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p.dath
23rd April 2010, 11:17
With the slight chill starting to set in I'm thinking I would like to avoid the cold hands like I did last winter, and I'm tempted to splurge out on some heated grips.

Although Oxford grips are popular, the constant posts about their controller failures makes me weary of that brand.

Are there other brands that people are using and would care to recommend?
slofox
23rd April 2010, 11:21
There's Daytona. They don't have quite the same degree of control as Oxford...
CookMySock
23rd April 2010, 11:29
How many threads have we just had on this topic?

Steve
slofox
23rd April 2010, 11:44
How many threads have we just had on this topic?

Steve

Ermmmm...lessee....ummm..27?
onearmedbandit
23rd April 2010, 11:48
22 with the words 'heated grips' in the title only back until 2003.
Rosie
23rd April 2010, 12:10
I have symtech heated grips (http://www.casporttouring.com/thestore/prods/16011.html), and I really like them.
p.dath
23rd April 2010, 13:01
How many threads have we just had on this topic?

Steve

Yeah, I read many of them - but they were mostly talking about broken grips, grips not working, etc. A lot of them had "oxford" in them.

What I want to know is - which ones work well and are reliable.
Coldrider
23rd April 2010, 13:05
I have Daytonas, fitted in 1999, transferred them from cycle to cycle, still work like the day they were purchased. Downside, they have an 'on' setting' and a 'preheat' setting. I have connected them to a timer to the preheat setting so I can regulate the output. I would buy same again.
onearmedbandit
23rd April 2010, 13:32
Yeah, I read many of them - but they were mostly talking about broken grips, grips not working, etc. A lot of them had "oxford" in them.

What I want to know is - which ones work well and are reliable.

How about this thread?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/100688-Heated-grips-looking-for-advice?highlight=heated+grips
p.dath
23rd April 2010, 13:40
How about this thread?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/100688-Heated-grips-looking-for-advice?highlight=heated+grips

Good thread. Thank you.
vifferman
23rd April 2010, 18:02
You're worrying too much, Mr Dath.
The first set of Oxfords on my VFR lasted at least 4.5 years (they were on my VFR when I bought it, had been for some time by the looks of them, and expired last year). The current set (a year old?) are the newer ones with solid-state controllers and are doing fine. I'd buy them again, even if they expired next week.
duckonin
23rd April 2010, 18:21
Oxfords, this is my third set, I wear them out at about 60,000k's rubber gets a bit thin then the wires start to poke out, the last time it happened the Oxford rep gave me a new set for free, apart from that never a problem with my oxfords..
davebullet
23rd April 2010, 20:43
The controller frying incidents seem to be related to other peripherals. Such as HID headlamp ballast / switchgear. We've had 2 pairs on 2 bikes (not one bike as you can imagine, because it would be hard to have 2 pairs on one bike as you could imagine). And in the 1+ years (or part thereof) we've had them, they've stayed on, that is attached, not on as in switched on, because we wouldn't keep them on over summer.

But they work good.
onearmedbandit
23rd April 2010, 22:06
Actually, while we are on the subject, would there be any issues (say current etc) if I was only to run one warmer?
Hitcher
23rd April 2010, 22:19
Actually, while we are on the subject, would there be any issues (say current etc) if I was only to run one warmer?

None whatsoever.
CookMySock
23rd April 2010, 22:54
The controller frying incidents seem to be related to other peripherals. Such as HID headlamp ballast / switchgear.I can confirm this. We had problems with HIDs and grips controllers.

The earlier controllers were very sensitive to interference. Mind you, HIDs have an ignition voltage in the order of 23KV and operate at a few hundred Hz on what seems to be a square wave signal - meaning the amount of energy around them is quite large. Still, considering the grips regulator is meant to operate on a petrol engine with sparkplugs you would think it would be protected better.

Steve
vifferman
24th April 2010, 10:22
I can confirm this. We had problems with HIDs and grips controllers.

The earlier controllers were very sensitive to interference. Mind you, HIDs have an ignition voltage in the order of 23KV and operate at a few hundred Hz on what seems to be a square wave signal - meaning the amount of energy around them is quite large. Still, considering the grips regulator is meant to operate on a petrol engine with sparkplugs you would think it would be protected better.

Steve
Hmmm... that's not related to your charging problems, is it?