Oxford HotGrips - bad fittiing or bad advice in the Comic

[Blew]

I forgot to turn the lights off on my Falcon, why do manufactures advise or do this sort of thing. Should be out lawed.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I forgot to turn the lights off on my Falcon, why do manufactures advise or do this sort of thing. Should be out lawed.

What he said. FFS, you wankers that go on about bike shops charging too much for simple jobs, still go on when bike shops do it by the rules to save you money. As 'Blew' says...turning lights off was one of the things my father taught me to ALWAYS do when I got out of the car. Is it that hard to remember? Besides...as mentioned...Oxford grips are supposed to switch off when the batt voltage gets down to 12.7V I think it is. You all go on about what a Nanny State we're living in now. Well harden the fuck up wingers. Do you want your tyre pressures checked once a week for you? Do you want your oil level checked daily for you? Do you want your fucking bums wiped for you?

[Berries]

Do you want your fucking bums wiped for you?

Bloody hell. You Wellingtonians get some good service from your bike shops. They won't even wash my bike after a service down here, let alone my arse.

[dipshit]

Do you want your fucking bums wiped for you?

Bike shops with mechanics with half a fucking clue would be nice. Too much to ask for though I suppose.

[cowboyz]

You may have been lucky but plenty of people have not been able to start their bike after leaving the grips on. If left on they do drain a lot out of the battery before the grips turn off. Whether or not your bike will start depends on a number of factors. On the busa (new bike new battery) and a frosty morning the ignition lights etc lit up but there was not enough juice to crank the motor. Making sure you turn them off is not the answer either as if the bike is parked up in public all day and someone turns them on same problem.

ahhhhh.. suzuki... right... I see.


Idk.. I always leave my grips on and they turn off on their own and then I start the bike next time and all is fine. Thats my experience with them anyhow....

Well harden the fuck up wingers. Do you want your tyre pressures checked once a week for you? Do you want your oil level checked daily for you? Do you want your fucking bums wiped for you?

actually, now you mention it.. the bike you sold me 3 years ago that I done 80,000k on is leaking oil out of the fucking big hole in the side of the engine casing as I biffed it down the road at 100k/hr. can i have my money back?

Bike shops with mechanics with half a fucking clue would be nice. Too much to ask for though I suppose.

[Crasherfromwayback]

[QUOTE=dipshit;1129775053]Bike shops with mechanics with half a fucking clue would be nice.QUOTE]

The last shop that had mechanics with half a clue got rid of you mate. You've been bitter ever since. I spoke to someone that knows you the other day. They pretty much confirmed my thoughts.

[Tunahunter]

WTF...

You don't tap into the ignition... you tap into an ignition on source! i.e. tail light or numberplate light power (if your bike is one of those headlights always on when the ignition is on types)

Go to Repco or Supercheap and get yourself a common as muck general-purpose automotive relay for around $20. One wire goes to the tail light power, say,... two wires directly to the battery + and - and a fourth wire becomes the power feed for your accessory. Quick and easy to do and your accessory will be drawing directly from the battery so you will not risk any mishaps with your bike's wiring... plus it will only be live when the ignition is on. Done.

Just don't go to bike workshops where the mechanics are either clueless or full of shit. You'll be better off finding a better mechanic somewhere else or learning to work on your bike yourself.

Well the shop got in touch and sorted things out for me at no extra cost. I'm really happy with their responsiveness and I'll be dropping off a box of beer for their next after work drinks

[trailblazer]

good to see your bike is sorted and good to see you are willing to drop a box of beer off to them.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Beer makes the world go round! Cheers Clyde.

[newbould]

Any suggestions why my headlight now modulates when the hotgrips are turned on? No problems with battery drain or anything else and they turn of with the ignition. As the headlight is only designed to warn others that I am coming andf not to actually illuminate any of the road for me (or so it appears from the saddle) the modulation isn't a huge issue but does annoy. Fitted by bike shop and they have offered to check it out but is really only apparent when riding in the dark.

[dipshit]

Any suggestions why my headlight now modulates when the hotgrips are turned on?

Are they running the hot grips off headlight power or directly from the battery..??? I think the Daytona hot grips suggested tapping into the headlight power feed before it goes into the high or low switch.

It pays to do the job properly though and run them straight off the battery via a relay that is switched with an a ignition on source.

[scumdog]

Don't some grips come set-up so if they are left on and cause the battery volts to drop below 11 (I think) they automaticly turn off??

EDIT: I see on reading the rest of the thread that this has been mentioned.

But unlike what dipshit says, the neg. on the realy just has to go to earth, does not need run all the way to the battery.

[Moki]

It's called a relay.

Here's how to make one for the bike

[dipshit]

It's called a relay.

Here's how to make one for the bike

It needn't even be that complicated with using a distribution block and everything. A relay and a fuse and some lengths of wire... http://www.r1200gs.info/howto/relay.html

[PrincessBandit]

Mate I have just fitted the same unit to my bike but when I purchased mine the salesman told me it could be wired to the ignition however my ignition is a sealed unit so that proved to be a no goer.

And as you have stated you cant hook into any other live line from the ignition due to the power draw so yeah I to will have to make sure I turn it off every time I get off the bike. Wish me luck.

Ed

Same as me - I have to turn mine off independently of ignition and so far, touch wood, haven't run my battery flat. Once or twice I've had a niggling doubt, immediately returned to the bike and seen the light still on. I try to just get into the habit of turning them off now before I actually arrive at my destination. Seems to be a system which works! Good luck.