Oxford Hot Grips.

[cowboyz]

Well I have conceeded and put hot grips on the 9. $115 from the new honda shop in Palmy which was great because it means I didnt have to deal with thou who shall not be named.
Install went very easy. Start to finish was under half an hour and that included taking tank off and routing the wire back to the battery. I thought about hooking it into the ignition as some had recommended but after some thought I got into the thinking that if it was directly connected to the battery then I can turn them on and let them warm up before starting the bike. Plus it saved cutting wires.
I have ridden the 14km commute home from work and found 100% to be very very hot. I can imagine the benefit on the cold mornings that are coming. I found myself in the same position that I was just after I put a packrack on. Before I had one I didnt really see the benefits of having one. Now I cant do without it.
Was really concerned about changing the look of the bike but quite happy how everything fell out of eyes view.
Great product and if you are thinking about some then stop thinking and just go do it. You wont regret it.
Pictures in the link in my sig.

[98tls]

Must admit to having given them some thought over the years,usually when my fingers are so cold it hurts then when you get home warm them up and forget about it.Have the day off tomorrow so will stop thinking and go order a set.

[sinfull]

You must be getting old or something !

Now where was that shop that stocks them again

My biggest concern is power usage as i've heard that ya have to be carefull how much juice ya drain off the triumphs and having the Radar detector gobbling its share already is a worry !

[yod]

the oxfords have a voltage check on them

if the battery is below 11.5V they wont turn on

[Horse]

The manual lists the power consumption. I'll check it tonight when I get home, I think it's 4A or 5A at the 100% setting (which as Cowboyz says is very hot, I haven't used that setting on mine yet). My bike is notorious for having a very underpowed electrical system, but I've had the grips on for extended periods (usually on the 40% setting) without any drama with low battery or the bike being difficult to start.

[stevewederell]

Nothing quite like toasty little hands! .

My latest toy came with them already installed, makes those frosty early morning commutes no problem...

Hey just had an idea, how sweet would it be if you put the gloves over them before you headed off?

I know, I know I'm soft, especially for a southern lad.

[jrandom]

Yup, they're fookin gorgeous.

I had Oxford hot grips on the Zeal and there'll be a pair on the GSX1400 when I pick it up from the workshop on Friday.

I wouldn't want to do a winter's riding without them.

[robertydog]

Well I have conceeded and put hot grips on the 9. $115 from the new honda shop in Palmy which was great because it means I didnt have to deal with thou who shall not be named.
Install went very easy. Start to finish was under half an hour and that included taking tank off and routing the wire back to the battery. I thought about hooking it into the ignition as some had recommended but after some thought I got into the thinking that if it was directly connected to the battery then I can turn them on and let them warm up before starting the bike. Plus it saved cutting wires.
I have ridden the 14km commute home from work and found 100% to be very very hot. I can imagine the benefit on the cold mornings that are coming. I found myself in the same position that I was just after I put a packrack on. Before I had one I didnt really see the benefits of having one. Now I cant do without it.
Was really concerned about changing the look of the bike but quite happy how everything fell out of eyes view.
Great product and if you are thinking about some then stop thinking and just go do it. You wont regret it.
Pictures in the link in my sig.

Says it all dosn't it.

[Sketchy_Racer]

I got them on my hornet!

Awesome as, and even with the nake style they don't stick out enough to make the bike look ugly!

Only trouble I have is that I have unusually large hands and my thumb doesn't fit on the grip and gets cold!

[erik]

My sv came with them on it. I've been thinking about swapping them for standard grips, but I'd better do some riding before I decide.

[nallac]

i once had a sporty, it didn't have hot grips.
so i swapped it for some hot grips (which i wouldn't live without now.)
oh they also came with a cb900 attached to em
bonus

[BiK3RChiK]

I bought some for my bike and my hubby knicked them! So I'm going to get a heated vest instead..

[duckonin]

Hot grips just make sure you have wired them into your key as if you turn your bike off and they are still running then in no time at all you will have to push your bike to make it go believe me..

Next if you have wet gloves and cold hands do not turn up the heat as you will end up taking the skin of your hands..when real cold they can be tempting to turn up, resist the temptation, \other than that they are bloody good, except on a long cold ride when the ends of your fingers will freeze, but your palms will be hot....

[cowboyz]

I didnt wire them into the key so I could warm them up before getting on the bike to go to work. Otherwise it would take aslong to warm up as it takes to get to work and that kinda defeats the purpose really. I am pretty sure my memory is not so far gone that I will forget to turn them off just yet.

[BM-GS]

I've now had 3 generations of these things. I think I liked the early ones better as you had a swtch (on or off) which mounted more tidily on the bars. The new ones have a 3cm x 3cm (ish) box of gubbins to plonk on.

Having said that, not melting your hands is nice, but the new ones also have got fat and the wires are think, which makes routing a bit more of an effort, but once they're on, they're on.

The new Oxford electronical box-of-bits also has a clever won't-flatten-the-battery feature so as the man says, no wires to cut - just hook up to the battery.

So long as you keep the bike running, there'll be no problem flattening the battery as the charging system should sort all that out. If it makes a difference (and you're doing decent trips of >20 mins) then you have other problems, but that could be related to the cold, which isn't nice to batteries.

I'll never have a bike without heated grips again! I've only used summer gloves for 13 years, and most of that as in the UK...