The jackets are reliable, it's the cables and plugs that are the problem. I've seen them stood on, melted on the exhaust, knelt on and pulled off by both falling off and simply walking away from the bike while plugged in. I've seen one (Widder I think) that worked fine once we cut the insanely complex and not very waterproof electronic heat controller off.
My advice; rig a plug you can control by means other than pulling it out, use everything rated IP55 or better and get/make a jacket with a "curly" power lead.
Can't wait for the whole ****** lot (jacket, visor, intercom...) to go wireless!
Andy
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