Oxford hotgrips - not hot

[pritch]

My second one after maybe 10hours use is now permanently stuck on 100% and I can't turn them off,

It may not be anything you did. I had a pair of the new type turn on of their own volition. Only way I could turn them off was disconnect the battery. Left the bike at the shop for replacement of the switch under warranty and later that day when I went to pick it up the battery was flat. Yep! The new switch had done the very same thing.

The Oxford grips are nice to have but the switches are crap quality.

[davebullet]

It may not be anything you did. I had a pair of the new type turn on of their own volition. Only way I could turn them off was disconnect the battery. Left the bike at the shop for replacement of the switch under warranty and later that day when I went to pick it up the battery was flat. Yep! The new switch had done the very same thing.

The Oxford grips are nice to have but the switches are crap quality.

Cheers. A mate of mine has had the same problem on his gixxer. He went to watch the cliffhanger sprints and found his hotgrips went 100% over the 'takas other riders thought he was being a tosser trying to go around all the corners one handed and kept switching hands

[FJRider]

By the time you get such a huge set of gloves you wont have any feedback from the motorcycle left while riding.

I have a pair of Dririder gloves ... they do get a bit sweaty in the hight of summer (but I carry an extra pair) ... but I wouldn't say they were "Huge" nor bulky ...

Perhaps my bike provides more wind protection ... than YOURS ...

[FJRider]

There are two types of riders; Those who have hotgrips, and those that dont.
Once you get them it's hard to go back. Rocking summer gloves at 12 at night with warm fingers is a good feeling.
Everyone knows how miserable it is to ride when you're freezing from head to toe, especially if it's wet, but if you have warm hands and dry warmish boots, it makes life far easier.

Twelve at night is EARLY ...

I've found it's COLDER at 4o'clock in the morning ... Five Chatto Creek 1000 milers completed.

No Hot grips (and yes I HAVE tried them ... on friends bikes) ... NO Worries ...

Around FIVE in the morning ... life can only get easier ...