Hot grips users' question

[nzspokes]

Im lookin at getting some hot grips. if you have the original ones do you use the maximun setting much?

[Muppet]

Im lookin at getting some hot grips. if you have the original ones do you use the maximun setting much?

Hi I have Oxford Hot Grips on my ZX12R. Best piece of equipment ever invented for bikes. I frequently use the 100% setting, whereas friends don't go over 30 or 50%. Don't listen to anyone who says they're for softies, when you're riding in Southland and the rain is falling sideways and it's freezing, you'll have the last laugh!

[CookMySock]

Im lookin at getting some hot grips. if you have the original ones do you use the maximun setting much?

100% of the time. I discarded their piece of shit controller and wired the grips (now on full setting) directly to my headlight relay. There's a connector near the bars where I can unplug them if I am forced to, or else they stay on full the whole time. Damn good! Do it, you won't regret it.

[nzspokes]

Its just im looking at the light version. Main difference is that they go up to 45 degrees and the standard goes up to 50degrees. So just seeing if I really need the top ones. I prefer the switch on the light ones.

[jellywrestler]

Im lookin at getting some hot grips. if you have the original ones do you use the maximun setting much?

get a jacket, then all of you is warm including your fingers and toes and you can reduce the amount of clothing you wear and when you sell your bike the jacket stays with you to your next bike.
Simple as that

[Tigadee]

get a jacket, then all of you is warm including your fingers and toes and you can reduce the amount of clothing you wear and when you sell your bike the jacket stays with you to your next bike.

Do you mean a heated jacket?

[DR650gary]

I have a set of these

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Universal...0#ht_500wt_969

Have had a set on the last 3 bikes and when they are on they are ON.

I have a spare set I can flick you for $20 inc postage. All I do is throw the switch away and grab a waterproof job from Jaycar and either run a separate relay or piggyback off the aux circuit that is usually lying around the headlight area on a bike.

They are fantastic when the winter bite is here...like now!

[nzspokes]

I have a set of these

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Universal...0#ht_500wt_969

Have had a set on the last 3 bikes and when they are on they are ON.

I have a spare set I can flick you for $20 inc postage. All I do is throw the switch away and grab a waterproof job from Jaycar and either run a separate relay or piggyback off the aux circuit that is usually lying around the headlight area on a bike.

They are fantastic when the winter bite is here...like now!

Very intrested in that type, are they hard to fit the grips without wrecking them?

[jellywrestler]

Do you mean a heated jacket?

yep, reason you get cold fingers and toes is that when you get cold your bodies priority is to maintain the core temp, or you die.
To do this it limits the blood flow to your digits as this blood returns cooler than when it went out and is not good.
A heated jacket will maintain your core temperature and there will be plenty of blood sent off to your fingers and toes so they don't get cold.
And you don't have to have heaps of extra clothing on when you ride, the jacket makes up for a lot of it.

[kiwigjt]

Only time I used mine at 100% is through the middle of the north island in July. Other than that I am comfortable at 50 - 75%.
They are definately a must have item though.

[ducatilover]

yep, reason you get cold fingers and toes is that when you get cold your bodies priority is to maintain the core temp, or you die.
To do this it limits the blood flow to your digits as this blood returns cooler than when it went out and is not good.
A heated jacket will maintain your core temperature and there will be plenty of blood sent off to your fingers and toes so they don't get cold.
And you don't have to have heaps of extra clothing on when you ride, the jacket makes up for a lot of it.

What about cold wind/sleet/snow landing on your fingers, that usually gives me cold fingers

[jellywrestler]

What about cold wind/sleet/snow landing on your fingers, that usually gives me cold fingers

No problem, I lived on Mt Ruapehu for a few years and once i spent two weeks in the south island riding with john bull gumboots, lace up waterproof ones, in june and got cold toes just twice. like i said the blood flow is reduced when your core is cold, heat the core and it reheats the fingers.
I'm not anti hotgrips just giving my take on warmth.

the best part about it all is your head is clear, when you get cold overall you'd be surprised how much your attention/concentration level is suppressed, oftne without you even being aware, early hypothermia, the heated jacket cures this, hot grips don't.
I rode my faired BMW back to welly s afew weeks ago and it was colder than a Fritzl family reunion, had my hot grips on high (factory fitted) but I had trouble riding well over the peakak hill as I was in an overall cold state and my mind was fuzzy.

[Old Steve]

I had a set of OXfords on my learner bike, usually ran them only on the lowest setting and only ran them over the 4-5 months over late autumn/winter/early spring. Even when riding down near Taupo in winter. See you're in Manurewa, so you'd probably do the same. But well worth the investment and made winter riding a pleasure.

I had a problem with the controller but Oxford swapped a newer model controller in and I had no problems after that. Just be careful you always switch them off, if wired directly to the battery they will flatten it real quick. I always switched them on after starting the engine, let the bike stand on it's sidestand while I put on my helmet, glasses and gloves, then the grips would be warm when I got on the bike. A good set of gloves helps too.

The heated griops allowed me to ride all year round with the same jacket, when it cooled down I put the inner liner in. So my core temperature was probably OK, I never had any problems with cold feet (wore thick merino socks all the time), but I liked my fingers to be warm.

Problem with the Hyosung GV250 was that it had a throttle spline which meant the heated grips had to be a permanent attachment, I hope GLORIA's new owners are enjoying them.

[ducatilover]

No problem, I lived on Mt Ruapehu for a few years and once i spent two weeks in the south island riding with john bull gumboots, lace up waterproof ones, in june and got cold toes just twice. like i said the blood flow is reduced when your core is cold, heat the core and it reheats the fingers.
I'm not anti hotgrips just giving my take on warmth.

the best part about it all is your head is clear, when you get cold overall you'd be surprised how much your attention/concentration level is suppressed, oftne without you even being aware, early hypothermia, the heated jacket cures this, hot grips don't.
I rode my faired BMW back to welly s afew weeks ago and it was colder than a Fritzl family reunion, had my hot grips on high (factory fitted) but I had trouble riding well over the peakak hill as I was in an overall cold state and my mind was fuzzy.

Quite interesting, I don't "feel" like I get cold under my gear, but sometimes my fingers get chilly (Teknic Lightning gloves are bloody excellent BTW)
What you're saying makes sense, because I've usually got 1-2 thermals on under my jacket

[mazz1972]

Very intrested in that type, are they hard to fit the grips without wrecking them?

Just be a bit careful when putting the grips back on.

I got something similar from Torpedo 7 for hubbys dirt bike for when he does adventure riding. He didn't want Oxfords because he doesn't want the Oxford grips for trail riding. He wired the grips on (dirt bike grips) pretty tightly so hopefully all will stay in place after he's been riding for a few hours with them running

The ones from T7 don't get anywhere near as hot as the Oxfords, and the wires are much much thinner than the ones on ebay so dunno how robust they will be. If they crap out I might get some of the ebay ones.

Compare http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/T...o-grip-heaters

If the ones you've been offered are the exact ones in the ebay listing, they look better quality and I reckon you've been offered a pretty sweet deal!

Warm toasty hands make such a difference. I get cold hands very easily on a bike, and often use my Oxford heated grips in summer too, but I've never had them at full heat even in winter.