It must depend on which muffs one has.
The Givi ones I have don't close when one takes one's hands out.
The scenario described hasn't occurred for me in many years of using them.

A mate is selling is 7 year old Xmax, so gave me his old muffs. They are 363 like. Doddle to fit with Velcro and cable ties. They’re old, but work.
Pros:
- easy to fit
- have a clear plastic window to see switch gear

Cons:
- big
- a little annoying when I’m moving the bike around

I can see that in the winter they will be excellent, especially at keeping my hands dry.

Re the barkbusters- how good are they when it’s really cold and wet? I only want one pair of light gloves.

As to the accident risk cited above, I get your point, but if I was that risk averse I’d stick to the car.

I'd be worried about getting the hands back in / getting the right switch. I have a pair of something like these for when it's really wet / cold as I don't have handguards on my Tmax, and wet gloves = the feeling of wet hands: https://spadaclothing.com/collections/o ... ipa8GjbEhg

Getting hand back in? It does take a little getting used to, but its not hard. The muffs opening is normally designed to be pretty rigid, so its not hard. Remembering where your switches is can be more tricky!!

Re the barkbusters- how good are they when it’s really cold and wet?

MrGrumpy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 09, 2025 8:54 am Getting hand back in? It does take a little getting used to, but its not hard.

Quite so.