Heated grips wiring?

[pontaic]

hi is there a way you can hard wire the grips into your bike i have a gsxr1000k9 or should i take it to shop?

[notme]

hi is there a way you can hard wire the grips into your bike i have a gsxr1000k9 or should i take it to shop?

There sure is a way....otherwise what would the shop do? I would guess you mean "is it within the capabilities of the average kiwi DIY'er to wire up some hot grips?" to which the answer is - YES!

If you are reasonably handy you should have no problems - make sure you follow the instructions and diagrams that come with the grips carefully and check everything twice - a few extra minutes might save you some $$$ on repairs if you munt it. Find a wiring diagram for your bike so you can locate the wires you need.

If you are not sure about any part of the procedure, post on here, there's lots of help available.

[2wheeled Gasman]

hi is there a way you can hard wire the grips into your bike i have a gsxr1000k9 or should i take it to shop?

Heres a link to canyon chasers wiring up a relay box so you dont accidently leave the grips on.

http://www.canyonchasers.net/shop/generic/relay.php

This is an easy guide, a trip to jaycar electronics is whats required.you can even add more junctions to run radar or gps

[Hawkeye]

However, If you have read the instructions that came with the grips and you still had to ask the question then just maybe, it is better to get someone else to do it.

Fitting the grips is easy as if you follow the basic instructions. If however you want to go that bit further and wire in a relay as described above (which I fully recommend - left mine on to come back to a flat battery when it was wired direct to the battery) and you are unsure, get help.

[slofox]

Heres a link to canyon chasers wiring up a relay box so you dont accidently leave the grips on.

http://www.canyonchasers.net/shop/generic/relay.php

This is an easy guide, a trip to jaycar electronics is whats required.you can even add more junctions to run radar or gps

+1. I did this to wire up my grips. If I can do it, anybody can do it...

Incidentally, the distribution block outlined in that link is well worth having. I'd put one in to any bike I owned.

[notme]

The instructions that come with the grips may or may not recommend a relay - but as has been said a couple of times, read the instructions first. A relay is not always the answer - the grips controller might turn off when the battery is low if you accidentally leave them on, or it might sense the ignition feed.

Also, the relay wiring method on the canyonchasers link above will work, but if you do need to put in a relay there are better ways.

[awayatc]

it will take a bit of time and a bit of fiddling.......
both for you and for the shop.....
So what have you got more of, Time or money?
and do yourself a favour.....
wire in a relay. Not difficult
Good luck

[CookMySock]

Those chocolate-block connector strips are trouble. In a high-vibe environment like a bike, you will shake wires off easily, because the little lock-screw pinches the wiring and cuts it and theres no cable stress-relief. You can buy strip that has a little tab that the screw sits on, so it doesn't press directly on the conductors and damage them.

Also please do not be tempted to leave the main fuse out, unless you like molten plastic and red-hot wiring cutting its way through your seat towards your nuts.

Suggest also, that you use the smallest possible fuse (1amp ish) from the switched power source line to the relay coil (pin 85). The reason for this is, if your backyard hack-up wiring job turns to shit and shorts out, at the very least it can blow its own fuse and sever itself from your motorcycle wiring so it doesn't cause any further harm, like taking out your tail lamp circuit or something.

If I wanted to be even more picky, I'd suggest you used a reverse blocking diode on the relay, or used a relay that had a diode built in, just so it didn't fire a nasty reverse EMF spike up your expensive electronics, as I understand modern bikes have a little bit of that in them.

Have fun! Wiring shit up is cool!

[p.dath]

This is my BLOG article about how I fitted them to my Honda CBR 600.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/en...xford-HotGrips

[awayatc]

If I wanted to be even more picky, I'd suggest you used a reverse blocking diode on the relay, or used a relay that had a diode built in, just so it didn't fire a nasty reverse EMF spike up your expensive electronics, as I understand modern bikes have a little bit of that in them.

Have fun! Wiring shit up is cool!

sounds dangerous......

[BMWST?]

if you are phased by the wiring side maybe fit the actual grips and take it to a auto sparky or bike shop to do the wiring.