heated gear and the packaging reflects that. The user experience is great with low profile connections and buttons on the apparel itself to control heat on the move. If they made a thinner shirt and the gloves got a bit hotter I would only use Keis but these shortcomings mean I have different gear for different bikes / jackets.

Got the J505 jacket and the T103 pants, and these are really game changers 👍 Along with the heated seat, the heated grips, just have ton concentrate on the road. Great review!

Sums it up perfectly. As a very occasional winter rider I can't justify the cost but a battery powered jacket has transformed winter activities, and not just bikes, as you say. The one advantage is I can get off the bike and not forget I'm connected to the bike... My Internet waistcoat won't be the same quality as your keys kit but it was under £50 all in with all day battery pack. If I still rode all winter I think I'd have to find the extra. Really topical subject at the moment. Safe, happy travels 👍

I just took my G701 gloves out for the first time. They're wonderful. I will probably get 2 more pieces of heated gear towards the end of the year.

Good timing 🥶

Great video I brought the gloves a few weeks ago and like them! I was looking at the jacket? But wondering about which one to get? One was 200 and the one you wearing 225

I have the vest and socks... toasty 🙂 My bike has heated grips & seat. I sometimes wear the vest (with extended bat pack) around the house on cold days- good for 8 hours on low.

Great review of these fantastic winter clothing!! And can I please ask, but do you know if the KEIS jacket can be washed just out of interest? 🤔 Keep up the great reviews as usual fella!! 👌🏻👍🏻😁

Its a great feeling, being out on a motorbike on a cold day, but keeping warm with the heated clothing, think the jacket is better than the gloves though.

Great review Tony. Do you reckon this would work over the top of a Knox armoured jacket (urbane pro) or would the armour spoil the effect of the heating elements. Cheers

That is some smart looking kit. Are the red strips reflective? I notice the Keis gloves are nicely reflective. Technology is great, motorcycle gear has come a long way from using trash bags and waterproofs that don't breathe or those one piece suits that leak at the crotch😆 Even my bicycle rain suit is better than any of my old motorcycle gear.

Hi, I was looking at these KIES jackets yesterday, so this review is very timely. I have the KNOX armoured shirt and was anticipating using this under the KEIS jacket. Do you think this would work, or does the jacket need to be closer to the body?

Thanks for the review. TBH I've found the Keis sizing to be way out - I've had the G102 liner gloves and currently have the G701 S gloves and I had to go down from my usual large size to small for the the liner gloves and medium for the G701s. Also, I don't think they get warm enough myself, disappointing really. To be fair I tried the Gerbing gloves before the Keis and they didn't feel that warm either. The J501 jacket is great though - no complaints with that one.

Aren’t sure if it’s just me but I’m fine down to -1 -2 in my alpine star Andes v3 top and trousers with just a thermal base layer on my tiger 800 my gloves are old drystar alpine star and just my tips get cold after 2 hours or so boots are Daytona roadstar gtx feet stay relatively warm with decent socks on

What about the effect on the bikes battery ? Especially on the KTM.

Do you wear body armour too at the same time as heated jacket?

I always used to wear a BMW electric waistcoat in winter when I lived in England. I can't understand anyone who doesn't at least wear an electrical jacket/waistcoat when it's cold. It cancels winter out. This Keis jacket looks good. Why the silly red stripes?

Anyone found a good heated head option.

Can you connect the heated gloves to the vest and share same power supply ?

Once you use heated gear you can never go back !

Sorry…just re watched vid..has to be wired back to battery on bike