Heated Grips

[SpudRider]

Thank you for your kind words, Jay.

[keithmaine]

I love all these how to threads

Great stuff!!

[SpudRider]

I took a 30-mile ride this morning. When I finished the temperature was 36 degrees Fahrenheit, and the wind chill was 26 degrees Fahrenheit. The Oxford grip heaters worked great. Here are photos of my completed installation.

[keithmaine]

Nice job

[SpudRider]

Thank you, Keith.

The Oxford Premium grips are designed to make the installation as easy as possible. I didn't need to install a relay or a fuse. I didn't need to do any soldering, or figure out how/where to mount the switch. The V8 intelligent controller is easy to use, including up/down buttons which control the power levels, and it will shut itself off, if I forget.

I'm very glad I purchased these heated grips. Thanks for starting the great thread, Katflap.

[keithmaine]

Originally Posted by SpudRider

Thank you, Keith.

The Oxford Premium grips are designed to make the installation as easy as possible. I didn't need to install a relay or a fuse. I didn't need to do any soldering, or figure out how/where to mount the switch. The V8 intelligent controller is easy to use, including up/down buttons which control the power levels, and it will shut itself off, if I forget.

I'm very glad I purchased these heated grips. Thanks for starting the great thread, Katflap.

Those are the same grips I use on my Ural
(as stated before 4 years now and still going strong) enjoy!

[Huck369]

I installed the heated grips CSC are offering, and I am very happy with them also, were pretty easy to install, but I spliced into the bike side of the lighting harness, so I could still remove the headlight... (CSC's installations write up splices into the harness on the headlight...probably because it is much easier to do that way) I like that they hold the setting from the last time they were used when you turn them on.

[rjmorel]

Originally Posted by Mudflap

I put a pair of under grip heaters on my old GL500, the Chinese ones on eBay that sell for $3.60 per set. Not real hot but they do work. The only control is a toggle switch that turns them on and off. No way will you find me riding at below zero F temps!

Heres an interesting twist????? If you look at their assembly pics down the page , you'll see that they install the heaters over the outside of the grips of the bike ???? then they put shrink tubing over the heater. Any one try this? I ordered 2 sets just to find out if they would work. rj

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261684524405...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[SpudRider]

I haven't see that trick before; thanks for sharing it.

I'm sure it will work. However, I think the shrink tubing will not provide a very good grip on the handlebars. I have installed similar heated grips on two of my motorcycles, but I performed the usual procedure, and put the heater elements under the grips.

[rjmorel]

I think I will try them over the grips , then buy an extra set of grips for summer time use and just remove them when it gets warm enough. I don't want to spend a whole day installing them to see I don't like them. This will be a easy way that's easily undoable to see how they work. I don't like large grips because of my smaller hands and grips were the first thing I changed when buying the RX3. The fatter grips made my hands go numb just riding around town. I may even set up the grips in my grinder and take off 1/16" on the outside to compensate for the heating elements and shrink tubing thickness. rj

[Adjuster]

I think you could also wrap them with that tennis racquet wrap. Do they still make that stuff, haven't seen it on the shelf in years???


http://www.amazon.com/b?node=3419971


Maybe not. Does it need to be waterproof?



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[SpudRider]

I have installed heated grips virtually identical to those on my Zongshen ZS200GY-2, and my Honda XR650L. I can assure you, they get very hot.

Those particular grips appear to have only one heat setting. The grips I installed have two heat settings. If you follow the instructions for my grips, and add a DPDT switch, you can get two heat settings for your grips, also.

http://rockymountainatvmc.com/docs/g...nstruction.pdf

Instead of using a resistor, use a flasher relay to achieve the 50% heat setting. The flasher relay will cut power in half, whereas the resistor will use as much power as the high heat setting.

[rjmorel]

Good idea Spud, thanks. I'm also wondering about a old car light dimmer switch rheostat thingy that might give variable heat ???? or a controller from a heated jacket. When you mention yours got 'hot" is that like "too hot" to keep them on and I would have to keep turning them on and off?
On another note does anyone know how to trouble shoot my heated jacket that quit working? I bought a new control for it but it still doesn't heat up. It's a Tourmaster Synergy brand. I think something (wire) inside the jacket may of broke from getting off bike
to many times and forgetting to unplug it.
rj

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by rjmorel

Good idea Spud, thanks. I'm also wondering about a old car light dimmer switch rheostat thingy that might give variable heat ???? or a controller from a heated jacket. When you mention yours got 'hot" is that like "too hot" to keep them on and I would have to keep turning them on and off?...

Yes, they get very hot, even when located under the hand grips, even in winter temperatures. A rheostat will certainly work, but using a flasher relay is the simplest, quickest solution.

[rjmorel]

Thanks Spud. I'll look into it that more when they get here. Hopefully this month. rj